{"id":6956,"date":"2021-09-25T15:25:46","date_gmt":"2021-09-25T05:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.qrstuff.com\/?p=6956"},"modified":"2025-11-18T18:30:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T08:30:17","slug":"how-to-create-a-qr-code-for-newspaper-and-magazine-ads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qrstuff.com\/blog\/data-types\/how-to-create-a-qr-code-for-newspaper-and-magazine-ads\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a QR code for Newspaper and Magazine Ads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Creating a QR code for magazines and newspapers can be an excellent tool. They have more information stored and take up less space. Readers just scan the QR code with their smartphone to view online content like documents or a special offer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">That&#8217;s why if you&#8217;re advertising special deals or job openings on printed materials, make sure to create a QR code that links to your website. Doing this allows you to give complete information about the job position and your company.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Creating a QR code for newspaper and magazine ads is easy and you can do this right away, even without having prior experience. You can also customize your QR codes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">First, you can create a QR code that links to the job posting on your company website. Second, you can also create an email address QR code that lets applicants send their application directly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Let us show you how to create these QR codes:<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"heading\" style=\"color: #cc99ff;\">Steps to Create Website URL QR Code for Newspaper and Magazine Ads<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Website URL QR codes provide the easiest way to get people to visit your website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">To create a QR code that links to either your website or document, just follow these steps:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qrstuff.com\/type\/url\">https:\/\/www.qrstuff.com\/type\/url<\/a> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and have the <strong>&#8220;Website URL&#8221; <\/strong>pre-selected from the Data Type section.\u00a0 <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Website-E-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6953 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Website-E-1.png\" alt=\"qrstuff.com website url qr code\" width=\"580\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Website-E-1.png 580w, https:\/\/www.qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Website-E-1-300x158.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a> \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Next, type in the address of your website. You can double-check the URL by copying and pasting it from the address bar. <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/step-2-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6974 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/step-2-1.png\" alt=\"qrstuff.com qr code content\" width=\"580\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/step-2-1.png 580w, https:\/\/www.qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/step-2-1-300x221.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Then, wait for the QR code generator to finish processing. Click the &#8220;Download QR Code&#8221; button, and you can now access your event QR code.<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/download-now.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6976 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/download-now.png\" alt=\"qrstuff.com download qr code\" width=\"350\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/download-now.png 350w, https:\/\/www.qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/download-now-300x242.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">If you want to link people to the job description right away, you only need to make a few changes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, if the job description is in a Word file or PDF, you have to upload the file to Dropbox or Google Drive. A<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fter uploading, copy the URL for sharing, then paste it to the content section of our QR code generator page.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Note: There is an option to choose a static or dynamic QR code in our QR code generator. If you&#8217;re not sure which to choose, here is the difference:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Static QR Code: The URL of the destination website is directly embedded in the QR code and cannot be changed. There are no scan limits for static QR codes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Dynamic QR Code: A short URL is embedded in the QR code, which transparently redirects the user to the desired website URL. The short URL redirection destination of dynamic QR codes created with a paid subscription can be edited after the QR code has been generated. Analytics and password protection are also included in this type of QR code.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Besides sharing information about your company or job description, QR codes can also connect you with the applicants through email address QR codes.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"QR_Codes_for_Email_Addresses\"><\/span><span class=\"heading\" style=\"color: #cc99ff;\">QR Codes for Email Addresses<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Job applicants can send their applications right away through email address QR codes. Once they scan this QR code, it opens the app on their phone or browser that directs them to send an email to the given email address.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Here are the steps to create a QR code for email addresses:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First, go to <\/span><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qrstuff.com\/?type=websiteurl\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.qrstuff.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and select <strong>&#8220;Email address&#8221;<\/strong> as the Data Type.<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/email-address.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6985 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/email-address.png\" alt=\"qrstuff.com email address qr code\" width=\"580\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/email-address.png 580w, https:\/\/www.qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/email-address-300x153.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Next, in the Content section, fill in the entire email address to which the email will be sent. Don&#8217;t forget to add the email service you&#8217;re using, which is normally listed after the @ sign.<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/step-2-email-address.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6979 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/step-2-email-address.png\" alt=\"qrstuff.com content\" width=\"580\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/step-2-email-address.png 580w, https:\/\/www.qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/step-2-email-address-300x228.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Wait for the QR code generator to finish processing. You can then download your Email Address QR code.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/download-email.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6978 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/download-email.png\" alt=\"qrstuff.com download qr code\" width=\"350\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/download-email.png 350w, https:\/\/www.qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/download-email-300x237.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Make_it_a_Bit_Fancy\"><\/span><span class=\"heading\" style=\"color: #cc99ff;\">Make it a Bit Fancy<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/qrcode.62577388-final.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6972 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/qrcode.62577388-final.png\" alt=\"qrstuff.com colored qr code\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/qrcode.62577388-final.png 150w, https:\/\/www.qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/qrcode.62577388-final-144x144.png 144w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Paid QR Stuff subscribers have access to additional features and options for their QR code, including the Style section. This feature allows you to change the appearance of your QR code. You can add a logo, change the background and foreground colors, or alter the shape of the dots on the QR code.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The image on the right shows how your QR code might look after you&#8217;ve styled it with various colors. Just make sure you test and scan the QR code before using it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Paid users can also change the size, resolution, file type, and error correction level of their QR code.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/style-QR-code-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6975 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/style-QR-code-2.png\" alt=\"qrstuff.com style qr codes\" width=\"580\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/style-QR-code-2.png 580w, https:\/\/www.qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/style-QR-code-2-300x263.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Subscribers_Get_More_QR_Stuff\"><\/span><span class=\"heading\" style=\"color: #cc99ff;\">Subscribers Get More QR Stuff!<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Become a QR Stuff paid subscriber and get unlimited QR codes, unlimited scans, analytics reporting, editable dynamic QR codes, high resolution, and vector QR code images, batch processing, password-protected QR codes, QR code styling, QR code pausing and scheduling, and more, for one low subscription fee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Full subscriptions start from just $11.95 for a 1-month subscription (lower monthly rates for longer periods). Subscribe now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Subscription.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6605\" src=\"https:\/\/qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Subscription.png\" alt=\"qrstuff.com subscription details\" width=\"580\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Subscription.png 580w, https:\/\/www.qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Subscription-300x137.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<p>or Newspaper and Magazine Ad<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creating a QR code for magazines and newspapers can be an excellent tool. They have more information stored and take up less space. Readers just scan the QR code with their smartphone to view online content like documents or a special offer.\u00a0 That&#8217;s why if you&#8217;re advertising special deals or job openings on printed materials, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":9729,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[368,356],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-data-types","category-marketing"],"lang":"en-us","translations":{"en-us":6956},"pll_sync_post":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6956"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6956"}],"version-history":[{"count":43,"href":"https:\/\/www.qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11237,"href":"https:\/\/www.qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6956\/revisions\/11237"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qrstuff.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}