Thanks, Anca, for your comments. Sometimes I think I'm entirely in the wrong business because I start thinks but rarely get them polished. The web site is a good example. Will get on it.
On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 3:37 PM, Anca | Tech Liminal<[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Liza, > > With your fat interet pipe, you could try to focus some of your > efforts into audio/video streaming. Being able to host an event or > meeting or live videocast where people can take advantage of bandwidth > to get better quality audio or video for their webcast might be > useful. I considered this for my space but am not able to afford it > yet. Also, finding someone who does broadcasting to use your space > might generate some good marketing results, since it will expose your > space to their audience. > > Also, as Mike points out below, you also need to finish you web site. > Make sure that people know what the space looks like. > > Your competitors websites look much more slick and polished, and your > customers are liable to do a bit of web-based research before they > decide to drop by and see what you have to offer, especially if you > are out of the way. > > Anyway, I hope these ideas are helpful. I just joined the group > today, but it looks like a lot of good discussions are going on. > > Cheers, > > Anca. > -=-=-=-=-=- > Anca Mosoiu > [email protected] > > On Jul 9, 7:59 pm, Liza Loop <[email protected]> wrote: >> Thanks for your ideas, Mike and Jimmy. Yes I have tried Meet-ups. I'm >> not any better at publicizing them than I am at promoting Fiber High >> as a whole. Participating in this group is another strategy I'm using >> although it may be preaching to the choir. >> >> Several people have told me that repetition is key to getting traffic >> through the space. I interpret that to mean "don't give up!" >> >> We held a "Free Up 'n Down Load-a-thon" on Tuesday and only 2 new >> people showed up so we're trying it again on Tuesday, July 28th (my >> 64th birthday!). So send your friends around to this event as a >> birthday present to me. >> >> I'm also looking at hosting a NetSquared Tuesday Meeting >> (http://groups.drupal.org/node/4385) that same evening. >> >> Keep the ideas coming. We never know which one will turn the trick. >> >> Liza >> >> On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 7:37 PM, Mike Pihlman<[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> > Mike: Thats is a great idea. Thanks. :-) >> >> > Liza: That is why I started tutoring now that I am a real teacher. 5 >> > students (I have 1 and it's summer) and 5 coworkers (I have 3) and I'm >> > breaking even. Tracy is low cost compared to your location, I'm sure. >> >> > With all your BW....I will talk to you off-line about some ideas. >> >> > Mike >> >> > --- On Thu, 7/9/09, [email protected] >> > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> >> >> Subject: [Coworking] Re: Introduction/Mobile Coworking >> >> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> >> Date: Thursday, July 9, 2009, 7:27 PM >> >> >> Have you contacted local organizers on Meetup.com and >> >> offered them to >> >> hold their meetups in your facility for free in the >> >> evenings? This >> >> could get a lot of traffic through your space. If there are >> >> not local >> >> meetups for your target demographic consider organizing >> >> them yourself. >> >> JMTCW. >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> On Jul 9, 2009, at 9:40 PM, Liza Loop <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> > Hi Mike, >> >> >> > We're having the same problem. Our location is in a >> >> light industrial >> >> > area, off the beaten path for pedestrians. It's ideal >> >> for quiet >> >> > cubicle residents but since the bottom has fallen out >> >> of the office >> >> > market folks can get an enclosed office for what we >> >> have to charge for >> >> > a cubicle. >> >> >> > We thought our fiber optic connectivity and >> >> collocation facility would >> >> > be a sufficient draw for people who need a big web >> >> pipe but so far our >> >> > expectations haven't been realized. The tenants we do >> >> have are >> >> > struggling as much as we are. >> >> >> > Lookers are great but they don't pay the bills. 3 or 4 >> >> who don't >> >> > actually join the club are tantalizing. We can survive >> >> for another >> >> > couple of months but without some serious support it >> >> will be curtains >> >> > for Fiber High. Our other IT business, GoQuiet, has >> >> been subsidizing >> >> > Fiber High for almost a year and we're getting very >> >> hungry. >> >> >> > We're trying out a series of free Up 'n Down >> >> Load-a-thons to give >> >> > folks a free taste of our high speed network (the next >> >> one is July >> >> > 28th, 3-11 pm). Hopefully it will be addictive. But >> >> we're not waiting >> >> > for miracles. Rather, we're exploring other business >> >> models to provide >> >> > additional income. Any suggestions are more than >> >> welcome. >> >> >> > I hope that we haven't created a co-working bubble by >> >> sharing our >> >> > enthusiam online with each other and miss judged the >> >> market. >> >> >> > Cheers (slightly damped),m >> >> >> > Liza Loop >> >> >> > On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Mike Pihlman<[email protected] >> >> >> > > wrote: >> >> >> >> Liza: >> >> >> >> I'm finding it difficult to get folks in >> >> here. But, I have a steady >> >> >> dribble of 3 or 4 lookers per week and am >> >> encouraged by that. I am >> >> >> only >> >> >> 2 months into it....so I think / hope there is >> >> time. Maybe when >> >> >> school >> >> >> starts up again there will be more lookers >> >> (especially for the >> >> >> tutoring >> >> >> part). >> >> >> >> I take heart in all the success stories....so >> >> please keep them >> >> >> coming! :-) >> >> >> >> Mike >> >> >> >> Liza Loop wrote: >> >> >>> Hello Jimmy, >> >> >> >>> Our biggest challenge has been letting people >> >> know our coworking >> >> >>> site >> >> >>> is available. Neither I nor my partner are >> >> natural publicists. >> >> >> >>> After watching these postings for about 6 >> >> months I'm beginning to >> >> >>> believe this is a common but under-discussed >> >> problem. We hear a lot >> >> >>> from the groups that are having well attended >> >> events but those that >> >> >>> are having difficulty bringing people in are >> >> quiet about it. >> >> >> >>> Does anyone else out there get this >> >> impression? >> >> >> >>> Liza Loop >> >> >>> Fiber High, >> >> >>> 989 Commercial St. >> >> >>> Palo Alto, CA >> >> >> >>> On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 7:49 AM, Jimmy<[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >>>> Hi folks, >> >> >> >>>> My name is Jimmy Thrasher, and I live near >> >> Mebane, NC ("Mebbin", >> >> >>>> 10K- >> >> >>>> ish people). My interest in >> >> coworking is mainly from the working >> >> >>>> side, but to that end I and a friend are >> >> evaluating setting up a >> >> >>>> light- >> >> >>>> weight "mobile coworking" space that can >> >> be dropped into any of the >> >> >>>> number of empty office spaces in downtown >> >> Mebane. There are enough >> >> >>>> telecommuters and long-distance commuters >> >> that I think it could fly >> >> >>>> but haven't proven it to myself yet. >> >> >> >>>> I really just want to be able to cycle to >> >> work. >> >> >> >>>> If anybody here has set up something like >> >> this, I'd be interested >> >> >>>> to >> >> >>>> hear your experiences. I'm >> >> envisioning: >> >> >>>> - a big room >> >> >>>> - with two tables >> >> >>>> - free (included) wifi >> >> >>>> - free-ish coffee >> >> >>>> - nice chairs >> >> >> >>>> Jimmy >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> Mike Pihlman >> >> >> TracyVirtualOffice >> >> >> "A Coworking Community" >> >> >> 95 W. 11th Street, Suite 203 >> >> >> Tracy, CA 95376 >> >> >> Mobile: 209-608-4340 >> >> >> Web: TracyVirtualOffice.com >> >> >> Twitter: @TracyVirtOffice > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. 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