It's also a matter of: 1. how much you need to make to keep the space open 2. what percentage of your desks you can afford to leave open for drop-ins both as a community gift and as a way of letting people try out your space without obligation 3. what percentage of your space should be devoted to full-time or regulars without making the drop-in space feel kind of awkward and an after thought...
So I don't think that it's so much of a formula as I do a question of general feel/ambiance and what kind of space you want to run that will also sustain itself. At Citizen Space, we have about 8 full time desks that we rent out where people can leave things like displays, keyboards, books, etc... it's all in the open. We also have an additional eight seats in the back, spread over 4 desks. Anyone can use these desks; we also have an additional 4 seats over 2 desks in a closed "conversation room", providing a nice flex space for both full time, paying members, and for our drop-ins. Finding a mix between those two priorities I think is a good place to start... you can certainly charge for all your spaces, but in the beginning, depending on local demand and awareness, you might find that too high a barrier to entry to begin. It might be better to start with a hybrid model and as people fill in and book their spaces on a regular basis, convert free areas to meet the need that arises. Chris On 8/21/07, Tara Hunt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't know if they are on the list, but you may want to chat with the > Workspace people in Vancouver...they must have some formula. Many of the > spaces I know of actually rent desks (and not just memberships) where people > can leave their stuff and, hence, don't double book. > > Workspace: http://abetterplacetowork.com/ > > > Tara > > On 8/21/07, Susan Evans < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi all space owners out there, > > > > Does anyone have a good formula for balancing out the number of > > memberships available for sale for coworking with the number of desk > > spaces available? Office Nomads (Seattle) is working on determining a > > sustainable number of memberships to make available, recognizing that > > number can be higher than the number of actual desk spaces we will > > have. Any suggestions? Success stories? Helpful learning > > experiences? > > > > Many thanks! > > Susan > > > > > > Citizen Agency (www.citizenagency.com) > > blog: www.horsepigcow.com > > phone: 415-694-1951 > > fax: 415-727-5335 > > > > > > > -- Chris Messina Citizen Provocateur & Open Source Advocate-at-Large Work: http://citizenagency.com Blog: http://factoryjoe.com/blog Cell: 412 225-1051 Skype: factoryjoe This email is: [ ] bloggable [X] ask first [ ] private --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
