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Refer-A-Friend

These features are available on All Plans

About

The Refer-a-Friend feature rewards contest entrants when their referred friends also enter the contest. This feature can be used in two ways:

  1. For voting contests, bonus points are added to the referring entrant’s vote total.
  2. For giveaways without voting, bonus points can be used as extra entries.

How It Works for the End User

  1. A person submits an entry via the form.
  2. After submission, a popup explains the Refer-a-Friend bonus (customizable text) and provides a Share button.
  3. The entrant clicks Share, triggering the Facebook Share dialog (or another social media platform).
  4. The shared post includes a unique link.
    • When a friend clicks the link, visits the campaign, and submits an entry, the referrer receives bonus points.
    • If entries are displayed in an Entry Display Widget with sharing enabled, sharing an entry will credit the shared entry with bonus points for any subsequent entries via the shared link.

Enabling Refer-a-Friend

To enable the Refer-a-Friend feature, follow these steps:

1. Enable Refer-a-Friend in the Form Settings

  1. Create or edit a Form Container.

  2. Open the Form's Settings.

  3. In the Refer-a-Friend section:

    • Check the Enable refer-a-friend box.
    • Enter the number of bonus points to award for each referral.

  4. (Optional) Limit Total Referral Points:

    • Check the Limit total points box.
    • Enter the maximum number of points an entrant can earn through referrals.
    • Points from other sources (e.g., votes) are not factored into this limit.

2. Configure Sharing

  1. In the Form Container settings, go to the After Submit section.
  2. Check the Enable Sharing box.
  3. Open the Sharing section:
    • Configure and style each sharing option with images and custom text.
  4. Save and exit.

3. Configure an Autoresponder Email

You can create an autoresponder email to share the entrant's unique URL directly.

  1. In the email builder, click Entry URL in the available merge fields list on the left.
  2. Alternatively, add the merge code {{entry.entry_url}} directly into the email content.
  3. Save and activate your autoresponder.

For assistance, refer to the Creating an Autoresponder Email guide.

Important Notes

  • For Refer-a-Friend to work, you must:
    • Configure sharing to share the campaign’s URL, OR
    • Set up an autoresponder email that sends the Entry URL.

 

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