Re: [Coworking] Re: Co-working Marketing

2011-01-24 Thread Bianca Rico
Try using meetup.com. It is a great social media website that allows people to set up group meetings. What we do is offer our space for free to our targeted members , web designers, start ups, entrepreneurs, internet companies etc. This brings people initially into your space and lets people kn

[Coworking] Landlords

2011-01-24 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Does anyone else have a kooky landlord? Ours happens to office from the same floor where our space is and he recently brought in his record player--yes, the vinyl kind and rocks out every afternoon. Anyway, please share your odd landlord stories here so that I can feel normal. -- You received thi

Re: [Coworking] Promotion for new coworking space

2011-01-24 Thread Jerome Chang
Oh, I just figured out another way to promote your space: steal "customers" from other, existing spaces! You poach the Yelp or other online page for a coworking site, and solicit those reviewers/visitors to come to your space. Totally insidious, huh? Yet, there are people and coworking facilit

[Coworking] Re: What printing/copying/fax machine?

2011-01-24 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
o, I'd upgrade to have a script writer member! On Jan 24, 3:33 pm, Jerome Chang wrote: > I guess I have some "unique" residents, relative to other coworking.  We have > one of those multi-function copy/print/fax/scan that zips along at 33 > pages/min, and we get easily 7000+ copies or print

Re: [Coworking] Re: What printing/copying/fax machine?

2011-01-24 Thread Jerome Chang
I guess I have some "unique" residents, relative to other coworking. We have one of those multi-function copy/print/fax/scan that zips along at 33 pages/min, and we get easily 7000+ copies or prints/mo. EVERYONE asks for it. Even the fax, although only 1/wk there. Then again, we do have peop

[Coworking] Re: Promotion for new coworking space

2011-01-24 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
A large sign on our door (plus a QR code) describing that we're upstairs has done a lot to capture random foot traffic that wanders by our door. I'm working on approval for a sandwich board sign out front too to hi-lite what events are happening in the space. On Jan 20, 12:08 pm, Alex Hillman wro

[Coworking] Re: What printing/copying/fax machine?

2011-01-24 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
We didn't add a printer until 5 members requested one. We landed on a pay as you copy/print in a basic Canon All in One ($129 from Amazon). Between 35 members, only about 3 people use it to print about 30 pages a month total. I don't think it's worth a big investment unless you members indicate tha

[Coworking] Re: Co-working Marketing

2011-01-24 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Here's one example of the type of targeted marketing I do I just got turned down to host a booth at our university's career fair. Apparently, since I wanted to educate the students about freelance as a career option and I don't offer any "real jobs" I'm not a desirable candidate to pay them $1

[Coworking] Re: Ins & out of security deposits for group use of space? Jasper

2011-01-24 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
I don't have any damage or security deposits b/c all memberships are month to month. We haven't had any damage occur in 9 months. On Jan 22, 8:53 pm, Jazzman3 wrote: > Dear Coworking peers and groupies > > Let's talk about security (damage) deposits for groups that use the > Coworking facilit

Re: [Coworking] Re: Ins & out of security deposits for group use of space? Jasper

2011-01-24 Thread Susan Evans
And one important part I forgot to add in: we reserve hosting group events at Office Nomads after-hours or on weekends to Residents only. It keeps things really simple. We have a walk-through training that we take Residents through if they want to be event hosts at our space, which includes that th

Re: [Coworking] Re: Ins & out of security deposits for group use of space? Jasper

2011-01-24 Thread Susan Evans
Office Nomads only asks for deposits from our Resident (24/7) members. We decided on a deposit as these folks have access to our entire space during non-staffed hours, and thereby pose more of a risk than our part-time members. That said, security is more than a deposit. We have a policy with any

[Coworking] Toledo Coworking Possibility

2011-01-24 Thread Willie Morris
Hey Everyone, A guy just wandered into our coworking space in Fort Lauderdale by the name of Todd Myers. He was really interested in the idea of coworking and has a space in Toledo, Ohio that we thought would be great for it. He just needs someone to market it and manage it. Anyone in Toledo in

[Coworking] Re: Coworking in Omaha?

2011-01-24 Thread Greg
Thanks for the info, Sheila. Fremont is definitely too far for me. I don’t need a place to spend all day. I need somewhere I can go for an hour or two that doesn't take me too far away from my customers (95% in West Omaha.) The space could certainly be an all-day location for those that need it

Re: [Coworking] WA.AG: Great tool for coworking

2011-01-24 Thread Ricardo Luvizotto Dória
really inspiring, Cadu. Thanks for sharing. On Jan 22, 2011, at 10:16 PM, Cadu de Castro Alves wrote: > Hello, coworkers! How are you? > > I've found this website and think that it could be a good tool to do > coworking: http://wa.ag/index.html > > Abs, > > Cadu de Castro Alves > c...@beesof

[Coworking] A quote from one of members on defining coworking

2011-01-24 Thread Araceli Camargo-Kilpatrick
might be good for those seeking definition on coworking http://bit.ly/hxE14J -- Araceli Camargo-Kilpatrick Founder THECUBE Studio 5 155 Commercial Street E1 6BJ London 0207 377 9279 www.thecubelondon.com Our new space in NYC is opening in Spring 2011 www.wecreatenyc.com Innovation Intell

[Coworking] Re: What printing/copying/fax machine?

2011-01-24 Thread thilo
Hi Jessica, we at co.up (www.co-up.de) have choosen a laser b/w/scanner/fax combo from brother (MFC-8890DW). It was affordable to buy - for a more demanding solution -, printing cost are low and the duplex scanner allows easy digitalization of print documents. Also a big plus for brother is the co