Turn your loyal customers into brand ambassadors. With referral rewards built into your loyalty program, every happy customer becomes a growth engine for your business.
Loyalty program referrals let your existing customers invite their friends and family to join your rewards program. When a referred friend signs up, both the referrer and the new customer can earn bonus stamps, bonus rewards, or both.
It is the most natural form of marketing. A recommendation from a trusted friend is far more powerful than any advertisement. With RewardForge referrals, you turn that word-of-mouth into a trackable, measurable system that grows your business automatically.
Every referral is tracked in your dashboard. You can see who referred whom, whether the referral was completed, and what bonuses were awarded. No more guessing how customers found you.
Three simple steps to grow your customer base through word of mouth.
From their loyalty card, your customer taps "Refer a Friend" and gets a unique referral link they can share with anyone.
They send the link to friends via text, WhatsApp, email, or social media. The link opens your loyalty program sign-up page with the referral code pre-filled.
When the friend signs up, both the referrer and the new customer earn the bonus you configured: extra stamps, extra rewards, or both.
Every referral is a customer you did not have to pay to reach. No ad spend, no marketing budget. Your existing customers do the work for you.
Referred customers stay longer and spend more. Research shows referred customers have a 37% higher retention rate than customers acquired through other channels.
Track every referral in your dashboard. See total referrals, completed sign-ups, pending invitations, and the exact bonuses awarded. Real data, not guesswork.
Every new customer who joins through a referral can refer their own friends. One happy customer can bring you five, ten, or more new customers over time.
Everything you need to run a referral program is built into RewardForge.
Go to your loyalty program settings and flip the referrals toggle. Set how many bonus stamps and bonus rewards each referral earns. That is it.
View all referrals across your program in one place. Filter by status: pending, completed, or expired. See summary stats at a glance: total referrals, total bonuses awarded.
Customers generate their referral link right from their loyalty card. They can copy the link or share it directly using their phone's share function. They can also track the status of their referrals.
When a new customer signs up using a referral link, the code is validated automatically. Bonuses are awarded once the referral is confirmed. No manual steps needed.
"Refer a friend, both get 2 bonus stamps"
Your regular customers text their friends a link. When the friend joins your loyalty program and gets their first stamp, both the referrer and new customer jump ahead by 2 stamps. If your card needs 10 stamps, that is 20% progress for free.
"Refer a friend, earn a free treatment"
Set referral bonus rewards to 1. When a client refers a friend who books their first appointment, the referrer gets a free reward immediately. The friend also starts with bonus stamps towards their own free treatment.
"Bring a friend, both get 3 bonus stamps"
Diners share their referral link after a great meal. When their friend signs up and dines with you, both jump ahead on their stamp card. With 8 stamps required, 3 bonus stamps means they are nearly halfway to a free meal.
Free 30-day trial. No credit card required. Referrals built in from day one.