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May 12, 20254 min read

Why your Linktree looks like everyone else's

Every creator on Instagram has the same purple gradient, the same rounded buttons, the same default font. Here's why that's killing your brand — and what to do about it.

Open Instagram right now. Tap the bio link of any creator you follow. Then do it again. And again.

After the third or fourth one, you'll notice something: they all look identical. Purple-to-pink gradient. Rounded white buttons. The same "Linktree" badge tucked at the bottom. You could swap the names and no one would know.

This is a branding disaster hiding in plain sight.

Your link-in-bio page is often the first standalone experience someone has with your brand outside of a social platform. It's the digital equivalent of a first impression, a handshake, a business card. And right now, yours looks exactly like your competitor's.

Why does this happen?

Platforms like Linktree optimise for simplicity, not differentiation. They want you to get a page up in under two minutes — and they succeed at that. But simplicity at scale means homogeneity. When millions of creators use the same defaults, the same templates, the same colour palettes, everyone ends up looking the same.

There's also a psychological cost to sticking with defaults: it signals to visitors that you haven't thought deeply about your brand. If you haven't customised the one page that's supposed to represent you, what does that say about the quality of your work?

What your page should do

Your link-in-bio page should feel like an extension of your brand, not a widget bolted on top of it. That means:

  • Colours that match your visual identity — not whatever the platform defaults to
  • Typography that fits your tone — editorial? technical? playful?
  • A layout that reflects your priorities — which links actually matter?

The best creator pages feel intentional. Every choice — button shape, spacing, font weight — communicates something about who you are.

The fix

Start with your brand's primary colour. Then pick a background that creates contrast. Choose a button style that matches your personality: sharp corners for a technical or editorial feel, pill shapes for something warm and approachable.

If you're not sure where to start, look at your most popular content. What aesthetic runs through it? That's your answer.

Lynkz was built for exactly this. Upload your logo, and our AI will generate a full colour theme in seconds — primary brand colour, background, button style, all tailored to your visual identity. Your page will look like you, not like everyone else.

Because in a feed full of identical purple pages, being different isn't optional. It's the whole strategy.

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