> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.yuko.so/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Ways to Earn

> Configure how customers earn points across your store — from order placements to social actions and birthdays.

<Note>
  **Where to find this:** Shopify admin → Apps → Yuko Loyalty → Loyalty → Ways to Earn
</Note>

Ways to Earn (also called **campaigns**) are the rules that award points. Each campaign type maps to a specific customer action.

## Purchase & engagement

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Place an Order" icon="bag-shopping" href="/loyalty/ways-to-earn/place-an-order">
    Reward every paid order — the cornerstone of any loyalty program.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Sign Up" icon="user-plus" href="/loyalty/ways-to-earn/sign-up">
    One-time reward when a customer creates an account.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Write a Review" icon="star" href="/loyalty/ways-to-earn/write-a-review">
    Reward customers for submitting product reviews.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Subscribe to Newsletter" icon="envelope" href="/loyalty/ways-to-earn/subscribe-to-newsletter">
    Reward email opt-in.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Daily Visit" icon="calendar-day" href="/loyalty/ways-to-earn/daily-visit">
    Reward repeat visits to your store.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Personal milestones

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Birthday" icon="cake-candles" href="/loyalty/ways-to-earn/birthday">
    Yearly bonus on the customer's birthday.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Anniversary" icon="calendar-heart" href="/loyalty/ways-to-earn/anniversary">
    Yearly bonus on the customer's signup anniversary.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Social actions

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Facebook Like" icon="facebook" href="/loyalty/ways-to-earn/facebook-like">
    One-time reward for liking your Facebook page.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Facebook Share" icon="facebook" href="/loyalty/ways-to-earn/facebook-share">
    Reward customers for sharing your store on Facebook.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Instagram Follow" icon="instagram" href="/loyalty/ways-to-earn/instagram-follow">
    One-time reward for following on Instagram.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Twitter Follow" icon="x-twitter" href="/loyalty/ways-to-earn/twitter-follow">
    One-time reward for following on X (Twitter).
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<Info>
  Looking for **Refer a Friend**? Referrals are configured in the dedicated **Referrals** section, not here. The referrer's reward is set up alongside the friend reward and link in one place.
</Info>

## How campaigns work

Each campaign:

1. Listens for a specific customer event (order paid, account created, link clicked, etc.).
2. Validates eligibility against your program settings.
3. Calculates points, applying any active VIP multiplier.
4. Credits the customer's balance — immediately or after a delay.
5. Writes an entry to the customer's activity feed.

Multiple campaigns can be active at the same time. A single customer event can only trigger one campaign of a given type at a time — if you have two *Place an Order* campaigns, the most specific match wins.

## Decision guidance

* Start with **Place an Order** + **Sign Up**. Those two cover acquisition and the first repeat purchase.
* Add **Birthday** and **Anniversary** for engagement; they're emotional, low-frequency, high-perceived-value.
* Add **Write a Review** if you're running a reviews program — it lifts review submission rates significantly.
* Add **social campaigns** only on networks where your audience actually engages.

## Best practices

<Tip>**Don't over-stuff the program.** Three or four well-tuned campaigns beat ten that customers never discover.</Tip>
<Tip>**Use VIP multipliers** instead of duplicate campaigns to reward your top customers more.</Tip>
<Tip>**Watch the activity feed** in **Customers** for the first 30 days — it'll surface earning patterns you didn't predict.</Tip>

## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Ways to Earn" icon="hand-holding-dollar" href="/loyalty/ways-to-earn/overview">
    Configure how customers earn points across your store.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Ways to Redeem" icon="gift" href="/loyalty/ways-to-redeem/overview">
    Set up reward types customers can redeem with their points.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Program Settings" icon="sliders" href="/loyalty/program-settings">
    Define points labels, currency, and customer eligibility.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Customers" icon="users" href="/loyalty/customers">
    View balances, activity, and adjust points manually.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Book a Free Setup Call" icon="phone" href="https://cal.com/rameshelamathi/yuko-demo">
    Talk to our team for personalised setup help.

    **Time:** 30 minutes
  </Card>

  <Card title="Contact Support" icon="life-ring" href="https://yuko.so/support/">
    Visit our support hub for help articles, live chat and ticket submission.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Browse the Guides" icon="book" href="/getting-started/welcome">
    Documentation across loyalty, referrals, memberships and more.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Install Yuko" icon="shop" href="https://apps.shopify.com/yuko">
    Add Yuko to your Shopify store from the Shopify App Store.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>
