Same here. Lots of requests, but not many actual purchases. These interested parties are usually already very reluctant to get office space, so they negotiate for the lowest rates that basically match our monthly rates, then they also want to both accrue those hours, and be assured they get a seat when they just show up. I'm sorry, but that's just delusional.
That said, our booking system can handle rollover hours easily so we offer it. As for sharing a membership, that actually is popular here and our system can also accommodate that easily. And for leave of absences, we will honor their requests on a case-by-case basis, and again, our system can easily "suspend" said account. FYI, if someone wants a month absence from their dedicated desk, they might lose that desk if someone else wants it. Jerome ______________ BLANKSPACES "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" www.blankspaces.com 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 1450 2nd Street (@ Broadway), Santa Monica, CA 90401 323.330.9505 (office) On May 3, 2011, at 7:08 AM, Alex Hillman wrote: > This is where our "basic membership" has come in handy. Most people who duck > out for a month or two of known "away time" almost always downgrade to basic > membership. This keeps them in the loop, and they have a constant reminder > that we're here for when they're ready. > > Rollover days and whatnot become confusing quickly, and in a way, reward > non-participation. > > We added our first new membership level in 3 years at the beginning of the > year because lots of people asked for it (6 days a month, use 'em anytime) - > and not surprisingly to me - only 3 or 4 people are using it compared to the > many who asked for it. > > -Alex > > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > > On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 9:51 AM, Bianca Rico <[email protected]> wrote: > As we continue to grow we have been receiving more requests for different > membership plans. I was hoping to get some information on those coworking > spaces that have flexible plans such as purchasing allotted days or hot seat > plans where members can rotate the membership between themselves and another > employee, or something along those lines. Currently we have monthly > membership plans. Our members are set up on recurring payments so we aren't > hunting anyone down for checks. It seems to work out much easier for > accounting, and the members seem to prefer it as well. Recently though, some > members have been leaving and coming back because they do not want to pay for > a month that they are not using. Its awesome that they all come back but we > want to make it easier for them instead of canceling and signing up again. > Any suggestions? > We had one thought of Roll over days monthly plan, but a member suggested > that would just be the same as the original monthly plan , they would feel > obligated to use their extra days. These things can get confusing so I > thought I would just ask everyone here :) > > -- > Sincerely, > Bianca Rico > Client Services > MiamiShared.com > Tel: 305-929-8688, ext. 143 > Fax: 305-397-1250 > http://www.miamishared.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=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. -- 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.
