You earn half a month of Pro when an invitee publishes their profile, 2 months when they upgrade to paid Pro, and +1 / +2 / +3 bonus months as they stay subscribed to their 3 / 6 / 12-month marks. Upgrade rewards are released after a 31-day hold; the reward bank on the Refer & Earn page shows exactly where each reward stands.
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What each tier earns. The Pending rewards table on the Refer & Earn page labels every reward with its tier.
| Tier label on screen | What earns it | You earn | When you can claim it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — Free signup | Your invitee publishes their profile within 14 days of signing up | Half a month | Usually within about a day of publishing |
| Tier 2 — Pro upgrade | Your invitee upgrades to paid Pro | 2 months | After a 31-day hold |
| Tier 3 — Retention | Your invitee is still subscribed at 3, 6 and 12 months | 1, 2 and 3 months | After the next daily check |
The Refer & Earn page says the half month is earned when an invitee "creates a profile". In practice it is earned when they publish it. When your invitee signs up, your dashboard says so, with the line "We’ll credit your reward bank if they publish their profile within 14 days of signing up."
The half month is added by a daily check at 03:00 UTC, and a second daily check, a few minutes later, releases rewards whose hold has ended. A half month usually shows in Available within about a day of publishing.
The bank shows four balances: Available, Pending, Held, Total. Only Available can be claimed. Two waiting periods explain the other cells:
- Pending — upgrade rewards wait out a 31-day hold before moving to Available. That is deliberate: it is the 30-day money-back window on a first Pro payment, plus a day. If your invitee’s payment is refunded inside the guarantee, the reward is withdrawn; once the hold passes, the months are yours. The reward is also withdrawn if your invitee’s subscription is no longer active when the hold ends.
- Held (under review) — most commonly this means your own account was less than 7 days old when the reward was earned. Rewards earned in your first week wait until your account is 7 days old, and the daily check then releases them without anyone having to approve them — an anti-abuse measure, not a problem with your referral. A half month goes to Available; an upgrade reward goes to Pending for whatever is left of its 31-day hold. A reward held for any other reason waits for a review by the Profiled team — for example when the person you invited appears to be you, such as an invitation sent to a "+" variation of your own email address. While a reward is under review, your dashboard shows "A referral reward is being reviewed." If a reward is still Held more than a day after your account’s first week, contact support.
There’s no limit on how many months you can bank. Banked months are only at risk if you stop signing in: after 6 months without a sign-in, rewards still waiting move to Held and need a quick review before they’re credited, and after 24 months without a sign-in they’re forfeited. We email you a month before that happens.
Rewards attach at signup, through your link. You are credited when someone joins through your email invitation or your share link (the share link is hidden while Profiled is in closed beta). There is currently no way to connect an account to you after the fact — if someone signs up without your link, that signup cannot be credited retroactively, so make sure people use the link.
Gift Pro conversions earn a gift bonus. When someone you gave a Gift Pro trial to later pays for Pro, you earn a gift bonus of 1 month. It is held for the 31-day refund window, then added to your reward bank. It takes the place of the 2-month upgrade reward for that person, not both, and a gift recipient usually earns you no retention bonus.
Claiming needs at least 1 month Available. Below that, the Refer & Earn page shows no claim card. There are two claim options:
- Annual upgrade with discount — applies your months against an annual Pro plan. It is a purchase, so it needs a payment method on file. For the plan itself, see pricing.
- Free months grant — turns your months into free Pro now, with no card. During the grant you have the reward voice allowance shown on the limits page and can’t buy top-ups, and when it ends your account goes back to Free, unless something else keeps you on Pro, such as a paid subscription. What happens when my complimentary or reward Pro ends? has the details.
Caps on a claim.
- 12 months per claim, on either option.
- Whole months only. With 2.5 months Available, the most you can claim is 2; the half month stays banked.
- One free months grant at a time. While one is running, a second waits until it ends. The banked months stay banked.
- A daily limit can apply. The Profiled team can limit how much is claimed in a day, per person and across everyone, and can change that limit. The day resets at 00:00 UTC. A claim over the limit is refused with "Claiming is temporarily rate-limited (a daily claim cap was reached). Please try again later."
Claiming what you have banked (including the difference between the two claim options) is covered in the article on getting Pro without paying.
Note: The footer carries a "Build your own Profiled page" link. It is a plain link to the Profiled homepage. It carries no referral, and a visitor who signs up after clicking it is not credited to you or to anyone else.
Related
- How do I get Pro without paying?
- What is Gift Pro, and who can send gifts?
- What happens when my complimentary or reward Pro ends?
Last verified: 2026-10-10