What to put in your link in bio when you sell your time
Someone sees your work, likes it, and taps the link in your bio. You have a few seconds. If they land on a list of twelve buttons with no prices, most of them leave and never ask.
When you sell your time, your link in bio is not a menu of everything you have ever posted. It is a shop window. It should answer three questions fast:
- what you do;
- what it costs;
- how to book you.
It works for creators, guides, designers, coaches, developers and caterers alike.
- Decide the one thing you want visitors to do.
- Show your prices, even as "from" prices.
- Add proof: past work, a media kit, a few names.
- Give one clear way to request or book.
- Make paying easy, from the same link.
- Cut everything else.
Start with the one thing you want
Before you add a single link, finish this sentence: "When someone opens my link, I want them to..."
For most people who sell a service, the answer is one of these:
- request a job (a brand deal, a shoot, a design);
- book a slot (a tour, a session, a lesson);
- see my prices and come back when they are ready.
Put that action at the top. Everything below it should help someone take it. A link that pulls people away from booking belongs lower down, or nowhere.
Your prices
Most link in bio pages show where you post, but not what anything costs. So every visitor who might hire you has to send a DM and wait.
Prices on the page let visitors see straight away if you fit their budget, and you spend less time on people who were never going to book.
You do not need a fixed price for everything. Three ways work well:
- A fixed price when the job is the same each time: a one-hour lesson, a three-hour city walk.
- A "from" price when it grows with the brief: a brand video, a logo, a wedding.
- A range when you want to set expectations both ways.
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Portrait session, one hour | USD 150 |
| Brand photoshoot, half day | from USD 400 |
| Event coverage | USD 600–900 |
If you have never written your prices down, start with our guide on how to make a rate card. It takes you from a list of what you sell to a price for each, with what is included.
Proof of your work
Prices make people ask "is this person worth it?". Proof answers that. Keep it short and recent.
Good proof on a link in bio page:
- Past work: three to six pieces you are proud of, close to what you want to be hired for next.
- Names you have worked with: brands, hotels, venues, clients. Ask first if a client prefers to stay private.
- A media kit: if you create content, your audience numbers per platform and the brand work you have done. Our media kit template shows what brands read first.
- One or two short quotes from happy clients, with their permission.
Put the proof just under your prices. A visitor who has seen your price and then your best work is close to a yes.
A way to request or book
The worst ending to a good page is "DM me", back into a busy inbox where details get lost.
Give them one clear way in:
- A request button on each price, so the client says which service they want before you even talk.
- A short form, if you need details first: date, place, number of people, deadline.
- A booking link, if you sell fixed slots.
Whatever you choose, ask for just enough to quote: name, contact, what they want, when. When Alex, a tour guide, gets "old town walk, Saturday, four adults", a quote takes a minute instead of five messages.
Getting paid
A request is not a sale. If your link stops at "send me a message", every payment becomes a new conversation: bank details, screenshots, "did it come through?".
Make paying part of the same flow:
- Send a quote with the price, what is included and a "valid until" date.
- Turn it into an invoice with a pay link once the client says yes.
- Ask for a deposit on bigger jobs before you start.
- Let receipts and reminders go out by themselves, so you do not have to chase.
If you work with brands, our guide on how to invoice a brand covers what goes on the invoice and when to send it.
In Piku, these steps sit behind the same link. A client taps Request on a Rate, you quote, they accept from an approval link and pay by card or mobile money. A receipt with a PDF goes out by itself when the invoice is paid.
What to leave out
A good link in bio is mostly about what you remove. Cut:
- Old offers. A sale that ended in March tells visitors the page is not looked after.
- Dead links. Click every link once a month.
- Every social account. Keep the two or three where your best work lives.
- Five ways to contact you. Pick one, and make it the request button.
Before you share it, run this link in bio checklist.
- Can someone tell what you sell in five seconds?
- Is there a price, or a "from" price, for each main service?
- Is your best recent work one scroll away?
- Is there one clear way to request or book?
- Can a client pay from the same link?
- Does every link work, on a phone?
Put it all on one page
In Piku, it is one page under your own name. Your page holds your links, your Rate Card, your media kit and your past brand work. Each Rate can be a fixed price, a "from" price or a range, in your own currency. Clients tap Request, you quote, they pay from the link. People, search engines and agents all read the same page, so brands that search for creators with agents can find your prices too.
If you are still choosing a tool, our honest comparison of the best link in bio for freelancers says what each one does well.
Then put the link everywhere people meet you:
- your bio on every platform;
- your email signature;
- a QR code on your table, menu or business card (see how to put your prices on a QR code);
- the reply to every "what are your rates?".
Questions
How many links should my link in bio have?
As few as do the job. One main action at the top, then three to six links that support it. Every extra link is one more place for a visitor to wander off.
Should I put my prices in my link in bio?
Yes, if you sell a service. A price, a "from" price or a range answers the first question most people have, and the people who still get in touch are ready to talk.
Is a link in bio enough, or do I need a website?
For many people who sell their time, a good link in bio page does the work of a small website: who you are, what you sell, proof, and a way to book. Add a full site later if you need long pages or a blog.
What should I leave out of my link in bio?
Old offers, dead links, every social account you have ever opened, and anything that needs a long explanation. If it does not help someone hire you or pay you, it can go.