We don't use a visitor notification system because members just don't have that many visitors. Plus, members usually like to meet them out front when they do arrive. If our space was larger and not staffed all the time then I could see it being worthwhile - *maybe*. I notice most of the time the person texts the member that they are meeting before then even arrive to notify them to meet.
I'm guess it's mostly an expectation of your community. As more people go office heavy then amenities are a selling point and as companies get larger they might have more visitors. If I wanted to extend my community manager to cover 12,000 sf. st. from 5,000 sq. ft. then I could see this be helpful. I would install visitor alerts as a *reaction *to the community needs versus anticipating it. If I can do things at a more personal level or empower the community to do things themselves then I go that route. The more the staff does for the members the more it feels like a commercial transaction. The more I empower the members to do things the more they treat the space as their own. -- 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.
