Hi Liza, With your fat interet pipe, you could try to focus some of your efforts into audio/video streaming. Being able to host an event or meeting or live videocast where people can take advantage of bandwidth to get better quality audio or video for their webcast might be useful. I considered this for my space but am not able to afford it yet. Also, finding someone who does broadcasting to use your space might generate some good marketing results, since it will expose your space to their audience.
Also, as Mike points out below, you also need to finish you web site. Make sure that people know what the space looks like. Your competitors websites look much more slick and polished, and your customers are liable to do a bit of web-based research before they decide to drop by and see what you have to offer, especially if you are out of the way. Anyway, I hope these ideas are helpful. I just joined the group today, but it looks like a lot of good discussions are going on. Cheers, Anca. -=-=-=-=-=- Anca Mosoiu a...@techliminal.com On Jul 9, 7:59 pm, Liza Loop <lizal...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for your ideas, Mike and Jimmy. Yes I have tried Meet-ups. I'm > not any better at publicizing them than I am at promoting Fiber High > as a whole. Participating in this group is another strategy I'm using > although it may be preaching to the choir. > > Several people have told me that repetition is key to getting traffic > through the space. I interpret that to mean "don't give up!" > > We held a "Free Up 'n Down Load-a-thon" on Tuesday and only 2 new > people showed up so we're trying it again on Tuesday, July 28th (my > 64th birthday!). So send your friends around to this event as a > birthday present to me. > > I'm also looking at hosting a NetSquared Tuesday Meeting > (http://groups.drupal.org/node/4385) that same evening. > > Keep the ideas coming. We never know which one will turn the trick. > > Liza > > On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 7:37 PM, Mike Pihlman<m...@telbitconsulting.com> wrote: > > > Mike: Thats is a great idea. Thanks. :-) > > > Liza: That is why I started tutoring now that I am a real teacher. 5 > > students (I have 1 and it's summer) and 5 coworkers (I have 3) and I'm > > breaking even. Tracy is low cost compared to your location, I'm sure. > > > With all your BW....I will talk to you off-line about some ideas. > > > Mike > > > --- On Thu, 7/9/09, mikeschin...@newclarity.net > > <mikeschin...@newclarity.net> wrote: > > >> From: mikeschin...@newclarity.net <mikeschin...@newclarity.net> > >> Subject: [Coworking] Re: Introduction/Mobile Coworking > >> To: "coworking@googlegroups.com" <coworking@googlegroups.com> > >> Date: Thursday, July 9, 2009, 7:27 PM > > >> Have you contacted local organizers on Meetup.com and > >> offered them to > >> hold their meetups in your facility for free in the > >> evenings? This > >> could get a lot of traffic through your space. If there are > >> not local > >> meetups for your target demographic consider organizing > >> them yourself. > >> JMTCW. > > >> Sent from my iPhone > > >> On Jul 9, 2009, at 9:40 PM, Liza Loop <lizal...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > > >> > Hi Mike, > > >> > We're having the same problem. Our location is in a > >> light industrial > >> > area, off the beaten path for pedestrians. It's ideal > >> for quiet > >> > cubicle residents but since the bottom has fallen out > >> of the office > >> > market folks can get an enclosed office for what we > >> have to charge for > >> > a cubicle. > > >> > We thought our fiber optic connectivity and > >> collocation facility would > >> > be a sufficient draw for people who need a big web > >> pipe but so far our > >> > expectations haven't been realized. The tenants we do > >> have are > >> > struggling as much as we are. > > >> > Lookers are great but they don't pay the bills. 3 or 4 > >> who don't > >> > actually join the club are tantalizing. We can survive > >> for another > >> > couple of months but without some serious support it > >> will be curtains > >> > for Fiber High. Our other IT business, GoQuiet, has > >> been subsidizing > >> > Fiber High for almost a year and we're getting very > >> hungry. > > >> > We're trying out a series of free Up 'n Down > >> Load-a-thons to give > >> > folks a free taste of our high speed network (the next > >> one is July > >> > 28th, 3-11 pm). Hopefully it will be addictive. But > >> we're not waiting > >> > for miracles. Rather, we're exploring other business > >> models to provide > >> > additional income. Any suggestions are more than > >> welcome. > > >> > I hope that we haven't created a co-working bubble by > >> sharing our > >> > enthusiam online with each other and miss judged the > >> market. > > >> > Cheers (slightly damped),m > > >> > Liza Loop > > >> > On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Mike Pihlman<m...@telbitconsulting.com > > >> > > wrote: > > >> >> Liza: > > >> >> I'm finding it difficult to get folks in > >> here. But, I have a steady > >> >> dribble of 3 or 4 lookers per week and am > >> encouraged by that. I am > >> >> only > >> >> 2 months into it....so I think / hope there is > >> time. Maybe when > >> >> school > >> >> starts up again there will be more lookers > >> (especially for the > >> >> tutoring > >> >> part). > > >> >> I take heart in all the success stories....so > >> please keep them > >> >> coming! :-) > > >> >> Mike > > >> >> Liza Loop wrote: > >> >>> Hello Jimmy, > > >> >>> Our biggest challenge has been letting people > >> know our coworking > >> >>> site > >> >>> is available. Neither I nor my partner are > >> natural publicists. > > >> >>> After watching these postings for about 6 > >> months I'm beginning to > >> >>> believe this is a common but under-discussed > >> problem. We hear a lot > >> >>> from the groups that are having well attended > >> events but those that > >> >>> are having difficulty bringing people in are > >> quiet about it. > > >> >>> Does anyone else out there get this > >> impression? > > >> >>> Liza Loop > >> >>> Fiber High, > >> >>> 989 Commercial St. > >> >>> Palo Alto, CA > > >> >>> On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 7:49 AM, Jimmy<jjthr...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > > >> >>>> Hi folks, > > >> >>>> My name is Jimmy Thrasher, and I live near > >> Mebane, NC ("Mebbin", > >> >>>> 10K- > >> >>>> ish people). My interest in > >> coworking is mainly from the working > >> >>>> side, but to that end I and a friend are > >> evaluating setting up a > >> >>>> light- > >> >>>> weight "mobile coworking" space that can > >> be dropped into any of the > >> >>>> number of empty office spaces in downtown > >> Mebane. There are enough > >> >>>> telecommuters and long-distance commuters > >> that I think it could fly > >> >>>> but haven't proven it to myself yet. > > >> >>>> I really just want to be able to cycle to > >> work. > > >> >>>> If anybody here has set up something like > >> this, I'd be interested > >> >>>> to > >> >>>> hear your experiences. I'm > >> envisioning: > >> >>>> - a big room > >> >>>> - with two tables > >> >>>> - free (included) wifi > >> >>>> - free-ish coffee > >> >>>> - nice chairs > > >> >>>> Jimmy > > >> >> -- > >> >> Mike Pihlman > >> >> TracyVirtualOffice > >> >> "A Coworking Community" > >> >> 95 W. 11th Street, Suite 203 > >> >> Tracy, CA 95376 > >> >> Mobile: 209-608-4340 > >> >> Web: TracyVirtualOffice.com > >> >> Twitter: @TracyVirtOffice --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. 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