We’ve wrote about how the referrer bonus on American Express cards vary widely from between 5,000 Membership Rewards points per card, all the way up to 30,000 points per card. (American Express cash card offers vary somewhat as well.) These offers change regularly, and you might see 30,000 points one day, only to have it drop to 7,500 the next day. And vice versa.
Readers note that each time the referrer offer changes, the link provided changes as well. From what I’m hearing, it appears that the referrer bonus is tied to the link, and if your friend signs up with a link which offers you a higher referrer bonus, you’ll get the higher bonus, even if the current link showing in your AmEx account is lower.
Save those links! If you got a high offer, save the link and the offer details. That way, when it comes time to refer a friend, you can compare the referrer offers currently showing against prior links you have saved, and use the best one. These links often have an expiration and won’t work forever, but within the limited timeframe you’ll see various referrer offers, and you’ll want to use the highest one when it comes time to refer a friend.
Another tip sent in by reader Cody is that the AmEx app sometimes shows a different referrer offer than the website. Personally I’m seeing the same offers on both app and web – it may just be a matter of time lag when the app is updating – but it’s worth keeping in mind to check both and see what’s best.
