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How can you have extra links in bio on X (Twitter) and get
More Visits to Your Website
This post is about adding extra links in bio on X (formerly Twitter) bio and other social platforms like Instagram, Facebook Page, and YouTube. I’ll show a popular method for extra links, and suggest a social media landing page on your website—an option you might overlook.
- How can you have extra links in bio on X (Twitter) and getMore Visits to Your Website
- Extra links in bio on X (Twitter)
- Extra links in bio on your Facebook Page
- Extra links in bio on Instagram
- Extra links in bio on your YouTube channel
- Using Linktree to add extra links in bio on X account
- Another approach – A social media landing page on your website
- What's the best approach for you?
- Be consistent in your approach
- What else could you do if you use a social media landing page?
- Extra benefits of having a website landing page
You can click or tap the screenshots below to see larger images.
Extra links in bio on X (Twitter)
Let’s start with X (formerly Twitter).
X is one of the most restrictive social media platforms for links, allowing only one external link to other platforms.
See the associated screenshot with an annotated explanation.
Before exploring ways to bypass X’s strict link policy, let’s compare other platforms that offer more external links in bios.
Extra links in bio on your Facebook Page
Currently, Facebook lets you add extra bio links that are visible to other users logged in to their accounts.
The associated screenshot shows what South Coast View’s Facebook Page looks like to others.
Extra links in bio on Instagram
Currently, Instagram allows you to have up to five links in your bio.
This is how my extra links appear on Instagram
At the bottom of the associated Instagram image screenshot of my account, you will notice a link that Instagram calls the Link in bio. To the right of the link, +2 is shown, indicating that there are two additional links to view.
The first Instagram link in the bio directs users to a social media landing page on South Coast View’s website. To see the other social links, we need to click or touch the highlighted link.
Clicking or tapping this link opens a pop-up overlay with extra links to my X (Twitter) account and Facebook Page.
At the time of publishing this post, Instagram allows you to have up to five links.
Extra links in bio on your YouTube channel
At the time this post was published, YouTube allowed an unlimited number of links.
The associated screenshot of my YouTube channel’s home page features one link to South Coast View’s website, followed by the wording and 4 more links.
Clicking or touching the link opens a pop-up overlay displaying additional links. This pop-up is shown in the associated screenshot.
An alternative way to access these extra links is to click or touch the channel description, which displays an angle bracket (>) to indicate that there is more to read.
YouTube used to have a separate tab called “Channels,” which it removed in late 2023.
Using Linktree to add extra links in bio on X account
By signing up for a Linktree account, you can create a link to a landing page on Linktree from where you can have extra links in bio on X.
I have produced a mock-up example (in the associated image) which shows how your Linktree might look.
Once you have claimed your unique web address and populated it with the links you need, you can add the web address obtained from Linktree to your X account.
Your X account home page would then display the one link permitted by X. Visitors can click through to your Linktree to view all your additional links.
Disclaimer: I haven’t used Linktree because I believe there is a better approach outlined below. Please note that the above link to Linktree is not an affiliate link.
Another approach – A social media landing page on your website
Suppose you already have your domain name and website. In that case, the best option is a dedicated social media landing page on your website.
You would create a page (not a post) on your website titled “Social Media Links.”
The screenshot above shows what the landing page for the social media links looks like on this website.
I show social media links as plain text for simplicity. You can format these as buttons if you prefer.
As my landing page is designed for visitors arriving from my social media platforms, I have added a Browse articles by subject section. If visitors see a subject they are interested in, they can click through to view a list of posts that cover only that subject.
What’s the best approach for you?
If you have a Twitter (X) account and no website, I recommend the Linktree approach, as outlined above. Linktree has free and paid-for plans.
Suppose you have a Twitter (X) account and a website and are familiar with basic website design. In that case, I suggest a dedicated social media landing page on your website with your social media links. Once your social media page has been created on your website, add the page address to your X account. Clicking on this bio link will then display your additional links in your bio on X.
Be consistent in your approach
For social media channels like Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube, which allow multiple external links, I would add these, even though they are hidden on the initial visitor view. For your visible link, I suggest adding either your Linktree link in the bio or the web address of your landing page, if you can create one on your website.
What else could you do if you use a social media landing page?
While it’s a good idea to keep landing pages fairly simple, you can direct visitors to your latest blog post on your landing page. Let’s say you posted on your Facebook Page and added a link to your website blog post.
However, you did not post about the same subject on your X account. Visitors who come to your website from your X account would see the reference to your latest website post, even though they may not have visited your Facebook Page.
You could also, as shown in the screenshot of my website landing page above, add all your subjects as links. If you are using a content management system like WordPress, you can easily achieve this with tags. In other words, each of your website posts has a tag assigned to it. You can see an example of this at the top of this post, where I have assigned the tags Computers and Internet and WordPress to this post.
Extra benefits of having a website landing page
Interestingly, most of the X, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook channels I follow do not have a website. It’s not that difficult or expensive to have a website. You would need to budget some £20 per year for a domain name and less than £10 per month for decent web hosting.
Many social media creators don’t have a website
Since most of the social media channels I follow use these platforms as their main content, a website could play a supporting role for their social media channels.
In other words, a website could have basic information such as who they are, what they do, contact details and a section of embedded social media posts.
The associated screenshot shows how I display my embedded social media posts on South Coast View’s website. You can see how the embedded social feeds are on this website.
A website lets you track visitors from social media
Another benefit of having a landing page on your website is the ability to track visitors who have arrived from your social media platforms. These visits will appear as referrals in your website statistics.
Get more visitors to your website
With the extra links in bio on X and other social media channels, you can generate more visits to your website and your other social media platforms. Start implementing these tips today to drive more visitors and take your online presence to the next level!
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