Interesting discussion. Been pondering how to change it up to drive more traffic to our open seating area and how to engage those that sit working at the Satbucks 4 miles down the road without just handing them Free Day Passes when I go in there myself for a cappuccino.
We have free coffee for our Members. Keurig pod 2.0 with lots of pod options... Wondering about the minimal way to sell coffee to non-members. Maybe a coffee purchase would give them the ability to work from a desk for 1 hour. If they buy another coffee they get a second hour, etc? And if they join as a Member then the coffee is free? Not sure Keurig pod coffee is viewed as good enough quality to pay $2.00 or more for though. Not looking to run a restaurant and have a restaurant license etc. So the extensive variety of drinks a barista could make isn't feasible. But maybe there's a way to partner with the local independent coffee shop that many rave about (other than Starbucks)? They are over 10 miles away so it wouldn't cut into their typical customers. Starbucks is 4 miles away. We have dedicated offices and cubicles which are nearly full, but the cafe side, that can seat up to 17 is pretty quiet some days. Varies randomly from 2-7 of us at a time, so it would be great to find a creative way to engage the many people that are already "coworking" down the street at the local Starbucks. That location is about to get even busier than it is now too - an urgent care 3 story hospital is opening within walking distance of it this Fall! Thinking of chatting with the manager to see if they'd prefer people not squat there for hours and see if there's a win-win opportunity to get those people to buy product there and then come 4 miles to our place to work instead of occupying their limited seating. It's a smaller dining room and the patio is way too hot in the summer to sit at for hours. Wonder what that partnership model might look like? -- 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/d/optout.
