# Earn up to 12 months of FREE Trakt VIP! **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements\ **Tags:** vip\ **Created:** [July 3, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/earn-up-to-12-months-of-free-trakt-vip/20290 "2024-07-03T20:46:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![justin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.trakt.tv/justin/32/50135_2.png) [@justin](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/justin)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/earn-up-to-12-months-of-free-trakt-vip/20290/1 "2024-07-03T20:46:50Z")
We’re excited to announce our new VIP referral program! All VIP members will get a unique referral link to share with your friends. Your friend gets 1 month free when they sign up, and you get 1 month free for referring them after their first payment (up to 12 months free). > Please behave and don’t scam the referral program 😬 > We’ll tweak the program as needed once we see how people are using it. ![VIP Referral Link](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/trakt/original/2X/0/0c14b500aad977527f94bb06bfd6fd71f6a41858.jpeg) **Who is eligible for the referral program?** Any active VIP on a yearly plan will get a referral link. **How will I get notified?** We’ll email you every time a referral signs up for VIP. The email will give you a running total of how many referrals and free months you’ve earned. **Does this affect my VIP renewal date?** No, this extends your VIP expiration by one month. Your renewal date at PayPal, Stripe, Apple, or Google remains the same. **October 3, 2024 update** The program has changed a little bit to counter abuse by some Trakt VIP members. Instead of an immediate free month, it will be applied after the referred user’s first payment. ---
**Author:** ![justin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.trakt.tv/justin/32/50135_2.png) [@justin](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/justin)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/earn-up-to-12-months-of-free-trakt-vip/20290/2 "2024-07-03T20:47:02Z")
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**Author:** ![justin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.trakt.tv/justin/32/50135_2.png) [@justin](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/justin)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 9:18pm UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/earn-up-to-12-months-of-free-trakt-vip/20290/3 "2024-07-03T21:18:54Z")
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**Author:** ![justin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.trakt.tv/justin/32/50135_2.png) [@justin](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/justin)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 9:19pm UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/earn-up-to-12-months-of-free-trakt-vip/20290/4 "2024-07-03T21:19:00Z")
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**Author:** ![justin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.trakt.tv/justin/32/50135_2.png) [@justin](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/justin)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/earn-up-to-12-months-of-free-trakt-vip/20290/5 "2024-07-03T21:37:50Z")
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**Author:** ![justin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.trakt.tv/justin/32/50135_2.png) [@justin](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/justin)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/earn-up-to-12-months-of-free-trakt-vip/20290/6 "2024-07-03T21:37:58Z")
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**Author:** ![jmxd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.trakt.tv/jmxd/32/46234_2.png) [@jmxd](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/jmxd)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2024, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/earn-up-to-12-months-of-free-trakt-vip/20290/7 "2024-07-05T14:38:44Z")
Does the person need to sign up for VIP with a payment method or is it literally just creating an account? If it’s the latter you might as well disable it right now because that will definitely be abused ---
**Author:** ![justin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.trakt.tv/justin/32/50135_2.png) [@justin](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/justin)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/earn-up-to-12-months-of-free-trakt-vip/20290/9 "2024-07-05T15:01:00Z")
Payment info is required. The payment is just delayed for 30 days until it charges. ---
**Author:** ![lifeiscrazy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.trakt.tv/lifeiscrazy/32/36890_2.png) [@lifeiscrazy](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/lifeiscrazy)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2024, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/earn-up-to-12-months-of-free-trakt-vip/20290/10 "2024-07-05T17:30:57Z")
I think they meant wether the person being referred needs to get VIP in order to get your reward. Not to person who spreads the link to get people to sign up. And I agree. I’ve never been a fan of those referral programs. Because they are just getting abused with alt accounts and VPN and stuff. If they’re getting free vip they can just cancel after the month is over. Or remove the fake account. But I don’t know. Maybe I misunderstood it hahaha. ---
**Author:** ![justin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.trakt.tv/justin/32/50135_2.png) [@justin](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/justin)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/earn-up-to-12-months-of-free-trakt-vip/20290/11 "2024-07-05T17:47:50Z")
The person being referred needs to enter payment info to get the free initial month. They would then be charged after 30 days for the year. The person with the referral link needs to be a paying VIP member in order to receive their free month. We will monitor this and adjust when the free month is credited if people abuse the referral system. ---
**Author:** ![Showtime416](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.trakt.tv/showtime416/32/12308_2.png) [@Showtime416](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/Showtime416)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 7:34am UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/earn-up-to-12-months-of-free-trakt-vip/20290/12 "2024-09-21T07:34:52Z")
I referred someone and they signed up. How long does it take for my free month to be updated? ---
**Author:** ![VeeZyX](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.trakt.tv/veezyx/32/16331_2.png) [@VeeZyX](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/VeeZyX)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2024, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/earn-up-to-12-months-of-free-trakt-vip/20290/13 "2024-10-01T14:08:44Z")
I understand completely. I’m glad there is a referral program. And I am glad their are rules. Because because like to abuse them rules and unfortunately that’s just the way life is so I’m very glad that we have the system in place I am looking forward to using this program Cheers to all have a great wonderful day or night ---
**Author:** ![justin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.trakt.tv/justin/32/50135_2.png) [@justin](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/justin)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2024, 7:01pm UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/earn-up-to-12-months-of-free-trakt-vip/20290/14 "2024-10-03T19:01:00Z")
> [@justin](#): > > **October 3, 2024 update** > The program has changed a little bit to counter abuse by some Trakt VIP members. Instead of an immediate free month, it will be applied after the referred user’s first payment. FYI ☝ ---
**Author:** ![lifeiscrazy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.trakt.tv/lifeiscrazy/32/36890_2.png) [@lifeiscrazy](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/lifeiscrazy)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2024, 9:13am UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/earn-up-to-12-months-of-free-trakt-vip/20290/15 "2024-10-04T09:13:26Z")
Sad it got abused!