From Idea to First Payout: A Sousou Circle Timeline

Here’s a typical timeline from “we want to start a circle” to the first payout.

Week 0: Agree and create. The group agrees on amount, frequency, and order. The creator sets up the circle in Sousou and sends invites. Everyone joins and confirms they’re in.

Week 1 (or month 1): First round. The first recipient is announced. Everyone else contributes by the due date. The admin records payments in Sousou. Once all are in, the recipient gets the pot and the round is complete.

Ongoing: Repeat. Each round follows the same pattern: one recipient, everyone else pays, payments recorded, next round. After as many rounds as members, the first cycle is done. You can start a new cycle with the same or a new order.

First payout. The first person to receive gets their pot as soon as all contributions for that round are in. From there, the rhythm is set—remind, collect, record, repeat.

Timelines vary with group size and frequency (weekly vs. monthly), but the sequence is always: create → invite → first round → first payout → keep going.