[Coworking] Re: SoCo Depot Open House, August 7
Wow, excellent! Today is a good day for coworking news! Congrats on finishing the buildout... I'm sure you guys are excited to get up and running! T On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 7:35 PM, ATusler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hooray! Painting, most of the decorating, and the bulk of the > electronic communication systems are done. We're ready for our open > house. > > Join us Thursday, August 7, 5-9 pm, in downtown Penngrove, 11790 Main > St, to celebrate. > > We'll be having appetizers and yummy desserts. > > Hope to see coworkers from sister spaces on the 7th. > > Anthony > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] SoCo Depot Open House, August 7
Hooray! Painting, most of the decorating, and the bulk of the electronic communication systems are done. We're ready for our open house. Join us Thursday, August 7, 5-9 pm, in downtown Penngrove, 11790 Main St, to celebrate. We'll be having appetizers and yummy desserts. Hope to see coworkers from sister spaces on the 7th. Anthony --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: BerkeleyCoworking Fills Up in time for First Anniversary!
Thanks for the kudos Tara and Alex. It is a nice stage to have hit, and glad to hear IndyHall is coming along well too. As for the anniversary bash, I'll definitely put word up here so those in the area can come down and converge. Jonathan --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: BerkeleyCoworking Fills Up in time for First Anniversary!
Echo of congratulations! We're also just shy of 1 year in and are very fast approaching being full. It's a very exciting milestone. Well done to your whole crew! Alex, IndyHall -- - -- - Alex Hillman im always developing something digital: [EMAIL PROTECTED] visual: www.dangerouslyawesome.com local: www.indyhall.org On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 5:59 PM, Tara Hunt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Great work Jonathan! > > Keep me in the loop as to when you are going to throw your year > anniversary! > > T > > On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 2:46 PM, Jonathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> Hey there all. Just wanted to share a major milestone for our space. >> >> Berkeley Coworking, just shy of a year old has filled up our current >> set of anchor desks. Obviously, there is an ebb and flow with >> coworking spaces and anchors, but its nice to have hit the milestone >> for the first time. >> >> Over the last year we've had a great cross section of people coming >> by, sometimes just a handful of times, and sometimes becoming >> regulars. I look forward to seeing what the next year will bring. >> >> We still have lots of room for drop ins, and welcome people to come >> join us to use and enjoy the space. We're also considering a little >> party in August to celebrate our first year. >> >> Jonathan >> >> >> > > > -- > tara 'missrogue' hunt > coFounder > Citizen Agency (www.citizenagency.com) > blog: www.horsepigcow.com > phone: 415-694-1951 > fax: 415-727-5335 > > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: BerkeleyCoworking Fills Up in time for First Anniversary!
Great work Jonathan! Keep me in the loop as to when you are going to throw your year anniversary! T On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 2:46 PM, Jonathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey there all. Just wanted to share a major milestone for our space. > > Berkeley Coworking, just shy of a year old has filled up our current > set of anchor desks. Obviously, there is an ebb and flow with > coworking spaces and anchors, but its nice to have hit the milestone > for the first time. > > Over the last year we've had a great cross section of people coming > by, sometimes just a handful of times, and sometimes becoming > regulars. I look forward to seeing what the next year will bring. > > We still have lots of room for drop ins, and welcome people to come > join us to use and enjoy the space. We're also considering a little > party in August to celebrate our first year. > > Jonathan > > > > -- tara 'missrogue' hunt coFounder Citizen Agency (www.citizenagency.com) blog: www.horsepigcow.com phone: 415-694-1951 fax: 415-727-5335 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] BerkeleyCoworking Fills Up in time for First Anniversary!
Hey there all. Just wanted to share a major milestone for our space. Berkeley Coworking, just shy of a year old has filled up our current set of anchor desks. Obviously, there is an ebb and flow with coworking spaces and anchors, but its nice to have hit the milestone for the first time. Over the last year we've had a great cross section of people coming by, sometimes just a handful of times, and sometimes becoming regulars. I look forward to seeing what the next year will bring. We still have lots of room for drop ins, and welcome people to come join us to use and enjoy the space. We're also considering a little party in August to celebrate our first year. Jonathan --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] nyc space
Just read about this one, http://www.green-desk.com Cool stuff. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Marketing and Advertising a Space or Group
Aside from the obvious benefits of Jelly, it also serves as a perfect precursor to coworking either as a ramp up stage or as an information gathering system. Holding multiple and regular Jellys will allow you to gauge whether a coworking solution will work in your geographic location. If the Jellys are successful enough or have provided enough direction in terms of the needs of community members then it may be time to explore a physical coworking space. No one should forge into the darkness without first having a grasp of the community that is supporting them along the way. At its base level, coworking is concerned with community. It's all about the "c". It is not a business meant to attract any and all types of people; it's a business meant to provide a community hub and enrich that community. The promotion and marketing of Caroline has focused on developing solid relationships like that rather than using a shotgun approach to get anyone to come and see the space. Full disclosure: yes, we had a PR person for our party and that was because we wanted to game Houston for one night (and we did). Yes, we have received high profile in most Texas regional papers. This coverage has not been converted to more people visiting the space though. The people that do visit the space after reading about it in the media come not to investigate alternative working environments but to see the space as they perceive it, some sort of curio. The successful promotion and marketing that has worked for Caroline has been word of mouth. We have not and will not consider traditional paid advertising as we see it as a useless expenditure that doesn't bring in the quality of people that are actually looking for a solution to a community based work atmosphere. Instead of thinking "how can we get more people into the space" we've approached every opportunity to talk to people as "how can we enrich and broaden the community." As a result, the majority of people who visit Caroline have been referred by friends and those friends have evangelized Caroline as a place where work gets done in a positive atmosphere. Many people have mentioned it before and it has been shown to be successful; the best way to promote your space initially and always is to be highly visible in the community talking about it, listening to what people are saying but mostly listening to what people desire/need for their work atmosphere. We've personally found that the lasting relationships that we have with the people who regularly work out of Caroline are because of a belief in the strength of community, not because of an advertisement and that is the type of promotion that you should be attempting to attain. Matthew On Jul 11, 12:06 am, Ian Graham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey Joseph, > > Here are a few things we have tried. > > We held a launch event to get some local media attention and this > worked reasonably well. I was fortunate enough to have a local PR firm > (inmedia PR) donate in-kind services for the launch and able to > generate some print and radio coverage. If you are able to compile a > list of local media contacts you could develop and distribute your own > press release. For whatever reason Tuesday and Wednesday are the best > days for a press release. > > In terms of true marketing type stuff our budget was limited to > essentially three things; business cards street lamp posters and > website. We have generated some interest through the street lamp > posters that we put on lamp posts within about a five – ten block > radius around the space. Exchanging business cards (I’ll display yours > if you display mine) with other area businesses is also another way to > promote your space. The website is a great source of interest and you > will want to make it as interactive as possible. Our web designer > added google chat and a CMS called website baker which is pretty good. > We use the CMS to develop forms where people can book space, make > inquiries and subscribe to our mailing list. When time and budget > permit we will dedicate more resources to the website which has > generated a number of leads and our mailing list is growing at about 5 > – 10 people per week. On that note, having a mailing list is something > you may want to consider. We send a bi-weekly update and tend to get a > number of replies and suggestions every time we send it. > > Craigslist and Kijiji ads have also yielded some results. > > I donate event and meeting space to various grass roots users groups > and organizations. In return the organizers usually provide an > opportunity to say a few words about the space at the break. I thank > them for letting us host the event and ask the participants to take a > couple of business cards with them to give to their friends. This is > done in a non-intrusive way and since the participants are usually > grateful to have a nice place to meet reciprocate by letting their > friends know about the space. Always have business cards
[Coworking] Sociological aspect of Co-working
Hey there, Just wanted to share this article from The Wave magazine (free mag. based in San Jose, CA)... http://www.thewavemag.com/pagegen.php?pagename=article&articleid=26726 The second half of the article features interviews with professors discussing sociological reasoning behind coworking. Although it is preaching to the choir in this group, it still is pretty interesting. All the best, Felicity Space: www.cubesandcrayons.com Coworking Blog: cubes.typepad.com/blog Work-life balance blog: cubes.typepad.com/cake --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
