The way I would look at it is this - every guest that you have in your establishment starts as a guest. You and I don't know whether at some point that guest will become a member. I would want to do my level best to treat that guest with hospitality and gratiousness, because at some point, that guest might be looking for coworking space on a member basis, not as a guest.
"Treat others as you want to be treated". Just my 2 cents. Yes, there will be a few who abuse that right and hospitality. I think you will find, however, that those people are few and far between. Also, if the guest who is abusing the privilege is a guest of a member, speaking to that member (or banning that member) may be the way to get the point across more forcefully, if need be. Mike Strock [email protected] On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 11:03 AM, Liza Loop <[email protected]> wrote: > > You might try charging a high price for coffee and snacks while giving > the members a steep discount. That way, if you do get a reputation as > an internet cafe, it will pay for itself nicely. > > On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 4:49 AM, Nia <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi, everyone! > > My name is Nia and I am writing a business plan for a coworking place > > in Istanbul. > > In my discussions with potential partners, we stumbled over the > > question of how to deal with guests of the members. We plan on having > > a lounge area that will serve coffee and snacks. We cannot agree on > > whether > > 1) if a member invites a friend over for a chat but has not booked a > > conference room, we should charge the guest at the daily rate (or an > > hourly rate, or a guest rate, etc...) OR > > 2) guests should be allowed in for free as long as they are invited by > > a member, only sit in the lounge and do not use the internet. > > > > Because the lounge is meant for the members, we do not want to get the > > reputation of a cafe with internet that is open to everyone, but on > > the other hand, we do not want to restrict members from inviting > > people for informal meetings. > > > > What is the policy of your respective coworking places? What do you > > think makes most sense in the context of a coworking place? > > > > Thanks a lot! > > > > Best, > > Nia > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
