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<li style="font-weight: 400"><strong>Add a referral program to your WooCommerce store with the Coupon Referral Program extension</strong></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><strong>Use referral marketing to increase customer acquisition, engagement, and revenues</strong></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><strong>Offer customers rewards for sharing coupons and links</strong></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><strong>Offer IP restrictions for admins to prevent fraudulent activities while signing up or registering. </strong></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><strong>Customize your referral program with multiple options and features</strong></li>
</ul>
<h2>Features</h2>
<h3>1. <b>Refer & Remind via SMS<br />
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Allow your customers to share their coupons via messages with their friends and family. While the admins can utilise this functionality to send the customers reminder messages.</span></p>
<h3><b>2. Rest API To Access Referral Data</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Admins can access this feature of the ultimate referral plugin, to </span><span style="font-weight: 400">use the REST API, which allows external apps to retrieve all of the referral data from the site.</span></p>
<h3><b>3. Provide Sign-Up & Referral Coupon</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Offer sign-up discounts to all new users or exclusively to referred users. Set criteria for earning these discounts: referrers earn coupons only if their friends sign up. Reward referrers with ongoing discounts until their referrals reach a set number of orders. Turn referrers into repeat customers with continuous incentives.</span></p>
<h3><b>4. Tracking</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Customers can track their rewards, points, or coupons on their user dashboards using the coupon referral plugin.</span><span style="font-weight: 400"> Admins can track customer referral programs through reports generated via the Admin panel. He can export and download program data in CSV files. The admins can also track the existing emails, and match them with new ones to avoid fraudulent activities. </span></p>
<h3><b>5. Coupon Reporting</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">It can be performed from the admin and customer end to acquire coupon information. Coupon Reporting makes it easy to analyze coupon utilization and its effectiveness for users. Businesses can further use this report to strategize their promotional strategies.</span></p>
<h3><b>6. Create Restriction on Coupon Usage</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Individual use of discount coupons can be initiated which means the same coupon can’t be used in conjunction with other coupons. Moreover, the number of times the same coupon can be used can also be fixed.</span></p>
<h3>7. <b>Compatibility With Twilio Integration</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The compatibility with Twilio Integration allows customers to share their coupon codes via text messages with friends and family. Simultaneously, the admins can utilize this compatibility to send reminder messages to customers</span></p>
<h3>8. <b>Compatibility With Zoho CRM</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The WooCommerce referral program is compatible with  </span><a href="https://woocommerce.com/products/crm-integration-for-zoho/"><span style="font-weight: 400">Zoho CRM Integration</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400">, allowing admins to map details related to the coupons. This functionality works against two fields: user and order. The parameters covered under this compatibility are referred user and order (to determine whether the user and the order is referred or not).</span></p>
<h3>9. <b>Compatibility With Salesforce Integration For WooCommerce</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The WooCommerce referral program is compatible with the</span><a href="https://woocommerce.com/products/integration-with-salesforce-for-woocommerce/"><span style="font-weight: 400"> Salesforce Integration for WooCommerce</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400">, allowing admins to map details related to the coupons. This functionality works against two fields: user and order. The parameters covered under this compatibility are referred to as the user (to determine whether the user is referred or not).</span></p>
<h3><b>10. Compatibility With Points And Rewards</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The Coupon Referral Program is now compatible with WooCommerce Points and Rewards. Admin can reward their customers with points on referral signups and purchases if they don’t wish to provide coupons. It provides the reward points set by the WooCommerce store owner on referral sign-ups and purchases.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Note: Admin needs to enable only one option (Let’s say Points and Rewards at a time). They can’t use coupons and points at the same time to reward their customers. Along with this, they should have WooCommerce Points and Rewards plugin in their store, if they wish to use this feature.</span></p>
<h3><strong>11.</strong> <b>Compatibility With WooCommerce Subscription</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">On the increasing demand of users, the Coupon Referral Program now provides compatibility with WooCommerce Subscription. Now, customers can avail of the coupons they endure in their account (earned by referring) for the renewal of their subscription orders. Admin can select whether they want to allow customers to apply single or all coupon codes for the renewal of their subscription. This compatibility update can be leveraged only if marketers enable the WooCommerce Subscription option from the settings.</span></p>
<h3><strong>12. Customization For Coupons</strong></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Extensive customization options to customize referral coupons include graphic elements, text in pop-up windows, placement of coupons and links in various store locations, coupon types, discount amounts, expiration dates, and the number of coupons. Admins can exclude products from promotions and set minimum and maximum coupon values.</span></p>
<h3><strong>13. Shareable Coupon Codes</strong></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Admins can create referral codes and links using the affiliate coupon plugin, that customers can share easily. Customers can share codes via emails, text messages, and social media.</span></p>
<h3><strong>14. Effortless Communication</strong></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Admins can email customers to promote their programs and remind them to use WooCommerce referral coupons.</span></p>
<h3>15. <b>Apply & Avail Freebie</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The admins can provide the customers with a “free product” to reward their customers and encourage them to continue purchases with them.</span></p>
<h2>Benefits</h2>
<p><strong>1. Engage customers</strong></p>
<p>Allow your customers to become part of your success by rewarding them for promoting your store. As they enjoy their rewards, their loyalty to your store and products will increase.</p>
<h3><strong>2. Increase revenue</strong></h3>
<h3><span style="font-weight: 400">Loyal customers lead to customer retention, enthusiasm, and sales growth. </span><span style="font-weight: 400">It also builds a strong customer base.</span></h3>
<h3><strong>3. Brand growth</strong></h3>
<h3><span style="font-weight: 400">Customer-driven promotion increases brand awareness.</span><span style="font-weight: 400"> It provides the ability to share the referral link on Facebook, Twitter, and Email.</span></h3>
<h3><strong>4. Improves Customers’ Journey</strong></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Improving customers’ journey and their lifetime value means enhancing every interaction a customer has with your brand to ensure a positive, seamless experience that encourages long-term loyalty. The referral plugin plays a crucial role in this by turning satisfied customers into brand advocates</span><span style="font-weight: 400">.</span></p>
<h3><strong>5. Helps With Brand Awareness</strong></h3>
<h3><span style="font-weight: 400">The referral plugin for WooCommerce significantly contributes to this by leveraging the trust and networks of existing customers. When satisfied customers share your brand with their friends and family, it introduces your products or services to a wider audience organically.</span></h3>
<h3>Support</h3>
<p>Visit <a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/coupon-referral-program/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Coupon Referral Program Documentation</a> to learn more. If you need support or have questions <a href="https://woocommerce.com/my-account/create-a-ticket/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">contact us</a>.</p>

Coupon Referral Program

<p><strong>Attract and reward customers with a Coupon Referral Program.</strong></p>

<h2 style="color: #f5247d">Boost your sales with store credit style coupons</h2>
<p>Creating a loyal customer base that is true fans of what you do and will support you along the way is what keeps many store owners awake at night. Being the top-of-mind choice for a significant group of customers is the final goal of marketers and business owners, no matter if we talk about Amazon or the flower shop on your street.</p>
<p>Personal coupons and gift cards are a good way to hack through the mental resistance of your clients and get them to buy your products. Whether you focus on offering free shipping or a big discount, Store Credit coupons are truly effective for your sales, and WooCommerce Store Credit is the simplest, most effective way to do it.</p>
<figure id="attachment_18734003172756" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734003172756" style="width: 504px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="wp-image-18734003172756 size-medium" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/wc-store-credit-product.png?w=504" alt="Buy Store Credit" width="504" height="900" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734003172756" class="wp-caption-text">Gift credit to someone</figcaption></figure>
<h2 style="color: #f5247d">Why use Store Credit?</h2>
<ul>
<li>Store Credit coupons allow customers to make multiple purchases until the credit is exhausted or the coupon expires.</li>
<li>It can be used as a personal refund or compensation card in case there’s a problem with your product or service.</li>
<li>Send a unique Store Credit coupon to your customers by email.</li>
<li>Sell Store Credit coupons to your customers for their usage or as gift cards.</li>
<li>Allow multiple purchases per coupon or limit its usage.</li>
<li>The coupon can be restricted to specific products or product categories.</li>
<li>Optionally, the Store Credit coupons can also discount the shipping costs.</li>
<li>Apply the coupon either before or after taxes, so you adapt to the regulations of your country or state.</li>
<li>Allow your customers to apply the store credit coupons combined with other coupons or individually.</li>
<li>The coupon discount is reflected in all order elements (items, taxes, shipping costs, etc.), not just the order total.</li>
<li>Easy integration with external tools such as ERPs.</li>
<li>Customize emails, coupon code format, etc.</li>
</ul>
<h2 style="color: #f5247d">Tailored gift cards and Store Credit coupons win you clients, one by one</h2>
<p>Personalize the relationship with your customers with a unique coupon that can be used at your shop. This is the simplest and most cost-efficient way to create and manage Store Credit coupons so you can increase your sales and build customer loyalty.</p>
<figure id="attachment_8018606" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-8018606" style="width: 650px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="wp-image-8018606 size-large" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/wc-store-credit-email.png?w=650" alt="Send Store Credit to customers by email" width="650" height="584" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-8018606" class="wp-caption-text">Send Store Credit to customers</figcaption></figure>
<p>Store Credit coupons can be generated by yourself or purchased by your customers in your store for their usage or as a gift card.</p>
<p>Once your customers receive the credit, they can redeem it during checkout and get a discount on the order total.</p>
<figure id="attachment_5858583" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-5858583" style="width: 584px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-5858583" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/wc-store-credit-cart-discount.png" alt="Store Credit coupon applied to the cart" width="584" height="588" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-5858583" class="wp-caption-text">Redeem the credit during checkout</figcaption></figure>
<h2 style="color: #f5247d">Use Case Scenario – Multi-purchase with one coupon</h2>
<p>A $50 Store Credit coupon used at checkout for a $30 purchase will allow for a future purchase of $20 or until the total value expires or is exhausted.</p>
<p>Customers can also buy products worth more than the remaining store credit and pay the difference at checkout.</p>
<h2 style="color: #f5247d">FAQ</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Can customers use Store Credit like cash?</strong> Yes! Store Credit coupons work just like store money. Customers can use them across multiple purchases until the balance is gone or the coupon expires.</li>
<li><strong>Can Store Credit be used for refunds or compensation?</strong> Absolutely. You can issue Store Credit instead of cash refunds to encourage customers to return and shop again.</li>
<li><strong>Can I sell Store Credit like gift cards?</strong> Yes. Customers can purchase Store Credit for themselves or as a gift, making it a flexible alternative to traditional gift cards.</li>
<li><strong>Does Store Credit apply to shipping and taxes?</strong> You control that. Coupons can be applied before or after taxes, and you can choose whether shipping is included.</li>
<li><strong>Can Store Credit be combined with other coupons?</strong> Yes — you can allow stacking with other coupons or restrict usage as you see fit.</li>
</ul>
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Store Credit

<p>Provide Store Credit coupons that are redeemable at checkout. Send credit to your customers to use it in future purchases or allow them to gift credit to someone.</p>

Coupon Referral Program vs Store Credit