Making effective QR codes takes work.  To shortcut the amount of learning and work required, you can look at how others are using QR codes.  By using the best techniques you find and avoiding the worst problems, you can make your QR codes be the best they can be.

Today we look at a QR code found on the kids menu at a local Texas Roadhouse.  The code measures about 1 inch square and includes a good call-to-action but no URL.

This QR code is an example of a principle that many restaurants and stores have found success with over the years; when you keep the kids happy while the adults shop or eat, customers spend more.  Why not engage the creativity of the children while keeping them busy.  No need for costly crayons and color sheets, just a QR code and an app for hours (well, maybe minutes…) of childhood fun.

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Making effective QR codes takes work.  To shortcut the amount of learning and work required, you can look at how others are using QR codes.  By using the best techniques you find and avoiding the worst problems, you can make your QR codes be the best they can be.

Today we look at a QR code you can find in the book Man 2.0: Engineering the Alpha by John Romaniello and Adam Bornstein.  The QR code is about 1.5 inches square and includes a good call-to-action, URL, and instructions to get the link via SMS.

If you haven’t read the book, I recommend it.  The language is a little rough so if that bothers you, be sure to read a chapter or two before you buy it.  This copy is from my local library.

Back to the QR code…

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Making effective QR codes takes work.  To shortcut the amount of learning and work required, you can look at how others are using QR codes.  By using the best techniques you find and avoiding the worst problems, you can make your QR codes be the best they can be.

Today we look at a QR code you can find on a Spectra Premium radiator that happens to fit a Chevy Impala (among, I’m sure, other vehicles).  The QR code is about 2 inches square.  It does include a call-to-action of sorts but does not include a URL.

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Making effective QR codes takes work.  To shortcut the amount of learning and work required, you can look at how others are using QR codes.  By using the best techniques you find and avoiding the worst problems, you can make your QR codes be the best they can be.

Today we look at a QR code found at a local Zaxby’s restaurant.  My family and I go there often.  The food is good and often, during the summer months, kids eat free one day of the week.  Save money when you can.

The QR code measures a little over 1 inch square and comes with a call-to-action and URL.

Notice the little symbol right after the word scanning.  If you look at the small print at the bottom of the display, you can read some brief instructions regarding QR codes and scanning them on your mobile device.

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Welcome to the 100th review here at ScanThisGuide.com.  After looking at and thinking about 100 different QR codes, you start to notice patterns of good and bad traits.  In the next post, we will look at 7 tips you can use to supercharge your QR codes.  For now, let’s go bananas…

Making effective QR codes takes work.  To shortcut the amount of learning and work required, you can look at how others are using QR codes.  By using the best techniques you find and avoiding the worst problems, you can make your QR codes be the best they can be.

Today we look at a QR code found on a favorite snack of many people, the banana.  Yummy and inexpensive, the banana is enjoyed almost everywhere and on these bananas, you can find a QR code measuring about 3/4″ square.  There is no call-to-action or URL but the QR code is front and center on the sticker.  It’s impossible to see the sticker and not notice the QR code, even if you aren’t familiar with QR codes.

On a completely unrelated note, have you noticed the large, green looking banana-type fruit at your local grocery store?  If you are looking at the same things I am, you would be looking at plantains.  There are ways to cook plantains but for me, the chips are the bee’s knees.

Luckily, my favorite brand, Turbana, has a QR code on the back (check out the review here).  If you haven’t eaten a plantain chip, you gotta try them.  They are as crunchy as potato chips and much better in my opinion (less grease, made from fruit, Paleo diet approved).

Find some (I buy mine at Publix and Rouses but you can order them on Amazon
), buy some (a 7oz bag is about $2.50 locally, a little more online), eat some (try not to eat the whole bag at once…).  Back to the review…

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