Link-in-Bio Store vs Full Website — Which Is Right for You?
Instagram gives you one link in bio. Should it go to a simple link-in-bio catalog or a full store with checkout, orders, and payments? Here's how to choose.
Verdict: use a link-in-bio store while you sell a few items and can manage orders in DMs; switch to a full website-style store once you pass roughly 10–20 orders a day or need payments, invoices, and shipping. SitesPlaced gives you both — a full store that still lives behind one bio link, free to build and publish with orders, Razorpay, and Shiprocket built in at 0% commission. Pay from ₹199/month (Starter) only for a custom domain or to remove the badge.
Link-in-bio store (catalog only)
Pros: Very simple, often free or cheap. One page, product images, link to WhatsApp. Fast to set up.
Cons: No order list, no invoices, no payment or shipping integration. You do everything manually. Hard to scale past 10–20 orders a day.
Full store (orders + payments + shipping)
Pros: One dashboard for orders, statuses, PDF invoices, Razorpay, Shiprocket. Customers get a proper checkout and tracking. You look professional.
Cons: Slightly more setup — but still one link in bio. On SitesPlaced a full website for your Instagram business is free to build and publish at 0% commission; from ₹199/mo (Starter) only adds a custom domain or removes the badge.
