Thanks so much! We own the building and thought this would be a great opportunity to use it. I will be getting in touch with all your recommendations!
On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Alex Hillman <[email protected] > wrote: > I don't need to chime in when you beat me to it, Joshua :) > > All good stuff in here already, just a few additional reminders to make > the most of Joshua's great advice: > > The goal here isn't to get any members butts in seats, but to focus on a > group of ~10 people who are attracted to each other and can use your space > as a clubhouse. They'll become the main attraction moving forward (as > opposed to the space itself). > > As Joshua suggests, you can jump-start this process by finding clubs (or > other groups) who need a clubhouse. > > Also important is to realize that once you find this group, you may have > to change your business model to make more sense. You've got a bunch of > options on your website for membership, you might benefit from simplifying. > Giving people too many options confuses them into making zero > choices<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paradox_of_Choice:_Why_More_Is_Less> > . > > Remember, though, that it's not necessarily the first 10 people you can > convince to walk in the door, but their interest in *each other* instead > of the office itself that changes the game you're playing. > > -Alex > > > -- > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > On Friday, April 13, 2012 at 11:55 AM, Joshua Marpet wrote: > > Alex Hillman will probably chime in that you did it backwards. And he's > probably right. I mean, hell, like I know what I'm talking about? :) > > Alex has written some great stuff, and his premise was basically, "Get a > group together who want to be part of the community you want to build." > Then build the community and space to encompass them. > > I bastardized it. Don't kill me, Alex. :) > > ok, enough recrimination. Let's talk positively. > > You have a space, with awesome stuff. No members. Now what? > > Have you located the local Linux Users Group? > > OWASP? > ISSA > ISACA? > Chamber of Commerce? > Rotary Club > etc. > > Invite them to meet inyour space. Hey, free coffee!!! > > Free meeting space. > > Network the hell out of those meetings. > > After one or two, go and tell them, "Hey, your group should meet this > other group. Similar people, differing aims, but wow, I think you all will > get along. How about I set up a mixer, meet your counterpart type of > event? Free coffee!!!" > > Infragard > ECTF > Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association > Certified Fraud Examiners > Society of Professional Investigators > Do a meetup for freelancers > > Sorry for rambling, this is off the cuff. > > Hope this helps. > > Oh!!! Anybody live in the local starbucks/mickeyD's, etc? As in work > live, not homeless living. Walk in, hand them a coupon for a free day > pass. Free Coffee!!! > > > > On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 10:24 AM, Franki7225 <[email protected]>wrote: > > We opened 7225CoWorking in North Canton, Ohio in January. We have a > beautiful open space, cool whiteboard furniture, and 1 member. Being > the first space to open in our county,people just don't seem to be > "getting" it. We need suggestions,please! We have advertised in the > local paper and mailed out a hundred free day passes. We have the > space, the coffee, the wi-fi... Now we need members! Our website is > www.7225coworking.com Thanks so much for your comments. > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
