Why SquidBlink
Print it once. Own it forever.
SquidBlink started when its founder realized his printed QR codes would die the day he cancelled. So he built the exit. Everything below follows from one idea: your printed materials belong to you, not to your subscription.
The difference that matters
Permanent Ink
Most dynamic QR services switch your codes off when you stop paying. Your menus, packaging, trucks, and business cards go dark — not because you did anything wrong, but because you stopped renting. SquidBlink codes are printed in Permanent Ink: they keep resolving forever, even if you cancel. Editing, retargeting, and analytics stop when you leave; your printed codes never do.
One honest exception: menu and landing pages are a live service, not a printed code. A page goes dark if you go over your page limit or drop below the tier that includes it — but your page data is kept, and the QR code pointing at it keeps resolving. Reactivating restores the page as it was. Pages are self-serve from the start, with no build fee.
Your brand, your address
Not a generic short link. Your name.
Every account gets a permanent system address, plus custom namespaces on paid plans — squidbl.ink/yourname. A bare namespace serves your Ink Card: up to six links on the front, contact info and socials on the back. Every namespace has its own card, and every card is yours to style from six templates. Free cards carry SquidBlink branding; paid plans remove it.
Simple on purpose
Built for owners, not marketing teams.
Change a destination in seconds from your dashboard — no reprinting, no new QR, no designer. Create a code, print it, and get on with running your business. Build a landing page or a menu yourself, in one screen with a live preview — no build fee, no waiting for someone else to build it. If you can print a QR code, you can use SquidBlink. And when you outgrow the free plan, upgrading unlocks more pages, design controls, your own namespaces, and deeper analytics — not a maze of add-ons.
Honest pricing
No gotchas. No hostage prints.
Free, $9, and $29 — with two months free on annual billing. Trials run 14 days with no card up front. If you go over your scan limit, you get two grace months a year at full service before anything throttles, and a $5 Scan Pack adds 5,000 scans whenever you need them. Cancel anytime: your subscription runs through its expiration date, there are no partial-refund games, and your prints keep working after that, too.
A real human behind it
Support from Colorado Springs, not a ticket queue in another time zone.
SquidBlink is a small, local operation. Free plans get the help centre, Starter gets email support, and Business gets priority support plus phone. When you call, you talk to someone who knows the product because they built it.
Questions
Asked often, answered straight.
What happens to my QR codes if I cancel?
They keep working. Permanent Ink means your codes resolve forever, even if you cancel. Editing, retargeting, and analytics stop; your printed materials don't.
Do I need to reprint to change a destination?
No. Edit the destination in your dashboard anytime; the printed code stays exactly the same.
What happens if I go over my scan limit?
Nothing breaks. Two grace months a year run at full service. After that, an over-limit month pauses new links and destination changes until the month rolls over — your printed codes keep resolving — and a $5 Scan Pack adds 5,000 scans to unfreeze you immediately.
What is an Ink Card?
Your namespace page. The front holds up to six of your links; flip it over for your contact info and socials. Every namespace has its own card.
Print it once. Update it forever.
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