# Count a skill action, not a hit

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Updated: 2026-08-28

**Direct answer:** Referral boards that count visits are farmable. ViralRefer counts a unique friend opening your /r/ link and tapping Get my link — a skill action, not a hit. There is no cash prize.

## Q: What is a skill action?
A: A unique friend opens your /r/VIRAL-… URL and taps Get my link. That is the only credit.

## Q: Why not count hits?
Hits are farmable. Click farms sell visits. They cannot sell unique people who start their own link unless you pay them, which ViralRefer does not.

## Q: What does not count?
Visits, copies, self-clicks, screenshots, likes, follows, bots, farms.

## Q: What is the prize?
No cash. This week’s top non-operator racer with at least 3 verified friends may claim a 7-day homepage banner. 2 verified friends may add a text line. The operator cannot take contest prizes.

## Q: Who can play?
Open worldwide. 18+ (or majority where you live). No purchase necessary.

Related: https://www.viralrefer.app/guides/why-visits-dont-count/ · https://www.viralrefer.app/guides/homepage-banner/ · https://www.viralrefer.app/rules/

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