Here’s Why You May Want To Stop Using Linktree
ONE LINK TO RULE THEM ALL
We've all seen it. This little link on Instagram that says linktr.ee/name. Maybe you've seen other ones as well: linkin.bio/name, tap.bio/name. These are all similar tools that have one thing in common: They want to be the starting page, a reference point to all your social media links and URLs. A simple concept, a great tool… but is there a better way?
What Is Linktree?
Founded in 2016, Linktree is now the king of bios with over eight million users (in their own words). If you don't know what a bio is, it's the short description on an Instagram profile, or TikTok, or Twitter, etc. All social media platforms have a similar approach to this.
The problem is most of them only allow for one single link to be published within this profile description. That's where Linktree comes in.
Linktree isn’t bad at all. This is just meant to show some alternatives. And a custom domain is always best to get all the benefits of web traffic I think. Good idea to connect a domain to Substack later on.
I setup a Linktree recently. I’m happy enough with it as is for now, but someday I might take your advice here. I also bought the domain for Zappagram, but am waiting to link it to Substack because they want $50 to let you connect your own domain name. I’m hoping either that changes soon or I make enough money to justify paying for it.