----What other ways do you extend their membership (aside from a copass or visa program to other spaces) outside the physical space?---
We have found that our intranet system is a major reason those on our lowest plan stay with us- they only get 12 hours, and our software shows us that lots of those people hardly ever come in. We were quite puzzled by this until we asked some of them, and the sentiment we got back was that for £60 a month (ie less than $100/mo) they got access to 150 other people on our intranet, a community they could tap into and be a part of wherever they were- home or here, and that it not only bridged some of the gap when they were working from home, but it was a great resource for winning work and getting help. Someone reminded us that they paid £80/mo for BNI (networking group) and another £40 for LinkedIn, and our community did both of what they wanted those to do, much better- AND they got 12 hours of physical access time too! The whole "it's the community, stupid" thing can seem a bit like a cliche sometimes, but it's true. We're not selling a workspace, we're promoting a lifestyle. Just as well, seeing as if all 150 members turned up here at once we'd have a major problem our hands (we have 3500 sq ft!) Also, Christmas parties. Don't underestimate how much people miss stuff from when they worked in an office! Our office party is insanely popular, I think 90% of our members went last year (and they each paid for it). People miss those things. See also water cooler- we just installed one and everyone LOVES it! On Wednesday, 14 October 2015 12:12:54 UTC+1, Jennifer Kready wrote: > > Hello from Round Rock TX - the better outskirts of Austin > > I host a Meetup (currently at 200+ members) and ask them several questions > during their 'sign-up' phase, one being,* "What are the pros and cons of > working from home?'* With a 20% response rate to date, 'Flexibility' is > winning out at 51% with quiet and work focus coming in at 15%. 'Isolation' > is cited as the primary challenge of working from home (37%) with time > management and distractions being the other two issues. I'm also asking > this of my 165 member coworking Facebook group. > > The physical space can resolve many of these challenges, but then I asked, > '*What benefits of coworking can be enjoyed when not physically > coworking?"* How can the cowork be there when the member isn't there? Is > it only a 'you have to be present to win' approach? We know a benefit of > coworking is reduced costs through shared resources, so how far can that > extend? > > - Do you group purchase online resources the coworker can access from > anywhere? I'm thinking time/project management tools, planners, etc. > > > - Do you group purchase local area resources the coworker can access > when they're not in your space? Say if they don't want to cowork that day, > but want to get out of the house, a coffee discount card or pass, or if > they need copies, but are at home that day? > > - What other ways do you extend their membership (aside from a copass > or visa program to other spaces) outside the physical space? > > - How much is too much added value? Is there such a thing? > > Thanks! > > Jennifer Kready > www.EngageCowork.com > Meetup: Engage for Entrepreneurs & Freelancers > <http://www.meetup.com/Engage-for-Entrepreneurs/> > Facebook: WilCo Coworking Connection > <https://www.facebook.com/groups/WilCoCoworkingConnection/> > -- 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.
