Two ways to put partners to work on your WiFi, and they are not the same thing
Most WiFi operators hear "partner" and picture one model. At ISN Free WiFi we built two, because they solve opposite problems.
1. Revenue-Share Partners: someone hosts your router, you share the earnings
Think taxi drivers, bus operators, fleet owners and venues. A partner is assigned one or more of your routers. When ads, vouchers or data plans earn money on those routers, the partner gets an agreed percentage.
- Paid for hosting the network, not for selling anything
- The split is set per partner, or inherited from a group
- Partners log in to see their routers, online status and earnings, day by day
- Drivers can also get a simple no-login link to check their own earnings
2. Partner Voucher Reselling: someone sells your access, you manage the money
Think spaza shops, tills, kiosks and retail chains. A reseller does not host anything. They generate and sell vouchers to customers, and they earn a share on what they sell.
- Prepaid mode: the reseller tops up a balance, and it is debited the moment a voucher is generated, so they can never sell what they have not paid for
- Cash mode: you extend credit up to a limit, and it stops when they hit it
- Every voucher keeps a locked record of its face value and share, so nobody can change the deal after the fact
- Monthly statements, settlement receipts, and a POS API with safe retries for tills
The simple test
If the partner earns because the router is in their vehicle or venue, that is Revenue-Share.
If the partner earns because they sell vouchers to customers, that is Voucher Reselling.
They are separate tabs, separate billing and separate logins on purpose, so the two never get mixed up. One business can even be both.
Which model fits your network, and which one are you not using yet?