9 WAYS TO OPTIMIZE 
YOUR REFERRAL FLOW 
MATTAN GRIFFEL, ONE MONTH
SHOUT OUT TO 
IVAN KIRIGIN
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THIS VIDEO
LET’S SET SOME 
EXPECTATIONS
WHAT MOST PEOPLE THINK 
1000 people × 50% active each person 
refers 1 friend × =
WHAT MOST PEOPLE THINK 
1000 people × 50% active each person 
refers 1 friend × = 
500 new users!
THE REALITY 
1000 people × 50% active 2% use referral 
× 50% send = 
program 
× any invites 10% 
× acceptance rate
THE REALITY 
1000 people × 50% active 2% use referral 
× 50% send 
10% 
any invites × = 
program 
0.5 new users! 
× acceptance rate
YOU’LL NEED TO OPTIMIZE 
ALL THE THINGS
THE LEAN 
MARKETING 
FRAMEWORK 
SEO 
PR 
EMAIL VIRAL 
BLOGS 
SEM 
CONTESTS 
PARTNERSHIPS 
REFERRAL
1. MEASURE HAPPINESS
“How likely are you to recommend our company 
to a friend or colleague?”
2. HAVE A SHARABLE, 
TRACKABLE LINK
3. TEST ALL THE OPTIONS
THAT MEANS:
DIRECT URL
FACEBOOK
TWITTER
EMAIL
BULK EMAIL
(GET CREATIVE)
4. GIVE “SYMMETRIC 
BONUSES”
THE ORIGINAL:
5. OPTIMIZE THE 
LANDING PAGE
STREAMLINE 
REGISTRATION FLOW
PUT THEIR INFO IN THE FORM IF 
YOU ALREADY KNOW IT
DEEPLINK TO MOBILE 
LANDING PAGES
6. GIVE PEOPLE A STATUS 
ON THEIR INVITES
7. BUT DON’T BE 
A DOWNER
8. BRING IT UP AT THE 
RIGHT MOMENTS
THIS IS 
OBVIOUS
THE LESS “BOLTED ON” 
THE BETTER
9. USE PLUG-AND-PLAY 
REFERRAL TOOLS
HERE ARE SOME MORE I 
HAVEN’T TRIED: 
• AddShoppers, addshoppers.com 
• Ambassador, getambassador.com 
• Extole, extole.com 
• Invitereferrals, invitereferrals.com 
• InviteBox, invitebox.com 
• Involver, involver.com 
• NextBee, nextbee.com 
• Referral SaaSquatch, 
referralsaasquatch.com 
• ReferralCandy, referralcandy.com 
• SocialTwist, socialtwist.com 
• Talkable, talkable.com
THEY GENERALLY LOOK LIKE THIS:
(BONUS) 10. A GROWTH HACK I 
DISCOVERED WHILE MAKING 
THIS PRESENTATION:
RESOURCES
27 REFERRAL 
PROGRAM 
HACK-TICS IN 
20 MINUTES
AN EPIC LIST 
OF 47 
REFERRAL 
PROGRAMS
GROWTHHACKERS.COM
THANK YOU ;) 
MATTAN GRIFFEL 
MATTAN@ONEMONTH.COM 
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9 Ways to Optimize Your Referral Flow