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We are currently looking for more spaces, if you are interested in a joint profitable deal please contact me. I am looking forward to meeting all of you one day. Stephanie Frasco [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.twitter.com/askfrasco On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 11:25 AM, Julie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > We offer "one free trial day" cards. We also have daily drop in rates > of $25 (used to be $10/hr, but walk/drop-in was, and has been since > the rate reduction, an EXTREMELY negligible part of our business). > One needs to run the numbers as to whether or not it makes sense, > particularly because some kind of "staffing" is required for drop- > ins. I think it's great when you first open to have bodies around > (for free - friends are good), but really, monthly memberships will be > what sustain you. > > Do keep in mind that location will make a difference to your drop-in > traffic. Busy part of town with lots of professionals vs. being > tucked further away, esp. from public transportation. > > Wish you the best of luck. > > Julie Duryea > owner, souk > 322 nw 6th avenue, suite 200 > portland, oregon 97209 > p | 503.517.6900 > f | 503.517.6901 > skype julieduryea > http://www.soukllc.com > tweet soukportland > > On Oct 3, 7:58 am, Darrell Silver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Alex is exactly on target with how dropins fit into the business > > model. We have seen many times that spaces need a few months to grow > > into full capacity. During this crucial phase, free dropins provide > > excellent advertising for people who are new to the concept. > > > > The same applies to holding Jelly events. They are a great way to > > get the word out, especially early on. > > > > As an aside, have you thought of calling the non-full time > > memberships 'part-time' instead of 'floaters'? > > > > D > > > > --------------------------------------- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > (917) 841-4079 > > New York, NY > > > > On Oct 2, 2008, at 4:09 PM, Alex Hillman wrote: > > > > > Think of "free use" as a marketing tool. It varies space to space. > > > > > For instance, we don't have a "free dropin" policy like some, but > > > some of our signup rates include free days. Also, consider Jelly > > > (http://workatjelly.com/) as a market growing technique. I know > > > there are already multiple Atlanta Jelly groups. > > > > > Bottom line, though, is if you want to be a sustainable business, > > > include memberships that a) work for your members and b) work for you. > > > > > -Alex > > > > > -- > > > ----- > > > -- > > > ----- > > > Alex Hillman > > > im always developing something > > > digital: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > visual:www.dangerouslyawesome.com > > > local:www.indyhall.org > > > > > On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 2:35 PM, Mike Schinkel > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi all: > > > > > I'm hearing that a lot of you are allowing people to use the coworking > > > spaces for free. In trying to plan a facility I've run the numbers > > > and I > > > don't see how that is possible. First I don't see how you can get > > > people to > > > pay for what you are giving for free and second I don't see how you > > > can make > > > the density work. > > > > > I understand that coworking is all about providing an open > > > environment and > > > letting people use it w/o signing up is in the spirit of things but > > > in order > > > for us to pull this off it needs to be profitable, i.e. not > > > operating at a > > > loss. > > > > > Could anyone speak to this please? Thanks in advance. > > > > > -Mike Schinkel > > > President; NewClarity LLC > > > Organizer: Atlanta Web Entrepreneurs > > >http://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeschinkel > > >http://mikeschinkel.com > > >http://atlanta-web.org > > > -- Stephanie Frasco Special Operations http://www.efactor.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
