A couple of things to consider: 1) tiered memberships based on usage creates a clear path of advancement. Given the opportunity, people will "graduate" to the next level if the community helps being them more success and/or happiness
2) "Unlimited" does something funny to the paradox of choice in that if people can come in any time they want, most people will come in less. If they choose specifically how often they'll come in, they're more likely to follow through. 3) You can meter how you oversell with packages. Our business models all depend on some % of our members NOT coming in at the same time. Unlimited usage doesn't allow you to control that. When we notice that were approaching capacity, well also take note of our attendance and which memberships are most popular/in use, and start a temporary waiting list for other membership levels. I All of this stems from one thing: having an active community before opening gives you the ability to anticipate usage from actions rather than surveys. All of our numbers were derived from the 6-9 months of pre-launch community building, and have held strong as we've grown. -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia Got Community? http://masterclass.indyhall.org On Jan 22, 2013, at 1:52 PM, bfogle <fog...@ymail.com> wrote: > While researching different membership packages across a variety of coworking > spaces I have come to realize that A LOT of coworking spaces prefer to base > their membership packages on a certain number of days per month rather than > on fixed packages per month. For example ill use Indy Hall (because I know > Alex frequents these posts and can probably shed some light) they have a > basic package (work 1 day per month) and a 6 pack (work 6 days per month). Do > you find this type of membership package to be more beneficial for your space > than say a package that is just based on a monthly rate say $50 a month for > unlimited work bar access or $100 a month for unlimited dedicated desk > package (just making these numbers up). I guess I was just surprised by the > amount of spaces that do their memberships this way and was curious of the > pros/cons. > > Thanks > Brian > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
