Local guides bring you guests
Guides recommend venues they trust. The guest shows a QR code at checkout, staff scan it, and the visit becomes a confirmed fact. You pay only for that.
The problem
The problem
Venues spend money to attract guests but can almost never tie that traffic to a specific source.
Ads are paid for impressions and clicks, not for people who show up.
Guide recommendations work, but stay a verbal arrangement with no record.
Cash commissions can't be verified and don't scale.
The guide can't see how many guests they actually brought, and has no numbers to point to.
The solution
The solution
We turn a recommendation into a measurable event that both sides can see.
A link instead of a verbal recommendation
The guide shares a personal link to the venue with a personal note. The guest opens it and sees the terms and a QR code.
Confirmation at checkout
Staff scan the QR code. The visit is recorded with a timestamp, the venue, and the guide. No scan, no visit.
Payment for results
The guide is rewarded only for a confirmed visit. The venue sees the same record as the guide.
Benefits
What you get
The product is built so both sides rely on the same record.
The venue pays for results
You set the reward yourself and pay only for a visit confirmed by your own staff.
Protection against gaming the system
A repeat confirmation for the same guest at the same venue is blocked for 4 hours at the database level.
The guide sees their earnings
Balance, visit history, and stats for every recommendation — in the personal dashboard, in real time.
A reusable QR code
The link doesn't expire after the first visit. The guest can come back, and the repeat visit counts too.
Transparent payouts
Pending, paid, and transaction history — broken down by visit, with export available.
Works from a phone
The scanner, earnings stats, and settings are all built to run one-handed at the counter.
How it works
How it works
Four steps, from recommendation to payout.
- 1
The venue signs up
You add the venue, a description, and the terms: the guest bonus, minimum order, and the guide's reward.
- 2
The guide recommends
The guide adds the venue to their recommendations, writes a personal note, and shares the link with the guest.
- 3
The guest visits
The guest opens the link, sees the terms, and shows the QR code at checkout.
- 4
The visit is confirmed
Staff scan the code. The visit is recorded, the guide is rewarded, and stats update for both sides.
Already with us
Sign in to the portal
If your venue or guide account is already set up, sign in to the Guide Network dashboard.
Sign in as a venue
The checkout scanner, confirmed visits, your venue's guides, and payouts.
Sign in as a venueSign in as a guide
Recommendations for guests, your personal links, visit stats, and balance.
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Questions
Frequently asked questions
What stops a guide from scanning their own QR code?
The visit is confirmed by the venue's staff from their own account, not by the guide. On top of that, a repeat confirmation for the same guest at the same venue is blocked for 4 hours — that rule runs at the database level and can't be bypassed through the interface.
Do we pay for impressions or clicks?
No. You only pay for a visit confirmed by a scan at your checkout. Opening the link creates no obligation.
Who sets the reward amount?
The venue does. You set the guide's reward, the guest bonus, and the minimum order, and can change them in settings at any time.
What if the guest comes back?
The link is reusable, and repeat visits are counted. There's one limit: one confirmed visit per guest per venue, no more than once every 4 hours.
How do guides find the venue?
Once you sign up, the venue appears in the shared catalog, where guides add places to their recommendations.
Can we export the data?
Yes. Visit and payout history can be exported at any time — it's your organization's data.
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