Hi all, This week I had my first general meeting for Makeshift Society, my new space which will hopefully open in September. We had roughly 70 people come to listen in, and we took lots of names I need to follow up with regarding volunteering, teaching and such. I also set up a Square account for signups, since our website (makeshiftsociety.com) is just brochureware right now. We signed up 17 members at various levels.
I am really working the connections via social media to get the word out. It is leading to lots of offline opportunities for promotion too - a booth to hand out flyers at an upcoming show, a magazine profile even before we open doors. Being upfront and full of energy, and asking for what I want, helps a lot. You can't get something if you don't ask. Next steps are buildout and more funding, in the background, and designing a full website that can accept payments, in the foreground. I am delegating most of the interior design, branding, and PR, but still need to help make decisions. I'm finding that managing this many people is difficult - most are volunteers and that is wonderful, but someone still needs to direct traffic. Rena -- 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.
