Thanks, Margo. This does help. I did end up creating a "meetup" group that has grown to about 40 members within several days. What would you recommend as our first "meetup?"
I truly believe a coworking space will be successful in my area and I do have a building that I have my eye on, however, I am trying very hard not to put the cart ahead of the horse. On Monday, October 1, 2018 at 1:41:56 PM UTC-4, Margo Aaron wrote: > > Hey Michael, > > My coworking space is completely virtual, so we're almost *entirely* > community. > > What's worked: > > - Personal introductions and taking the time to get to know everyone > in the space > - Exclusivity: stressing this is for "people like us" and having some > common thread that connects your members. In my case, it's solopreneurs > with online businesses. For other coworking spaces, it could be that you > all live in XYZ city or are trying to raise venture capital. > - Having a forum for members to meet each other > > What hasn't worked: > > - Oversharing articles or business opportunities - There is NOTHING > that will kill community quicker than interactions like, "Hey Guys! Will > you share this post I wrote! Thanks!!!" You want to push for substantive > conversations that build relationships instead of creating transactional > ones. > > That's not to say our members don't do business with one another, they do. > But it comes up organically. And it's sprinkled in between adding genuine > value to each other. > > We use slack for most of this. And Zoom. > > Hope this helps! > > - M > > On Mon, Oct 1, 2018 at 12:14 PM Angel Kwiatkowski <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> I wrote a step by step book on how to do this. Find it at >> https://diycoworking.com. >> >> Angel >> >> On Thursday, September 27, 2018 at 2:17:47 PM UTC-6, Michael Jon wrote: >>> >>> Hello, all! I've recently begun the journey to open up a coworking >>> space in my city. After reading through various postings, books, websites >>> etc...it seems that many owners stress the importance of building a >>> coworking community BEFORE opening a space. What are some key >>> recommendations on how to build this community. Very curious to hear what >>> worked/didn't work. >>> >>> Thank you! >>> >> -- >> 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] <javascript:>. >> 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.
