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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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

  • ilovefullprice on 04/03/2023 - 22:04

    Hi Mods, would you be able to do this?:

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/13457274/redir

    • Moderatorneil on 05/03/2023 - 22:12

      Sure, added.

  • steffyy on 05/03/2023 - 21:47

    Fig&Bloom please

    Format is https://www.figandbloom.com.au?_br=XXXX

    Benefit is $20 off for person referred and a coupon code for the referee (doesn't say how much this will be)

    You need to sign up for an account to join the referral program https://www.figandbloom.com/referral-program/

  • Frunk on 10/03/2023 - 16:41

    Sleeping Duck.

    Not sure why the current SD referral requires PM (I've received a few lately). Code seems generic?

    The URL format for the referral link: https://www.sleepingduck.com/au/raf/XXXXXXXX/
    Instructions to get the referral link: Unique link emailed to referrer after their own Sleeping Duckl purchase.
    Benefit for the referrers and referees: $150 discount on SD mattress for referred. $50 Giftpay Voucher for referrer.

    • Moderatorneil on 13/03/2023 - 00:03

      See this comment:

      Sleeping Duck have now updated their terms and conditions (in the link above) to say that referrals through OzBargain are not valid. I checked recently and my SleepingDuck referral code has been clicked over 200 times, but I’ve never got any rewards from SD. I clicked my own link and found that they have marked the code as invalid. I ran into this same issue when I was trying to use other people’s SD referrals from OzB, they were all marked as invalid. Maybe the SD referrals should be removed?

      and

      We've switched the system to PM (notified all users) as to not expose the links. They also have a cap on how many people you can refer so by using PM, the referrer should check to see if their code is valid.

      • Frunk on 13/03/2023 - 13:27

        Thanks.

  • Ozbcheckcheck on 12/03/2023 - 02:59

    Insta360 has launched an Affiliate program which a link per product.. A code gets passed within the URL and that code is same across products

    Below are some of the example affiliate links.

    https://www.insta360.com/sal/one_rs_1_inch_360?insrc=xxxx
    https://www.insta360.com/sal/go_2?insrc=xxxx
    https://www.insta360.com/sal/x3?insrc=xxxx
    https://www.insta360.com/sal/one_rs?insrc=xxxx

    Benefits appear to be 5% commission rate

    • Moderatorneil on 13/03/2023 - 12:31

      This is more of an affiliate system instead of a referral program. See Referral and Affiliate Link Differences. There is an application to fill out where you need to state the website you're promoting on as well as abiding by about 29 content guidelines including these interesting tidbits 🤨:


      2.2.3 You undertake to carry out promotional activities according to Insta360's requirements and shall not adopt the following promotion methods:

  1) To oppose the basic principles established by the Chinese constitution;

    2) Jeopardizing Chinese national security, divulging state secrets, subverting state power and undermining national unity;

    3) Harming Chinese national honor and interests;

    4) Inciting ethnic hatred, ethnic discrimination and undermining Chinese national unity;

    5) Undermining China's religious policies, promoting cults and feudal superstitions;

    6) Spreading rumors, disturbing social order and damaging social stability;

      We won't be adding this to our system at this time due to it being an affiliate system.

  • machej on 13/03/2023 - 13:34

    Hey Neil,

    It looks like Moomoo has changed their link format. Possibly the existing links don't work.

    • Moderatorneil on 14/03/2023 - 10:54

      There's a bit of contradicting information on what the actual referral benefits are so have added the ones I can find in T&Cs. There also doesn't seem to be any consistency in why links aren't working or why there are both futu and moomoo links. I've set the expiry to 180 days so maybe tomorrow we'll see if some of the non-working links get updated.

      • keonelittle on 15/03/2023 - 12:02
        +1

        Hi Neil, I just tried to enter my referral link and its coming up as wrong format.

        When i go to the refer section on the app it had a limited time offer code but also a button to generate referral code, both of these had a 2 week expiry on the code.

        Generated referral code:
        https://invite-code.moomoo.com/share?code=QNNAV6CM&inviter=1…

        Limited time referral (seems to be a better bonus)
        https://invite-code.moomoo.com/share?code=KQUZFJEM&inviter=1…

        Maybe it can be change to request a referral link type option?

        • machej on 15/03/2023 - 19:24

          Yep, same issue.

        • Moderatorneil on 15/03/2023 - 20:18

          Updated to accept that link as well.

          Changed description to:

          Referrer gets 5 free stocks up to $1500. Referee gets 2 free stocks.
          OR Earn $10 for every $100 deposit, up to $50.
          Keep trying links until a referral offer is shown.

          Seems that even some newly updated member's URLs aren't all working. Hopefully people will continue to click through until they get a referral offer.

  • eegs on 13/03/2023 - 19:48

    Company: Barbell Foods
    Website: https://www.barbellfoods.com.au/
    Referral link format: http://rwrd.io/<referral code>?c
    Example link: http://rwrd.io/hijod3c?c
    Where to get the referral link: https://www.barbellfoods.com.au/pages/rewards
    Benefits: Referrer and Referee each receive $10 worth of redeemable points (minimum spend $15)

    As per thread here the old links stopped working, the above is the current format and offer.

  • thewinchester on 14/03/2023 - 19:33

    Company: Bird (Scooter company)
    Website: https://www.bird.co/
    Benefits: up to $8 credit on first ride (and $8 credit for the referrer), valid for 7 days.

    Code only, no URL provided.

    User enters code via Promotions page in app once signed up.

    • Moderatorneil on 15/03/2023 - 10:17

      Bird added.

  • adenda on 17/03/2023 - 15:12

    Company : Credit Savvy
    Website: www.credit savvy.com.au
    Referral link: https://www.creditsavvy.com.au/?r=r1riwgojufmfzdsm
    Benefit: $30 cash back via Cheddar

    • Moderatorneil on 19/03/2023 - 16:58

      Looks like it finishes tomorrow so won't add. Blog Post. The $30 is actually:

      Participants must be new Cheddar customers and spend a minimum of $50 (including GST)

  • brisdaz on 18/03/2023 - 13:46

    I noticed "Receive e-mail notifications when referrals expire" recently. Would it be possible to have a list of personal referrals that expired in the last three months as well as will expire in the next three months?

    That is in case the emails get sent to spam accidentally or intentionally.

    • Moderatorneil on 21/03/2023 - 10:26

      The onus should probably be on the user to check to make sure emails are not being sent to SPAM and to check their referrals on a regular basis to add/change/remove them. We set arbitrary expiries on the stores but really users should be removing their links/codes when they no longer are with the company (e.g. electricity provider, health insurance etc.). Maybe there is some generic/non-generic reminders we can put in somewhere. Will have a think about it.

  • imdanwalton on 18/03/2023 - 14:12

    Pure-Product Australia - Please!

    URL Format:
    https://i.refs.cc/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

    Instructions to get referral link:
    https://pure-product.com/pages/customer-loyalty-points

    Benefit for referees:
    $5 off coupon.

    Benefit for referrers:
    $5 off coupon when a referee makes a purchase.

  • shallows on 19/03/2023 - 10:34
    +1

    Company: Bupa
    Website: https://www.bupa.com.au
    Benefits: $100 eGift card

    Code only, no URL provided.

    User enters referrals member number on sign up.

    https://www.bupa.com.au/offers/members-offers/refer-a-friend

    • Moderatorneil on 20/03/2023 - 22:16

      Bupa added.

  • poppingtags on 21/03/2023 - 12:20

    Vinyl Me Please

    URL Format: http://rwrd.io/xxxxxxx

    Instructions to get referral link:
    https://www.vinylmeplease.com/pages/refer

    Benefit for referees:
    US$10 off

    Benefit for referrers:
    US$10 off

    • Moderatorneil on 24/03/2023 - 15:06

      VMP added.

  • billevans on 23/03/2023 - 02:17

    Please add Yak Pay

    Website: https://www.yakpay.com/

    Referral link format: https://web.yakpay.com/#/signup?rc=<REFERRAL CODE>

    Example link: https://web.yakpay.com/#/signup?rc=6MYU

    Benefits: Receive 10,000 Qantas Business Rewards Points for each Client you refer to Yak Pay. Any referral that spends $100,000 in their first six months using any credit card via the Yak Pay platform earns you 10,000 Qantas or Velocity Points

  • gizzard on 23/03/2023 - 09:14

    Cryptospend

    URL Format:
    https://www.cryptospend.com.au/

    Referral code:
    XXXXXXX

    Applying a referral code:
    The code is applied after signing up.
    In app go to "Account". Scroll down to Referral section and enter code. Press "Claim" button.

    To find your referral code:
    There isn't a direct referral link.
    In app there is a button at the top right of the dashboard "Get $10". Click on that and your code is revealed along with sharing instructions.

    Instructions on referral requirements:
    KYC must be completed and then $30 spent on the card by the referred person. This is easy as once the free digital card is loaded from a bank account then you can spend either using the card or using BPay or bank details.
    You don't have to buy or sell any crypto just use AUD although the $10 referral reward will be in BTC.

    https://help.cryptospend.com.au/en/articles/6700172-terms-co…

    Benefit for referees:
    $10 worth of Bitcoin (BTC)

    Benefit for referrers:
    $10 worth of Bitcoin (BTC)

  • cooni on 24/03/2023 - 09:54

    Max Brenner referrals disappeared from OzBargain (switched off?)

    It appears the link to get your referral link from the app is indeed gone.

    However when you sign up there is still a place for you to type the Referring Member No as the first field on the form.

    Referring members is also still listed as a benefit on their page outlining benefits of their loyalty program.

    Can you reinstate it? Maybe just asking for your member number (starting with MBLD) instead of a link.

    • Moderatorneil on 25/03/2023 - 20:58

      I contact Max Brenner and they replied with the following:

      To obtain your 500 cocoa beans for referring a friend, your referral must put in your member number as they are registering an account with us on the app.

      Have changed to coupon code, removed all codes and notified all users.

  • machej on 24/03/2023 - 13:14

    Hi @neil,

    Can you please add Kyco to the referrals? The format for example is: https://my.kyco.com.au/share-the-love/jm2694

    • Moderatorneil on 26/03/2023 - 11:19

      What are the benefits for the referrer/referee?

  • Evil-Elmo on 24/03/2023 - 17:29
    +1

    As per TWAM, can we please have the following added (25% off for referee and $7 store credit for referrer):

    Oculus - Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs
    Oculus - Eleven Table Tennis
    Oculus - Golf+
    Oculus - Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
    Oculus - Les Mills Bodycombat
    Oculus - The Final Overs
    Oculus - Walkabout Mini Golf

    The format is the same for all, namely: https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/USERNAME/LONGNUMBER/

    For example, for Eleven Table Tennis my link is: https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Evil.Elmo/19954341905258… and for Golf+ https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Evil.Elmo/24123270855293…

  • quislor on 25/03/2023 - 09:00

    May I please request adding Momentum Energy?

    Company: Momentum Energy
    Website: https://www.momentumenergy.com.au/
    Benefit: Refer a friend to Momentum and you’ll both get $50 (GST inc.) off your electricity bill after they’ve successfully signed up

    Code only (7 digit numerical), no URL provided.

    User enters referral code on sign up.

    https://www.momentumenergy.com.au/offers/refer-a-friend

    Thanks!

    • Moderatorneil on 27/03/2023 - 10:32

      Re-enabled Momentum Energy. We turned it off in June as there was no one in the system.

      • quislor on 27/03/2023 - 11:14

        Thanks neil!

  • Eastwest on 25/03/2023 - 16:56

    Can I please request Nomador? https://www.nomador.com/

    Earn 1 free month when you refer friends!
    Share this referral link with your friends. They'll get 25% discount on their membership and you’ll get 1 free month for every friend that joins!

    Below is my unique link for the structure
    https://www.nomador.com/referral/invite/1fIn7LBl9e2E

    Thanks

    • Moderatorneil on 28/03/2023 - 10:41

      Nomador added.

      • Eastwest on 28/03/2023 - 19:26

        Thanks!

    • Moderatorneil on 12/12/2024 - 06:41

      Nomador has now been disabled as there are no referrers in the system.

  • Janko on 27/03/2023 - 15:43

    The referral code for myself given by Gym and Fitness is https://i.refs.cc/5WspnqQG?smile_ref=eyJzbWlsZV9zb3VyY2UiOiJ…

    and isn't accepted by the existing:

    https://i.refs.cc/{referral code}

    Too long? Just not sure entering the up until the ? will be accepted by them.

  • Janko on 27/03/2023 - 15:45
    -1

    Please allow posts to be edited that get unpublished so they can be corrected. Not typing it again.

    • Moderatorscrimshaw on 27/03/2023 - 16:49

      Read the instruction on the top of the page (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.)

  • Go Maroons on 28/03/2023 - 09:46

    Can I please get my post added here for Amex referral . It got unpublished yesterday
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/765180

    • Moderatorneil on 28/03/2023 - 19:59

      Which American Express card? You can find all the cards on the American Express store page under referrals.

      • Go Maroons on 30/03/2023 - 10:50

        Its for Qantas Ultimate Card
        https://www.americanexpress.com/au/credit-cards/qantas-ultim…

        • Moderatorneil on 31/03/2023 - 11:02

          That's already in the system. The offer in the system is which may be outdated is:

          Referee: 55,000 Qantas Points after $3,000 Spend + $450 Travel Credit each year
          Referrer: 40,000 points.

          What's the current offer?

          • Go Maroons on 31/03/2023 - 13:49

            @neil: It’s 75000 bonus points for $3000 spend + $450 Travel Credit
            Referrer: 40,000 points

  • YadaYadaYada on 28/03/2023 - 20:58

    Hi, I'm trying to enter my referral code for "Qantas Insurance - App Download" which I assume is for using the Qantas Wellbeing App. In the Friends tab of the app, if you go to "Refer a Friend", it tells you to just pass along a unique code that your friend will use when they sign up to the app for the first time. There's no URL like the current implementation.

    • Moderatorneil on 30/03/2023 - 22:40

      That's been changed to Qantas Wellbeing App, changed to coupon code, system flushed and all users notified.

      Qantas Insurance

  • InfamousCalf on 30/03/2023 - 16:36

    Requesting Picodi Australia - https://www.ozbargain.com.au/deals/picodi.com

    For each person that registers using your link and completes a purchase for at least $10, you will get $5.

    My link format: https://my.picodi.com/au/refer/9267512f-04d7-43dc-9fe1-c90f9…

    • Moderatorneil on 01/04/2023 - 20:36

      Added.

      • InfamousCalf on 01/04/2023 - 22:36

        Not seeing it. Do I need to do something?

        • Moderatorneil on 02/04/2023 - 11:24

          Fixed, should be there now.

  • kingOfDeals on 01/04/2023 - 09:37

    Hi, can you please add Temu

    They are giving $1 credit per referral

    Format
    https://temu.com/s/{{referral_code))

    How to get the code:
    1- Navigate to the ios app
    2- Click on You icon at bottom
    3- Click on Earn credits and free gifts
    4- Click on either free gifts or Lucky flip
    5- Click invite friends and copy the link

    • Moderatorneil on 03/04/2023 - 15:09

      $1 credit for just the referrer or does the referee get something?

      • kingOfDeals on 03/04/2023 - 15:45

        The $1 credit is only for the referrer.

        • Moderatorneil on 04/04/2023 - 23:14

          Temu added.

  • pkdelaney on 02/04/2023 - 21:10

    For consideration
    Zyron Tech
    Link format
    https://zyrontech.com.au/?ref=xxxxxxxx

    Refer your friends using the link and earn 5% commissions on purchases made by them

  • jaydisc on 04/04/2023 - 14:38
    Merged from Valid Spriggy Referral Code Is Being Rejected with "Verification Error - Wrong Format"

    Hi, trying to input my Spriggy referral URL. The placeholder in the field at https://www.ozbargain.com.au/user/-/edit/referrals shows:

    https://get.sprig.gy/i/{ReferralCode}

    My URL is:

    https://get.sprig.gy/w/JASOD131

    When I enter it, I get a tooltip error, "Verification error - wrong format"

    If I change my "w" to an "i", it passes the verification and is stored, but that's not the referral code Spriggy is supplying.

    • Moderatoralvian on 04/04/2023 - 15:23

      The verification rule has been updated. Please try entering your referral again.

  • eddomak on 06/04/2023 - 00:25

    Bose Australia
    https://share.bose.com.au/{Referral Code}
    $20 discount purchase over $250
    Referrer gets a $50 off voucher
    "*Offer valid for new customers only. Minimum purchases $250+. Coupon code is valid for 30 days."

    • Moderatorneil on 06/04/2023 - 15:23

      Have reactivated Bose referrals.

    • Moderatorneil on 22/07/2024 - 15:50

      There seems to be some issue with Bose referrals so have switched off pending any new information.

  • ilovefullprice on 06/04/2023 - 01:13
    +1

    Can we update the referral link format for WorldRemit.

    Referral link format appears to have changed from https://www.worldremit.com/en/refer-a-friend/invited?code={ReferralCode} and is now https://www.worldremit.com/en/r/{ReferralCode}

    (Note: I have tried the old format currently in the referral system by just replacing the {ReferralCode} to my referral code and it brought me to a page with an error message, so the old referral format appears to not work anymore)

    • Moderatorneil on 09/04/2023 - 10:28

      We updated the system from https://www.worldremit.com/en/r/{ReferralCode} to https://www.worldremit.com/en/refer-a-friend/invited?code={ReferralCode} last week based on someone contacting us. All the old links didn't appear to work in our system.

      All the links I've tried in the referral system now currently work. Are you saying when you log in to Worldremit, that the referral link they are giving is https://www.worldremit.com/en/r/{ReferralCode}?

      • ilovefullprice on 09/04/2023 - 11:00

        I just tried it again and it’s working now! Not sure what happened. Please disregard this, all good now.

  • krammis76 on 06/04/2023 - 15:57

    Got a link for 25 percent off figmin xr on the quest store.

    https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Krammis76/68491828518234…

  • krammis76 on 06/04/2023 - 15:59

    25 percent of figmanxr on the quest store. :)

    https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Krammis76/68491828518234…

  • puffinfresh on 06/04/2023 - 16:12

    Can these Oculus app referrals please be added?
    25% off for referee and $7 store credit for referrer.

    Red Matter 2: https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/{USERNAME}/3682089508520212/
    Sam and Max: This Time It's Virtual: https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/{USERNAME}/3044409625637497/
    Shadow Point: https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/{USERNAME}/2088119334554800/
    The Exorcist: Legion VR: https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/{USERNAME}/1947925211962268/
    The Last Clockwinder: https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/{USERNAME}/4837365566303714/
    Virtual Virtual Reality: https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/{USERNAME}/2111191602278229/
    Job Simulator: https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/{USERNAME}/3235570703151406/
    Accounting+: https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/{USERNAME}/2481987975166999/
    Gadgeteer: https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/{USERNAME}/2567395559960697/
    Floor Plan 2: https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/{USERNAME}/2401648309868679/

    • Switchblade88 on 06/04/2023 - 23:13

      I’ll add on here since it’s relevant:

      Moss Book II
      https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/{USERNAME}/4395292760584049/

      Ghost Giant
      https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/{USERNAME}/2366136696841248/

      Puzzle Bobble VR
      https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/{USERNAME}/3202625546470498/

      SWARM
      https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/{USERNAME}/2236053486488156/

    • Gowchormo on 06/04/2023 - 23:14

      Please also add:

      Oculus - Death Lap:
      https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/{USERNAME}/1954488057986071/

      Oculus - ForeVR Bowl:
      https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/{USERNAME}/3420508614708029/

      Oculus - Gun Club VR:
      https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/{USERNAME}/2285803881494677/

      Oculus - Star Wars Pinball VR:
      https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/{USERNAME}/3180994211970184/

      Oculus - Virtual Desktop:
      https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/{USERNAME}/2017050365004772/

      Thanks!

    • puffinfresh on 11/04/2023 - 12:09

      Thanks scotty. Not adding these to the current system is logical. Looking forward to a dedicated system if time permits.

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