Seller guide

How to sell on Instagram and TikTok from your bio

Show your products on a page of your own, and put its link in your bio. Each item leads to its page in your shop: followers buy without asking you where.

A ceramicist photographs a bowl with her phone, in her studio

Your bio today

mira.studio12.4K followers · handmade ceramics
Orders by DM

Your bio with Partn

partn.io/mira.studio
  • A handmade stoneware bowl on a wooden tableStoneware bowl$32mirastudio.com
  • A sage green ceramic vase with a few dried stemsSage vase$52$60mirastudio.com
One tap on an item, and the buyer is in your shop.
4ways compared3steps to sell from your bio1,000followers, or a verified business account: TikTok's profile link unlocks

Your followers want to buy, but can't find where

Under every post, the same questions. You answer them one by one, by DM.

In the evening, a seller answers messages on her phone, surrounded by parcels to pack
Your DMs12 unread
  • lea.bWhere can I get this?
  • tom_rPrice?
  • nina.kDo you ship to Chicago?
  • sam.pLink pls

People who don't dare ask just scroll on.

Every unanswered question is a sale left waiting.

Your options

How to sell on Instagram and TikTok: 4 ways compared

Each has a catch.

  • DMs

    Buyers have to ask, and every reply eats your time.

  • The app's shop

    Instagram Shop or TikTok Shop: it only lives inside the app.

  • Link in bio to your shop

    Buyers land on the home page and hunt for the item.

The fourth way

Your Partn page

  • Free
  • Each item has its link
  • Works outside the app: bio, website, newsletter
  • Other accounts feature you, free or paid
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Keep what already works: your Partn page adds to it, it replaces nothing.

See the full comparison
DMsFreeYesBuyers find the item aloneNo, they have to askWorks outside the appNoOther accounts feature youNo
The app's shopInstagram Shop, TikTok ShopFreeDepends on your country and its rulesBuyers find the item aloneYesWorks outside the appNoOther accounts feature youDepends on the app
Link in bio to your shopFreeYesBuyers find the item alonePartly: they land on the home pageWorks outside the appYesOther accounts feature youNo
Your Partn pageFreeYesBuyers find the item aloneYes, each item has its linkWorks outside the appYes: bio, website, newsletterOther accounts feature youYes, free or paid

How it works

Sell from your bio with Partn in three steps

Partn gives you a page with your name. It shows your items; the sale happens in your shop.

  1. 01

    Create your page

    An image and a sentence: what you do.

  2. 02

    Add your items

    Photo, name, price, and the link to their page in your shop or on Etsy.

  3. 03

    Post your link

    In your Instagram bio, in TikTok's “Website” field, on your website, in your newsletter.

Your screen · Shop
Your shopItems link to your product pages. We take nothing from the sale.
Item titleStoneware bowl
Price$32
Was—
Product page linkmirastudio.com/bowl
Add an item
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Partner featured

Neighboring accounts can feature your page on theirs, free or paid: they accept or decline.
partn.io/lumen.coffee
lumen.coffeeNeighborhood coffee roaster
Partners
mira.studioBowls built to last, thrown one by one.Visit the shop

Partn takes nothing from the sale.

As long as your link brings in visitors, Partn suggests your items on complementary accounts, never on a direct competitor's.

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Frequently asked questions

Do I need a website to sell on Instagram?

You need at least one page where the item can be bought: your shop, Etsy or another selling platform. Your Partn page shows your items and links there; it doesn't take the payment.

Can I keep my current link in bio?

Yes. Put your Partn link in your bio, and add your old link as the website on your Partn page, next to your items. Your visitors still find everything.

What about Instagram Shop or TikTok Shop?

Keep them if you use them: your Partn page works alongside. On TikTok, the profile link unlocks at 1,000 followers or with a verified business account.

Is it free?

Yes, creating your page and showing your items on it is free. Add your products, post your link in your bio, and your followers finally know where to buy.

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Your link in bio can pay you, too.A link in bio that pays you →

Your followers are already here. Show them where to buy.

Create your page, add your items, then post your link in your bio, on your website and in your newsletter.

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