If you have an empty-space problem (that is, nobody wants to pay to be alone in a space) you can short-circuit that by having some limited run free coworking like Andy did here: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2014/06/how-i-turned-an-empty-coworking-space-into-a-coworking-community/
BUT make sure there’s a clear difference between “free” and what you intend to charge for. http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2010/06/a-case-against-free-trial-coworking/ When we soft-opened, we had a limited period of time that coworking would be free (it was a couple of weeks) while we were still putting furniture together, getting the network up and running, etc. A lot of the folks who came by actually helped out before they sat down to get some work done, but that’s the expectation we set. Those people weren’t just coming in to “try out coworking for free,” they were coming to be a part of the barn-raising process of launching a new space. There was a finite date where coworking would no longer be free, and we’d be “mostly” put together (that is, more put together than we were a couple of weeks before that). -Alex On Sun, Sep 7, 2014 at 2:01 AM, Jorge Vargas <jo...@coworking.do> wrote: > I may be reading this too late but I'll advice you against it. You want to > have *free* day passes when you open so when other people come they will > see that your space is not empty. That worked marvelously for us. You will > be surprise how many people love it and sign up for the monthly plans even > before the free day passes are over. > Also agreed 100% with Alex, you need to get them to fell like they belong > not charging them a fee. To this day we do that as well. If you are new > stick around enjoy the vibre, wanna pay your day pass sure, we'll take your > cash. > On Sun, Aug 24, 2014 at 11:49 AM, Alex Hillman <dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com >> wrote: >> Jessica, >> >> Are you looking for something specifically for drop ins, or for >> memberships? >> >> For people who drop in/tour Indy Hall, we focus on making them feel >> welcome and understand what they’re experiencing rather than worrying about >> “agreements”. Bombarding them with legal jargon and rules doesn’t really >> send the message of “hey, this is something you can participate in!” >> >> Everybody gets this: >> https://www.dropbox.com/s/agh11gnvbwvl9yl/%5BWEB%5D%20NewMemberHandout.pdf?dl=0 >> >> which provides some basic information but also sets some expectations with >> our “House rules”: >> Look after yourself, Look after each other, Look after this place. >> >> When members actually *join *Indy Hall, they get this membership >> agreement which explains, in plain english, the expectations of being a >> member. >> >> >> http://dangerouslyawesome.com/snaps/screencapture-hello-indyhall-org-join.png >> >> -Alex >> >> >> >> On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 11:25 AM, Jessica Hill < >> jessicarenee.h...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> *Hello Everyone, * >>> >>> >>> *Our coworking space is opening up on September 2nd. We are only doing >>> a walk in daily rate for the month of September; no monthly or weekly >>> plans. We'd like to have some sort of loose membership agreement. Does >>> anyone happen to have an agreement they would like to share? Or any >>> suggestions. It would be helpful. * >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *Jessica Hill* >>> *Co-Owner of Rise Center* >>> *Facebook: www.facebook.com/NLRiseCenter >>> <http://www.facebook.com/NLRiseCenter>* >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- >> 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. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > 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. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
