Referral system loyalty program in the BonusQR app

Referral system

Your customers bring their friends

Every customer has a personal link to share. When their friends sign up through it and come to your business, the customer receives a reward coupon. You decide how many friends it takes and what the reward is.

Personal invitation link

Counts real visits

Coupon for the referrer

Customer referral program

What is a customer referral program?

A customer referral program rewards your customers for recommending you. A recommendation from a friend is one of the most convincing reasons to try a new place – a referral program turns it into a habit.

In BonusQR every customer finds a personal invitation link on the referral card and can copy or share it. A friend who opens it sees who invited them and what your loyalty program offers. The referral counts once the friend creates an account and visits you for the first time, and after the number of friends you set, the customer receives the reward coupon.

  • A personal link to copy or share
  • Only new customers who actually visit you count
  • Part of the Premium plan
Two friends in a café, one sharing a loyalty program invitation on her phone

What can be set up in the loyalty program Referral system?

01
Set the number of friends

Decide how many new customers a customer has to bring – from 1 to 5.

02
Create the reward

Choose the coupon the customer receives, for example a free lunch or a discount.

03
Choose the validity

Decide how long the reward coupon stays valid and add a short note for customers.

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Why reward customers for referrals

Your happiest customers are your best promoters – a referral program gives them a reason to talk about you.

New customers you can trust

New customers come on a friend’s recommendation, so they arrive with a positive expectation.

You pay only for results

The reward is issued only when invited friends sign up and actually visit your business.

Easy to share

Customers copy their link or share it straight from the app in a message or on social media.

A clear goal

The referral card shows how many friends have already come and how many are still needed.

Nothing extra at the till

Staff scan the new customer as usual – the first visit is what counts the referral.

A gift for friends too

Add a welcome coupon to the offer and invited friends also receive a gift right after they sign up.

Referral system compared with a welcome coupon and coupon campaigns

Three tools that reach different people – new customers, their friends and the customers you already have.

Free plan

Welcome coupon

A one-time coupon new customers receive right after signing up.

  • ✓Gets visitors to join
  • ✓Part of the Free plan
  • −Does not bring new people by itself
Premium plan

Referral system

Customers invite friends with a personal link and receive a coupon once the friends sign up and visit you.

  • ✓Brings new customers through recommendations
  • ✓Rewards only real visits
  • ✓Repeats with every next group of friends
Basic plan

Coupon campaign

A coupon you send to all customers or to a customer group whenever you decide.

  • ✓Full control over timing
  • ✓Can target a customer group
  • −Reaches only customers you already have
ComparisonWelcome couponReferral systemCoupon campaign
Who is rewardedThe new customerThe customer who invitesAll customers or a group
What triggers itSigning upInvited friends’ first visitsYou send it
Brings new customersConverts first-time visitorsYes, through recommendationsNo
PlanFreePremiumBasic

Where a referral program works well

Wherever people like to recommend a place they trust.

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Referral system – suitable industries

Why Do You Need a Loyalty App?

  • Increase Repeat Visits
  • Enhance Sales & Customer Spend
  • Gain access to powerful features
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Loyalty Programs

Choose the loyalty program that fits your business. Points collection, Stamps, Cashback, Rewards for regular visits, Discounts, Coupons ...

– it’s all up to you!

Analytics & Insights

Get to know your customers better. Track visit history, see which offers perform best, and identify your most loyal customers. Build your database and watch your business grow!

Push & Email Notifications

Stay on your customers’ minds. Send them regular updates and news, special discount coupons, or request feedback after repeat visits.

Coupons & Surprises

Automate promo coupon distribution for special occasions – Birthdays, Valentine’s Day, Children’s Day... Or boost sales with pre-sale coupon offers.

Important features of the loyalty application

Frequently asked questions about the referral program

What business owners most often ask before they start.

Each customer has a personal invitation link on the referral card. A friend who opens it can create an account; the referral counts after the friend’s first visit, when staff scan their QR code. When the number of visited friends reaches the number you set, the customer receives the reward coupon.

As soon as the set number of invited friends – 1 to 5 – have signed up and visited your business. The coupon appears in the customer’s account and the count then starts again, so customers can earn another reward with the next friends.

The referral reward goes to the customer who invites. If you also want to reward the friends, add a welcome coupon to the offer – new customers receive it right after they sign up.

Only a new customer who creates an account through the link and then visits your business. Existing customers who log in through the link are not counted.

No. They scan the new customer’s QR code as at any visit, and BonusQR counts the referral automatically.

The referral system is part of the Premium plan, which includes all 12 program types. The Free plan includes 7 of them and Basic 9.

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