What the good ones have in common
- One thing comes first. A visitor gives your page a few seconds, and the top link is the one they read.
- Labels say what happens. "Listen to the new EP" tells someone what they get; "Spotify" makes them guess.
- Profiles are icons, not buttons. A row of icons holds eight platforms in one line and leaves the buttons for actions.
- Nothing is stale. A link to last year's tour or a profile you stopped posting on makes the rest look abandoned too.
The setups below are patterns rather than real pages. Where Noiz has a feature that fits, it is named, with a note when it needs Premium.
A musician with a new release
- First: the new single or EP, labeled with its name and what to do ("Stream Night Drive").
- Then: tour dates or the next show, merch, and a contact for bookings.
- Icons: Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud, YouTube, Instagram.
- Leave out: a link per streaming service as separate buttons. One release link, or one player, does that job.
On Noiz a Spotify or YouTube link can play right on the page, free, and a release link can go live at a set time. Premium adds pages below the card for your own tracks and a calendar of dates. More in link in bio for musicians.
A streamer
- First: the live channel, with the schedule in the label ("Live on Twitch, Tue to Fri at 8 pm").
- Then: the Discord server, the latest YouTube upload, and a support link such as Ko-fi.
- Icons: Twitch, YouTube, Kick, X, TikTok.
- Leave out: sponsor codes that expired and a link to every clip you have ever posted.
Noiz has a Discord server card with a Join button on the free plan, and a Twitch clip or past broadcast can play right on the page. With Premium, a page below the card can show your schedule in each visitor's own time zone. See link in bio for streamers.
A competitive player
- First: the thing people ask for most, usually your settings: sensitivity, DPI, crosshair, resolution.
- Then: your gear, your team or the org you play for, and your best clips.
- Icons: Twitch, YouTube, Steam, X.
- Leave out: a paragraph listing your settings in the bio text, where nobody can copy them.
Noiz Premium has game settings and hardware widgets built for this, plus a clips player and a shelf of the games you play.
A VRChat creator
- First: what you want people to open: your group, a world, or where to buy your avatars.
- Then: your storefront, a gallery of avatars, and a way to commission you.
- Icons: VRChat, Discord, X, YouTube.
- Leave out: long lists of avatar IDs as plain links. Pictures do that job better.
Noiz Premium has a VRChat widget that shows avatars, groups or worlds as cards with a picture and a link. More in a link in bio for VRChat creators.
An artist who takes commissions
- First: whether commissions are open, and how to ask for one.
- Then: your price sheet or terms, a portfolio, and a shop for prints.
- Icons: Instagram, X, Patreon, Ko-fi.
- Leave out: a "commissions open" link that stays up after you close them.
A featured link on Noiz sits above the rest with a line of description under it, which suits a status like "Open: 3 slots this month". Premium adds an image gallery below the card.
A photographer
- First: booking, or your latest series if you are not taking work.
- Then: the portfolio, prints, and the camera and lenses people always ask about.
- Icons: Instagram, Pinterest, and wherever else your work gets shared.
- Leave out: a link to a portfolio site that shows the same pictures as the page itself.
On Noiz your own photo can be the page's background on the free plan, and Premium adds a gallery that shows as a grid or a carousel.
A podcaster
- First: the newest episode, playable on the page if you can.
- Then: the show on the apps people use, a way to send questions, and sponsors.
- Icons: Spotify, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok.
- Leave out: an archive of episode links. The podcast app is the archive.
Noiz can play a Spotify show or episode inline, free, so a new listener can start without leaving your page.
A maker with a small shop
- First: the shop, or this week's drop.
- Then: shipping and returns information, custom orders, and a mailing list if you run one.
- Icons: Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest.
- Leave out: individual product links that sell out. Link the shop and let it list the stock.
Noiz does not sell products or take payments itself, so a maker links to the store they already use. If selling from the page matters to you, the comparison with Beacons covers a tool built for that.
Questions
- How many links should a link in bio have?
- As few as it takes to cover what people come for. If a link gets almost no taps over a month, it is costing attention and earning nothing, so cut it. Analytics on your page tell you which ones those are.
- What should be the first link in my bio?
- The thing you are asking people to do right now: the new release, tonight's stream, the open commission slots. Change it when that changes.
- Should I use buttons or icons?
- Buttons for actions ("Stream the EP", "Book a session"), icons for your other profiles. Icons fit many platforms in one line and keep the buttons readable.
- How often should I update my link in bio?
- Whenever the thing at the top changes. Your address stays the same; only the page changes. Scheduled links can do some of this for you, going live and coming down at times you set.
About Noiz
Noiz is a customizable link-in-bio and creator-profile builder for artists, gamers, streamers and VR communities. The free plan has no time limit, and Premium is €4.99 once, with no subscription.