Why Freelance Jobs Are More Secure Than Office Jobs
Three reasons why a room-full of independent professionals bring more stability to the local economy than a moderately-sized corporation.
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A preserved collection of Coworking.com’s published writing and reference pages, brought into the current site.
Coworking: An Easy Way to Green Your Business
These days, almost everyone is looking for ways to be green, but just like Kermit said, it’s not always easy. Whether you’re worried about the planet or not, there are significant benefits for those that live a more eco-friendly life, like
Read articleFive Reasons Lonely Freelancers Should Try Coworking
For every freelancer that sings the praises of coworking, there are five that are wondering whether they should give it a try. Here’s a short list you can use to convince them!
Read articleCoworking Events and Building Community
By Jessica Hulse, Space Owner, Longmont, Colorado “Build it and they will come” was recently quoted as a not awesome place to be, and I waved to the computer. “Yeah, I know, I thought.” Network, a coworking spot, opened on Feb. 14th in a
Read articleI need a community…STAT!
Post Author: Kevin Ross. I’m stepping out on a limb here and assuming that my job as a freelancer may be fairly unique. By professional definition, I’m a nurse. My role however is somewhat undefined. I’m a consultant, an independent
Read article5 things Boulder Digital Arts learned from our Coworking Open House!
1. Choose your initial coworkers carefully and invite them to be “guests of honor” at the open house. Think carefully about the type of community you want to build. We wanted a community of digitally creative people, which is exactly what
Read article9 Ways to Tell Someone Has Been Coworking
They set deadlines around bizarre daily rituals. You’ll often hear things around a coworking space not typical of a normal office such as, “I need to get this done before the next cup of coffee,” or, “I’ve got to get all these e-mails out
Read articleWhen it Comes to Coworking, Just Say Yes
As the community manager and Madame of a coworking Space, I’m always surprised to hear the members ask me for something tempered with, “it’s okay if you say NO, I’ll understand.” The funny part is, about 98% of the time, I say YES and this
Read articleHello, is there anybody here?
Before we opened our coworking space here at Boulder Digital Arts, I headed out of state to check on some other coworking spaces to see how they do it. Overall, I was highly impressed, but I definitely noticed some things that I quickly
Read articleCoworking as a Business: Which Model Is Best?
Coworking is part of a collaborative reorganization of the global workforce, but does that mean a traditional business model is out of the question?
Read articleThe Inception of Coworking: a short story by the intern
Angel assigned the Cohere Coworking Community’s intern Ryan the task of writing a <500 word blog post about what he thinks is valuable about coworking. His imagination ran amok and what she got is this 2,700 word sci-fi short story based
Read articleIs Your Coworking Space Sending Mixed Messages About The Community?
Catalysts/owners: when a potential member visits your space or a traveling coworker stops in via the Visa Program you’ve got to take it up a notch…you’re the face of coworking for the entire community as far as visitors are concerned!
Read articleWelcoming New Coworkers to Your Coworking Space
You can make new members feel welcome to your coworking space by doing the basic “host”-type duties. Are you doing these things?
Read articleWhy Bigger Coworking Spaces Aren’t Always Better
Should coworking spaces strive to become the Wal-marts of the mobile workforce, or should they resist growing for the sake of growth? Some surprising results from the Global Coworking Study.
Read articleCoworking is Not a Frat House (and the Evidence to Prove It)
There is one particular stereotype about coworking that bothers me. It’s the hackneyed idea that a coworking space is simply a “frat house.” How totally inaccurate that stereotype is. I’ll prove to you why.
Read articleWhat does it mean to be community driven?
Coworking is a community driven shared office where freelancers, entrepreneurs, and others break the isolation of working from home and the cafe to work side by side. Sounds great, but coworking is so much more. It’s a community of
Read articleThe first European Jelly week is ready to start
Hub Vilnius joined over 30 other coworking centers from across Europe for the first coworking Jelly week. Come to Hub Vilnius on the 21st of January for Jelly there. Jellies are occasional meetings at which a small group of people come
Read articleGrowing Your Business By Keepin’ It Real
The new year is here and that means many freelancers and small business owners are setting challenging goals for themselves, both personally and professionally. When challenging yourself to earn, create, or accomplish more, remember that
Read article4 Creativity Resources for Freelancers
Sometimes we all need a kick in the pants. A kick in the creativity pants, that is. From working on a client project, to rethinking your niche, or in thinking up new ways to seek out clients, at times we need a creativity boost to get our
Read articleCoworking Europe Interview with Jacob Sayles
You can see a video of my presentation as well as the slide deck I used here: http://officenomads.com/2010/11/coworking-europe-2010/
Read articleHow Coworking and Community Translate into Dollars
“Coworking” isn’t just a buzzword, although I may be preaching to the choir if you’re reading this blog. While the idea of sharing office space isn’t new, the idea of purposefully building a community of independent workers in a
Read articleTop Coworking Resources
It’s time to get your bookmarks and RSS reader ready: here’s the shortlist of mega-helpful, super-fantastic online coworking links. Instead of making you dig through the library stacks for coworking resources, I’ve compiled a list for you.
Read articleCoworking Gifts For Your Smartphone (and You!)
The collective creativeness that is the coworking community has been hard at work creating a few apps that can enrich your experience!
Read articleWhy Problem-Solving in Groups is Useful in Coworking
Taking a cue from an NPR story, here are some ways problem-solving in groups might be useful in coworking.
Read articleCan Coworking Help Build A Healthy Business Ecosystem?
Being different from the common vision of an “office” or a “job” doesn’t mean that coworkers should abandon the 9 – 5ers all together. Sometimes the bridges built between coworking spaces and the larger community are the most important for
Read articlePhysical Density: When Innovation Happens in Coworking Spaces
So, what does a (physical) space of innovation really look like? It looks a lot like a coworking space…and here’s why.
Read articleWorking Alone and Together
By Rachel Botsman In 2005, Brad Neuberg was a thirty-one-year-old freelance open source software programmer living in San Francisco. He had just left a tech start-up to work for himself. Neuberg enjoyed working from home, yet the
Read articleGlobal Coworking Survey
Dear Coworking Community, My name is Lukas De Pellegrin and I am a student of architecture at the Technical University of Berlin. I am currently working on my diploma thesis, which is focusing mainly on Coworking. Right now I am working
Read articleCoworking: Road Trip to Ikea
By Angel Kwiatkowski I recently saw a picasa album of coworking spaces and about 80% of us furnished our spaces with Ikea wares. I dug up this post for you about our epic trip to Ikea and thought you would enjoy reading about (or
Read article3 Ways To Cultivate A More Vibrant Coworking Community
Just like you can’t just toss a sack of seeds into the dirt and expect to get a garden, you can’t sit in your seat with your headphones on, waiting for the community to nurture you.
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