If Your Link in Bio Could Talk, Here's What It Would Beg You to Change

Your link-in-bio page can't speak. But if it could, it would have a lot to say.

We channeled its frustrations into this list. Consider it an intervention—from your own URL.

"Please, for the love of pixels, update me."

The complaint: "You posted about that new thing three weeks ago. You said 'link in bio.' But I still point to the OLD thing. I look like a liar. People are confused. I'm embarrassed."

The fix: Check your page at least once a month. Better yet, update it whenever you post something important. With liiiinks, it takes 30 seconds. No excuses.

"My buttons are too vague."

The complaint: "'Click here.' 'Learn more.' 'Stuff.' WHAT stuff?! People don't know what they're tapping on. They hesitate. They leave. I'm doing my best here, but you're not helping."

The fix: Use specific, action-oriented labels. "Shop the collection" beats "Store." "Listen on Spotify" beats "Music." Clarity gets clicks.

"Why are there dead links on me?"

The complaint: "Three of my buttons go to 404 pages. THREE. Do you know how that makes me look? Unprofessional. Abandoned. Like a haunted house of broken promises."

The fix: Test your links regularly. Click each one yourself. If something's outdated or broken, remove it or update it immediately.

"My colors are... a choice."

The complaint: "You picked my background color and button color in approximately four seconds, didn't you? Didn't you?! Now I look like a traffic light at a rave."

The fix: Stick to 2–3 colors max. Use your brand palette if you have one. If not, choose something neutral and let the content stand out.

"I have no personality."

The complaint: "You could swap me with literally any other bio page and no one would notice. I'm just... buttons. Where's the 'you' in this?"

The fix: Add a short bio, a photo, a headline that sounds like you. Your page should feel like an extension of your brand, not a generic utility.

"You keep ignoring my analytics."

The complaint: "I have data. I'm trying to tell you what people like. That one link at the bottom? Zero clicks in three months. ZERO. Meanwhile, your podcast link is on fire. But you don't look. You never look."

The fix: Check your stats occasionally. See what's working. Double down on what people actually care about.

"I'm buried under too much stuff."

The complaint: "You've added 18 links to me. Eighteen. I can barely breathe. No one scrolls all the way down. Most of these don't even get seen."

The fix: Audit your links. Keep the essentials at the top. Remove anything that hasn't been clicked in months. Less is more.

"You never visit me."

The complaint: "Seriously. When was the last time you looked at me from a visitor's perspective? Pulled me up on your phone? Pretended to be a new follower? I feel... unseen."

The fix: Once a month, open your own bio link like you're a stranger. See what they see. Then fix what's awkward.

Your Link in Bio Wants to Be Better

It's not complaining to be difficult. It's complaining because it cares.

Okay, it can't actually care. But you can.

A well-maintained link-in-bio page is one of the easiest ways to build trust with your audience. It takes minutes to improve. And it makes a real difference.

Ready to give your bio link the glow-up it deserves?

👉 Create your liiiinks page and finally give it something to be proud of.

Part of our "Playful Reads" series. We speak for the links that cannot speak for themselves.