Hi, Shannon, I had exactly the same experience, and went with a 10- punch for desking and an 8- punch for workshops. It works out well here because there is a 10-punch card for the bus so everybody immediately gets the concept. Well, actually there was, the bus has recently gone to a swipe card. But people still load the swipe card in increments of 10, hard to lose the habit. :-)
The 8-punch for the workshops is because the standard for longer classes and so forth seems to be 8. The puchcards work very well for people who work on contract or project basis, because they can come every day for a week and then not at all for two weeks or what have you. Also, it removes the problem of the extra person. Though I don't have an actual card, it works through booking in via the calendar. In essence I have a separate pricing plan for everybody; but these are based on my standard plan + a discount or - a premium. Laters, Jeannine On Tuesday, October 30, 2012 6:16:50 PM UTC+1, ShannonSkylightCoworking wrote: > > Hi Melissa, > > I just opened Skylight Coworking in Phoenixville, PA a few weeks ago after > many years of research and development. I really thought offering > Part-Time (3-days-week) and Full-Time (5-days) memberships with "set" > monthly pricing was the right way to go; however, it's my new community > that informed me these weren't the best options for people in my neck of > the woods. At our coworkers' requests, I've introduced "Drop-In > Punchcards." Coworkers can buy 5-Packs, 10-Packs, and 20-Packs... and this > seems to be the popular option now. As many others have said in this > thread, I think it's best to start with something when you open (membership > plans you THINK will work best) and then poll your coworkers as you get > going. They'll tell you what works best. Good luck! > > Shannon at Skylight Coworking > www.skylightcoworking.com > > On Sunday, October 28, 2012 5:47:37 PM UTC-4, Melissa Saubers wrote: >> >> I'm getting ready to open a new coworking space. Trying to nail down >> pricing and plans. In my research I've seen many different ways to do this. >> Need some advice/thoughts from this community. I will have 5 dedicated >> desks, 20 open seats, 1 conference room, 1 phone room for private convos, 1 >> collaboration lounge, 1 cafe area. I was thinking of setting up pricing by >> the number of days per week. >> >> 5 days per week, dedicated desk = $A >> 4 days per week, open seating = $B >> 3 days per week, open seating = $C >> 2 days per week, open seating = $D >> 1 days per week, open seating = $E >> daily drop-in rate = $F per day >> punch card for discounted daily rate = $G per day for 10, $H per day fr 20 >> >> Everyone would get wi-fi, coffee, printer/copies >> Based on your tier you would get so many copies/prints and conference >> room hours >> Dedicated desk gets locked storage >> Hours at beginning - 8:30 to 6pm - M-F >> >> Thoughts? Thanks! >> > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com
