Related Pages
- Deal Posting Guidelines - Affiliate & Referral Links
- List of Referral Codes & Links containing the full list of stores we support.
- Posting Referral Links in Deals & Comments
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.
Please turn Lumo Energy back on, confirmed they offer referrals again.
How does it work?
Refer your family and friends and if they sign up to Lumo on a residential electricity and/or gas plan, you'll both be rewarded with a $50 eGift Card.* The more you refer, the more you can get rewarded - start referring now!
Format: https://www.lumoenergy.com.au/refer/?referralCode=<number>
T&Cs: * Available to residential customers in eligible areas of VIC and SA. Offer Period and Reward: A referred Customer who signs up to Lumo from 12.00am (AEST) on 19 September 2022 until the offer is withdrawn, will be eligible to receive one (1) $50 eGift Card once their residential electricity and/or gas account has been transferred to Lumo. Referring Customer Eligibility and Reward: A Referring Customer will be eligible to receive one (1) $50 eGift Card, once the Referred Customer’s electricity and/or gas account has been transferred to Lumo, provided the Referring Customer still has a residential electricity and/or gas account with Lumo and has paid any outstanding amounts on their Lumo account(s). Redemption of Rewards: A Reward Code will be issued to Eligible Customers to redeem their $50 eGift Card, which must be activated within 3 months of the Reward Code being issued or else access to the relevant reward will be forfeited. If Lumo does not have a valid email address for an Eligible Customer, Lumo will instead send one (1) $50 Lumo Energy EFTPOS Card via registered post. The Lumo Energy EFTPOS Card expires 12 months from the date of issue and any remaining balance will be forfeited. Other Terms: A returning customer must not have held an active electricity and/or gas account with Lumo Energy at any time during the 24 month period prior to being referred. Further exclusions apply. Conditions and exclusions apply to the use of the eGift Card. For full Terms and Use contact Edge Loyalty on info@eldigital.com.au or 1300 737 968. For Lumo EFTPOS Card full Terms of Use visit www.activatethecard.com.au or phone 1300 079 267. For full Lumo Energy Refer a Friend Promotion Terms and Conditions click here.