ConvertKit
Note: The ConvertKit integration is only available to users on a GrowSurf paid plan.
Step 1: In Campaign Editor > 4. Options > Integrations, open the ConvertKit integration card and enter your ConvertKit API secret (click here to get your ConvertKit API secret)
Step 2: Once connected, choose the ConvertKit tag that you want to automatically sync to. GrowSurf will add/update your ConvertKit subscribers every time a new participant is added or referred to your referral campaign.
Step 3: Save changes. You should now see a screen that looks like the one below:
View our ConvertKit tutorials to see different kinds of examples that you can copy/paste into your email templates.
GrowSurf will automatically create these new Subscriber fields for your ConvertKit Subscribers.
Field Name | Field Shortcode | Type | Description | Example |
GRSF Share URL |
| TEXT | The participant's unique referral link | https://growsurf.com?grsf=absc123 |
GRSF Participant ID |
| TEXT | The participant's unique GrowSurf ID | abc123 |
GRSF Participant First Name |
| TEXT | The participant's first name | Bob |
GRSF Participant Last Name |
| TEXT | The participant's last name | Loblaw |
GRSF Referrer First Name |
| TEXT | The first name of the participant's referrer (if applicable) | Gavin |
GRSF Referrer Last Name |
| TEXT | The last name of the participant's referrer (if applicable) | Belson |
GRSF Referrer Email |
| TEXT | The email address of the participant's referrer (if applicable) | |
GRSF Total Referral Count |
| NUMBER | The participant's all-time referral count | 0 |
GRSF Monthly Referral Count |
| NUMBER | The participant's current month referral count | 19 |
GRSF Prev Monthly Referral Count |
| NUMBER | The participant's previous month referral count | 200 |
GRSF Next Milestone |
| TEXT | The text for the next/upcoming milestone reward (only applies to milestone rewards. See example here) | You are only 2 referrals away from winning a free t-shirt! |
GRSF Next Monthly Milestone |
| TEXT | The text for the next/upcoming monthly milestone reward (only applies to milestone rewards. See example here) | You are only 2 referrals away from winning a free t-shirt! |
GRSF Total Invite Count |
| NUMBER | The participant's all-time invite count | 112 |
GRSF Total Impression Count |
| NUMBER | The participant's all-time impression count | 150 |
You can use these subscriber fields in your ConvertKit email templates. Whether you launch a new marketing campaign or have an automated drip campaign going on, make sure to always include {{ subscriber.grsf_share_url }} in your emails to provoke your subscribers to make referrals!
Learn more about personalizing ConvertKit emails here.
If the new participant isn't being added to ConvertKit, or if they are being added but their unique referral link isn't being synced to ConvertKit:
Activity logs will denote if a participant was added to ConvertKit or if they failed to be added. (In the case of failure, GrowSurf will re-attempt to add them for 7 days).