Our memberships are set up by days per week but billed monthly so if they travel and miss a few days they can use them up in the same calendar month. I don't roll over into future months b/c I also think it discourages regular participation. I also create custom plans when people need it. Once it's entered in to Quickbooks, it's no big deal. About 1/4 of my members are on plans that I never advertise yet those members account for 1/3 of revenues. Maybe I should rethink my plans. Anyway, I say-stay flexible, be honest and encourage participation.
Angel On May 3, 9:04 am, Jerome Chang <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > athttp://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 > > athttp://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.
