Comprehensive Guide to Setting Up and Using BON Loyalty on Shopify

Mar-18-2025

If you’re looking to increase customer retention and boost sales on your Shopify store, BON Loyalty Program & Rewards is the ultimate app you need. With BON Loyalty, you can create a fully customizable loyalty program, offering rewards, referral bonuses, VIP tiers, and more - all designed to turn first-time buyers into lifelong customers.

In this step-by-step guide, we’ll walk you through how to install, set up, and maximize BON Loyalty for your Shopify store, ensuring your loyalty program drives maximum engagement and revenue.

Step 1: Install BON Loyalty Program & Rewards

How to Install:

Visit Taranker.com and log in to your Shopify store.
Search for BON Loyalty Program & Rewards in the Shopify App Store.

This image shows the BON Loyalty app on Shopify, offering rewards, referrals, and VIP tiers with a free trial.

Click Try for Free to proceed to the installation page.
Click Install and accept the required permissions.

This image shows the installation screen for the BON Loyalty app, requesting access to store and customer data.

Confirm installation - BON will now be added to your Shopify store.

Required Permissions:

Access to customer data (needed to manage loyalty points).
Permission to view and edit store data (required for full integration).

Step 2: Set Up Your Loyalty Program

Once installed, BON will guide you through the initial setup wizard, where you can customize key elements:

1. Configure Earning Points Rules

This image shows a setup step for a loyalty program, where customers earn reward points for every currency unit spent.

Set how many points customers earn for each dollar spent.
Add points for other actions, like account creation, writing reviews, or following on social media.

2. Set Redeemable Rewards

This image shows a step in setting up a loyalty program, where customers can redeem points for discounts or free shipping.

Allow customers to exchange points for discount codes, free shipping vouchers, or gifts.
Customize how many points are needed to unlock each reward.

3. Set Up Referral Rewards

This image displays a referral program setup, where both the referrer and the referred friend earn points for participating.

Encourage customers to refer friends in exchange for bonus points or discounts.
Set rewards for both the referrer and the new customer to create a win-win situation.

Step 3: Customize the Loyalty Program Interface

BON allows you to fully customize the loyalty program to match your store’s branding.

How to Customize:

In your Shopify dashboard, go to BON Loyalty > Branding.

This image shows the branding customization options for the BON Loyalty program, allowing users to adjust themes, text, emails, icons, and loyalty page settings.

Customize the colors, fonts, and theme to match your store’s design.

This image shows the theme customization settings for a rewards program widget, allowing users to adjust visibility, sections, and content display options. A preview of the widget is shown on the right.

Add your store logo to the loyalty widget.

This image displays the customization settings for a widget icon in a rewards program. Users can select from preset icons or upload their own, with a preview of the selected icon on the right.

Set the widget placement (choose where the loyalty program icon appears on your website).

This image shows the settings for adjusting the placement of a rewards widget icon. Users can choose its position on the screen and adjust spacing, with a preview displayed on the right.

Edit texts and messages shown to customers - make them personal and aligned with your brand voice.

This image displays the customization settings for a rewards program widget.

Step 4: Set Up VIP Tiers and Special Programs

VIP tiers allow you to reward your most valuable customers with exclusive perks.

How to Set Up:

In BON Loyalty > Point Programs, create VIP tiers based on the total points customers accumulate over time.

This image shows the VIP Tiers settings in BON Loyalty. Users can manage customer tiers, set entry requirements, and upgrade to access more features.

Set special perks for each tier, such as:

Extra points on purchases
Free gifts
Exclusive discounts

Special Programs You Can Enable:

Birthday Rewards
Double Points Events
Social Media Engagement Bonuses

Step 5: Connect BON to Shopify POS

If you have a physical store, BON can sync customer data across both your online and offline sales channels via Shopify POS. This ensures customers earn and redeem points no matter where they shop.

To Enable POS Integration:

Go to BON Loyalty > Settings.
Enable the VIP Tier Status on POS option.

This image shows the VIP tier settings for POS in BON Loyalty. The VIP tier status is currently inactive, and users can enter a program name.

Customers’ VIP status will now display in your POS system, and rewards can be redeemed at the counter.

Step 6: Track Performance via BON Dashboard

The BON Dashboard offers a clear overview of how your loyalty program is performing.

This image shows the BON Loyalty dashboard. It displays monthly rewards, revenue, and revenue ratio, all currently at zero.

Key Metrics:

Total points issued & redeemed.
Redemption rates - how many customers actively redeem rewards.
Referral program performance — number of new customers acquired through referrals.
Event-based tracking — points earned through birthdays, social follows, and purchases.

Advanced Analytics:

Go to BON Loyalty > Analytics for deeper insights.

This is the BON Loyalty Analytics dashboard. It shows revenue, orders, and average order value along with graphs for points earned and redeemed over time.

Track ROI of your loyalty program, and use the data to adjust earning and redemption rules to optimize results.

Step 7: Launch & Promote Your Loyalty Program

Once the setup is complete, actively promote your loyalty program to get customers involved.

Ways to Promote:

Add a banner to your homepage announcing the program.
Send a welcome email to new customers introducing the program.
Create pop-ups encouraging customers to create accounts and earn points.
Highlight VIP benefits in your product pages and checkout to increase participation.

If you want to build a loyal customer base, increase sales, and create a seamless loyalty experience across online and offline stores, BON Loyalty Program & Rewards is a perfect fit.

Watch our step-by-step tutorial video here and get started with ease:

Lucy Quach

Lucy, the Marketing Manager at Taranker, brings a wealth of expertise in digital marketing and customer engagement. With over a decade of professional experience across diverse industries, Lucy has honed her skills in full-stack marketing, affiliate management, and community growth.