Referral Codes

Cason

Like some sites that are already doing so, I'm thinking about putting my referral code in a link so the viewer could simply click the link and my code be attached to the signup without them having to enter it. While testing on this on other sites that have a link, some other code is already entered in the form. :scratch

Andy

RTP wrote:

Like some sites that are already doing so, I'm thinking about putting my referral code in a link so the viewer could simply click the link and my code be attached to the signup without them having to enter it. While testing on this on other sites that have a link, some other code is already entered in the form.

You'd like to do it in your bio? Or where?

Your personal referral code is in your control panel.

mpmcleod

Like some sites that are already doing so, I'm thinking about putting my referral code in a link so the viewer could simply click the link and my code be attached to the signup without them having to enter it. While testing on this on other sites that have a link, some other code is already entered in the form.

You'd like to do it in your bio? Or where?

Your personal referral code is in your control panel.

Its because of cookies. The first code you click on is the one that "sticks" in the form. Once that cookie is set then it is stuck until you clear cookies. To test clear your cookies and then click on a referring link. The proper code should be in place.

Cason

In my bio. It was more along the lines of "If you would like to have your own personal photo gallery, click here and sign up and save $5." "Here" would be a link to the signup with my referral code entered.

Andy wrote:

You'd like to do it in your bio? Or where?

Your personal referral code is in your control panel.

Cason

mpmcleod wrote:

Its because of cookies. The first code you click on is the one that "sticks" in the form. Once that cookie is set then it is stuck until you clear cookies. To test clear your cookies and then click on a referring link. The proper code should be in place.

Ahh..I will test this when I get home. Thank you for the tip.

claudermilk

There is a method of doing this buried somewhere in the FAQ. I ran across it when first starting & stole that idea to add to the bottom of my site. It's pretty simple, IIRC, you just a "?referral=" and your code to the end of the URL.