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MyBioSpot Knowledge Base

Everything you need to build, sell, and grow — plus a quick reference for our support team.

Getting Started

Welcome to MyBioSpot — your all-in-one link-in-bio, storefront, and digital business card platform. This guide walks you through every feature, by tier, so you (and our support team) always have the answer at hand.

  1. 1

    Create your account

    Click Sign up and register with your email. You'll start on a free trial.

  2. 2

    Claim your @username

    Your public link is mybiospot.com/@username — pick something memorable.

  3. 3

    Pick a plan

    Visit Pricing to choose the tier that matches how you sell. You can upgrade anytime.

  4. 4

    Build your page

    Add links, products, and socials from the Dashboard, then share your link.

Every new account gets a free trial — your page is live immediately, no payment required to start.

Setting Up Your Profile

Your profile is the foundation of your page. Configure it under Profile Settings.

Profile picture

  1. 1

    Open Profile Settings

    From the sidebar, go to Profile Settings → Profile tab.

  2. 2

    Upload your photo

    Click the avatar circle and choose an image (JPG/PNG). It's stored as a file URL.

  3. 3

    Crop & save

    Use a square image for best results. Changes save automatically.

Key profile fields

  • Profile title — your headline (e.g. "Digital Creator")
  • Bio — short description shown on your page
  • Username — your unique @handle and public URL
  • Social handles — WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, Facebook, LinkedIn, phone, email
  • Verification badge — admins can mark verified accounts (shown as a green check)
Empty social/contact fields are automatically hidden from your public page — no broken icons.

Navigating the Dashboard

The left sidebar organizes everything you need:

Manage Links

Add, reorder, and edit your links, embeds, and pages.

Profile Settings

Profile, design, templates, business card, and SEO.

Sales & Orders

View orders placed on your storefront.

Seller Payments

Configure your checkout & payment methods.

AI Assistant

Chat with the in-app AI for help and content.

Analytics

Profile views and link clicks over time.

Subscribe

Manage your plan and payment.

On mobile, open the sidebar via the menu icon. A live phone preview of your page sits on the right of the editor (or via the floating button on mobile).

From Manage Links you create the content visitors see on your page.

  1. 1

    Add a link

    Title, URL, icon, color, and which page it belongs to (home, about, contact…).

  2. 2

    Add an embed

    Paste a YouTube, TikTok, Spotify, Instagram, or Vimeo URL — it auto-embeds.

  3. 3

    Organize pages

    Create separate pages (Shop, About, Contact) and assign links to each.

  4. 4

    Feature & reorder

    Mark important links as featured and drag to reorder.

  5. 5

    Toggle visibility

    Hide a link without deleting it.

Templates & design

Under Settings → Design, choose a profile template (Classy, Centered, Card, Minimal, Magazine), set colors, fonts, gradients, and backgrounds. Design changes autosave. Adaptive "Smart Colors" can extract a palette from your profile photo.

Storefronts & Shop Types

Turn your page into a real store. Under Settings → Shop, pick a storefront template:

E-commerce storefronts

  • E-commerce — product grid with cart & checkout
  • Boutique — curated, editorial product showcase with cart
  • Portfolio — project gallery with category filters and "Hire Me"
  • CV / Resume — experience & skills with PDF export and AI polish
  • School / Academy — course listings for educators

Professional storefronts

Smart storefronts that adapt to your profession — each type auto-configures CTA buttons, section titles, icons, and layout:

  • Real Estate — property listings with "Book Viewing"
  • Lawyer / Legal — practice areas with "Book Consultation"
  • Doctor / Medical — clinic services with "Book Appointment"
  • Designer / Creative — portfolio gallery with "View Project"
  • Consultant / Coach — programs with "Book Session"
  • Corporate / Business — services with "Contact Us"
  • Architect / Engineer — project gallery with "View Project"
  • Photographer / Videographer — gallery with "Book Shoot"
  • Chef / Catering — menu with "Book Catering"
  • Therapist / Counselor — services with "Book Session"
  • Car Dealer / Auto — vehicle inventory with "View Details"
  • Freelancer (General) — services with "Hire Me"

You can run a link-in-bio and a storefront together using the "Links + Shop" (split) home mode, or make the storefront your home page.

Selling & Checkout Flows

Every storefront uses a cart: buyers add items, then check out. The checkout experience depends on your tier and seller payment settings:

Starter — WhatsApp checkout

Buyers add items to the cart, then "Checkout via WhatsApp" composes the full order (items, quantities, prices, total, buyer details) and opens a chat with your WhatsApp number. No payment processing — you confirm and arrange payment in chat.

Pro — Platform store checkout

A real e-commerce checkout: buyer enters name, phone, email, picks "Pay on platform", and places an order. Orders land in your Sales dashboard for confirmation.

Elite 1 — Custom manual payments

Adds your own M-PESA Paybill/Till, PayPal, or bank account as payment options at checkout. Buyers see instructions and the order is created for manual confirmation.

Elite 2 — M-PESA STK push

Triggers an STK push directly to the buyer's phone, paid into your own M-PESA shortcode. Configure your Daraja credentials under Seller Payments.

STK push requires valid Daraja Consumer Key, Secret, Passkey, and Shortcode. In sandbox, use Safaricom test credentials. Switch to production only when live.

Plans & Tier Features

Higher tiers include everything below them — upgrading never removes features. See the full comparison on the Pricing page.

Starter — WhatsApp selling

  • Cart + WhatsApp order checkout
  • All storefront templates
  • Basic analytics

Pro — Platform store

  • Everything in Starter
  • Platform store checkout
  • Order management

Elite — Optimize & grow

  • Everything in Pro
  • Advanced customization
  • Custom shop name
  • AI content polish (5/mo)
  • Advanced analytics
  • Priority visibility

Elite 1 — Hybrid payments

  • Everything in Elite
  • Custom manual payments (Paybill/Till/PayPal/Bank)

Elite 2 — Full brand

  • Everything in Elite 1
  • M-PESA STK push
  • Full branding control
  • Dedicated store domain
  • Marketing tools
  • Customer database
  • API access

Digital Business Cards

Share a polished digital business card with QR code, contacts, and premium designs. Available to all tiers — toggle it on under Settings → Business Card. Pick from 4 layouts, each with custom accent color:

  • Classic — traditional card with photo, name, title, and contact details
  • Modern — bold accent bar with clean typography
  • Minimal — ultra-clean, centered contact info with subtle styling
  • Executive — formal layout for corporate professionals

Visitors see a popup letting them switch between your Link view and Business Card view. Customize the accent color (emerald, blue, gold, rose, and more) to match your brand.

CV Builder & Templates

The CV Builder (sidebar → CV Builder, or open it here) lets you create a professional, job-ready CV in minutes — no design skills needed.

Two ways to start

  1. 1

    Upload a PDF

    Already have a CV? Upload the PDF and the system reads it, extracts your details (name, experience, education, skills), and pre-fills the form for you.

  2. 2

    Write from scratch

    Start with pre-filled common placeholders — just replace the bracketed text with your own details.

Choose your format

Pick the template that matches your experience level. A cheat-code helper guides you:

Kenyan Job Ready (Chronological)

A clean, straightforward format listing your work history in reverse order. Best for job seekers with solid, relevant work experience. Sections: Professional Summary, Work Experience, Education, Key Skills, Certifications, Additional Information, References.

⚡ Got solid experience? → Go Chronological

Executive Sharp (Functional / Executive)

A sharp, executive-style CV that leads with core competencies and key achievements before work history. Best for professionals with strong skills but less formal experience, or senior roles. Sections: Professional Profile, Core Competencies, Professional Experience, Education, Certifications, Key Achievements, Technical Skills, Additional Information, References.

⚡ Got skills but less experience? → Go Functional

Who is it for?

  • Job seekers — create a polished CV fast, even without design experience
  • Professionals — maintain an up-to-date CV with key achievements and competencies
  • Recent graduates — use the Executive format to lead with skills when work history is short
  • Career changers — highlight transferable skills with the functional layout

Live editable preview

The form sits on the left and a live preview renders on the right as you type — so you always see exactly what employers will see. On mobile, switch between Edit and Preview tabs. Your CV saves to your account automatically when you hit Save.

Not sure which format to pick? Use the cheat code: if you have solid work experience, go Chronological. If your skills are stronger than your experience, go Functional.

Show your CV on your public profile

Toggle "Show CV on your public profile" in the CV Builder to add a CV button to your bio page. Visitors press it and your full CV pops up in a modal — no page navigation. It works alongside your links, storefront, and business card, so you can sell, share links, and offer your CV from the same page. Turn it off anytime to hide the CV link without deleting your CV.

AI Assistant

The in-app AI assistant (sidebar → AI Assistant) helps you write bios, polish product/CV descriptions, and answer questions about using MyBioSpot. Elite+ sellers get AI content polish (5 uses per month) for CV and portfolio descriptions.

Support questions the AI can't resolve are escalated to the admin team as support tickets — see the Support section.

Analytics & Insights

Track profile views and per-link clicks under Analytics. Starter and Pro see basic stats; Elite+ unlocks advanced analytics. Views are tracked anonymously when someone visits your profile.

Inbox & Messaging

Your Inbox is a unified hub for all client interactions — messages, orders, payments, and subscription notifications — in one place. Access it from the sidebar.

Contact button

Visitors can reach you via a contact button on your public profile. Under Settings → Share & SEO, toggle the contact button between:

  • Inbox — opens a contact form; messages land in your Inbox
  • WhatsApp — redirects directly to your WhatsApp chat
Unread messages show a badge count on the Inbox sidebar item so you never miss a client inquiry.

Payments & Subscriptions

Pay your subscription via M-PESA (STK push) or PayPal from the Subscribe page. A free trial keeps your page live; once it ends, an unpaid page is unpublished (but your data is kept). Renewal reminders are sent automatically and stop after 7 weeks of non-renewal.

If a payment prompt doesn't arrive, check the phone number format (2547XXXXXXXX) and that you have sufficient M-PESA balance.

Referral Program

Earn a 30% commission on every payment made by users you refer to MyBioSpot. Track your referrals and earnings from the Referral Program page in the sidebar.

How it works

  1. 1

    Share your referral link

    Found on the Referral Program page — it's your profile URL with a referral tag.

  2. 2

    Someone signs up via your link

    They're automatically tracked as your referral.

  3. 3

    They subscribe to a plan

    When they make a payment, a 30% commission is calculated.

  4. 4

    Admin reviews & approves

    Commissions are pending until reviewed. Once approved, funds become withdrawable after 10 days.

  5. 5

    Withdraw your earnings

    Request a payout via M-PESA, PayPal, or bank from the Get Paid page.

Affiliate commission withdrawals have no platform fee. Seller earnings withdrawals incur a 2.25% platform fee.

SEO & Growth Pages

MyBioSpot auto-generates SEO-optimized landing pages targeting specific niches and professions. These pages help your profile rank on Google and attract organic traffic.

  • Niche-targeted pages — link-in-bio, lawyer, ecommerce, and more
  • AI-generated content — hero images, FAQs, and structured sections
  • JSON-LD FAQ schema — automatically embedded for rich search results
  • Custom meta tags — set your own SEO title and description under Settings → Share & SEO

Admins can generate new SEO pages from the Admin dashboard using the SEO Agent, which researches keywords and creates complete pages automatically.

Support Agent Reference

This section is a quick reference for support agents handling chat and inbox tickets. Use these answers as starting points.

Q: My page isn't showing / expired

The free trial or paid period ended. Direct them to /Subscribe to renew. Trial pages stay live during the trial; admin pages are always live.

Q: M-PESA STK prompt didn't arrive

Confirm the phone number is 2547XXXXXXXX format, the buyer has sufficient balance, and (Elite 2) Daraja credentials are valid in Seller Payments. Sandbox only works with Safaricom test numbers.

Q: Buyer can't check out

Starter sellers only have WhatsApp checkout — that's expected. For platform/custom checkout, the seller must be Pro+/Elite1+. Orders appear in Sales & Orders.

Q: Custom shop name not showing

Custom shop names are an Elite+ feature. If the seller downgraded, the field is stripped from the public profile automatically.

Q: AI polish not working

Elite+ only, 5 uses/month. Uses reset monthly. Check ai_content_uses_used / ai_content_uses_reset_at on the user.

Q: Verification badge

Admin-only. Shown as a green check icon next to the name — never the word 'Verified'.

Q: Profile photo not blending (Classy)

Classy mode applies a bottom-fade mask to the avatar on image backgrounds; name renders in white.

Q: Want to escalate

If the AI assistant can't resolve, the user can submit a ticket via the support widget. Agents reply from Admin → Support.

When in doubt, check the user's SellerConfig tier and subscription status first — most issues trace back to tier limits or an expired plan.