Guide
How to set up a link in bio page
The tool matters less than the decisions: which five links, in what order, on which domain, and how you will know what worked. This guide walks through them in the order you will meet them.
1. Decide what the page is for
Write one sentence: "When someone taps my bio link I want them to ____." Watch a video, join a newsletter, buy a thing, book a call. That sentence decides the first link and the tool. Content: any tool. Newsletter: a tool with email capture, such as Linktree, Beacons or Komi. Buying: Beacons or Stan. Booking: Stan or Taplink. Mostly sharing links in posts and printing QR codes: ReSlug.
2. Choose and claim the tool
Sign up, claim the same handle you use on social, and set a profile photo and a one-line description that matches your other profiles. Consistency is what makes the page look like yours rather than the tool's. If you want your own domain, buy it now; see link in bio with a custom domain for which tools allow it and the cheapest plan.
3. Pick the links and the order
- Four to six links. Taps fall sharply after the third item. Everything else goes in a second-level page or gets rotated in when relevant.
- The goal link first. The sentence from step one goes at the top, phrased as an action: "Watch the new episode", not "YouTube".
- One time-sensitive slot. Second position is for whatever you are promoting this week. Change it weekly.
- Evergreen below. Newsletter, shop, about, contact.
4. Put short links in front of anything printed or reused
If the bio URL goes on a business card, a slide, a poster or a QR code, do not print the bio tool's address. Create a short link on a domain you own, for example go.yourname.com/bio, and point it at the page. When you change tools, you change the short link's destination and every printed code keeps working. A free ReSlug account gives you the domain, the links and the QR codes for this; the hub ranks the alternatives under best URL shortener for QR codes.
5. Set up tracking before you share
Turn on whatever analytics the tool offers and check that per-link taps are visible, not just totals. If the tool supports it, add UTM tags to links that go to your own site so Google Analytics or your shop can attribute the visit. Note the retention window: 30 days means you must look monthly; a year means you can look back at a launch. See link in bio with analytics.
6. Update every profile the same day
Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, LinkedIn, Threads, Pinterest, Twitch, your email signature, your podcast description. Paste the same URL everywhere. If you used a short link in step four, this is the only time you will ever do this.
7. Review weekly, prune monthly
Once a week, look at the per-link taps and move the week's promotion into slot two. Once a month, remove any link under a few percent of taps. A shorter page with a clear first action beats a long one every time.
Questions & answers
How many links should a link in bio page have?
Four to six. Taps drop sharply after the third item. Put the single most important action first.
Should my link in bio be on my own domain?
If you print it or want to be able to change tools without changing every profile, yes, or at least put a short link on your own domain in front of it.
How do I track clicks on my link in bio?
Use the tool's per-link analytics and check the retention window. For visits to your own site, add UTM tags. ReSlug and Milkshake Pro keep a year of data; Linktree free keeps lifetime totals only.
Sources for this entry
- Linktree pricing linktr.ee/s/pricing/
- Beacons pricing beacons.ai/i/pricing
- ReSlug pricing reslug.com/pricing
- Stan Store pricing stan.store/pricing
- Milkshake pricing milkshake.app/pricing
Checked 8 November 2026. Vendor pages change; the date is the claim.
Cite this entry
Best Link in Bio. "How to set up a link in bio page". Reviewed 8 November 2026. https://bestlinkinbio.com/how-to-set-up-a-link-in-bio-page/