How Church Sign-Ups Get Attributed to You
Explains exactly what makes a church sign-up count as your referral, and why that attribution can never change hands.
What counts as a referral
When a church signs up for Sermfy through your referral link, that church is automatically attributed to you, no extra step, confirmation, or manual matching is required on your part or the church's.
Attribution is permanent
A church can only ever be attributed to one partner, ever, once a church has signed up through your link, no other partner can later claim that same church, even if that church were somehow reached through a different partner's link afterward.
Because attribution locks in permanently, it matters that the church actually clicks and signs up through your link itself, rather than searching for Sermfy and signing up on their own after you've simply told them about it by name.
Best practice
When you introduce a church to Sermfy, send them your referral link directly rather than just mentioning Sermfy's name and letting them find it themselves, that's what ensures the sign-up gets attributed to you instead of counting as unattributed.
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