Create your links page in 10 minutes, step by step

Building a links page should not be a weekend project. If you already know what you want to show, ten minutes is enough. What usually drags the process out is not the tool but the doubts: which name to choose, which links to include, which photo to use. This guide gives you a working order so you can settle each doubt at the right moment and publish without perfectionism. You can always adjust afterwards.

Before opening anything: gather four things

Having these at hand saves more time than any shortcut:

• A square photo or logo of good quality that is recognizable at a small size.
• A one-line sentence that says what you do and who it is for.
• The four or five addresses you want to link (your store, your calendar, your WhatsApp, your latest video).
• The name you use on social media, so people who follow you find you the same way everywhere.

Minutes 1 to 2: signup and username

Create your account with email or the quick sign-in you prefer. Then choose the username, which will be the last part of your address: zona.is/yourname. The most sensible choice is to match your Instagram or TikTok handle. If it is taken, try adding your trade or your city instead of loose numbers, which read badly and are harder to remember.

Minutes 3 to 5: your introduction

Upload the photo, write your public name and the one-line sentence. Resist the temptation to tell everything. A good introduction reads in three seconds: "Wedding photographer in Lisbon", "Guitar lessons for adults", "Specialty coffee and pastries". If your sentence needs two lines, you are probably mixing two messages.

Minutes 5 to 8: the links

Add first the link that matters most today and put it on top. Then add the others in order of importance. Each button should say what happens when it is tapped: "Book a session" works better than "Bookings", and "Listen to the album" better than "Music". If you have a WhatsApp number, link it with a first message already written so the person contacting you does not have to think about what to say.

There is no link limit on Zona, but five are enough for a first version. Once you see in the analytics what gets used, you can add more with a reason.

Minute 8 to 9: the design

There are up to 33 themes in 10 styles. You do not need to go through them all. Pick one that matches the tone of your brand (sober, colorful, dark, minimal) and check that the text reads clearly over the background. If you are torn between two, keep the one with more contrast: it is easier to read in sunlight and on screens with low brightness.

Minute 9 to 10: check it on your phone

Open your page on the phone, not only on the computer, because that is where almost everyone will see it. Check three things: every button opens the right destination, no text is cut off, and the main link is visible without scrolling. Ask someone to open it without explaining anything and watch what they tap first. If they tap what you expected, you are ready.

When you finish: publish it where it matters

Copy your address and paste it into the bio of your social profiles. If you serve customers in person, print the QR code of your page and put it on the counter or your cards; the QR is included in every plan. After a few days, look at the analytics: the free plan shows the last 7 days.

What you can leave for later

A custom domain, a store with payments, coupons or country-level statistics are valuable upgrades, but not necessary on day one. Publish something simple, watch how people use it and improve from data. If you want to start now, create your zone for free; no card is asked.

Three decisions worth making only once

Some decisions, if you make them at the start, never take your time again. The first is order: the main link always goes on top, even if it changes every month. The second is the tone of the buttons: decide whether you speak formally or casually and keep it across all of them. The third is a review rule: set one day a month to go through your links, remove the ones that no longer matter and check that none returns an error. A broken link in your bio costs visits you will never know you lost, and fifteen minutes a month prevents it almost entirely.

Frequently asked questions

Can it really be done in ten minutes?

Yes, if you have the photo, the sentence and the links at hand. People who arrive with nothing prepared take longer, mostly deciding texts rather than configuring anything.

Can I change it later?

Everything. The public name, the texts, the order of the buttons and the theme can be edited whenever you want, and changes show immediately. The username also shapes your address, so it is worth thinking about from the start.

What if I do not have a logo?

A photo of yourself or your product works well. What matters is that it is sharp and recognizable inside a small circle.

Do I need to know design?

No. The themes already come with balanced typography and colors. Your job is to pick one and order the links well.