Was interested in building an online community before i start a coworking space is that something i could get help with?
On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 3:30 PM Margo Aaron <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you, Alex! > > Yessss omg so *backstory:* this grew out of my marketing consultancy. I > was getting requests for marketing help and every time I'd get on the phone > with founders, I'd discover that they didn't *really* have marketing > problems. > > They had self-doubt problems. > > Most of these people knew what they needed to do to grow, but would get > way too in their head about it. I tried giving them marketing advice and > services, but it didn't fix the problem. My hypothesis was that they needed > businesses owners *like them* to talk to about this stuff. > > They were spending all day alone or talking to their spouses or "normal" > friends - not business owners who understood what they were going through. > > That's when I realized the thing missing for them was *COWORKERS. * > > Which is why I built the space. I live just outside of NYC so it's easy to > meet like-minded people here, but it's not so easy when you're in other > parts of the world. That's why I made the space virtual. I wanted to > connect founders with people like them so they could get out of their own > way and start getting work done. > > *Most surprising lesson:* I thought people were going to experience > massive business growth. And while businesses DID grow, that's not why > people reported staying and loving the space. They said their marriages > improved. WHAT?!?! > > Turns out having a community of people - coworkers - to brainstorm with > and talk through stuff *on your level* helped people be better in other > parts of their lives because they got the business stuff out of their > system. > > Isn't that nuts? I was blown away. > > Anyway, happy to share more but this email is getting really long...haha > > Tell me more about your space and how people are interacting online! Are > you facilitating the interaction or is it all them? Slack? Details please! > > Best, > > Margo > > PS: Sorry if this reply-all is annoying...I figured this might be useful > so I'd keep us in the group thread. But LMK if it's not...dont' want to be > "that person" #sorrynotsorry? haha > > On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 11:09 AM, Alex Hillman < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hey Margo, welcome! I'm a huge fan of online community building, it's >> always been a large component of what we do at Indy Hall and more than 50% >> of our members almost *exclusively* interact online. I took a peek ta >> your website and it looks like you've created something pretty cool! >> >> Is there any backstory or lessons you can share about how you got >> started? Or interesting surprises/experiences along the way? >> >> -Alex >> >> ------------------ >> *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* >> Better Coworkers: http://indyhall.org >> Weekly Coworking Tips: http://coworkingweekly.com >> My Audiobook: https://theindyhallway.com/ten >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 11:57 AM <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi! I'm Margo and I just stumbled upon this group and am really excited >>> about it. >>> >>> I run a virtual coworking space for location-independent >>> solopreneurs called The Arena The Arena >>> <http://www.arenavirtualcoworking.com>. We dont have the benefits of a >>> PHYSICAL space, like a desk or mailbox or wifi. But we do have what a lot >>> of physical spaces are trying to do a better job of: Community. >>> >>> If you need any help with building community, HMU and I'd be happy to >>> answer any questions you have. Im curious to learn more about you all and >>> what you're struggling with as you grow your spaces. >>> >>> Reach out any time! >>> >>> - Margo Aaron >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >> -- >> 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. >> > > > > -- > Margo Aaron > That Seems Important <http://www.thatseemsimportant.com/> > > Want smart people to bounce ideas off of? I have some. > <https://www.arenavirtualcoworking.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. > -- 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.
