Our most popular plans are the 80 hours/month package, which is basically 3 days a week and cost $195. The second most popular package is the designated desk but still in the open shared office for $345 - this is a $50 premium from the usual unlimited hot desking plan. The $95 20 hours/month package is starting to gain traction with mothers, mompreneurs, that need to get out of the house once a week to focus on their work but membership level are still low.
The $195 package fills the greatest need in the marketplace because freelancers and entrepreneurs want to be flexible, keep costs low, and are stimulated by working in a variety of places. I find fathers working from home love this package because they get to escape the home office a few days a week but flexible enough if they need to pick up the kids or run errands. We don't have a punch-card plan that lets people be flexible when they use the space so I don't know about the success of those programs. They seem to have really gained attention in the last 6 months as a way to offer even greater flexibility. However, I'm slightly against them because the card holder might just drop in once or twice a month and use the punch the card over a course of 4 months. Sure, it might bring in a bit of additional revenue but it doesn't build a community with such infrequency. I would rather sell a low end monthly membership because they will at least come in at some regularity and start to get to know people. I have no proof of this and I would love to hear about someones punch card efforts. Let me know if you have any other questions or need clarification. On Dec 31 2010, 12:14 pm, Kim <[email protected]> wrote: > After putting my coworking plans on the shelf for several months, I'm > dusting them off for the new year and hope to open a coworking > facility this March or April. I plan to have the typical membership > levels for different amounts of time use over the course of the month. > Does anyone charge a higher fee for having a designated desk in a room > with a door and maybe one or two other desks as opposed to a dedicated > desk in a large common area? I'm working on the pricing levels for the > membership and wanted to additional feedback. > > Thanks! > > Kim Wesley > Smartly Spaced LLC > BWI area coworking -- 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.
