Glossary

What things are called on Bink

Bink, dedicated active link, form, event, booking. We explain the terms you use every day — so you always pick the right block for what you want to do.

What a Bink is

Your public page and your permanent address on the internet.

A Bink is two things at once:

  • Your permanent username (bink4.me/yourname): your address on the internet, which stays yours forever.
  • Your public page: a customizable landing page at that address that gathers links, bookings, events, forms, products, socials and contacts — all in one place.

People go to your Bink and they find you, get in touch, book, buy, sign up — without having to jump between ten different apps.

Difference between form, event and booking

The form collects information; the booking sells your time; the event sells seats on a fixed date.

Form

What it's for: collecting information, applications, requests, newsletter sign-ups, project briefs.

What the user does: fills in fields (text, multiple choice, file). There's no date and no price.

When to use it: "I want to know who's interested", "I want to receive requests", "I want mailing list sign-ups".

Booking

What it's for: selling your time: consultations, sessions, 1-to-1 appointments.

What the user does: picks a slot from your availability, pays (if it's paid), and the slot is blocked for everyone else.

When to use it: "I sell an hour of my time", "I have recurring availability", "every client is a separate appointment". It integrates with Google Calendar.

Event

What it's for: selling seats on a fixed date: workshops, courses, talks, dinners, a book launch.

What the user does: signs up for an event that's already scheduled, pays (if it's paid), gets their seat. Several people attend the same event.

When to use it: "there's a date and a time already set", "I want lots of sign-ups for the same slot", "maybe I also need to assign seats".

Rule of thumb: the form collects; the booking sells your time; the event sells a seat on a date. If you need to know who's interested and there's no calendar yet, use a form. If you're selling yourself, use a booking. If you decide the time, use an event.

How links are split across the types

Every plan has a budget of bookings, forms and events: for each project pick the type that matches the action, not the one that "looks" closest.

Every Bink plan includes a quota of dedicated active links split by type:

PlanBookingsFormsEvents
Free333
Pro15 active blocks in any mix of the three types
BusinessUnlimited

On the Free plan each type has its own fixed quota (3 bookings + 3 forms + 3 events). From the Pro plan on you split active blocks freely between bookings, forms and events; with Business they're unlimited. It's still worth picking the right type for each project: each one has different logic, prices and flows (free-form fields vs. time slots vs. a fixed date).

If you're close to the limit, the advice is to pick the type that matches the action the user is asking for, not the one that seems easiest for you to manage:

  • Does the user fill something in? → form.
  • Does the user pick a slot and block your time? → booking.
  • Does the user sign up for a date you've already set? → event.

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