Re: [Coworking] Re: Standard Membership Types

2011-02-28 Thread Alex Hillman
This is a great technique for pricing in general: look at what your desired customers already spend money on, reverse engineer that to understand how they perceive value, and base your price points on that. There's nothing worse than having something great to sell to an audience who isn't

Re: [Coworking] Re: Standard Membership Types

2011-02-28 Thread Jacob Sayles
Precisely. It's easy to get lost in what the software can do, but it's important to carefully consider what the software should, or shouldn't do. And let's not all conform to the software and lose all our beautiful differences. Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation

Re: [Coworking] Re: Standard Membership Types

2011-02-28 Thread Jessica Hulse
That's how I approached it as well Angel, though I think your prices are a bit more generous than mine. I also made it so that either two of my lowest memberships or one of my 10days/month (the two most popular memberships I'm assuming) would cover my monthly expenses so I wouldn't feel stressed

[Coworking] Re: Standard Membership Types

2011-02-28 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Earlier I mentioned that I adjusted some prices after opening. I mainly culled some of the memberships that people NEVER bought. No reason to clutter up the rates page if no one is interested. I'm also open to custom pricing. For example, I don't offer any 3 day/week plans but a new member really,

[Coworking] Re: Checklist for opening a space

2011-02-28 Thread Anne
pariSoma just completed a move from a 2200 sqft space to a 10,000 sqft space in the span of 2 days :D. We're really excited, and things are obviously still getting settled in. We were lucky enough to move into a space where the previous tenants were starting their new office from scratch, so

[Coworking] Coworking App Update

2011-02-28 Thread Julian @pariSoma
Hi everyone, I just wanted to let you all know we'll be submitting an update to the Coworking iPhone app in the coming week or two with any updated or new data that has been added to the spreadsheet. We've also begun working with Jonathan, of the Coworking Registry, and Jacob, of Office Nomads

[Coworking] Re: Coworking App Update

2011-02-28 Thread Jeannine
Yay! Cool beans. Congratulations and thanks for all your hard work. And I hereby send you a case of virtual Belgian beer (since nobody has yet perfected the transporter for freight) for moving day. And also, um, Pictures? Where's my pictures? Wanna see the new space! Laters, Jeannine On

[Coworking] Re: About the Unconference: Who's for virtual attendance?

2011-02-28 Thread Brian Whipple
Just wanted to say that I am all for virtual attendance. Hope to hear back from everyone about how to participate. Wish I could help out in some way, but won't be able to make it this year. Thanks, Brian Whipple www.incubationworks.com On Feb 22, 7:43 am, Jeannine flexkantoorkame...@gmail.com

[Coworking] Introduction

2011-02-28 Thread J. Scheine
Hello. My name is John Scheine and I am a new member to this group. My family and I are opening a coworking facility on Long Island. It is called The Business Corners. I joined this group to learn from other coworking owners and members. Our facility is the first of its kind on Long Island. (NY) I

[Coworking] hi from singapore!

2011-02-28 Thread boonteck
hi people, i'm bt from singapore, have recently joined this group hoping to discover more about coworking groups. i'm currently exploring setting up our new office together with informal coworking space. we have been exploring a flexible work setup and it has worked out well, in terms of some

Re: [Coworking] Re: About the Unconference: Who's for virtual attendance?

2011-02-28 Thread Chris Dykstra
Hi all: I am not sure if folks saw my earlier post (it was my first one). Any way - GC would be happy to sponsor livestreaming the Unconference through The UpTake (http://theuptake.org). Best, Chirs Chris Dykstra Cell: 507-261-0222 Skype: chrisdykstra Http://globalcontributioncorp.com

Re: [Coworking] Re: Standard Membership Types

2011-02-28 Thread Joel Haasnoot
So maybe I was a little off on my first post. It really does matter what your goal is: whether you primary focus is differentiating based on price, or those looking for a community. If you're after people who differentiate based on price, it's a lot easier to define set plans. It makes the whole

[Coworking] Re: Checklist for opening a space

2011-02-28 Thread Eli Malinsky
Hey all, Okay, so I put our list on a Google Doc, which you can access here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1waBLyi4mbVw8RTqT7QUf3uPx2CA2vCNyBJZBUQytAUI/edit?hl=enauthkey=CIy4vUs My goal wasn't to create a MasterLis of 'everything to know' about setting up and managing a space, but instead

Re: [Coworking] Re: Checklist for opening a space

2011-02-28 Thread Joshua Marpet
Anne, Please feel free to give me a call about your access control and security. I am not a contractor, nor do I enjoy installing wiring, but I speak about access control systems and security at conferences. (And video security, and facial recognition, and digital forensics) (You ever have WAY

Re: [Coworking] Re: Chairs

2011-02-28 Thread Marc Harrison
When we purchased our space we picked up some cheap furniture from the previous occupants, including a heap of office chairs for around $30 each. They are for the use of members, however we encourage everyone to purchase their own chairs and bring them in. This works for everyone - people

[Coworking] Re: Introduction

2011-02-28 Thread kleverdog
Welcome to the group! I'm a newcomer as well and opening a coworking space in Highland Park, CA in the next month. Congratulations and keep us posted! On Feb 28, 9:23 am, J. Scheine jschein...@gmail.com wrote: Hello. My name is John Scheine and I am a new member to this group. My family and I

Re: [Coworking] Re: Introduction

2011-02-28 Thread Garth Frizzell
Welcome, John. I'm new too, but you can get introduced to a lot of great ideas by just following some of the threads here. There are lots of bright creative coworking people contributing. Garth. On 28 February 2011 21:15, kleverdog davidosh...@gmail.com wrote: Welcome to the group! I'm a