Rinkler for local businesses

Referral program software for small businesses.

Rinkler connects a customer's recommendation to a visit at your business. Customers share personal referral links, friends claim a fixed-dollar discount, and your staff confirms the voucher at checkout. The referring customer then earns store credit to use at your business.

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How a Rinkler referral program works

Invite a customer
A customer scans your counter QR code, signs in, and joins your participating offer. Their personal referral link identifies the customer who recommended your business.
Give their friend an offer
The customer shares that link. Their friend opens the offer in a browser and claims a voucher to show during an in-store visit. A claim records interest; it is not yet a confirmed visit.
Confirm at the counter
Staff finds the voucher in the register view and explicitly confirms it at checkout. Rinkler records the redemption and adds the chosen credit to the referring customer's balance for your business.

What is referral program software?

Referral program software records who recommended a business, which friends claimed an offer, and which rewards were earned. For a local business, the useful connection is between an online recommendation and an actual counter visit. Rinkler keeps that connection in a referral and voucher workflow, so staff can distinguish a shared offer from a redeemed one.

Choose rewards your business can support

Choose the friend's discount and the referrer's store credit together. Consider the service price, the cost of delivering it, and the credit a returning customer may spend later. Explain the offer before a customer shares it, and show staff when to confirm a voucher. A clear, affordable offer is easier to run consistently than one that needs an exception at every checkout.

Is Rinkler a fit for your business?

Consider this workflow if customers recommend your barbershop, salon, or other local business to friends, and your team can confirm visits in person. When comparing referral tools, check how they attribute a referral, what triggers a reward, and whether staff can see an unredeemed claim. Rinkler uses browser-based counter confirmation; choose it around that workflow rather than expecting an automatic online checkout reward.

A few practical questions

Does sharing a link earn credit?: No. A share or voucher claim alone does not earn the referral reward. Store credit is added after staff confirms the referred friend's visit.
Is the reward cash?: No. The referring customer receives store credit for the business that issued it. It is not a cash payout or a balance to spend at any Rinkler business.
Do customers need an app?: No. Joining, sharing, claiming vouchers, and viewing rewards work in a browser. Staff can use an existing phone, tablet, or computer at the counter.

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Reward the customer's own repeat visits alongside the friends they refer.

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