Referal monies

pcguy · 2 Jun 2002, 10:40 AM

Is there any expiration on the credits/ $earned when one refers someone to Fastgmail and they sign up for one of the paying accounts?

Jeremy Howard · 2 Jun 2002, 11:17 AM

ppetru · 2 Jun 2002, 11:23 PM

Which reminds me... was the referral system recently made to send mail? I have referred only one person (that I know of) a while ago, but I only got a message today. So, did someone else sign up using me as a referrer, or was the system changed somehow?

Tango · 2 Jun 2002, 11:37 PM

Another possibility is he just converted to a paid member...

Also, take a look at this
http://www.emaildiscussions.com/...light=referral

**psalzer** · 3 Jun 2002, 12:05 AM

I just got mine. I referred the people a while ago, too. Actually, I'd forgotten about it. They were family members and they really needed something like Fastmail so I set them up. They were also my offspring so I ended up paying for their accounts. So, I've got some of it back.

tenekun · 3 Jun 2002, 12:56 AM

So far I've referred 4 people I think - but all before fastmail started charging $. Do these still count as referrals for me?

Jeremy Howard · 3 Jun 2002, 06:04 AM

The referral system has only just been turned on for actually crediting funds, and we ran it the first time a couple of days ago. We'll run it monthly now.

All referrals count since the Referrer field was added to the signup screen. However, if the users haven't upgraded to paid accounts, you don't get any commission.

michaelj · 24 Jun 2002, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jeremy Howard
The referral system has only just been turned on for actually crediting funds, and we ran it the first time a couple of days ago. We'll run it monthly now.

All referrals count since the Referrer field was added to the signup screen. However, if the users haven't upgraded to paid accounts, you don't get any commission.

I was looking at the Referral page on Fastmail.fm, and I'm wondering if it would be feasable to include some sort of form on this page that could be used for referrals.
This form would generate an e mail to the person I'm recommending the service to along with a standard and optional customized note. If the recipient responds back to Fastmail.fm via the note, which would be recommended by the referral note, the Fastmail.fm customer who made the referral would be tracked via that form, and this would ensure proper credit.

Michael

Jeremy Howard · 24 Jun 2002, 04:12 PM

Actually, we're thinking of creating a general "change of address" type system, that notifies people in your address book (you can choose which ones of course) of your new address. It's a good idea if we made the URL in that include a referral tracking ID.

At this stage my plan is that for guests this message would not be customisable, but for paid members it would be.

norpah · 28 Jun 2002, 05:50 AM

How long should it take for referral data to show up? A friend of mine signed up for an Enhanced account several days ago and listed me as the referral, but nothing has shown up yet.

Just wondering??

Jeremy Howard · 28 Jun 2002, 08:22 AM

It should appear on the referrals page immediately.

norpah · 28 Jun 2002, 09:16 AM

Well that didn't happen.....

I send you a PM with the details.

Thanks

sjk · 28 Jun 2002, 10:23 AM

Is there a way toÂ*make a referral after account sign-up? In other words, I referred a few people who didn't give me a referral when they signed up and want to do so now. Thanks.

norpah · 29 Jun 2002, 02:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by sjk
Is there a way toÂ*make a referral after account sign-up? In other words, I referred a few people who didn't give me a referral when they signed up and want to do so now. Thanks.

I don't know.... but right now its a mute point since referrals don't appear to be working. Two friends of mine signed up this week and listed me in the referral field but I didn't get any credit. Jeremy replied to my PM and said everything was entered correctly and they are working on the problem.

Jeremy Howard · 29 Jun 2002, 10:32 AM

Referrals are being tracked correctly, just not displayed correctly in some cases. This will not lead to anyone missing out on referral credits, and will be fixed shortly.

If you want to take credit for referrals after someone has signed up, ask them to email us from their FastMail.FM account and tell us the account name of the person that referred them.

2 Jun 2002, 10:40 AM	#1
pcguy Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 79	Referal monies Is there any expiration on the credits/ $earned when one refers someone to Fastgmail and they sign up for one of the paying accounts?

2 Jun 2002, 11:17 AM	#2
Jeremy Howard Ultimate Contributor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 11,501	No.

2 Jun 2002, 11:37 PM	#4
Tango Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 529	Another possibility is he just converted to a paid member... Also, take a look at this http://www.emaildiscussions.com/...light=referral Last edited by Tango : 2 Jun 2002 at 11:43 PM.

28 Jun 2002, 05:50 AM	#10
norpah Junior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Houston, Texas, USA Posts: 25	Referrals How long should it take for referral data to show up? A friend of mine signed up for an Enhanced account several days ago and listed me as the referral, but nothing has shown up yet. Just wondering??

2 Jun 2002, 11:23 PM	#3
ppetru Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Brasov, Romania Posts: 25	Which reminds me... was the referral system recently made to send mail? I have referred only one person (that I know of) a while ago, but I only got a message today. So, did someone else sign up using me as a referrer, or was the system changed somehow?

3 Jun 2002, 12:05 AM	#5
psalzer Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 2,654	I just got mine. I referred the people a while ago, too. Actually, I'd forgotten about it. They were family members and they really needed something like Fastmail so I set them up. They were also my offspring so I ended up paying for their accounts. So, I've got some of it back.

3 Jun 2002, 12:56 AM	#6
tenekun Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Off the deep end Posts: 87	So far I've referred 4 people I think - but all before fastmail started charging $. Do these still count as referrals for me?

3 Jun 2002, 06:04 AM	#7
Jeremy Howard Ultimate Contributor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 11,501	The referral system has only just been turned on for actually crediting funds, and we ran it the first time a couple of days ago. We'll run it monthly now. All referrals count since the Referrer field was added to the signup screen. However, if the users haven't upgraded to paid accounts, you don't get any commission.

24 Jun 2002, 04:12 PM	#9
Jeremy Howard Ultimate Contributor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 11,501	Actually, we're thinking of creating a general "change of address" type system, that notifies people in your address book (you can choose which ones of course) of your new address. It's a good idea if we made the URL in that include a referral tracking ID. At this stage my plan is that for guests this message would not be customisable, but for paid members it would be.

28 Jun 2002, 08:22 AM	#11
Jeremy Howard Ultimate Contributor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 11,501	It should appear on the referrals page immediately.

28 Jun 2002, 09:16 AM	#12
norpah Junior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Houston, Texas, USA Posts: 25	Well that didn't happen..... I send you a PM with the details. Thanks

28 Jun 2002, 10:23 AM	#13
sjk Master of the @ Join Date: May 2002 Location: Eugene Posts: 1,975	Is there a way toÂ*make a referral after account sign-up? In other words, I referred a few people who didn't give me a referral when they signed up and want to do so now. Thanks.

29 Jun 2002, 10:32 AM	#15
Jeremy Howard Ultimate Contributor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 11,501	Referrals are being tracked correctly, just not displayed correctly in some cases. This will not lead to anyone missing out on referral credits, and will be fixed shortly. If you want to take credit for referrals after someone has signed up, ask them to email us from their FastMail.FM account and tell us the account name of the person that referred them.