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ReferralCandy Help for Shopify Referral and Affiliate Programs

Need help with ReferralCandy? ReferralCandy experts set up referral and affiliate programs on Shopify, design the rewards and tracking, and keep the program growing. The app has been on Shopify since 2010. It rewards advocates with coupon codes, store credit, cash or gift cards, and runs a separate affiliate side with commission rules and a branded portal. As of October 2026, pricing pairs a monthly fee with a success fee on referred sales, from $9 plus 10.5% to $799 plus 0.25%. Merchants bring in help to choose the plan that fits referred revenue, set commission rules for creators, connect Klaviyo and subscription apps, and keep referral codes from stacking with other discounts. As of October 2026, 7 experts carry the ReferralCandy badge on shopexperts: 2 agencies and 5 freelancers, based in Canada, Argentina, Hong Kong, Kenya and North Macedonia.

Top-rated ReferralCandy experts

Erick Kagai
EK
Shopify ConsultantNairobi, KenyaFrom $285
4.93(73 reviews)
shopexpertsscore
85

I help online businesses make more money with what they already have. Your $100 in ads once brought back $1,000. Now the same $100, in ads or apps, quietly brings back less every month. You are busy running the business, so nobody chases why. So I start with an audit, the way a hospital starts with triage. A short call is the triage. A fixed-price read is the lab test. The results decide the fix, and the fix has a fixed price before it starts. Shopify speed and ad tracking fixes: for stores where the ads bring visitors but not sales. One example. A clothing brand's product pages took 15.4 seconds to load. Five weeks before Black Friday, I got them to 7.4 seconds. That is the job: I find what slows your store down, and I fix it. The same work keeps finding a second problem: numbers you cannot trust. The code that tells Meta or Google about a sale fires twice, so sales count double. Ads run across every product, with no check on which ones earn. Apps bill every month for work nobody has measured. So I also check what your money is really doing, instead of trusting what Google, Meta and the apps say. Then I fix what I find. I work with established stores run by their founders. To me, speed and ad spend are sales problems, not technical boxes to tick. What I work on, eight ways in: Speed check. I measure how fast your pages load for real shoppers on a phone. I find what makes them wait, and I fix it. Accessibility check. I test your store the way a keyboard user or a screen reader meets it. I check whether a widget sits on top of problems it does not fix. You get the findings in the order a complaint would reach them. Shopify deadline check. Shopify changes its rules on set dates. Scripts ended on 30 June. Order status script tags ended on 26 August. I find what has already stopped working on your store and what is dated ahead, and I make the repairs. Tracking and attribution fix. Meta Pixel, GA4 (Google Analytics) and server-side tracking. I remove the double counting and prove it in your own dashboards. Ad spend by product and the app bill get read in the same pass. Google and Meta recovery. Your products stopped showing on Google or Meta. I find where the connection broke and get them showing again. Sale price check. AI shopping tools, like ChatGPT, now get your "was" prices from Shopify. I check that yours reach them right. Builds and theme upgrades. New sections and modern themes, with your custom work and your tracking still running. Every change to the live site has a way back. Partner Seat. 25 hours a month. I watch speed, the pages customers see, broken links, tracking and app bills. Your work goes first in the queue. Each check is $285. If you go ahead, I take the fee off the fix price. Key results: Product page load time cut from 15.4 seconds to 7.4 seconds, 52% faster. Mobile PageSpeed on product pages from 18 to 28. The apps the client chose stayed in place, at their call. Two apps were billing to track what the store's own Google channel already did. I removed them, checked the tracking was clean, and took $199 a year off the app bill. Repeat clients going back to 2018. One store has come back for 14 projects over four years. How I work: A paid check first. It measures the real problem, no guessing. If you go ahead, I take the fee off the fix price. Work in stages. You approve each one. Every delivery ends with before and after numbers, and a short list of the next things I found. 80+ projects done. Clients in the US, Canada, UK, Australia and Denmark. Send me your store address. I will tell you what slows it down, whether your numbers add up, and what a complaint would find first. No commitment.

Theme & App Skills
Referral Candy & Affiliate
Archetype Themes
Kickflip
Judge.me
Recharge
Love Loyalty Points & Rewards
Shoplift – Split & A/B Testing
Visually – A/B Testing & CRO
Krown Themes
Out of the Sandbox Themes
Replo Landing Page Builder
Whiley Mai
Multi Vendor ‑ Puppet Vendors
Loop Subscriptions
Rivyo : Reviews & Loyalty App
ReConvert
Loop Returns
Attentive
GSC Email Marketing + Pop ups
GSC Countdown Timer Bar
Sparklayer
Rubik Variant Images & Swatch
eBay Integration ‑ DPL
Quotway
MultiVariants
Facebook & Instagram
Google & YouTube
Tapcart ‑ Mobile App Builder
Horizon Theme
FieldsRaven
Alpha: Loyalty Program, Points
Lautaro Climent
LC
Front-End DeveloperBuenos Aires, ArgentinaFrom $65
4.91(58 reviews)
shopexpertsscore
100

I’m a seasoned web developer and Shopify specialist with over 5 years of experience delivering high-converting, beautifully designed online stores for clients worldwide. As a core member of the ShopExperts team, I’ve led and contributed to projects ranging from complete Shopify migrations to advanced customizations, always focusing on UX/UI best practices and modern e-commerce strategies. My approach blends technical excellence with creative vision: I believe that every brand deserves a digital presence as unique and inspiring as its mission. Whether you’re a startup seeking rapid growth or an established business looking to refresh your online store, I’ll help you unlock your site’s full potential. I specialize in all aspects of modern web development and optimization: From designing and building engaging websites, to customizing user experiences, integrating third-party tools, and ensuring your online presence performs at its best. My clients value my clarity, reliability, and my commitment to going the extra mile to achieve outstanding results. I’m passionate about staying ahead of e-commerce trends and turning challenges into growth opportunities. Let’s build the future of your brand, together.

Theme & App Skills
Referral Candy & Affiliate
Klaviyo
Infinite Product Options
Judge.me
Omnisend
PageFly
Recharge
Shop Pay Installments
Shopify Checkout Blocks
Shopify Flow
Smile
Horizon Theme
Eight Themes
Archetype Themes
FoxSell Bundle Builder
MESA
Dynamatic Cart & Upsell Engine
Candy Rack
Love Loyalty Points & Rewards
Rivo: Loyalty Program, Rewards
Replo Landing Page Builder
Arc: llms.txt
Surge Themes
Tapcart ‑ Mobile App Builder
Mobile App Builder ‑ Appbrew
Gigit.ai
Subi: Subscriptions & Loyalty
Truly Fine Pixels
We Are Underground Themes
Pixel Union
DSers
Bold Subscriptions
Bold Upsell
TikTok
Mechanic
Getsitecontrol
Rubik Variant Images & Swatch
ShipMagic
MultiVariants
FieldsRaven
Woolman themes
Simple WordPress Blog Feed
Vela
Kernvel AI Auctions
Alpha Sale

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Laura Dolgy
LD
Shopify ConsultantOttawa, CanadaFrom $500
5.00(10 reviews)
shopexpertsscore
95

Shopify SEO and AEO Consultant–Let's get you found. I built my own Shopify store, The Kind Pet, to $50K in its first year organically with zero ad spend. That's the same structure I build for other stores: collections mapped to how people actually search, content that answers the question before they're asked, and a site that both Google and AI search engines can actually read. After 8+ years working in eCommerce (including building Shopify stores and helping brands double their traffic while growing organic revenue to 30–50% through SEO and conversion strategies), I made the move fully into Shopify growth consulting. What I work on: Site and navigation architecture by user intent Commercial keyword research paired with the collection build-out FAQ and AEO structure–mapped and marked up as schema Internal linking maps built for faster indexing Technical SEO and Core Web Vitals Backlinking SEO Content Marketing Conversion Rate Optimization Recent results: Skincare brand achieving $20K in Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales from organic sales Client organic revenue up 255% in one month, and a separate client up 104% in three months, following collection and keyword restructuring Repeat clients who return project after project once the structure is in place Types of clients: Small to medium-sized merchants Beauty, apparel, hardware, pets, etc. 2-6 year client lifetime–we strive for long-term partnerships Canadian merchants: I charge the same in USD and CAD, so you'll never have to pay for conversion.

Theme & App Skills
Referral Candy & Affiliate
Klaviyo
Infinite Product Options
Judge.me
Omnisend
Shopify Checkout Blocks
Shopify Flow
Archetype Themes
Clean Canvas Themes
Eight Themes
Horizon Theme
Rivo: Loyalty Program, Rewards
Visually – A/B Testing & CRO
Krown Themes
Out of the Sandbox Themes
Instant Section & Page Builder
Aftersell Post Purchase Upsell
Flits Loyalty Rewards Program
Reactiv ‑ Mobile App Builder
Macalytics SEO
Videowise
Loox ‑ Visual Product Reviews
Rivyo : Reviews & Loyalty App
Pandectes GDPR Compliance
Moon Bundles Upsell Cart AOV+
We Are Underground Themes
Kitenzo
Printful
Privy
OneClickUpsell
TikTok
Facebook & Instagram
Attentive
GSC Email Marketing + Pop ups
GSC Countdown Timer Bar
GSC Instagram Feed, Instafeed
GSC Product Labels & Badges
Stay ai
Sparklayer
Attribuly
Shopify Audiences
Shopify Bundles
Shopify Combined Listings
Shopify Forms
PushBundle
DiscountRay
Emil Gjorgjijev
EG
Ecommerce Operations ManagerSkopje, North MacedoniaFrom $65
5.00(14 reviews)
shopexpertsscore
95

A seasoned E-Commerce Specialist with a strong focus on Shopify and Klaviyo with over 6 years of experience.

Theme & App Skills
Referral Candy & Affiliate
Klaviyo
Infinite Product Options
Judge.me
Omnisend
Smile
Shopify Flow
Shopify Checkout Blocks
Shop Pay Installments
Recharge
PageFly
Archetype Themes
Eight Themes
Horizon Theme
Visually – A/B Testing & CRO
Krown Themes
OrderEditing.com
Recurpay
Fluorescent Design Inc.
AfterShip
Triple Whale
GSC Email Marketing + Pop ups
Stay ai
Sparklayer
Checkout Plus Customizations
Kaching Bundles & Upsells
Kno Commerce
Kark: Multi Location Inventory
Shopify Audiences
Shopify Forms
Vitals
Searchanise
Faire
DiscountRay
FieldsRaven
Simple WordPress Blog Feed
Alpha: Loyalty Program, Points
InsCoder Limited
IL
AgencyHong Kong, Hong Kong SAR ChinaFrom $150
4.79(7 reviews)
shopexpertsscore
80

InsCoder is Hong Kong’s Shopify Platinum Partner, specializing in secure, scalable AI-powered e-commerce for leading brands.

Theme & App Skills
Referral Candy & Affiliate
Klaviyo
Yotpo
Facebook & Instagram
GSC Instagram Feed, Instafeed
UpPromote Affiliate Marketing
Report Pundit: Custom Reports
Shopify Forms
Shopify Combined Listings
MultiVariants
Giftnote
Judge.me Email Marketing
Kartuu ‑ Printable Gift Cards
Satish Voddi
SV
Frontend EngineerOttawa, CanadaFrom $95
4.81(13 reviews)
shopexpertsscore
20

With over eight years of experience as a full-stack Shopify developer, I translate complex technical concepts into user-friendly features that are built on scalable and reliable code. With a strong eye for design and focus on conversions, I create storefronts that look great and perform. If you're seeking a collaborator who values performance and long-term partnerships, let's talk. What I do: Custom features & theme development Convert Figma designs to responsive storefronts Custom apps, APIs, and system integrations UX/conversion improvements I specialize in: Bundle builders Cart drawers, Upsells Complex Metafield/Metaobjects implementations Subscriptions optimizations Section rendering API and ajax

Theme & App Skills
Referral Candy & Affiliate
Shoplift – Split & A/B Testing
Rivo: Loyalty Program, Rewards
Visually – A/B Testing & CRO
Krown Themes
Out of the Sandbox Themes
Replo Landing Page Builder
Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS
Mobile App Builder ‑ Appbrew
Gigit.ai
Whiley Mai
Checkout | Flow
Gempages
Zendrop
ReConvert
Mechanic
Matrixify
ShipBob
Lifetimely
ShipMagic
heycarson
H
AgencyOttawa, CanadaFrom $125
5.00(60 reviews)
shopexpertsscore
95

We connect eCommerce brands and agencies with top freelance Shopify developers and designers. Hire for single projects or ongoing needs. No hiring fees or recurring charges.

Theme & App Skills
Referral Candy & Affiliate
Klaviyo
Archetype Themes
Clean Canvas Themes
Eight Themes
FoxSell Bundle Builder
Gameball: Loyalty Points Games
Horizon Theme
Infinite Product Options
Judge.me
Kickflip
MESA
Shop Pay Installments
Shopify Checkout Blocks
Shopify Point of Sale
Dynamatic Cart & Upsell Engine
Candy Rack
Shoplift – Split & A/B Testing
Love Loyalty Points & Rewards
Rivo: Loyalty Program, Rewards
Visually – A/B Testing & CRO
Krown Themes
Out of the Sandbox Themes
Replo Landing Page Builder
Instant Section & Page Builder
Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS
Aftersell Post Purchase Upsell
Flits Loyalty Rewards Program
Reactiv ‑ Mobile App Builder
Arc: llms.txt
Surge Themes
Tapcart ‑ Mobile App Builder
Mobile App Builder ‑ Appbrew
Gigit.ai
Macalytics SEO
Videowise
Orbe Geolocation
OrderEditing.com
Whiley Mai
Flare: Delivery Date Picker
Checkout | Flow
Consentmo GDPR Compliance
Multi Vendor ‑ Puppet Vendors
Onboard B2B: Company Profiles
UpPromote Affiliate Marketing
ShopOS
Loop Subscriptions
Rivyo : Reviews & Loyalty App
Pandectes GDPR Compliance
CP: Order Editing & Upsell
Growave
Gempages
Kim
Inveterate Memberships
Subi: Subscriptions & Loyalty
Troop themes
ECA: Easy Subscriptions App
Mobile App Builder ‑ Vegacart
Moon Bundles Upsell Cart AOV+
Kaching Bundles & Upsells
Fluorescent Design Inc.
Brickspace Lab
Truly Fine Pixels
Preorder, Back In Stock ‑ STOQ
We Are Underground Themes
Presidio Themes
Red Plug Design Co
Safe As Milk
Switch Themes
Zigpoll Customer Surveys
AppMaker
Yotpo
Gorgias
AfterShip
Rebuy
Privy
Kitenzo
Pixel Union
DSers
Zendrop
Printful
Printify
Stamped.io
Bold Subscriptions
Bold Upsell
ReConvert
Zipify Pages
OneClickUpsell
Skio
TikTok
Google & YouTube
Facebook & Instagram
Mechanic
Matrixify
ShipStation
ShipBob
Loop Returns
Okendo
Attentive
Triple Whale
Lifetimely
Getsitecontrol
GSC Email Marketing + Pop ups
GSC Email Marketing + Pop ups
GSC Countdown Timer Bar
GSC Instagram Feed, Instafeed
GSC Product Labels & Badges
Prediko
Stay ai
Sparklayer
Kno Commerce
Commslayer
Onward
Prisync
Attribuly
Social Snowball
Rubik Variant Images & Swatch
Zipchat AI Chatbot & Live Chat
ShipMagic
eBay Integration ‑ DPL
Kark: Multi Location Inventory
Report Pundit: Custom Reports
EmailWish
Shopify Audiences
Shopify Bundles
Shopify Fulfillment Network
Shopify Forms
Shopify Combined Listings
Quotway
PushBundle
MultiVariants
DiscountRay
Giftnote
OrderRules
Judge.me Email Marketing
FieldsRaven
Kartuu ‑ Printable Gift Cards
Simple WordPress Blog Feed
Vela
Blox: Block Customer Blacklist
Kernvel AI Auctions
Alpha Sale
Alpha: Loyalty Program, Points

ReferralCandy work that justifies outside help

The app is quick to switch on. These are the decisions that decide whether it pays.

Plan choice by the numbers. Every plan has every feature, so the choice is pure fee math. On listed prices, Grow beats Basic above about $1,000 of referred revenue a month, Scale beats Grow above $8,500, and Enterprise beats Scale above $44,000.

Two programs, two rule sets. Customer referrals and the affiliate side need different rewards. Creators expect commissions, tiered benefits or performance bonuses. Customers respond to a friend discount and a reward they can spend.

Discount collisions. Referral coupons meet your sitewide sales and bundle codes at checkout. Someone should map which codes combine under Shopify discount settings before launch.

Email follow-through. Klaviyo and Omnisend are listed integrations. An email marketing expert can turn referral events into flows that remind advocates to share.

Payout method. Cash goes out through PayPal, Venmo, bank transfer or virtual cards, and some carry provider fees. Store credit costs nothing to send and keeps the money in your store.

When the built-in help is enough. The app ships with an AI assistant for campaign setup, and Enterprise includes dedicated onboarding. A simple give-and-get customer program on a standard theme rarely needs more.

How to vet a ReferralCandy specialist

A referral program can look busy and still lose money. The right expert talks about cost per new customer before talking about design.

Hand over three months of numbers. Ask which plan they would pick and why. A good answer works out the success fee on your referred revenue rather than defaulting to the cheapest monthly price.

Ask about affiliate recruitment. Where will creators come from, what commission will you offer, and how will the branded portal and registration form screen them? Vague answers about "influencer reach" are a poor sign.

Ask how they would test before the trial starts. The 7-day trial clock runs from activation, not install. Someone who knows the app builds the program first and activates once it is ready.

Reasons to end the call. Promised referral volumes. No mention of fraud protection or self-referrals. A reward set without checking margin.

Scope a first deliverable. Pay for a reward and commission plan with fee projections, configured and tested inside the trial week, before any retainer.

ReferralCandy fee rules and setup details

What the success fee covers. It is a percentage of the purchase subtotal after discounts, before tax and shipping. It applies only to net-new customers who came through the program, and only to their first three orders. Advocate rewards are never charged.

Trial terms. Seven days from activation, and referral sales during the trial carry no success fee. Plans run month to month with no contract.

More than one store. Each extra store costs $20 a month flat, charged at the main store's success-fee rate. Useful for brands running regional stores.

Payout costs. ReferralCandy adds no transaction fee of its own. PayPal, Venmo and bank transfers pass through the provider's fee. Virtual debit cards and store credit are free to send.

Where it shows up. App blocks and extensions place widgets in the theme. The listing also covers checkout, customer accounts and Shopify POS, where staff can share referral links in store.

English and Spanish. Those are the two languages the listing names.

Skills across ReferralCandy badge holders

Most of the 7 badge holders are freelancers who handle setup themselves, with a few adding marketing and support work.

Store setup and management

Listed on 6 of 7 profiles: install, rewards, widgets

Shopify development

5 of 7, for app blocks and post-purchase placement

Marketing and growth

3 list it, for reward offers and creator recruitment

Technical support

3 of 7, for tracking and code issues after launch

Freelance-heavy

5 freelancers and 2 agencies carry the badge

Languages

Chinese, German, Japanese, Macedonian, Serbian and Spanish

ReferralCandy pricing, Klaviyo and affiliate questions

How does ReferralCandy pricing work?

As of October 2026 there are four plans: Basic at $9 a month plus a 10.5% success fee, Grow at $79 plus 3.5%, Scale at $249 plus 1.5%, and Enterprise at $799 plus 0.25%. ReferralCandy's own example: $12,000 of referred new-customer revenue costs $499 on Grow and $429 on Scale.

Can the ReferralCandy affiliate program run alongside customer referrals?

Yes. One app covers both. Affiliates get links, a branded portal, custom registration forms and commission rules such as tiered benefits, product commission or performance bonuses. Keep the two programs' rewards separate so a creator's commission doesn't also trigger a customer reward on the same order.

Does ReferralCandy integrate with Klaviyo?

Klaviyo is on the listing's integrations, alongside Omnisend. Before building flows, have your expert confirm which referral events and profile properties reach Klaviyo in your account. Then write the advocate reminder and the friend's welcome email in Klaviyo, so referral emails match the rest of your program.

Do I need a developer for ReferralCandy?

Rarely, if your theme is close to stock. Widgets go in through app blocks and extensions, and the app includes an AI setup assistant. A developer earns the fee on a heavily customized theme, unusual checkout logic, or when referral data has to reach another system the listing does not cover.

What should I send a ReferralCandy expert first?

Monthly new-customer revenue and how much of it you expect from referrals. Gross margin and average order value. Your current discount codes and stacking rules. Your email platform and any subscription app. Then a list of creators or customers you would invite first.