Monetization
Referral credits & standing codes for local businesses
List owners refer. Businesses redeem. Everyone tracks credits.
Referral credits software for businesses that reward word of mouth. Vendors set perk rules and code policies; list owners share standing codes on public pages; redemptions flow into credit wallets.
The problem
Sound familiar? These are the pain points people search for before they find a better way.
- Informal referrals are impossible to track
- Friends forget to mention who referred them
- No reusable code for list-based referrers
- Spreadsheet credit tracking doesn't scale
What you get
Standing list codes
Reusable codes on public vendor lists — e.g. SARAH-STAGING. Vendors redeem with a customer name each time.
One-time friend codes
Optional single-use codes when businesses want per-friend tracking.
Custom code names
Businesses set a code suffix; list owners can rename the full code.
Credit wallet
Referrers see balances, transactions, and redemption tiers per business.
Vendor redeem panel
Businesses redeem codes in-app and confirm offline payouts when needed.
Discover distribution
Live offers surface in Discover so new referrers can join programs by city.
How it works
- 1
Business launches offer
Set friend perk, code policy, credits per referral, and optional code suffix.
- 2
Referrer joins & shares
Join from Discover or a list, generate a standing code, share your public page.
- 3
Redeem & earn
Customer mentions the code; business redeems; referrer earns credits.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who names the referral code?
- Businesses set the suffix (their half). List owners can customize the full standing code on their list.
- Can I allow both standing and one-time codes?
- Yes — set code policy to list code + one-time codes in program settings.
Related solutions
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