My Day Office VS. Office Nomads

My Day Office has closed.

As for Office Nomads, because yes, My Day Office is closed, I know they are a big sponsor of BizJam and will be providing all of the necessities for the Networking Lounge.

As for holding events there, I have heard it requires a membership and that there is a monthly fee for that.

Thanks all I know.

Hi Sierra;

I was a big MDO fan but the office is now closed (as seen above). Other coworking offices in town include the Bellevue Village and Thinkspace.

Sierra... As a member of MDO, I was so sad to see it close. I am now a member of the Village Bellevue and hold my workshops there regularly. I'm very happy with it and I believe the benefits of charter membership are still available. ...Howard

Don't know the reason (for MDO closing) but "finances" wouldn't be a wild guess I suppose. Too bad, it was a nice space.

If you're just looking for a space for an hour here and there or someplace nice to meet clients, I recommend the Columbia Tower Club. It has a library w/ coffee and cookies, business center, free wifi, etc. On the possible downside is the dress code and expensive daytime parking for guests (members are usually covered).

Clubs also have other facilities and events - both business and social (Lutz is speaking at the CTC next week).

I'm chairman of the CTC Membership Committee and would be happy to show off the CTC to anyone interested.

You are correct that the CTC is a private club - members and their guests only.

Clubs such at the CTC aren't designed to offer the exact same feature set as the Village Bellevue or Office Nomads. For example those facilities offer optional dedicated desks, file cabinets, etc.

But Clubs do offer wifi, printers, copiers, phones, coffee, cookies, private rooms, etc. So if that's all you need its great.

Either way just above the poverty line won't get anyone far, though the Nomads day rate is appealing for infrequent users. I can't post club rates, but I think you'd be surprised - message me if you want to know.

Sierra... Not to sound like a sales rep for the Village Bellevue, but they currently have a very affordable charter membership program which includes an associated membership in the Columbia Tower Club. I find it works very good for me by providing places to conduct my consults and workshops.

Give me a call if you want to know more. ...Howard

Are there any "conference room by the hour" locations with office services in Everett or Tacoma. I use these all the time. There is about a dozen each in Seattle & Bellevue (and plenty in Redmond). However, they are hard to find that far north or south.

Tax Accountant & four CPAs on a mission to reduce small business tax

(where's that dead horse for me to beat...?)

What about the Tacoma Club? One of the nice things about these established clubs is they have reciprocal benefits. A CTC member in Seattle can book a conference room at the Tacoma Club or vice vera.

No reciprocal clubs there that I know of.

I saw the membership fees yesterday and was pleasantly surprised. It seemed like a lot of value for the money.

I'm not applying next week but I definitely feel joining would benefit my business. And what a view!

But I'll grant that parking is a beast for visitors.

There is Meridian Executive Center for Northgate. I think it's Gohoss in Federal Way. I believe there is one in Edmonds but I don't know the name. I don't know of any in Shoreline, Lynnwood or Everett. For myself, I need a small conference room in a professional setting so hotels don't work. Also, for professional service, especially relating to confidential information like tax, you don't want to appear transient. I often need the accompanying service of collecting mail and deliveries.

I'll check out the Tacoma Club.

If anyone with a conference room is looking for additional revenue, it's pretty easy to set up an executive office service. Just have your secretary advertise on Craigslist.

Tax Accountant & four CPAs on a mission to reduce small business tax

I want to give a HUGE plug for the faces behind Office Nomads - Jacob & Susan, who I met over this wonderfully geeky weekend of Thingamajiggr and Seattle Barcamp. Though I confess that I haven't seen the space yet (will this week), they vision, their mission, their focus on community, professionalism, and more totally won me over. Maybe an hour commute isn't that big of a deal....;)

The space is really sweet. It's colorful and they have done a good job pulling the space together with donated and recycled products, as well as some new stuff.

I like the building wit its old world charm and exposed brick walls. The various rooms for meetings and different work areas are cool too.

Overall, very well done!

Hey Sierra . . =-)

I've been a big Office Nomads fan for the past 6 months or so (Heck, I was the first person to move in as a monthly member, even.)

The place is growing steadily, there's good art on the walls, there are good people to sit down and chat with and it's a heck of a lot better than being home all day.

And the pricing model is super, super simple.

$25 bucks a day gets you full run of the place during "office hours" . . . no additional fees for printing or anything like that.

$475 gets you a monthly membership where you can leave your stuff here and come in whenever you want (like on a Sunday right before you head out on vacation . . . which is what I'm doing.)

Oh, and the first day is always free, so just pop by and check it out. You'll know pretty quick if it's your kind of place or not.

Later, c

As others have chimed in, ON is growing and running smoothly up on Capitol Hill. We're always excited to have more coworkers in the space, and have some availability in our three conference rooms. The best way to get a sense of what we have to offer is to stop by - no need to call ahead, just stop by between 8:30 and 6 M-F. Hope to see some of you soon! (And of course drop us an e-mail or give us a call if you have any questions. You can check out our location and directions to the office at www.officenomads.com)

And check out the Office Nomads Networking Lounge at BizJam Seattle 08 next month. They're bringing comfy couches and extending the WiFi, we ordered some cafe tables, Tully's donated a ton of coffee to keep you all perky, and the CRAVE Connection Cafe in the corner will be hosting rounds of industry-specific speed networking for some and furious connections.

From what I understand, the Office Nomads co-founders, Susan Evans and Jacob Sayles will be around on both days to answer questions.

I work for a company called Regus that has been a leader in providing alternative, outsourced workplaces for over 35 years. We have 11 locations in the Puget Sound market and over 950 worldwide with some great new programs just launching in the last few weeks to provide even more options. We are a scalable solution in a professional office environment - offering anything from a drop-in office by the hour or day, a meeting room when needed, membership plans for regular users, phone answering, admin support and full-time offices as you grow your businesses. If you are interested, please check out our website, www.regus.com or feel free to contact me directly - 206.262.8002/ rachel.duboff@regus.com.

As someone who has both worked as an independent as well as a remote employee, I wish that I had known that these types of options existed before I started working here.

Rachel Duboff

Chris Rugh's place would be good for one on one. Office Nomad's over My Day Office for the obvious reasons. I'm a member at CTC as well although not for the purpose of having meetings but more for the social and networking options. Their is a new website coming out with on demand meeting space for rent. It should be cameo or cameo media; I'm not sure what their ultimate web name will be but they should be worth checking out for meeting space. Art T.