User-Submitted Referral Code/Link Requests & Updates

scotty on 08/04/2014 - 10:16
Last edited 16/01/2022 - 11:25 by 5 other users
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Original Post

This morning we pushed out a new user-submitted referral changes. This is an update to the previous attempt in 2012. Problem with the previous one is that it's difficult to add new stores that support referral benefits, and the feature ended up only supporting GreenManGaming and not being used much by our users here. What happened afterwards were wiki pages created for each online shop. Yes it's an interesting use of the wiki pages, but

  • Not a good idea to let any member to be able to edit everyone's code.
  • Free-form might not be the most ideal format, and hard to police everyone to edit in the same format.
  • The list is ordered rather than randomised.

What we have done now is having a single place for you to put in all your referral codes. Go to your Settings page and click on the referrals tab. You should be presented with a list of "stores" that we currently have referral support. For the comprehensive list of stores / products supported, please go to the referral wiki page.

New ones should be easily added as well if the method of referral is via a referral link (i.e. unique URL per referrer). Feel free to submit new ones in the comments. I need

  • The URL format for the referral link
  • Instructions to get the referral link
  • Benefit for the referrers and referees.

Another reminder that Affiliate Links and Referral Links are different and we do not allow affiliate links here on OzBargain.

Once a referral system has been set up for that domain, for every deal posted to that domain, a grey box will appear below the content and above the Share buttons containing a randomised referral link AND OP's referral link (if OP has submitted one for that domain and the deal has hit the front page vote minimum - updated 9/5/16). The benefits for the referrers and referees are also shown so people know what they (and you) are getting. For example this Amaysim offer I submitted. In this case including your own referral link and link to wiki becomes redundant.

Yes this is still in beta and needs improvement. Some potential issues / possible improvements:

  • Since you do not really need to put referral link in your content, you can submit deals with your link in the referral box without the deal being marked as "referral post". This might lead to abuse of people posting excessive deals from the stores offering referral. I shall look at ways to prevent it. I don't want to mark them as referral post at the moment because previously submitter can pick and choose whether to include his/her referral link. Now it's always included. 9/5/16 Update: Your deal must hit the front page vote minimum (currently 30) to show. This was previously 5, before being changed to the front page vote minimum.

  • Referral-code / coupon-code type referrals are not yet supported. For example Budget Direct, Rabobank, etc. We can potentially generate a popup containing the code when people click on "OP" or "random".

  • A good idea to let people pick and choose? For example some people might not want to use OP's referral link, not a random one either but from a list of friends.

So here it is. Give it a try guys! I will start removing some of the wiki pages later today. Meanwhile, please leave feedback in the comments.

If your comment is automatically unpublished due to the referral link, do not worry, moderators can still see it and will republish it before replying.

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Comments

  • jpen8591 on 27/03/2021 - 00:49

    BuyandShip - https://au.buynship.com/

    The URL format for the referral link: https://au.buynship.com/invite/xxxxxxxx

    Instructions to get the referral link: Visit https://au.buynship.com/. Log in>referral

    Benefit for the referrers and referees: Share your “Friend Referral Number” or “Referral Link” to a friend for account registration. By doing so, you and your friend will receive and extra 5 bonus credits within 14 days of completing his/her first transaction.

  • scrypton on 29/03/2021 - 17:08

    The new Virgin Money Go account
    (as per https://virginmoney.com.au/bank-and-save/accounts/go-account)

    Unique code required

    Both will receive 5000 bonus Virgin Money Points when the friend signs up for a new Virgin Money Go Account with the unique code and makes a purchase, direct debit or BPAY payment within the first 30 days.

  • Applause on 03/04/2021 - 19:29
    +1

    If what Ricketytruck says in this comment https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/614825#comment-10294244 about HelloFresh referral codes requiring an active account to earn credits then maybe Hellofresh referral codes should be changed to randomised private messages?

    Having them in private messages will also help out if/when they start deleting referral codes on here (see 13.6 in T&Cs).

    • Moderatorneil on 06/04/2021 - 13:20

      Have made it clear on the referral page that an active account is required:

      Only enter your referral if your account is ACTIVE

  • Applause on 05/04/2021 - 00:06

    HP Instant Ink is available in Australia and they have a referral where the referrer and referee both receive 1 month free instant ink.

    The referral link is this with 6 unique characters:
    https://try.hpinstantink.com/xxxxxx

    Can also enter the 6 unique characters in the app where there is a field for special promotions.

    Website for it is https://instantink.hpconnected.com

  • JordanM on 07/04/2021 - 09:15

    Neuron Mobility, can get the referral link from the app with your account under Rewards.

    The referral link is this with 8 unique characters:
    https://www.rideneuron.com/?referCode=<code> or you can just share the 8 characters.

    ""Give a free ride and Get a free ride" lets you refer friends and earn a free ride for up to 10 minutes for both of you and your friends. "

    More info - https://support.rideneuron.com/hc/en-us/articles/90000463892…

  • bettina44 on 08/04/2021 - 12:48

    my scrib'd referral link is different to the format provided it's : https://www.scribd.com/gi/referral code

    Can it be updated so we can put it in that format too?

    • Moderatorneil on 10/04/2021 - 22:23

      My account still has g. Seems that g and gi both work so probably fine to keep as is.

  • Eastwest on 12/04/2021 - 11:02

    Hi Mods, I have a referral link for poncho insurance but I do not see them listed can you please add them

  • Eastwest on 12/04/2021 - 11:34

    Hi Mods, I have a referral link for poncho insurance but I do not see them listed can you please add them. The link I was sent is below. New customer gets $100 off a new policy - referer gets $100 off their policy. Here what I was sent as the referal code

    https://ponchoinsurance.com.au/referrals?REFCODE=FIONAB1&RER…

  • bettina44 on 12/04/2021 - 21:38

    can we add duolingo?

    "Get one week of free Duolingo Plus for every friend who joins via your invite link."

    Referral link: invite.duolingo.com/referralcode

    • Moderatorneil on 20/04/2021 - 16:33

      Duolingo has been added.

  • SirCrumpet on 14/04/2021 - 13:59

    Hi Mods!

    Would it be possible to add FTX?

    Other crypto exchange referrals/deals have proven to be popular, FTX has been recommended a few times in the Ozbargain comments/forums, and FTX have recently added AUD PayID support.

    When users sign up with an affiliate link, as a baseline the referrer will receive 25.00% of their trading fees and the referee will receive a 5.00% fee discount all their trades.
    (You can increase the fraction of your referees' trading fees that you receive (up to 40%) by staking FTT)

    Referral Links are in the format: https://ftx.com/#a=11342048
    Users can find their referral link/code at https://ftx.com/referrals

    • Moderatorneil on 22/04/2021 - 11:39

      FTX has been added.

  • Stingo on 15/04/2021 - 22:27

    It looks like GoGet have recently changed their referral system. According to the updated (compare with web.archive.org for March) blog entry (opaque) referral links are now used. It's possible the benefit has changed/will change as the blog refers to a "$25 booking promo" rather than a driving credit. They also claim they e-mail the referrer and referee with details of the credit. That might be a change since the last time my friend used my details since I never got an e-mail.

    • Moderatorneil on 18/04/2021 - 12:09

      Switched to URL based referral, expired all users in system and notified them to put link in. GoGet

      • Stingo on 18/04/2021 - 23:53

        Thanks. Is there some setting that will send those notifications via e-mail?

        • Moderatorneil on 25/04/2021 - 19:41

          No, only via OzBargain notification via the website or the app.

          • Stingo on 25/04/2021 - 20:26

            @neil: Please consider that a feature suggestion. Are there other types of notifications I'm missing?

            • Moderatorneil on 01/05/2021 - 21:50

              @Stingo: Referral notifications are via the website & app only. I think most notifications, e.g. when something reaches front page, category notifications etc are available by either the site & app and/or email. Off the top of my head I think it's just referrals & when you are tagged that doesn't have email notifications. Notifications is a long term project.

              As for referrals, on one hand, we want to prioritise active members in the OzBargain referral settings and maybe don't want people just logging in to just stick their referrals in and then never see them again until they expire. But perhaps getting people back to the site with a reminder email encourages participation. We'll discuss.

              • Stingo on 02/05/2021 - 04:48

                @neil: Participation in OzBargain is its own reward. Sometimes an actual financial one. Personally, 'i find it a bit of a nuisance to have to clear notifications as I've already received them via e-mail. In the past I've paid them little attention. So little that I've missed previous referral expiry notifications.

                BTW, it would be great if deal subscriptions could be applied to sub-categories,

                • Moderatorneil on 07/05/2021 - 15:56

                  @Stingo: We've discussed this and will be rolling out referral expiration emails to those who opt-in. Will update when it's rolled out.

                  BTW, it would be great if deal subscriptions could be applied to sub-categories,

                  You mean the tags that are on the top of page under the category?

                  • Stingo on 07/05/2021 - 21:06

                    @neil: Thanks.

                    You mean the tags that are on the top of page under the category?

                    Yes, they work like sub-categories. Now that you mention it, subscribing to the other article tags is a great idea too. I don't know if "related product" is a tag too but I would like to be notified of new deals on a specific product sometime. I can think of more elaborate notification criteria but it probably would be unreasonable to get deal posters to post product specs in a fixed format not to mention the implementation difficulty of notification on complex criteria.

                    • Moderatorneil on 29/05/2021 - 23:47

                      @Stingo: Referral expiration emails are now available.

                      • Stingo on 30/05/2021 - 04:40

                        @neil: Thanks. Much obliged. I'm didn't think much about when you first mentioned it but I'm surprised you made it opt-in. Doesn't seem like too much of an intrusion if you're already signed up for notifications. On the other hand maybe I should just shut up about it since referral links that aren't replaced improve the chances of all the remaining population.

  • robbo600 on 17/04/2021 - 12:25

    Hey Mods,

    It looks like the validation for Bamboo might be incorrect/broken, I get a verification error when posting my link https://app.getbamboo.io/invest?referral=f7b13aa with the example being https://app.getbamboo.io/invest?referral={Name}

    Cheers

    • Moderatorneil on 18/04/2021 - 12:59

      Should work now. Missed a character in the regex.

      • robbo600 on 18/04/2021 - 14:43

        Hi Neil, thanks for looking at it, still doesn't seem to be happy though, possible client side cache?

        https://i.imgur.com/60mcMZy.png

        Cheers

        • Moderatorneil on 18/04/2021 - 15:15

          The parameter from everyone elses code is 8 characters long. Yours seems to be 7. I've now set it to accept either 7 or 8 characters.

          • robbo600 on 18/04/2021 - 15:17

            @neil: Thanks Neil! I have only just signed up too, maybe they've changed their format.

            Cheers

  • forrester on 19/04/2021 - 13:12
    +1

    Could we please convert the referral formatting so that it is via private messaging? This is so new referred customers can recontact their referrers if they need to chase up Reamped, and also to ensure before proceeding that the referral credit will be connected to an active account.

    I was reading the Reamped Energy Refer A Friend T+Cs (https://www.reampedenergy.com.au/legal/refer-a-friend-policy…) and it states:
    "ReAmped Energy retains the right to determine whether a Refer-a-friend is genuine and valid at their sole discretion. Any Refer-a-friend links that have been published on a public forum will be deemed invalid. If a Refer-a-friend is deemed to be invalid then the ReAmped Energy account credit can be rescinded at any time."
    AND
    “Both the Referring Customer and the Referred Customer must be an active ReAmped Energy Customer 30 days after the Referred Customer's switch to ReAmped Energy is complete for the account credits to be applied.”

    There are reports of customers needing the actual personal details of their friend or to chase up why they have not received their referral credits. Eg.
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/8867477/redir

    Thanks Nei!

    • Moderatorneil on 29/04/2021 - 14:49

      No worries. That's been converted.

  • Abaddon on 22/04/2021 - 17:27

    Fanatical please

    Format https://www.fanatical.com/referrals/?refer_a_friend=XXX

    Benefit for referrer is a random Steam Game Key. Benefit for the referee is 5% off their first qualifying purchase.

    To introduce your friends to fanatical.com, and get a reward for doing so, just share your unique referral link with them.

    Click the "Copy Link" button to copy the link to your clipboard so you can share it through whatever means you prefer.

    Depending on how their web browser is configured, when a friend that hasn't previously purchased from Fanatical.com visits Fanatical.com via the link you've shared and purchases from Fanatical.com in that same browser within the qualifying period we will (subject to conditions) reward them and you.

    Note: If your friend blocks website tracking actions and functions the rewards may not be triggered and delivered.

    Fanatical.com reserve the right to change the rewards without notice, but at the time of writing (1st February 2021), for every successful referral, existing Fanatical customers will receive a random Steam key. This will be delivered by email as a redeem code to be used here. The codes expire on the 30th June 2021.

  • mrjeeves on 23/04/2021 - 22:05

    Can we please get MACROS (macros.com.au) added? Pretty significant discount considering the starter package is $83 shipped for 7 meals, and they're amazing.

    Format:
    https://www.macros.com.au/?referral_code=([a-zA-Z0-9]{24})

    Example referral code (Not valid but matches the format, feel free to PM me if you need the real one):
    kn7dwdTCIfDQdaSrXRFGZKzL

    Pitch:
    Give your friends a taste of MACROS with $40 off, and you'll get $40 credit once they claim your link.

    MACROS ready-made meals are taking the hassle out of healthy living for Aussies. With 45+ meals and 15+ cuisines over 7 meal plans, there's something for all tastes, lifestyles and health goals.

    We deliver our meals fresh, never frozen, and use only the best ingredients to ensure maximum nutrition and maximum flavour. Dietitian-designed and chef-crafted, our meals taste as good as they are for you.

    T&C (I'm not sure if you'll allow it based on this):
    "Our customer referral program is designed to give customers a chance to recommend the MACROS service to friends, families and colleagues. These vouchers are not valid if used inappropriately, such as being published on deal sites or bargain sites. MACROS reserves the right to cancel any codes and delete credits from the sharer’s account."

    • Moo Deng on 03/05/2021 - 19:17

      Any update on this one?

    • Moderatorneil on 04/05/2021 - 12:35

      MACROS was added in June 2020 as per earlier comment in this thread.

  • Moderatorscrimshaw on 26/04/2021 - 20:49

    UP banking has paused their referral program, clicking on a referral leads to

    • Hook Up a Mate is taking a break after our biggest season yet. Stay tuned for a fresh new season you can share with mates soon.

    • You can still join Up (and we really hope you do), but you won't get any bonus payments.

    Up Bank referral is now disabled until further notice.

    Update: 04/05/2021 Referrals have been re-enabled again. https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/621143

  • keonelittle on 28/04/2021 - 13:43

    "OUR COW"

    The URL format for the referral link
    https://www.ourcow.com.au/shop/?raf=ref9177805

    Instructions to get the referral link
    Found in my account (maybe able to access without being an active member) under the "refer a friend" tab

    Benefit for the referrers and referees.
    $20 for referrer, nothing for referee

    • Moderatorhamza23 on 28/04/2021 - 15:48

      Added, thanks.

    • Moderatorneil on 05/07/2022 - 19:34

      There is no one in the referral system so Our Cow has been disabled.

  • keonelittle on 28/04/2021 - 16:53

    "Athletic Greens"

    The URL format for the referral link
    - "https://fbuy.io/ag/w5ehdqfb"

    • this might be some sort of shorten URL when you enter it into the address bar it changes to below, or maybe its a default URL but somehow notes the referrel code

    • "https://athleticgreens.com/partner/d35ctoffer-nutrition/en"

    Instructions to get the referral link
    - Found in account under the "Refer friends" tab

    Benefit for the referrers and referees.
    Referrer = $15 off your next order once referees make their first purchase,
    Referees = FREE year supply of Liquid Vitamin D (concentrated liquid) + 5 FREE Travel Packs with Subscription (single serve satchels of their main product)

  • alexeiw123 on 30/04/2021 - 14:07

    Have noticed that enphase energy now has a referral system.

    Format is: https://estimator.enphase.com/en-au?referral_code=1JT59TNAL

    Can we get this added?

    • Moderatorneil on 07/05/2021 - 11:39

      What does the referrer and/or referee get?

  • buscagangas on 02/05/2021 - 13:14
    +1

    Independent Reserve has a referral program now:

    "Earn 50% of all brokerage fees paid by the customers you refer for the first 90 days."

    https://www.independentreserve.com/invite/{referral code}

  • SomeGuyOnOzB on 03/05/2021 - 09:41

    Aussie Broadband now uses a numeric referral code.

    How does the bonus credit work?
    If your friend signs up with your unique code below, they'll get a $50 discount at sign up. Your friend can sign up using your unique referral code at checkout or by calling our friendly sales team and quoting the referral code you have provided them. Once your friend's service is active, you will receive your $100 first time referral credit on your next monthly bill!

    mine is XXXXXXX so I think it's just a number or string

    • Moderatorscrimshaw on 03/05/2021 - 10:35

      Aussie Broadband is currently set to PM-type referral, i.e. you privately message the other user for a referral code. Basically at this time it doesn't require updating, even if the referral format changes it will be kept as PM only.

  • MHLoppy on 04/05/2021 - 02:18

    Sleeping Duck now explicitly mentions ozbargain in their referral TOS lol

    If an Advocate uses this Program in a manner that is not satisfactory to Sleeping Duck or in line with the intent of the Program (such as sharing their referral link on the 'OzBargain' website or other similar websites, or advertising or marketing their referral link), we may refuse to pay the Reward (including in respect of any or all referrals made in relation to the Program). This includes conduct on the Advocate's part which is designed to undermine the fair and intended operation of the Program.

    • Moderatorhamza23 on 04/05/2021 - 10:39

      Yeah the referral system was switched to PM only for that reason back in June 2020, so no one's referral codes/links are publicly listed. See here. Similar to what we do with ING and other companies.

  • iceshadow on 06/05/2021 - 21:18

    AHM now has a referral system

    • Moderatorneil on 09/05/2021 - 14:59

      Can you provide more details?

  • lookwithin on 08/05/2021 - 00:53

    Little cupcakes has a referral system.

  • Munnday on 08/05/2021 - 06:53

    https://lunchmoney.app/
    https://lunchmoney.app/referral

    A gift for your friend
    Refer a friend and they will receive one free month after their trial.
    How does it work?
    Before every invoice, we'll check and see how many of your referred friends have an active subscription (i.e. a paid subscription with a credit card on file). You'll receive 10% off for every active friend!
    What happens if I refer more than 10 friends successfully?
    Your invoices will be $0 and we'll send you a special gift as a token of our appreciation!

    Referral code looks like the following: https://lunchmoney.app/?refer=xxxxxxxxxxxxx

    • Moderatorneil on 10/05/2021 - 12:58

      Lunch Money has been added.

    • Moderatorneil on 27/06/2022 - 11:05

      There doesn't seem to be anyone in our referral system. Have disabled Lunch Money.

  • lorikeet on 08/05/2021 - 22:22

    The referral link format for Keychron seems to have changed.
    The old links are not working, they are still redirecting to the website but not showing the 10% off code.
    The new link format is https://www.keychron.com/a/refer-a-friend/redeem/xxxxx/xxxxx

    • Moderatorneil on 10/05/2021 - 08:57

      Have changed format, expired all codes and notified all users.

  • 0FoxGiven on 16/05/2021 - 18:00

    Can Swyftx be added?

    format : https://trade.swyftx.com.au/register/?ref=uniqueidentifier

    • Moderatorneil on 17/05/2021 - 12:54

      What does the referrer/referee get?

      • 0FoxGiven on 17/05/2021 - 12:57

        The referrer gets 30% of the commission fee associated with all trades that your referral makes throughout the duration of their account.

        I don't think the referee gets anything at the moment

      • 0FoxGiven on 21/05/2021 - 20:22

        Can it be added?

        • Moderatorneil on 25/05/2021 - 23:46

          swyftx has been added.

  • Aequitas on 17/05/2021 - 11:57

    ProHashing

    Crypto mining site

    Referral URL: https://prohashing.com?r=AkPHnL2B

    Benefit: After 30 days Referee gets 0.5% bonus of whatever they mined in that time. Referer gets 0.2% bonus

    Instructions:
    1. Click the hamburger menu and select "referrals"
    2. Click 'New Referral Group', name it whatever you like
    3. Click the "Copy referral link" button

    • Moderatorneil on 25/05/2021 - 14:55

      Prohashing has been added.

      • Aequitas on 27/05/2021 - 08:53

        doesnt seem to let me add the url or code, says wrong format

        • Moderatorneil on 27/05/2021 - 10:09

          Apologies, all fixed. "?" character is regex always throws things off.

  • OnlyifMyPrice on 18/05/2021 - 10:13

    Hi Mods, could you please check the referral link in this page for Ugg Australia? https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/623612?utm_source=newslett…
    It’s not working. Thanks

    • Moderatorhamza23 on 18/05/2021 - 10:31

      I've fixed some incorrect links and removed the expired codes, should be good now.

  • Miyagi on 18/05/2021 - 14:38

    Please add Sports Power Geelong

    $10 each for referrer and referee

    I can't add the link format because my comment keeps getting unpublished.

  • SilentH on 25/05/2021 - 12:25

    Nectr

    Website: Nectr.com.au
    Referral link: https://share.nectr.com.au/cliff-horse-396

    I assume “cliff-horse-396” is unique for each customer.

    Referral T&C: https://nectr.com.au/refer-a-friend-terms-and-conditions/

    Referrer and referee get a $50.00 credit on your energy bills.

  • alexshel on 26/05/2021 - 00:20

    There is an app called Obi that compares rideshares including Ola and Uber. You get more ride options and can save money every time!

    Referral link looks like this:

    https://getobi.page.link/WJBf

    which redirects to
    https://www.rideobi.com/?referrerId=6f9b73a0-fe81-4be0-8b93-…

    Refer up to 3 friends and get $10 for each referred who take at least one ride using Obi app.

    • Moderatorneil on 27/05/2021 - 21:33

      As there haven't been any deals posted and there is only a benefit for referrers, we won't be adding it to our system at this time.

      • alexshel on 29/05/2021 - 11:22

        Fair enough

  • OnlyifMyPrice on 28/05/2021 - 16:19

    Hi Mods,

    Could you please check the Neuron Mobility referral link field? It currently requests the whole link but within the Neuron Mobility app, you can only copy the end portion of your code, but the OzBargain referral code field requests the entire code.

    Thanks

    • Moderatorneil on 28/05/2021 - 16:57

      No worries, have changed to code only.

  • matski on 31/05/2021 - 10:30

    Please add Workflowy to the referral. It's an amazing productivity app (web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows)

    • The URL format for the referral link
      https://workflowy.com/invite/xxxxxxxx - where xxxxxxx is a code (contains letters, numbers and some special characters)

    • Instructions to get the referral link
      Visit https://workflowy.com/referrals/ and grab the link under "Share this link" at the top

    • Benefit for the referrers and referees.
      Extra 250 items every month - for both referrer and referee

  • erwinng86 on 02/06/2021 - 21:23

    ClassPass referral link format needs to be updated from http://classpass.ps/{Name} to https://classpass.com/refer/{Name}

    • Moderatorneil on 02/06/2021 - 22:36

      That's been updated. Thanks.

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