Once we account for conference room use, film shoots and events, our walk-ins constitute a sizable chunk of revenue. If you only count for single day "normal" usage of offices or desks then I agree, pretty insignificant.
Jerome On Nov 20, 2009, at 2:49 PM, gerard <[email protected]> wrote: >> Only issue: Not one commuter or telecommuter. Everyone here is >> small >> business, consultant, social media.... > > My partner and I recently visited Qwirk and Sandbox in Columbus, > Ohio. Interestingly, both said that drop-in traffic was almost non- > existent. My observation was that most revenue was from full-time > membership, and most full-time members were small businesses (with > great diversity: screen-printing, photography, attorneys, engineers!), > as opposed to freelancers and telecommuters. > > This was non-intuitive to me because originally I thought coworking > mostly appealed to individuals working from home. But I have now come > to believe that, while initial fanfare brings in a lot of traffic at > first, over time, people who work from home really don't mind working > from home. > > So relying on drop-in traffic to sustain the space seems to be a > losing proposition, and the real "bread-and-butter" lies in small > businesses needing office space signing up for full-time memberships. > > Have others found this to be the case? > > Thanks for any input, > Gerard Sychay > http://cincycoworks.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= > . > > -- 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=.
