Re: [Coworking] Ghost Businesses ...

2011-08-05 Thread Bianca Rico
We sort ours , and everyone just checks with us every time they come in. They will also email us if they're expecting something important. On the address issue, we have two separate addresses , ours and our members shared address. Our office used to be three separate offices 501,502,503,

Re: [Coworking] Ghost Businesses ...

2011-08-05 Thread Mike Pihlman
I have started taking a copy of a person's drivers license. Last week two shady types came in and I told them all I need is $$ and to make a copy of their licenseshave not seen them again (but I am expecting a business license in the mail in the near future!). What is the best way to do a

[Coworking] Ghost Businesses ...

2011-08-04 Thread Derek Young
Hello Wise Co-Working Friends, It's been way too long since I've participated with this group. Suite133 is still here and growing. We may be neglecting our coworking community duties, website, and self-promotion, but we are still here. Here's my question for you. Have any of you had companies

Re: [Coworking] Ghost Businesses ...

2011-08-04 Thread Jerome Chang
We first see if they've listed themselves at our address on Google Places, then contact them, then either return to sender or sometimes have them get a membership! Jerome __ BLANKSPACES work FOR yourself, not BY yourself www.blankspaces.com ph: 323.330.9505 | 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2

Re: [Coworking] Ghost Businesses ...

2011-08-04 Thread Karl Long
now that's some savvy marketing right there :) There should of course be a special fee for people who do such a thing. I don't think there should be legal issues if virtual offices are legal, certainly no problem in London. K -- @karllong http://experiencecurve.com On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at

Re: [Coworking] Ghost Businesses ...

2011-08-04 Thread Alex Hillman
Virtual offices are legal - but the services don't fit the core values of coworking without some weird bending reality. Our focus is on community workspaces. People who never show up *aren't community members*. If they want a service like a virtual office - there's companies that do that. I

Re: [Coworking] Ghost Businesses ...

2011-08-04 Thread Mike Pihlman
We have had that happen several times...resulting in mail coming to us. Up until now, I had been writing on the letters that come in (like the person's business license) Return to Sender and just giving it back to the postal person. However, a coworker says I should just put them in the circular

Re: [Coworking] Ghost Businesses ...

2011-08-04 Thread Alex Hillman
How does everybody handle the mail delivery itself? Do you notify people that they have mail or is it their responsibility to check for new mail when the come in? The latter is our approach - we do basic sorting but that's it. -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Thu, Aug 4,

Re: [Coworking] Ghost Businesses ...

2011-08-04 Thread Mike Pihlman
I write an email to each person who gets mail that day: You Got Mail :-) On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 12:59 PM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.comwrote: How does everybody handle the mail delivery itself? Do you notify people that they have mail or is it their responsibility to check for

Re: [Coworking] Ghost Businesses ...

2011-08-04 Thread Susan Evans
Derek! So glad to see you writing in, and so glad to hear that Suite133 is still rockin'. We need to coordinate another field trip! Anyway, I'd definitely try to get in touch with the folks using your address as their own without actually being members. It's just shady and they need to know

Re: [Coworking] Ghost Businesses ...

2011-08-04 Thread Tm Mahdi
ha! that's cute! -- Tm Mahdi Director Founder, Cg6 Inc. unlocking the creative markets. toronto: studio 207 - 201 weston road, ontario m6n 3p1 canada | http://twitter.com/Cg6Inc co | 1416.238.6881 w | www.cg6.com my | cvfolio.cg6.com/ tm.mahdi/ | about.me/tm.mahdi e |

Re: [Coworking] Ghost Businesses ...

2011-08-04 Thread Karl Long
I recently moved from the US to the UK and used a mail forwarding service, they scan your mail, email you and post an envelope scan online. You can then choose to scan, forward or shred. They won't forward credit cards or bank statements https://www.mailboxforwarding.com - seems like a ok

Re: [Coworking] Ghost Businesses ...

2011-08-04 Thread Derek Young
Thank you for the input. We'll figure something out the next time we're reminded of these pseudo-business members. re: mail - We sort the mail as it comes in. If it looks like a check and the member doesn't visit on a regular schedule, we MAY send an email. Let's just say that we don't exactly

Re: [Coworking] Ghost Businesses ...

2011-08-04 Thread Iris Kavanagh
In Santa Cruz we sort the mail and deliver it to the peeps who have dedicated workspaces. For our Cafe members we keep their mail in a big file cabinet, divided into files per member. We email them once a week to let them know they have mail. One of my favorite things to do during the day is