Choosing Your Account Type: Buyer, Seller, or Both

During onboarding, you'll choose how you want to use Referr. This choice determines which features you can access and how the platform works for you.

Account Types Explained

Best for: Professionals and businesses looking to acquire new customers or clients.

What you can do:

Examples: Real estate agents, lawyers, contractors, financial advisors, marketing agencies

Best for: Individuals or businesses who generate leads and want to monetize them.

What you can do:

Examples: Marketing agencies, affiliate marketers, referral networks, industry professionals with excess inquiries

Best for: Professionals who both need leads for their business AND have leads to sell.

What you can do:

Examples: A contractor who buys leads for plumbing jobs but sells leads for electrical work they don't handle

If you want to...	Choose...
Find new customers for your business	Buyer
Earn money by selling leads you generate	Seller
Do both	Both
Not sure yet	Both (you can always adjust later)

If you choose Seller or Both, you'll need to:

Be in a Stripe-supported country – We use Stripe for secure payouts. Supported countries include UK, Ireland, most of Europe, USA, Canada, Australia, and many others.
Set up your payout account – You'll connect a bank account through Stripe to receive payments.

If you're in a country not supported by Stripe, you can still create a Buyer account.

Yes! You can change your account type at any time:

Your existing data (lead requests, submissions, messages) will be preserved.

If you're unsure which account type is right for you, reach out to our support team—we're happy to help.