Creating QR Codes - How It Works
QR Codes provide an alternative and easy option for users to quickly access information and data using their mobile devices. In recent years, they have become particularly popular among companies of all sizes that want to direct users to their website or online platform with just a click or by using the camera, eliminating the need to type in a URL or search on Google.
What Are QR Codes?
QR CODES
QR Codes are a type of barcode.
Every product, service, or news item can have its own UNIQUE QR Code. Essentially, it’s just an image. A compatible mobile application (smartphone app) needs to be activated, which reads the QR Code using the camera. Simply point the camera at the QR image.
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Creating QR Codes - What iServices Offers
iServices creates your QR Code at a very low cost. Additionally, it integrates QR Codes into web/mobile applications or websites it develops for you. This way, there are multiple opportunities for instant information transfer to the user regarding products, services, tourism activities, or general information, encouraging communication and interaction with you.
Uses of QR Codes in the Market
QR Codes help inform consumers and serve as the ideal bridge between offline and online media. They can be added to websites as well as any printed advertisement such as flyers, posters, invitations, signage, t-shirts, mugs, vehicles, and even TV commercials.
- Product details
- Contact information (vCard)
- Offer details
- Event information
- Competitor details
- Discount coupons
- Social media IDs (Twitter, Facebook, MySpace)
- A link to your video on YouTube
- Restaurant or café menus
- Business cards
- Emails
- SMS messages
- Maps
- Text or URL links
- Audio files
- Video
The most common use of QR Codes is for quick access to a link without needing to type in the URL.
Example 1: A user wants to follow the news in a specific category on a news site. They scan the QR code for that category and save it on their mobile home screen. Each time they tap the image, they are directed to that page and can automatically read the news that interests them.
Example 2: A user wants to track the price of a product to buy it when it’s on sale. They scan the QR code for that product and save it on their mobile home screen. Each time they tap the image, the product details, including the price, are displayed.
Example 3: A user wants to get live updates about tourist information related to museums, archaeological sites, descriptions of excursions, and trips.
How to Use QR Codes from a Smartphone
Using a QR Code is free and very easy. Users follow this process:
- They download any QR Code scanner app on their smartphone.
- After installing it, they open the app and take a close-up picture of the desired QR Code.
- The scanned QR Code is saved on their device. They can name it for easy access in the history of the QR Code scanner app they have installed.
- Each time they check the QR Code, they can see the information they are interested in.
QR Readers for Smartphones that you can download include:
- KAYWA: Download Here
- i-nigma: Download Here
- Lynkee Reader: Download Here
- UpCode: Download Here
- QuickMark: Download Here
- SnapMaze: Download Here
- Get The Reader: Download Here