Hey everyone, Sorry if that last email came off too sales-y...I forgot to turn off biz mode. With regard to free access, there is no such thing as a free lunch. If you want to survive you have to get paid. I think Membership is the best way to go or ZipOffices which is something I want to develop the technology on. Rent it by the hour, sign up online. Done and Done. any thoughts on that?
On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 11:29 AM, Stephanie Frasco <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > The E.Factor offers access to co-working spaces around the world when they > sign up for Premium Membership. http://www.efactor.com - > http://www.efactor.com/p/premium > > 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 > -- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
