Don't wait - keep it up!! :)
-- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 1:33 PM, BlueOceanBozeman wrote: > This is actually one of the reasons why I love our community members: they're > awesome at this! We have Brown Bags once a month for just the community > members were we talk about these exact issues. Usually one of them is in the > space when prospective members come in to view the space, so we get everyone > talking together and try to begin building a relationship before they've even > signed up. > > I guess at this point we just have to sit and wait. It's times like this that > I wish I were a more patient person. :) > > > > On Tuesday, July 17, 2012 11:16:40 AM UTC-6, Alex Hillman wrote: > > Glad to hear things are picking up :) > > > > Can you communicate a clear picture to prospective members why your > > existing members have chosen to join? That may give you clues as to what > > value you need to communicate better to newbies who don't understand why > > community is different, important, or valuable. What do you as a community > > value, and care about? How can that be shared with prospects better? > > > > Also, have your members weigh in on what would attract more members! > > Include them in this problem solving challenge. > > > > Once you've got some critical mass this all gets a bit easier. Good luck! > > > > -- > > /ah > > indyhall.org (http://indyhall.org) > > coworking in philadelphia > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 12:54 PM, BlueOceanBozeman wrote: > > > > > We do have a few people using the space, and we offer separate conference > > > room rates, so we are bringing money in. We're not completely at the > > > bottom of our pricing, but we're at the lowest our founder is willing to > > > go. > > > > > > When people come inquire about our space we let them know that we're not > > > just office rentals: we're a community. We provide the comforts of having > > > their own office without all the hassle or expense. We have other > > > small-businesses and entrepreneurs in our space for them to network with > > > and use as resources, and if they ever have a problem or are in need of > > > anything, we'll do whatever we can to help solve their problem as quickly > > > as possible so their business can run as efficiently as possible. We let > > > them know what we offer as amenities (coffee, espresso, wifi, printing, > > > etc.), and tell them the advantages of working in our space compared to > > > the local coffee shop. We ask them what sort of issues they're facing > > > now, and try to brainstorm with them how we can work together to fix it. > > > We also inform them of the upcoming events we hold, including workshops > > > and Brown Bag Lunches, that they might be interested in. > > > > > > Since my original posting we've actually had a few more people sign up > > > for smaller passes, so hopefully things are starting to snowball. It's > > > still not enough to completely break-even, but I think we're finally > > > starting to get there. > > > > > > > > > -Karen > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 17, 2012 10:11:25 AM UTC-6, Alex Hillman wrote: > > > > Racing to the bottom on price isn't going to solve your problem, it's > > > > only going to exacerbate it. > > > > > > > > It sounds like you're doing a lot of "push" marketing, telling people > > > > about your space and services and expecting them to know that it's what > > > > they want. > > > > > > > > My guess is that they don't know they even have the problem you're > > > > trying to solve. > > > > > > > > A few questions: > > > > Is nobody showing up at all? > > > > Are people coming in the door and not signing up? > > > > What do people say when you tell them about coworking? > > > > More specifically, what do you tell them about coworking when they ask? > > > > > > > > -Alex > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > /ah > > > > indyhall.org (http://indyhall.org) > > > > coworking in philadelphia > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 12:06 PM, BlueOceanBozeman wrote: > > > > > > > > > We're the only space in our city, possibly our whole state (I think). > > > > > We recently lowered our prices, but can't really go much lower. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 17, 2012 4:15:27 AM UTC-6, Cecilia Durieu wrote: > > > > > > Hey, > > > > > > > > > > > > Are there other coworking spaces nearby ? Maybe your prices are too > > > > > > high compared to shared desks ? Is the design of your space nice ? > > > > > > > > > > > > You can also post your place on eWorky (http://www.eworky.com);) > > > > > > In Paris, France, there are more and more coworking spaces and an > > > > > > owner told me yesterday there was also more competition. On eWorky, > > > > > > and I'm sure it's the same on other websites, pictures and nice > > > > > > description are the most important features to get more requests. > > > > > > So you could maybe hire a freelance photographer to take great > > > > > > pictures of your space. > > > > > > > > > > > > Good luck ! > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Cecilia > > > > > > > > > > > > Cecilia Durieu > > > > > > cofounder of eWorky (http://www.eworky.com) > > > > > > [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Le mercredi 11 juillet 2012 17:30:19 UTC+2, BlueOceanBozeman a > > > > > > écrit : > > > > > > > Hey everyone, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm the Administrative Coordinator for a coworking space in > > > > > > > Montana. We're located in a small city, and have been up and > > > > > > > running for about a year. Our state and city are both really > > > > > > > active with small business owners, so we know the crowd is out > > > > > > > there somewhere. We currently have three permanent coworkers at > > > > > > > the moment, in addition to two PT workers and sporadic conference > > > > > > > room rentals. We'd like to get more coworkers in the space, so > > > > > > > I'm wondering what everyone else has done to encourage membership > > > > > > > and get the word out there about their space during the start-up > > > > > > > phase? So far we've done the following: facebook, twitter, > > > > > > > craigslist, linkedin, deskwanted, hotel cards, flyers, pull-tab > > > > > > > flyers, events, networking socials, member of Chamber of > > > > > > > Commerce, and a newspaper ad. Anything we're missing? 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