Guide
How to make a link in bio page free
Three honest paths to a working link page in under five minutes. None of them is perfect; the right pick depends on whether you mind platform branding on your page.
60-second answer
For a genuinely-free page (with platform branding), pick Linktree Free or Bio.link Free. Sign up, add five to ten links, pick a theme, paste your URL into your Instagram bio. Done in four minutes.
For a free page with no branding, the free tiers don't cover you. You'll need to pay the lowest paid tier on Linktree, Beacons, or Bio.link (typically $5-$15 a month, recurring), or pay $1.99 once on lnk.boo and never see a renewal.
Or skip the branding for $1.99
lnk.boo isn't free, but it's the cheapest path to a no-branding link-in-bio page with click tracking included. One $1.99 payment, lifetime access, no monthly billing or renewal emails.
$1.99 once. No subscription.
The number worth knowing
Across the lnk.boo platform (running since 2021 as linkbun.io and now as lnk.boo), 70,000+ outbound link clicks have been counted from real user pages. The median user page has between five and seven outbound links. The most common tile order, in rough rank, is: a primary social profile, a content platform (YouTube/TikTok/podcast), a merch or shop link, a Patreon/Ko-fi/donation link, a newsletter signup, then secondary socials.
The practical takeaway: don't overthink the link order the first time. Most pages settle into something close to the median within a week. Ship the page, watch which tile actually gets the taps, then promote the winner up.
The five-minute version
The same five steps work on every tool in this category. Pick the tool first, then run the steps.
- 01
Pick the route that fits your needs
Three real free paths exist: Linktree Free, Bio.link Free, and Bio Sites. All three give you a public page at no cost; all three put some form of platform branding on that page.
If platform branding is fine, pick one of those and you're done. If you want a clean page with no "Made with X" footer, the truly-free tier doesn't exist anywhere. Your two options are paying the lowest paid tier on those tools (typically $5-$15/month, recurring) or paying $1.99 once on lnk.boo and never renewing.
- 02
Sign up and pick a slug
Each tool asks for an email and a username. The username becomes your URL: linktr.ee/yourname, bio.link/yourname, lnk.boo/yourname. Pick something short and memorable; you'll paste it into bios across every social platform.
Avoid hyphens and numbers if you can. The cleaner the slug, the easier it is to type by hand when chat or DMs strip out clickable links.
- 03
Add your links
Drop in the five to ten links your audience needs. Common picks: primary social, secondary social, YouTube or TikTok, newsletter, Patreon or Ko-fi, merch, podcast, portfolio. Order matters — put the most important link at the top because mobile readers tap the first visible tile far more than the rest.
Don't list every link you have. The ten-link cap is a feature, not a limit; pages with seven curated links outperform pages with twenty.
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Pick a theme and add your photo
All three tools ship preset themes. Pick one that matches your visual brand or pick a clean dark theme if you don't have one yet (92% of lnk.boo creators pick dark mode for a reason). Upload a profile image at square aspect ratio.
lnk.boo also offers image tiles, quote tiles, stat blocks, and a bento grid layout if you want a richer page than a vertical list of rectangles. Linktree, Bio.link, and Bio Sites all stay vertical-list-only.
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Publish and paste the URL into your bios
Hit publish, copy your URL, and paste it into Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X, YouTube, anywhere you have a single bio-link slot. From signup to live page is usually under five minutes.
On lnk.boo, the $1.99 payment happens at signup before you reach the editor. Once paid, the page is yours for life with no renewals; the same $1.99 covers building, editing, publishing, and unlimited future updates.
Which free option fits which situation
Linktree Free is the safe default. Almost every creator on the internet has one already, and the free tier is functional. The trade-off is the Linktree logo at the bottom of your page and a $15/month upsell pressure when you want analytics or advanced features. The full lnk.boo vs Linktree breakdown covers the long-term math.
Bio.link Free and Bio Sites are similar shapes: free, branded, vertical-list. Bio.link has slightly more design flexibility; Bio Sites integrates cleanly with paid Squarespace plans. Both are reasonable if you don't need bento grids or rich content.
lnk.boois the right call when you specifically want a richer page (bento grid, image tiles, rich content blocks, custom URL with no platform branding) and you'd rather pay $1.99 once than a recurring monthly bill on a paid Linktree or Beacons tier. It's not free (there's a single $1.99 payment at signup), but for any page that's going to be public for more than a couple of months, the one-time price beats the recurring alternative.
For a price-shape comparison across the rest of the category, the one-time vs subscription page walks through five-year totals.
Common questions
Can I really make a link-in-bio page totally free?
Yes, on Linktree Free, Bio.link Free, or Bio Sites. All three give you a public link-in-bio page at no cost. The trade-off is platform branding on your page, shallower analytics, and feature gates that show up the moment your needs grow. lnk.boo doesn't have a free tier; the rest of this guide covers when paying $1.99 once is the better call.
What does 'free' actually cost me on these tools?
Linktree Free shows the Linktree logo on your page and locks the click timeline behind Pro at $15/month. Bio.link Free shows their branding and caps customization. Bio Sites is genuinely free but routes the deeper analytics through paid Squarespace plans. The honest summary: you pay with brand attribution rather than dollars.
How long does the actual setup take?
Three to five minutes on any of the three free tools. Sign up, paste in five or six links, pick a theme, copy your URL into your Instagram bio. The longer step is usually picking which links to include, not the software itself.
Where does lnk.boo fit if it isn't free?
lnk.boo doesn't offer a free tier. The $1.99 one-time payment is required at signup. It's worth considering if you specifically want a no-branding page with click tracking included; the cheapest paid tiers on Linktree and Beacons that match those features start at $5-$15 per month, so $1.99 once is the cheapest path to a branding-free link page in the category.
Can I move my page later if I outgrow the free tool?
Most tools don't have an automated export, so 'moving' usually means rebuilding. Since a link-in-bio page is mostly six to ten links, a profile photo, and a bio sentence, the rebuild takes about as long as the original setup. The exception is if you've grown a custom URL slug that fans have memorized, which only works on the new tool if it offers the same slug.
$1.99 once instead of $15 per month
Pick a free tier above, or skip the branding for $1.99 once on lnk.boo.
One time. No subscription.