Turn your most enthusiastic members into a growth engine, and pay them for every friend they bring. Every member gets a unique invite link, Loyalty Stacker permanently records who referred whom, and rewards pay out automatically according to the rules you set.
What it is
When someone joins through a member's invite link, Loyalty Stacker records the relationship for good and pays out rewards automatically. You choose how generous to be: reward the inviter, reward the friend who joins, or both, and optionally let inviters keep earning a slice of what their friends go on to earn.
Every payout is written to a full tracking ledger, and rolling caps stop fraud farms and self-referral loops from draining your budget. Here is the path a single referral takes:
- 1Member shares their linkEvery member carries their own unique invite link, ready to share anywhere.
- 2A friend joins through itLoyalty Stacker permanently records who referred whom, so the relationship is never lost.
- 3Rewards pay out automaticallyThe referrer reward and any new-member bonus are awarded the moment the signup is recorded, following the rules you set.
- 4Ongoing earnings flow (optional)If revenue-share is on, the referrer keeps earning a percentage of everything the friend goes on to earn, funded by you.
- 5Every payout is loggedWho referred whom, how much, and why is written to the ledger, with caps applied where they kick in.
Reward structures
The referral system has two payout levers you can dial independently. Reward the inviter, the new member, or both, and set either side to zero when you only want to reward one.
- A fixed points payout the referrer receives each time someone signs up with their link.
- The core incentive that gets members sharing in the first place.
- A signup bonus newcomers get for joining through a friend's link, a warm welcome that boosts conversion.
- Set it to zero if you only want to reward the referrer.
Fixed points the referrer gets for each successful signup through their link.
A signup bonus for the friend who joins. Set to zero to disable.
An optional share of everything referred members earn that also flows to the referrer.
Ongoing revenue-share
Switch on a percentage and the referrer also earns a share of every points award their referred friends pick up, forever, or until your caps kick in. This turns your biggest fans into long-term advocates who stay invested as their network stays active.
Anti-abuse caps
Generosity needs guardrails. Turn on a rolling cap that limits how many points a single referrer can earn from referrals over a chosen window: daily, weekly, monthly, or lifetime.
Full tracking ledger
Every referral payout is written to a ledger so you always know exactly what happened and why.
- Who referred whom, recorded permanently at signup.
- How much each payout was worth.
- Why it paid out: a signup bonus versus a revenue-share cut.
- When a cap trims a payout, the ledger records both what was paid and what would have been paid, so you can always see how much was withheld.
Settings at a glance
| Setting | What it controls |
|---|---|
| Referrer reward | Points the referrer gets for each successful signup |
| New-member bonus | Signup bonus the friend receives for joining via a link (0 to disable) |
| Revenue-share % | Share of everything referred members earn that also flows to the referrer (0 to disable) |
| Earnings cap | On/off switch for a rolling limit on referral earnings |
| Cap amount & period | The ceiling and its window: daily, weekly, monthly, or lifetime |
Examples & use cases
Why it matters
Word of mouth is the cheapest, highest-trust growth channel you have. Referrals make it measurable and rewardable: you control exactly what you pay and when, the revenue-share option creates advocates who stay invested for the long haul, and the caps and full ledger mean you can be generous without losing visibility or control.
Referral payouts are denominated in your points currency. Pair them with leaderboards and multipliers to keep newly-referred members earning and competing from day one.