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Running a coworking space

The member pays for a desk, yesterday’s guest was never logged, and the meeting room was booked twice because the calendar on the wall is not tied to billing. At month end the extra hours are added by hand.

Who it is for

For a space with members, desks, and meeting rooms billed on top. A poor fit for a private office with no rotating members and no usage-based charge.

Problems this page addresses

  • A desk with no name

    Two companies think the desk is theirs. There is no end date on the membership, so nobody releases it.

  • A double-booked meeting room

    The booking was written on the board and also in WhatsApp. Two meetings arrive at the same hour, and billing does not know whom to charge.

  • A guest with no owner

    A member brought in more guests than the plan includes. It surfaces only when someone at the desk remembers to count.

What you get

  • Member, plan, and desk

    Plan type, a desk if there is one, and an end date. The desk is released when the membership ends, not when someone complains.

  • A room booking

    A room is booked only if it is free, under a member’s name. The hours land on the month’s bill without a separate sheet.

  • Guests on the member

    Each guest is logged under the member who brought them. Anything past the included count is marked for billing, not left to the desk’s memory.

Common questions

Is a free sheet not enough for a small space?

It is enough with a handful of desks and no paid room. It stops being enough when the same room is booked from two places and the monthly bill is copied together. Then the duplicates cost more than a system.

Does a member need to log in?

Only to book a room or see the bill. Desks and guests stay at the desk. They do not get the full member list.

Is a digital agency sitting with you a customer here?

Here they are a member: plan, desk, room. Their campaigns and retainers for their own clients sit on the digital agency page, not on the space’s bill.

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