Guide

Link in bio or a website: when you need more than a profile

A link-in-bio page is a list of links. A website explains who you are and what to do next. Both are useful; the question is which job you need done right now.

When a link in bio is enough

A list of links works well when the people tapping it already know you.

  • Your audience follows you on one platform and finds you there.
  • You have one or two places to send people: a shop, a booking page, a new post.
  • You change those links often and want to do it from your phone.

When you need a website

A website earns its place when strangers need to understand you before they act.

  • People find you through search or maps, not only through your profile.
  • Clients need to read before they decide: your approach, your prices, your experience.
  • You want an address of your own, for your email signature, your card or a listing.
  • You want a page whose rules you set, not a platform’s.
  • You want visitors to do one thing, like book a first call, and need room to explain why.

What moves from your profile to your site

Your bio becomes the first lines of the Home and About pages. Your best posts become examples of your work. Your link list becomes the buttons: the one that matters most at the top, the rest in the menu or on the Contact page. Keep the link in bio, and point it at the website.

Checklist

Signs it is time for a website

  • You explain the same thing in messages every week
  • New clients ask whether you have a website
  • Your services or prices do not fit in a bio
  • People find you in search results or on maps
  • You want an address of your own

How GenLP handles this step

GenLP starts from the profile you already have. Type your name and what you do, or paste the link to your public Instagram or LinkedIn. It reads the public profile and posts, finds what else is public about you, shows you what it found and asks “Is this you?”. Then it builds a whole website with the pages visitors need, private until you publish. Build and publish free for 14 days, no card needed.

Who is the website for?

Free for 14 days. No card. Nothing is public until you say so.

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