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HAV Referral Program

Below is a complete HAV Referral Program you can drop into policy, website copy, and emails. You can tweak the dollar amounts later without breaking the structure.

1. Program Overview

Name:
HAV Author Referral Program
(“Get rewarded for helping more real writers get Human Author Verified.”)

Purpose:
Reward existing Human Author Verified authors for sending new authors who complete HAV verification, while protecting the integrity of the program.

 

2. Who Can Participate?

  • Any author who is Human Author Verified (any tier: Bronze, Silver, or Gold).
  • Referrals must be new to HAV (no existing or pending application under that name/email).

 

3. The Reward Structure

Core reward (per successful referral)

A “successful referral” = a new author who:

  1. Applies using the referrer’s name/code
  2. Is approved as Human Author Verified (any paid tier)

Suggested baseline (adjust to your economics):

  • $20 cash OR $25 credit toward:
    • HAV renewal or upgrade, or
    • Other TAMIH/TAP services (contests, magazine ads, consultations, etc.).

Let the author choose: cash or credit. Credit keeps money in your ecosystem, but choice feels more respectful.

 

Milestone bonuses

To make it feel like a program, not just one-off tips:

  • 5 successful referrals in a 12-month period
    • Reward: 1 free HAV renewal (next cycle) or free upgrade from Bronze → Silver, or to your next level.
  • 10 successful referrals in a 12-month period
    • Featured “HAV Ambassador” spotlight on site + socials
    • Plus an additional $50 credit.
    • Reward:

 

4. How Tracking Works

Each HAV author gets:

  1. A unique referral code – simple and human-readable, e.g.:
    • HAV-BOURGEOIS
    • HAV-1234
  2. A referral link that pre-fills the code:
    • https://.../apply?ref=HAV-1234

 

Payout schedule:

  • Run referrals monthly:
    • Tally all completed/approved referrals from the previous month.
    • Issue cash via your standard method (PayPal, Zelle, etc.) or credit applied to their account.
  • Set a simple minimum:
    • If you go with cash, you can say payouts under $20 roll over until they reach $60.

 

5. Program Rules (Anti-Abuse & Integrity)

A. No self-referrals.
You can’t refer to yourself, your pen name, or reapplications for the same person.

B. Real relationship, no spam.
Authors may not:

  • Buy email lists to blast HAV referral links
  • Misrepresent HAV as a guarantee of sales, awards, or reviews

C. Accurate representation.
Referring authors must:

  • Use the approved description of HAV (you’ll give them a short blurb)
  • Don't promise discounts or benefits that don’t exist

D. Conditional on approval.
Referral rewards are only earned when:

  • The new author is approved as Human Author Verified
  • Their payment is complete and not refunded

E. Right to revoke.
HAV / TAMIH reserves the right to:

  • Deny referral rewards in cases of fraud or abuse
  • Remove a referrer from the program if they repeatedly misrepresent HAV