Stan sells courses. LinkForge sells discoverability.

Stan Store (stan.store) built a powerful creator monetization platform — digital products, bookings, memberships, email flows. At $29/month, it targets creators whose revenue lives inside the storefront.

LinkForge targets a different job: make your name findable on Google and convert discovery traffic through a fast, indexable link hub. Pro at €7/month.

These are not direct substitutes. They are complementary — unless you are paying Stan prices expecting SEO, which Stan does not deliver.

Stan Store vs LinkForge: honest comparison

Dimension	Stan Store	LinkForge
Primary purpose	In-platform sales	Search visibility + links
Monthly price	$29+	Free / Pro €7
Server-rendered HTML	No	Yes
ProfilePage JSON-LD	No	Yes
XML sitemap for pages	No	Automatic
Native digital product checkout	✅ Full	External links
Email marketing / funnels	✅	—
Booking integrations	✅	Link-out
Custom domain	Paid tier	Pro included
Google branded search	Weak	Strong
EU pricing (€)	~€27+	€7

Stan wins in-platform commerce. LinkForge wins Google indexation and branded SERP.

Why Stan Store pages do not rank

Client-side storefront architecture

Stan pages load product grids, checkout widgets, and analytics scripts via JavaScript. Googlebot sees a heavy SPA optimized for conversion, not crawlability.

Bio text and product descriptions may index partially — but without ProfilePage schema or sitemap inclusion, branded queries rarely surface Stan URLs.

$29/month without SEO infrastructure

Stan Creator Pro includes:

Unlimited products
Analytics
Custom branding
Payment processing

Stan Creator Pro does not include:

SSR bio pages
Structured data for Person/ProfilePage
Public creator sitemap
SEO meta panel designed for SERP control

You pay nearly 4× LinkForge Pro for commerce features that do not help "[your name] links" rank.

The smart creator stack: Stan + LinkForge

High-earning creators often split roles:

URL purpose	Platform	Bio link?
Instagram/TikTok bio hub	LinkForge	✅ Primary
Product checkout	Stan	Linked from LinkForge
Google discovery	LinkForge	Indexed
Course funnel	Stan	CTA from LinkForge

Instagram bio → LinkForge (fast, indexable, professional) LinkForge → Stan product page (when they are ready to buy)

You get Stan revenue and Google visibility — without pretending Stan is an SEO tool.

Cost analysis: 12 months

Platform	Annual cost	SEO stack	Commerce
Stan Store	~~$348 (~~€320)	❌	✅
LinkForge Pro	€84	✅	Link-out
Stan + LinkForge Pro	~€404	✅	✅
Stan alone (SEO expectation)	~€320	❌	✅

Creators expecting Stan to replace a SEO bio page overpay for the wrong outcome.

Choose Stan alone if 90%+ revenue is Stan-native and you ignore Google. Choose LinkForge (or both) if branded search, press discovery, or an indexable hub under €10 matters. Build at Link-in-bio product page.

Migrate bio link from Stan to LinkForge

Sign up for LinkForge
Add links: Stan store, top products, socials, booking
Write bio paragraph — mention what you teach/sell
SEO title: [Name] | Courses, Links & Shop
Publish — sitemap fires
Change Instagram bio URL from stan.store/you to LinkForge
Keep Stan as linked destination for purchases

FAQ

Can Stan Store pages ever rank on Google?

Occasionally for product-specific long-tail queries with external backlinks. Branded bio URLs rarely rank due to CSR and missing schema.

Is LinkForge a Stan replacement?

No — LinkForge is a link hub and SEO layer. Use Stan for checkout, LinkForge for discovery.

Why is Stan $29 and LinkForge €7?

Stan bundles payment processing, product hosting, and funnel tools. LinkForge focuses on indexable bio pages — lower cost, different scope.

Do I need both platforms?

Creators earning on Stan who care about Google typically use LinkForge as canonical bio URL and link to Stan products.

How does Stan compare to Beacons?

Both are commerce-first CSR platforms. Same SEO limitations. LinkForge complements both.

Pay Stan for sales. Pay LinkForge for search. Pay $29 expecting both — and get neither from Google.

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