Although they’ve been around for years, it is only in relatively recent times that businesses have become interested in Quick Response (i.e QR) codes.
Smart phones are the reason.
Most late model smartphones are able to read QR codes, and now that so many Australians have them, creating QR codes has become a viable proposition.
Even better, there are a number of sources of free QR generators.
Here are a number of free services recently listed by US online publication – www.ecommerce-guide.com
1. QR Stuff is free to use and you have unlimited use of the QR codes. Those who take out a commercial subscription starting at $US3.95 per month also get analytics and dynamic QR code editing when using the QR Stuff URL shortener.
QR Stuff supports data types including: Website URLs (including YouTube Video, Google Maps Location, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, FourSquare and iTunes Link), plain text, telephone number, SMS message, email address, email message, contact details, calendar event and a PayPal Buy Now link.
2. The QR Code Generator by Delivr lets you create QR Codes and download them in PNG, EPS, or SVG formats. You can also register on the site to access editing features, location via device GPS and QR Code tracking. Delivr’s QR Code Generator supports URLs, tweets, Foursquare check-ins, iPhone App Store downloads, Android Market downloads, Google Analytics campaigns, Coremetrics campaigns, and more.
3. The Quikqr free QR Code generator lets you create, save, print, email or share the QR Code. The free service does not require you to create an account to use Quikqr. Quikqr has partnered with Moo and Zazzle so you can easily create QR Code t-shirts and Moo cards. Quikqr supports URL and plain text data.
4. Another option for URL data is to create and share QR Codes with Google’s URL Shortener service (goo.gl). Simply enter a URL to shorten, then view “details” to the right of your new short URL link. This will provide you with a QR Code to the URL you just shortened. You can right-click on the QR Code image to save and share it with others.
For more information go to:
www.delivr.com
www.quikqr.com
www.qrstuff.com
