Thanks so much Susan!! We really appreciate the shout out. Our site was designed and donated by Justin Knetchel of The Small Potatoes.
Good luck with your redesign! --Jessie www.worksprogressseattle.com On Tuesday, June 18, 2013 9:11:42 AM UTC-7, Susan Evans wrote: > > I typed that too quickly (as usual). To add and to give lots of credit - I > was super inspired to redesign ON's website not only because it was looking > a bit drab, but because I was incredibly inspired by the redesigns that > both Indy Hall <http://www.indyhall.org/> and New Work > City<http://nwc.co/>went through. Locally here in Seattle, Works > Progress <http://www.worksprogressseattle.com/> just rocked out a > wonderful site that I'm looking at with stars in my eyes. > > That would be my point #4 - look to your fellow spaces for inspiration! > > And finally, echoing Alex & Angel, ask your members what they loved about > the experience of visiting your site as well as what they thought was was > confusing or not interesting. It really does help! > > S > > > On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 9:03 AM, Susan Dorsch > <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Office Nomads is also in the process of a website redesign (wowsa - so >> exciting!), and have been thinking about the same aspects that y'all are >> focusing on. For what it's worth, I'll add in my list: >> >> 1. Show what your space looks like (and I'll echo Alex's recommendations >> highly - photos without people in them or stock photography that isn't >> actually of your space should be avoided). It helps people become familiar >> with your space before they walk in the door, which can make walking in >> feel a little less of a surprise. :) >> 2. Explain what your community/space is about, but as briefly as you can. >> This is the challenge for us in our redesign right now - our website is >> chock-full of lots of language that I'm working hard to trim down. >> 2a. A sub-item here would be to explain who you ARE, not what you're not. >> Focus on the positive and give people entry points - not reasons to stay >> away. >> 3. Inviting people to see what it's all about is absolutely key. That's >> the biggest element we're looking to incorporate into our new site. >> >> That's not 7, but these three points are the centerpieces around which >> we're working to redesign. >> >> Good luck all! >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 8:50 AM, Alex Hillman >> <[email protected]<javascript:> >> > wrote: >> >>> For what its worth, our primary call to action is the tour, not the day >>> pass. The tour does an infinitely better job of selling membership, with >>> zero risk or cost to them. Day passes tend to be scheduled by the >>> occasional visitor, not the prospective member. >>> >>> In fact, we have better long term retention from people who come in for >>> a tour before joining than people who "know" they want to join from the >>> website. >>> >>> -Alex >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> /ah >>> indyhall.org >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 11:45 AM, Piotr Grabowski >>> <[email protected]<javascript:> >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> @Nicolas - I rather thought about 7 as a happy number :) >>>> >>>> Thank you guys for feedback and you Alex for having even a post on your >>>> blog ready for me ;) 3P - People Place Purpose idea looks really clear on >>>> your website. >>>> >>>> So surely the first 1-2-3's are: >>>> 1. space with photos (with something going on) and its location >>>> 2. people descriptions with photos >>>> 3. costs >>>> >>>> What do you think can be the most effective value adeed for the person >>>> who has never visited you (maybe even have never heard about coworking) >>>> when entering your website. The one I found on Alex's website ( >>>> indyhall.org) is one-day free-trial pass. It's exactly the same what >>>> we were using, but I'm looking for even stronger stimullus for "get your >>>> ass up and visit us". Any experiences, experiments here with converting >>>> website visits into physical visits? >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 5:28 PM, Nicolas Bergé <[email protected]<javascript:> >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> Like the 7 Sins... >>>>> >>>>> I see our website like our first doors to our community. A majority of >>>>> members went to the website before entering the space. Why ? Some to >>>>> confirm an impression, other to see how the space looks like, another to >>>>> see who the members look like... If one can grasp something more than >>>>> just >>>>> basic informations, you'll succeed... slashpurpose is excellent (I >>>>> remember >>>>> I was sad when Alex told me about it for it (the movement) wasn't in >>>>> French... maybe I should tell them...), so are pictures of members >>>>> *doing* >>>>> coworking, and so on... >>>>> >>>>> Nicolas Bergé >>>>> Les Satellites >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >>>>> --- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "Coworking" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Coworking" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Coworking" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >> >> > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. 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