Jennifer, I love the local area resources (discounts) and copass ideas. We've been building a community since February 2015 and want to explore these ideas before we secure a space. I think both would work in Belfast.
But, I'm interested in finding out about how members are encouraged to stay in touch when they're not in the space? Or, are they even interested in doing that. So, for example, someone who buys a 1-day per week package – do coworking spaces generally maintain an open forum or channel (e.g. an always open Skype chat or similar) where people can check in and say hello or ask someone something? (I've worked in software development companies where this was the norm and you were automatically added to relevant project groups at various times of the year depending on what you were working on. It wasn't obligatory, but helped me stay in touch on days I wasn't in the office.) And, if so, is it used? 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.
