# Fundamentals (https://docs.loybox.com.ar/en/referidos)



Referrals are how your own members invite new people into your club. When an
invitee makes their first purchase, both the referrer and the invitee earn
points.

It is an acquisition channel where your members make the recommendation for you,
and the reward is only paid out once that recommendation turns into a real
purchase.

## How it works
<Steps>
  <Step>
    ### You turn the program on
    You define how many points are awarded per successful referral.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    ### Each member shares their link
    From their app, every member has their own invitation link to share with whoever
    they want.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    ### A new member joins
    The invited person opens the link and joins your club.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    ### Both earn points
    When that invitee makes their first purchase, the points are credited to both:
    the referrer and the invitee.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## The referral points
You configure a single value: the same points go to the referrer and to the
invitee. They are credited once, on the invitee's first purchase (not on
sign-up), so the reward always comes with a real sale.

## The rules
For a referral to count, Loybox checks a few conditions:

<Cards>
  <Card title="It has to be a new member" description="The invitee cannot already be subscribed to your club. Referrals add new members, they do not reactivate existing ones." />

  <Card title="No self-invites" description="Nobody can use their own invitation link." />

  <Card title="One link per person" description="Each invitee can use a referral link only once." />

  <Card title="Only on the first purchase" description="Signing up is not enough: the points are awarded when the invitee actually buys for the first time." />
</Cards>