Bantu Town for Business

Reach Tanzanians abroad, where they already gather.

Shipping home, catering, a church event, a money transfer service, a new restaurant in Houston: put it in front of the diaspora, in the feed they open every day.

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How it works

1
Set up your business
Its name and logo, and a wallet in Tanzanian shillings or US dollars.
2
Top up
By card, or in shillings by M-Pesa, Tigo Pesa, Airtel Money or HaloPesa. You only spend what you put in.
3
Make your ad
A headline, a few words, a photo or a short video, and a button that opens your website or WhatsApp.
4
Choose who sees it
Cities, the countries members live in, and an age range. You see the size of your audience before you start.
5
It's reviewed, then it runs
Every ad is checked before it shows, usually within minutes. Then it appears in the feed, marked Sponsored.
6
Watch it work
Views, taps and spend, updated through the day. Pause, change or stop it whenever you like.

Pay for views, from a prepaid wallet

You set a total budget and the dates. You pay per 1,000 views at the price fixed when you create the campaign, and a campaign stops when its budget, its dates or your wallet run out. A view counts when at least half the ad is on screen for a second.

Work with Bantu Town creators

Members Bantu Town approved as creators, who chose to be listed for paid partnerships. Send one a deal: what to post and what you'll pay. The money is held from your wallet and only paid once you confirm their post, marked "Paid partnership".

Ads members don't mind seeing

Always labelled
Every ad says Sponsored, with your business's name and logo. No ads in messages, comments or search.
Never too many
One ad after every eight posts, and the same ad at most three times a day for each member.
Members stay private
You see counts, never people: not who saw your ad, who tapped it or who hid it. No audience or number goes below 100 members.

Read the Ad Policy Business Terms