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Community-Led Growth

Community-led growth that sells.

We show up credibly where your buyers already talk, from Reddit and Discord to niche forums, play by each community’s rules, and track every conversion back to the conversation.

Programs run on Impact, CJ, Awin, Rakuten Advertising, ShareASale & PartnerStack

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Proptech SaaS75%of conversions

The problem

Why brands get community wrong.

What we usually find

  • Drive-by promotion that gets removed or downvoted
  • Fake accounts and astroturfing that damage trust
  • No way to tell whether threads lead to sales
  • Communities treated as a one-off campaign

How we do it

  • Transparent participation that respects each sub’s rules
  • Genuinely useful answers, guides and AMAs
  • Tracked links and codes tied to conversations
  • A long-term presence that compounds

What we do

Everything it takes, handled.

Reddit programs

Programs that respect the rules of each sub: listening, useful replies, AMAs and moderator relationships.

Discord communities

Discord community setup and growth: structure, moderation, programming and partner perks.

Niche forums

Partnerships with niche forums and communities where your buyers compare options.

Conversion tracking

Tracked links and codes so you can see which conversations turn into customers.

Brand safety

Clear disclosure, no fake accounts and no vote manipulation, ever.

Insight reporting

What your buyers ask, compare and object to, fed back to product and marketing.

How it works

Our process, step by step.

  1. 01

    Listen

    We map where your buyers talk, what they ask and each community’s rules.

  2. 02

    Join

    We participate transparently with genuinely useful answers and resources.

  3. 03

    Track

    Links and codes tie conversations to sign-ups and sales.

  4. 04

    Compound

    We build a lasting presence and partnerships that keep paying off.

Proof

Results from programs we’ve run.

Brands are described by category to respect confidentiality. Client names withheld (NDA).

Anti-detect browser SaaS

100%growth

Revenue growth from a YouTube and TikTok influencer program.

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Affiliate revenue in 11 months

$30K $200K/mo

We grew a leading VPN brand’s affiliate program from ~$30K to ~$200K a month.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Something else on your mind? Email team@referstudio.com.

Won’t Reddit users see this as advertising?

Not when it’s done properly. We participate transparently, follow each subreddit’s rules and lead with useful answers. Communities punish spam, so we don’t do it.

Do you use fake accounts or buy upvotes?

No. Astroturfing breaks community rules, damages trust and can get a brand banned. Everything we do is disclosed and above board.

How do you measure community results?

With tracked links, codes and landing pages tied to the conversations we’re part of, so conversions can be attributed.

Which communities do you work in?

Reddit, Discord and niche forums, wherever your buyers already compare options and ask for recommendations.

Does this work for B2B and SaaS?

Yes. Software buyers research heavily in communities before they buy. One proptech SaaS program had a Reddit community program driving 75% of conversions.

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Find the revenue your partners are leaving on the table.

Tell us your brand and network. We’ll review your affiliate, creator and community setup and send back what we’d fix first. No cost, no obligation.

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