referral coupon question

[ken1]

The more I read about coupons, the more confused I get.
Can a coupon that is issued to someone who signs up to my email
list be used as a discount coupon on their first purchase only,
then be used as a referral coupon after that. Or do I need to
use 2 different coupon codes.
k

[DrByte]

The more I read about coupons, the more confused I get.
Can a coupon that is issued to someone who signs up to my email
list be used as a discount coupon on their first purchase only,
then be used as a referral coupon after that. Or do I need to
use 2 different coupon codes.
k

What exactly do you mean by "referral coupon after that"?
Do you mean the coupon actually has zero value, no impact, no effect, but is just a mental trick to make the customer think they're getting some sort of benefit?

[ken1]

What exactly do you mean by "referral coupon after that"?
Do you mean the coupon actually has zero value, no impact, no effect, but is just a mental trick to make the customer think they're getting some sort of benefit?

Say you sign up on my email list.
I send you a coupon code for $10 off on your first order. That's the value of the coupon.
The coupon is good for $10 off just once.
Can it then also be used as a referral tracking coupon that you give to a friend.
When your friend signs up to the mailing list he will get a different coupon good for $10
but I will know he was referred by you. I would then arrange some sort of compensation to you
for the referral.

[DrByte]

Oh, so you want the coupon to be an "Affiliate Tracking System"?

[ken1]

I don't know.
Can you tell me how the Customer Referral 1st Discount Coupon, as found in Options section of the Customers information, works.

[DrByte]

It was designed only to track who referred the customer to your store.
You could use it for paying "commissions" by using the Customers Referral report.
But it's not an automated commissions-calculation system.

The built-in feature is described here: http://www.zen-cart.com/content.php?...erral-tracking