Morning Guys, Thanks for the feedback. I totally understand there's no magic bullet except hard work. We've done some events potlucks every few months, Lunch 'n' Thinc's-once a month-(where a speaker comes in a talks for a bit, lunch is catered and people mingle/network etc).
Also, we started a quarterly event series for 2014, Year of the Local, each event builds on each other with a different theme. Jan.10, the first event went well. We had our members and their friends along with a lot of outside community because of the large press spread we picked up. Next one is April.10. * Can you describe this core membership more? Who are they, what makes them a "strong core" in your eyes?* Our core membership is mainly comprised of those in our private offices, thincstations, and some consistent Thinc 40/80/unlimited floaters. They are entrepreneurs, creative professionals if I had to succinctly describe them. Great, positive energy with some strong 'stay' power. These members are passionate about what they do and also about others success in their fields. They were all strangers in the beginning, and quite a few have formed some solid friendships outside of the office. Though some tend to keep a little more to themselves. Basically, Savannah is a small town. Everyone in our space is somehow intertwined through business or mutual friends. Sorry if that was super long-winded! Appreciate the quick response! Thanks, -Elise On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 4:01 PM, Alex Hillman <[email protected]>wrote: > I've been following this group thread and see that everyone is totally >> immersed in the coworking world and running successful, member-filled >> spaces. >> > > I wish this were true across the board. I work with spaces around the > world every week that continue to struggle. One of the weaknesses of this > community is that it IS so pro-coworking, and not much data is available > about the real challenges and failures. Coaxing out real stories of failure > is really hard, and often only happens behind closed doors. > > >> I work for ThincSavannah, Savannah's first coworking space, and we have a >> strong core of members, about 50-60, but are having a challenging time >> growing beyond that. > > > Can you describe this core membership more? Who are they, what makes them > a "strong core" in your eyes? > > -Alex > > > > -- > > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > > On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 2:06 PM, Ramon Suarez <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Easy! Working our asses off... >> >> There is no magic bullet. You have to organize events for kind of >> clients you want and get the word out through social media, contacts, etc. >> At the begining it is fundamental to have people in the space every day, so >> invite some friends over and get to work. Good luck! >> >> -- >> 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]. >> 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]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- Elise Colcord 678-467-9328 LooseLeafDiaries<http://elisecolcord.wordpress.com/category/a-day-in-the-life/> RunningHealth <http://twitter.com/#!/ecolcord> LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=69001866&trk=tab_pro> -- 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]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
