Core mechanic
Give each customer a unique signup link and award fixed billing credits when a referred business activates.
Why credits beat cash early
- Keeps spend predictable
- Reinforces product stickiness
- Compounds retention and acquisition together
Suggested defaults
- Credit per converted referral: $50
- Payout trigger: referred account signup + activation checkpoint
- Monthly visibility: show balance in billing page
Abuse guardrails
- Do not reward self-referrals
- One reward per referred tenant
- Log all rewards in audit events