I'd suggest your meeting room(s), or drop-ins.
Jerome ______________ BLANKSPACES "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" www.blankspaces.com 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 323.330.9505 (office) On Jan 14, 2011, at 6:45 AM, Alex Hillman wrote: > I'm immediately concerned by the exact two items you listed as cons. > > For reference, every time we've grown quickly, we've had trouble. From minor > things like poor community integration, to major things like theft. > > Personally, slow and steady growth from member-driven word of mouth has > brought us the strongest community members, time and again, over our 4 years. > > If you do head this route - I'd consider doing a deep discount on something > OTHER than your normal membership to help preserve your prices, and know that > it's unlikely to build your community so much as it is your short term > cashflow. Be wary that deal hunters are likely to be transients rather than > the type of contributors you're probably looking for. > > If you do head this way, be sure to let us know how it goes! > > -Alex > > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > > On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 1:24 AM, CoWorkative <adcommu...@gmail.com> wrote: > With the popularity of group buying coupon sites like Groupon, has > anyone considered promoting their space on them? > > Well, we were curious about what results we would get and in an effort > to get the word out about our new space, CoWorkative... > > .., we had contacted Swarm Jam ( a local group buying site owned by > the National Post), and after weeks of waiting, they put our offer up > today! (http://www.swarmjam.com/) > > Possible Pros- > - publicity for CoWorkative > - getting the word out about coworking spaces > - members signing up to our space > - members signing up to neighboring spaces > > Possible Cons- > - may not bring in the right people to foster the right community > based work atmosphere > - by deep discounting the price with such a promo, may hold people > back from paying regular prices > > Well, I guess we would have to wait and see. I will keep you posted. > I'm hoping that this promo will not only help us get members, but also > get the word out about coworking. > > Neil > CoWorkative.com > n...@coworkative.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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 coworking@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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 coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
