> They'll only be marginally better at predicting their own behaviour than any of us are at trying to guess it.
This is 100% correct :) It depends on the people, it depends on what they're coming to the space for, it depends on traffic/travel, it depends on weather....so many things. This Quora answer <https://www.quora.com/What-is-a-good-ratio-for-membership-vs-seats-available-in-a-coworking-space> which might help you with thinking about your utilization figures - it's a little bit of a different way of thinking about what you're tracking and what you can expect. As an aside, I'd encourage you to reconsider "unlimited" access as your base membership. For that, I put together a guide to designing memberships <http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2015/10/the-ultimate-guide-to-structuring-your-coworking-space-memberships/> that optimize for community that I hope helps you! -Alex ------------------ *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com Listen to the podcast: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/podcast On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 9:15 AM, Jonathan Markwell < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Eric, > > Sorry this is unlikely to be the answer you want to receive: it depends. > > Your safest bet would be to find your community members before you lease > the space and ask them how often they expect to use it. They'll only be > marginally better at predicting their own behaviour than any of us are at > trying to guess it. But if you involve them in the decision they'll be more > forgiving if it feels too busy or too quiet. > > Hope this helps, > > Jon > > On Mon, 1 Feb 2016 at 12:52 Eric Wulf <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I'm new, cautiously excited about starting a cowering space... and very >> thankful for this resource. >> >> Quick question: As I look to put some basic assumptions together, can you >> tell me how to figure space/capacity utilization? For example, if I were to >> sell 30 memberships that allowed unlimited access (not dedicated desks, but >> unlimited access to the space), *what can I expect in terms of how many >> members might visit each day*? >> >> What I'm trying to get at is my required inventory. If I have 30 >> workspaces, can I safely sell 40 memberships for those seats? >> >> Thank you. >> >> -- >> 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. >> > -- > 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. > -- 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.
