That's great to hear that you have those annual meetings and can forecast trend. Here at BLANKSPACES, we do see some softening around Sept, but our summers are usually a run-up in revenue, peaking in August. No other trends here, especially since Oct-Dec 2008 put everyone in a tailspin. I'll report back at the end of year 3.
Jerome ______________ BLANKSPACES "work wide open" www.blankspaces.com 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 323.330.9505 (office) On Jun 16, 2010, at 1:46 PM, Susan Evans wrote: > Howdy coworkers! > > I was just running some of our membership numbers in preparation for our > "State of the Nomads" meeting here today (our version of Town Halls, member > meetings, or whatever you may dub them at your own spaces), and ran into one > of the first-ever notable trends at our coworking space and thought I'd share! > > We apparently see either a dip or a leveling off of memberships in the summer > months each year. Some years it has been closer to June, others closer to > August, but regardless, this is our third summer running that we are seeing a > slight decline in memberships. But I'm not batting an eye or spending any > time worrying about it. Why? Because the other trend I see is that > membership growth goes back on the incline again in the late summer/early > fall of us. It has happened each year that we've been open, and I have 100% > confidence that it'll happen again. This doesn't mean that Jacob and I get > to slack off for the summer and give up looking for new members, but what it > does mean is that I won't go into a spiral of worry when I see the kind of > dip I see right now. This is a refreshing change here in year 3. > > It's always incredibly exciting to learn bigger lessons after spending > several years running a coworking space! Having usable data is this > coworking space owners dream. :) I'd highly recommend that all spaces, > regardless of what software you use to run your space, track membership > levels and trends so that you can keep a watchful eye on how your membership > levels move. > > What trends do you all see at your spaces when it comes to membership levels? > > Happy Wednesday! > > Susan > __ > Office Nomads > officenomads.com > 206-484-5859 > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
