Partnerships & Channels
Referral Program Design
Turn your happiest customers into your cheapest acquisition channel
12 lessons4 modules9h 20m durationbeginner level
About this course
Most referral programs are a forgotten link in a footer that nobody clicks. This course teaches the operator's craft behind the ones that work: the viral-loop math that decides whether a program compounds or fizzles, the incentive economics tied to your margin and customer lifetime value, the timing and friction details that change share rates by multiples, and the fraud and disclosure traps that quietly drain budgets. You will leave able to model your own loop, design an incentive your unit economics can sustain, choose a real platform, and read the metrics that tell you whether referral is becoming a reliable acquisition engine.
Curriculum
Module 1: How Referral Loops Actually Work
- Word of Mouth, EngineeredPreview
- The Viral Loop and Its Math🔒
- Is Referral Right for Your Business?🔒
Module 2: Designing the Incentive
- Reward Types and the Give-and-Get🔒
- The Economics: What You Can Afford to Pay🔒
- Tiers, Milestones, and Anti-Gaming🔒
Module 3: Mechanics, Timing, and Messaging
- The Trigger Moment🔒
- Reducing Friction in the Share🔒
- Channels, Copy, and the Friend Experience🔒
Module 4: Launch, Tooling, Compliance, and Measurement
- Choosing a Referral Platform🔒
- Tracking, Attribution, and Compliance🔒
- Metrics and Scaling the Channel🔒
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