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Referral program

Invite a mate. You both get $50.

Every verified plumber who joins the network using your code puts $50 in their wallet and $50 in yours. No cap, no clawback after the first month, and the credit is live against suburb subs or wallet top-ups the day they go active.

Your referral code
BAP-MIKE42
3
Invited
2
Joined
$100
Earned

How it works

Four steps. Most of it happens automatically — you share the code, we do the maths.

Step 01

Grab your code

Sign in and copy your referral code from the dashboard. It's yours for life — one code, unlimited invites.

Step 02

Share it

Text it to a mate, drop it in the trade chat, or send a link. They'll enter it on signup.

Step 03

They get verified

We run them through the same licence, insurance, and ID checks as everyone else. Usually 24–48 hours.

Step 04

You both get $50

Once they claim and pay for their first suburb, both accounts get a $50 wallet credit within 24 hours.

What the credit buys

The credit sits in your bookaplumber wallet and applies to the things you're already paying for.

Suburb subscriptions

Apply the credit against your monthly suburb fee. One referral covers half a month in most suburbs; two cover a full month on an average suburb.

  • Used automatically on the next invoice
  • Stacks across referrals — no cap
  • Doesn't expire while the account stays active

Wallet top-ups & lead surge

If you're on pay-per-lead or you want to grab extra leads outside your subscribed suburbs, the credit covers those too. No separate redemption, no code to punch in.

  • Counts against lead claims in non-subscribed suburbs
  • Used before card charges — you'll see it on every receipt
  • Refundable to cash only if you leave the network

The rules

Short list, honest terms. The point is to get more good tradies on the network — not to let anyone game it.

  • Both accounts must be verified. Credits issue only after the referred plumber passes verification and pays their first suburb.
  • One code per plumber, for life. Unlimited referrals, but no stacking codes on the same signup.
  • No self-referrals. Different name, different licence, different bank account. We check.
  • Credit is wallet credit, not cash. It's refundable to cash only if you leave the network with a positive balance.
  • Credits don't expire while your account is active. Cancel the account and unused credit is refunded if it exceeds $20.
  • We can pause codes that look dodgy. Fake signups, dormant accounts, or pattern abuse — we'll hold the credit until the referred account is live for 30 days.

The quick maths

One referral pays for about half a month in most Auckland suburbs. Here's what the compound looks like.

5

Assumes each referred plumber passes verification and claims at least one suburb. Credit lands within 24 hours of their first paid month.

$250
That's 2.5 months of an average Auckland suburb subscription on the house.

FAQ

Straight answers. More in the full FAQ.

Who gets the $50?

Both of you. The plumber you invited and you — once their account passes verification and they pay for their first suburb subscription.

When is the credit applied?

Automatically, within 24 hours of the referred plumber's first paid suburb going live. It lands as a $50 wallet credit on both accounts, usable against the next month's suburb fees or lead top-ups.

Is there a cap on referrals?

No. Refer five mates, get $250. Refer twenty, get $1,000. The only rule is each plumber must be a genuine new signup — no duplicate accounts, no self-referrals.

What if my mate doesn't pass verification?

No credit is issued until verification is passed and the first suburb is paid. Your code stays valid — they can keep trying or you can refer someone else.

Can customers use a referral code?

No. Referral codes are for plumbers only. Customers book through 0800 BOOKED and never pay us a fee.

What counts as a "genuine" signup?

A real plumber with a real licence and their own phone, email, and bank account. We manually review every referral credit before it's issued — if something looks off, we'll hold it for 30 days until we can confirm.

Ready to put your code to work?

Sign in, copy your code, text it to three mates tonight. If two of them join, next month's suburb fees are on us.

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