Viral student referral links for auto discounts—no ads, just peer sharing on campus
Auto repair businesses can't effectively market discounts to students due to blocked university email lists and sky-high Instagram ad CAC.
Shops create shareable referral links with student discounts that verify via .edu email or student ID upload. Students share with friends via text/social, earning rewards, while shops get verified leads and track attribution. Bypasses email blocks with organic viral spread.
Auto repair shop owners marketing discounts to college students
Built-in student verification and reward tiers to ensure genuine campus referrals with zero ad spend
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Generate unique, trackable links for discounts
Auto-check .edu emails or ID uploads for eligibility
Track shares, signups, redemptions, and viral coefficient
Set student rewards like extra discounts for successful referrals
Export verified student contacts and attribution data
Stripe Connect for student reward payments
Embeddable widgets for shop websites
Student leaderboards for top referrers
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| shop_name | text | No |
| tier | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| referral_link | text | No |
| reward_amount | int | No |
| active | bool | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| campaign_id | uuid | No |
| referrer_email | text | Yes |
| referred_student_email | text | No |
| redeemed | bool | No |
| referred_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| referral_id | uuid | No |
| edu_email | text | Yes |
| verified | bool | No |
| verified_at | timestamp | Yes |
Relationships:
/api/campaignsCreate referral campaign
/api/referrals/:campaignIdGet referral stats
/api/referLog new referral from student
/api/verify-studentVerify student status
/api/leads/export/:campaignIdExport verified leads
100 referrals/month
2000 referrals/month
Unlimited
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 40 | 8% | $96 | $1,152 |
| Month 6 | 250 | 18% | $1,350 | $16,200 |
Shops: Set discounts. Students: Share & earn. Track every referral.
Join auto shop Discord servers and offer free Pro for first month. Email 50 shops from Yelp listings near colleges. Share MVP demo on LinkedIn shop owner groups.
Ecom referrals
No student verification
Campus-specific with verification
Viral tools
Complex setup
Simple for local shops
Network effects from student sharing data improving referral algorithms
Gen Z prefers peer recommendations over ads, student debt driving discount hunts
Low viral coefficient
Seed with student incentives
Student data privacy
GDPR-compliant, opt-in only
Success: 70% interest
Success: 50 referrals generated
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