Jonathan, nice! I do not run a coworking space currently. :( (It will kind of depend on where my next job/income stream is coming from, as where I open a co-working space. Either Philly or DC area)
But I would like to offer a suggestion on names, if I may? 1 Drop-in - cool. 2. Daily Hotdesk - (hotdesk 9-5) 3. All Access Hotdesk 4. Permadesk or All Access Desk or somesuch. Just my .02 Joshua Marpet On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 7:12 PM, Jonathan Yankovich < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > > I'm working on adding more metadata to coworkingregistry.org and one of > the things we identified was having rates information for various membership > levels. Now, I KNOW that each facility has different membership levels that > offer different levels of service, access, etc, but for the purposes of > standardization and communication, I'd like to identify some common > membership levels. > > Currently, when I look at most spaces' web sites, I see the following > levels: > > 1) Drop-In - A one-day pass to work while the space is open, like a 9-5 > Hotdesk member but for one day. (No storage.) > > 2) Hotdesk 9-5 - Access to a desk/chair/resources every day that the > space has open hours. No key. Bring your laptop, take it when you leave. > "Leave no trace" coworking, unless a project locker is provided. > > 3) Hotdesk 24/7 - Access to a desk/chair/resources as well as a > key/card/code so you can access the space whenever you want. > > 4) Permadesk - Your own established desk with whatever storage is > provided. Commonly you might leave a laptop or desktop computer at your > desk. Permadesk generally includes 24/7 access (key/card/code). > > There are generally higher "tenant" or "anchor tenant" types of members, > but these are usually custom/contract relationships and not something that > needs advertising. It might be valuable to have a "Looking for anchor > tenant" option on coworkingregistry, but saying more than that is probably > not necessary. > > So what does everyone think of these 4 general levels of membership? > > Are these good names, or are there better names for these things? Do these > names translate well into other languages? > > Remember that the exact offering will vary from space to space in terms of > the hours of availability, additional amenities, access to meetup/conference > room spaces, and so on. I dont propose that we try to agree on those, or > get spaces to change what they offer. What I'm trying to establish is a few > general/base levels of membership that we can use to talk about membership > across spaces in a general way. For example, everyone generally knows what > a day-pass or drop-in is. Does this make sense? > > See you in Austin, > > -- > -Jonathan Yankovich @tronathan > Community Advocate, Madison Coworking > Preferred contact: > 1. skype: jonathanyankovich > 2. twitter: tronathan > 3. gtalk/email: [email protected] > 4. phone: (608) 513 2012 > more info: http://coworkingregistry.org > more info: http://madisoncoworking.com > please follow @tronathan @coworkregistry @coworkmadison > > -- > 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.
