You might try charging a high price for coffee and snacks while giving the members a steep discount. That way, if you do get a reputation as an internet cafe, it will pay for itself nicely.
On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 4:49 AM, Nia <nia.stoyk...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, everyone! > My name is Nia and I am writing a business plan for a coworking place > in Istanbul. > In my discussions with potential partners, we stumbled over the > question of how to deal with guests of the members. We plan on having > a lounge area that will serve coffee and snacks. We cannot agree on > whether > 1) if a member invites a friend over for a chat but has not booked a > conference room, we should charge the guest at the daily rate (or an > hourly rate, or a guest rate, etc...) OR > 2) guests should be allowed in for free as long as they are invited by > a member, only sit in the lounge and do not use the internet. > > Because the lounge is meant for the members, we do not want to get the > reputation of a cafe with internet that is open to everyone, but on > the other hand, we do not want to restrict members from inviting > people for informal meetings. > > What is the policy of your respective coworking places? What do you > think makes most sense in the context of a coworking place? > > Thanks a lot! > > Best, > Nia > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
