Like Scott, we keep this simple. Members can have guests for a meeting up to 2 hours, and those meetings take place at common tables/lounges or meeting rooms.
Once a guest is there > 2 hours, or if that guest is working from a desk, our member is responsible for a full-rate guest pass. Also like Scott said, people don't often read policies unless it's something they are actively concerned about, so it's common for us to remind folks who have guests by asking *"would you like us to charge your guests' day pass to your account, or do you want to pay for it a different way?"* Most people don't try to abuse the system, they're just busy or distracted. I always assume that's the case. In the VERY rare event that someone seems genuinely surprised we'll give them a free pass ONCE with the written understanding that next time, they are responsible for their guest's day pass. The good news is that when your members are business owners, most of them they're used to paying for things that bring them value :) -Alex ------------------ *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* Better Coworkers: http://indyhall.org Weekly Coworking Tips: http://coworkingweekly.com My Audiobook: https://theindyhallway.com/ten On Sat, Feb 16, 2019 at 8:00 PM Scott Tillitt / BEAHIVE < sc...@beahivebzzz.com> wrote: > I have this section below in the member agreement and member handbook. For > “resident” members (reserved desk or private studio) we say: "occasional > guest collaborators work free (within reason)” — purposely vague. > > Guests > Please be aware that members pay to use BEAHIVE. You’re welcome to show > the space to guests as long as it’s not disruptive to others. If a guest > would like to use the space, Day Passes are available (available to > buy through the member portal). Full-time members can invite collaborators > to use the space according to their respective membership plan. > > > Of course most people don’t read these things fully. Nothing replaces > simply telling members basic guidelines when they tour or during > on-boarding (we give an in-person orientation). > > It’s served us well for nearly 10 years. > > crystal.maynar...@gmail.com: Feb 06 03:15PM -0800 > > Currently writing policy and am fully aware that one of the big parts of > freelancing is meeting with clients -- how do you navigate > non-office-holding members having clients come in and meet them in the > lounge/coWork space? > > > - -- - > *SCOTT TILLITT* > PR yogi + social entrepreneur + community catalyst + meditator > // Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/scott.tillitt> / Twitter > <http://www.twitter.com/bluehwyflaneur> / LinkedIn > <http://www.linkedin.com/in/tillitt/> > // 917.449.6356 > > BEAHIVE <http://www.beahivebzzz.com/> // spaces for work + community + > possibilities > > *ANTIDOTE COLLECTIVE* <http://antidotecollective.org> // communications > + projects for a better world > > > - -- - t h i n k / f e e l - -- - > "...an idea or product that deserves the label 'creative' arises from the > synergy of many sources and not only from the mind of a single person." — > Mihaly Csikszentmihaly > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
