Re: [Coworking] Waitlist Policy?

2019-01-22 Thread Alex Hillman
It certainly can't hurt to* try* the pre-payment option to lock people into the waiting list, but I would be surprised if people bite for all of the same reasons you describe. If I'm running a team and need space for them, putting money down on an office I can't have until some unknown point in

Re: [Coworking] Waitlist Policy?

2019-01-22 Thread pmeyernola
Thanks @angel and @alex. We do that, and it does work great for dedicated desks and 1-desk offices. But we've got 60 offices that are 2,4,6 and 8-9 desks. Typically, our Commons members aren't looking for large spaces, and the professionals who are need at least some private, dedicated space -

Re: [Coworking] Waitlist Policy?

2019-01-21 Thread Alex Hillman
Same as Angel - people who are willing to join at any of our flex memberships while on the waiting list for a dedicated spot get priority. Bonus besides the revenue is that they get involved sooner - and it weeds out the people who just want space. -Alex -- *The #1 mistake in