Everyone gets paid for your group. Except you.
You spent years building a community of South African travellers and hosts. Every week someone asks where to stay, and you answer for free. Wielo pays you a share of every host you send — every month, for as long as they stay subscribed.
Takes about two minutes. No card, no minimums, no lock-in. Every partner is approved by hand, so you'll hear from a person.
Wielo Partners, in 90 seconds
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Paid in rand
By EFT, straight to your South African bank account. No wallets, no points, no vouchers.
Every month, not once
Around R140 per host, for as long as they stay subscribed. It arrives whether you posted that week or not.
Nothing to sell
Your commission comes out of Wielo's revenue, never your members' pockets. The host pays the same either way.
The same group. The same posts. Paid.
“Pinned it once, forgot about it. Four of my hosts had signed up before I looked again.”
“My members thank me for it. That's not something I could say about the last thing I shared in the group.”
“It pays whether I post that month or not. That's the part I still can't get over.”
“I've been answering 'where should we stay' for six years for nothing. Now the same answer pays.”
“The pack meant I didn't have to write anything. I copied a post and that was the whole job.”
Sample cards, to show the format. The partner programme is new — these are not real quotes, and we won’t pretend otherwise.
You built the room. Everyone else is charging at the door.
Every “where should we stay near…?” thread in your group is a booking about to happen. You answer it, the booking happens, and the money goes to four places — none of them yours.
Nothing about that is your fault — there has never been a way for a group admin to be on that list. Wielo adds the fifth line.
An audience that acts
Thousands of South African travellers who book what you recommend. Trust no booking site can buy.
The hosts themselves
Guesthouses, B&Bs, self-catering, farm stays — Wielo's exact customer, sitting in your member list right now.
Buying intent, on tap
“Anyone been to…?” threads are demand you already answer. For free. Week after week.
Facebook monetises your group. The booking platforms monetise your members. Everyone gets paid except the person who built the room.
A link, a pack, a ledger, and a payout. That's the whole job.
No dashboard to learn, no funnel to build, no reporting to chase. Here is every screen you will ever need, in the order you'll meet them.
Post it, WhatsApp it, print the QR for your stand at a market. Every route carries the same code, and every click is counted back to you.
Illustrative views of the partner dashboard
Built for the groups you already run
Your first paid referral, in three steps.
Join, free
Two minutes and a few details about your group. No card. Every partner is read by a person and approved by hand — usually the same day.
Share it your way
Your link and the whole written library land at once. Pin it, drop it in the next “where to stay” thread, or leave it in the group description. Nothing is compulsory.
For the hosts in here — keep your own
bookings, and stop paying commission
on guests you found yourself.
Get paid every month
Around R140 per host, every month they stay subscribed. Ten hosts is R1 400 a month, arriving whether you posted that week or not.
There's no step five.
Become a partner — freeWhat is your group actually worth?
Assumes around 2,5% of your members run accommodation — about 300 hosts in a group this size.
Engagement beats size. A tight 3 000-member group where people actually talk will out-earn a dead 30 000-member one, every time.
Illustrative estimate based on R140 commission per referred host per month. Not a promise of earnings — what you make depends on your group, the plans your hosts choose, and how you share it.
The deal, in plain numbers.
- Your commission
- 20% of what each referred host pays, every month
- In rand
- R140 per host, per month — R80–R200 depending on their plan
- What the host pays
- R399–R999/month — and zero booking commission to Wielo, ever
- How long you earn
- For as long as that host stays subscribed
- Attribution window
- 90 days from first click
- Paid
- In rand, by EFT to your South African bank account, on request once your balance clears
- Payout minimum
- R1 000 — balance rolls over until you reach it
- Cost to join
- R0. No minimums, no quotas, no monthly targets
- Your obligations
- None. Share it when it fits, or don't
- Contract
- Cancel any time. Your existing referrals keep paying out
Free to join. No minimums, no quotas, no lock-in.
There's no cap on places and no clock running down. You keep 20% of what every host you refer pays, for as long as they stay subscribed — whether you join today or in six months. If you never post about it, nothing happens and nothing is owed.
Your marketing, already written.
Not a promise of a pack — the actual library, listed here. Every post is written for a specific kind of place, so a partner with a Kruger-and-lowveld group goes straight to the lodge posts and never reads the other seventy.
Each one comes with its caption written out and your referral link already in it. Pick the one that fits, copy it, post it. There is nothing to design, nothing to write, and nothing you are obliged to publish.
- 01R108,000 a year.
- 02You are not leaving Booking.com.
- 03If you can send a WhatsApp.
- 04You built it. You made the beds.
- 0562% more. Three times fewer cancellations.
- 06R18,000 and six weeks.
- 07Priced in dollars. Built for Florida.
- 08Six properties. Four logins.
- 09You are the integration layer.
- 10Twelve statements. Every month.
- 11A double-booking costs you the contract.
- 12They loved it. They never knew about the other eleven.
- 13Six owners. One bank account.
- 14How do you win the next contract?
84 posts written and waiting in your dashboard, each with its caption and your referral link already in it. Artwork is still in production — one is illustrated so far, and the rest arrive as they are finished.
This is what it looks like in your group.
Post formats built to sit naturally in a Facebook feed. Every one carries the official Wielo partner badge, so your members can see at a glance that it's the genuine platform and that you're a recognised partner — not someone forwarding an advert.
Your partner badge
PNG and SVG, in forest, light, emerald and knockout finishes. For post graphics, video corners, your group cover and your own site.
Something for the guesthouse owners in here. If you're still handing over 15–20% on every booking, have a look at this — direct bookings, your own site, no commission taken.
Pinned for the hosts in here: a short walkthrough of how the booking side works, and why I'm recommending it in this group. It takes about ten minutes to see whether it fits your place.
0:30New group banner. If you host and you want the link, it's in the description — no charge to have a look. And thanks to everyone who's been sharing their stays lately, this group keeps getting better.
Keep what you earn · wielo.co.zaExample posts, to show the pack's formats. Not real posts or real engagement.
You're not selling to your group. You're saving them money.
The hosts in your community are your members too. Sending them to Wielo isn't a pitch — it's a favour. They stop paying booking commission, they own their guest list, and they get a proper booking site. You just made your group more valuable to the people in it.
And Wielo pays you for it, every single month.
An admin who looks after them.
You brought the hosts in your group something that puts money back in their pockets. That's the opposite of a sales post.
Their own bookings back.
A branded booking site, direct guests, zero booking commission. You're the reason they found it.
Paid, every month.
Recurring commission for as long as each host stays — and the standing that comes with being right.
No spam, no quotas, no pressure. Drop your link where it naturally fits, as often or as rarely as suits your community.
Real platform. Real hosts. Real rand.
Wielo is a live South African platform helping guesthouses, B&Bs and lodges take direct bookings and cut booking commission. Paystack, PayPal and EFT ready. POPIA-compliant.
Look at the host side of the product yourself
A flat subscription → zero booking commission to Wielo, ever.
From its own revenue → your commission never comes out of the host's pocket.
The host wins, you win, and nobody in your group pays extra for you to earn.
Partner earnings: not published yet.
The partner programme is new. We could invent a leaderboard and a few glowing quotes — every scheme you've ever been pitched does. We'd rather leave this space honestly empty until there are real numbers in it. Same discipline as the host side: launched from zero, on purpose.
Both versions of this page end in December.
Only one of them pays you for the group you already run.
Exactly what happens today.
- You answer the same “where should we stay” thread another dozen times, for free.
- The hosts in your group keep handing 15–22% to the big platforms.
- The booking sites keep monetising the audience you built.
- Your cut, in December, is still R0.
The same year, paid.
- Your link and your pack are live the day you're approved.
- The hosts you send keep their own bookings and their own guest list.
- Every one of them pays you, every month they stay.
- And if you never post about it, you have lost nothing at all.
Wollie
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Petra
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Wollie & Petra — founders, Wielo. Built in Sabie, Mpumalanga.
We need admins like you far more than you need us.
We don't have your community's trust — you do. We can't tell a guesthouse owner in your group which platform to believe. You can, and they'll listen, because you're the one who's been answering their questions for years.
So we built the tool and stayed out of the way. That's also why the programme is free, why there are no quotas, and why nothing about it is designed to make you look like a salesperson in your own group.
Every reason to hesitate.
Isn't this just spamming my own group?
No. You're pointing hosts to a platform that saves them money and gives your members a booking site they'll actually use. Share it naturally — a pinned post, your group description, or when someone asks. It's a favour, not an ad.
Do I have to be a host myself?
No. If you run a travel or accommodation community, you already know hosts. That's all it takes.
What's the actual rate?
20% of what each referred host pays Wielo, for as long as they stay subscribed. Hosts choose between plans from R399 to R999 a month, so that's R80 to R200 per host per month — around R140 on the plan most hosts pick.
How long do I get credit for someone who clicks my link?
90 days from their first click. If they sign up in that time, they're yours — and they stay yours for as long as they're a subscriber.
What happens if a host cancels?
That host's commission stops when their subscription does. The rest of your referrals carry on unaffected. There are no clawbacks.
When and how do I get paid?
In rand, by EFT to your South African bank account. Commission is held until the refund window passes, then clears; once your cleared balance reaches R1 000 you can request a payout, and below that it rolls over. Every referral, payment and running balance is visible in your dashboard.
Does it cost the hosts anything extra?
No. Your commission comes out of Wielo's subscription revenue, not the host's pocket. The host pays the same either way — and keeps 100% of their booking revenue.
Is it really free? What's the catch?
Free to join, no minimums, no lock-in. Wielo makes money when hosts subscribe and shares some of it with the people who send them. That's the whole model.
Do I need any tech skills?
None. You get a link and a pack with the graphics and copy already written. Copy, paste, share.
You already did the hard part. Now get paid for it.
You spent years earning your community's trust. Wielo pays you — every month, for as long as each host stays — to point them somewhere that actually helps them. It costs you nothing, it costs your members nothing, and if you never post about it, nothing happens.
Claim your community's place
Signup takes about two minutes — a few details about you and your group. Every partner is approved by hand, usually the same day.
Become a partner — freeNo card. No minimums. Cancel any time.