Invite a friend, you both get a month free — the complete guide to the HeatMapX referral campaign

TL;DR

• Hand a single-use referral code to a friend: they get their first month of any paid monthly plan free, and you get one month of your plan credited back. This is a permanent program
• You always hold 3 codes; used ones refill automatically
• The invited person enters the code on the dashboard, not the checkout screen (within 7 days of signing up)
• Rewards are capped at 10 per team. Free-plan users can be inviters too

The HeatMapX referral campaign is here. The deal is simple: both the inviter and the invited person get one month free. This article walks through the steps from both sides, plus the spots where people tend to trip up.

How the rewards work

Two footnotes on the inviter's credit:

• On team accounts, the credit goes to the team owner's invoice. If you work solo, you are the owner, so the credit is simply deducted from your own bill.
• If you invite people while on the Free plan, the credit is banked and applied automatically the first time you subscribe to a paid plan. In other words, free users can be inviters too.

Steps for the inviter

1. Open the Referral Codes page in the admin section of your dashboard
2. You'll see 3 referral codes. Copy one and send it to the person you want to invite — email, chat, or in person, whatever works
3. When they use it, you get a bell notification, and a fresh code is issued automatically so you always hold 3

What to know about codes

• They're single-use. Each code works for exactly one person. Even if a code gets reposted somewhere public, it dies as soon as the first person uses it
• They never expire. If a code you handed out sits unused for a while, just wait
• They can be revoked. If you want to invalidate a code you gave out, hit the revoke button and get a fresh one

Steps for the invited person

1. Sign up for HeatMapX — any way you like; no special invite link needed
2. After signing up, the dashboard shows a "Have a referral code?" input box. Enter the code you received, within 7 days of signing up
3. Once the code is accepted, the box changes to "Your first month will be free"
4. Then subscribe to a paid monthly plan — the first invoice is automatically $0

Where invited people trip up

• The code does not go into the coupon field on the checkout screen. Enter it in the dashboard input box. The checkout coupon field won't recognize it
• The free first month applies to monthly plans only — not to annual plans
• The input box only appears for new users within 7 days of signup. Existing HeatMapX users aren't eligible

FAQ

Q. Can I invite people while on the Free plan? Yes. The credit is banked and one month is applied automatically the first time you subscribe to a paid plan.

Q. How many rewards can I earn? Up to 10 per team.

Q. If my friend cancels during their free month, do I lose my reward? No. Once granted, the credit is yours to use.

Q. Can I refer myself? No. Signups from the same person or the same card are excluded automatically.

Q. Where do I find my referral codes? They're always on the Referral Codes page in the admin section of your dashboard.

Wrapping up

• Inviters: hand out codes from the Referral Codes page; used codes refill automatically
• Invited: enter the code on the dashboard within 7 days of signup → first month of a monthly plan is $0
• One free month for both sides, up to 10 rewards per team

Next time you recommend heatmaps or A/B testing to a colleague or friend, send a referral code along with it.