Bianca- Some great dialog on various member plans. As compared to Angel (Cohere) and Alex (IndyHall), we are newbies on the block at DurangoSpace. Our version of the "basic monthly" is our Casual Space (copied from someone in coworking!), with is $50 per month and you receive 3 day passes (they go at $20/day) and member rates on meeting space. They are popular for occasional users or locals that need our meeting space. For the in/out members (who travel, and have varied work days) our mutliday passes are working. If your day pass is $20 (or whatever your coworking space is charging), we give 5% discount for 5-day, 10% for 10 day and 20% for 15-day. Our 15 day pass is popular, and helps our members who have to travel.
But I'd agree with all of the feedback, the pricing/member/monthly options are an ongoing research project. We still have some tweaking to do. Jasper Jasper & Nancy DurangoSpace http://durangospace.com Durango, Colorado USA On May 3, 12:54 pm, Alex Hillman <[email protected]> wrote: > Our office manager knows that if a lite member is in more than 3 days in a > week it's not a huge deal unless it becomes a habit...and then we just > mention it to them. Like Angel said, encouraging rather than discouraging > participation is a more valuable stance long-term than nickel and dime-ing > people for their days. > > -Alex > > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 2:50 PM, Angel Kwiatkowski > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > 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. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. 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