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Fro those wanting to attend and hoping for a cancellation, you may show up at the event. If there's room due to another not showing up, you can stay.

Thanks for the different perspectives, everyone.

I certainly don't want to see Biznik events turn into all fee-based...I love the free events. They are a wealth of information and a chance to make new connections.

After reading all the posts, it occurs to me that there might be a better alternative. Instead of limiting the number of free events that non-paying members can attend, I guess that I (and others) need to be more proactive. If we see an event we want to attend, but it's filled, we need to email the event host and ask to be notified when they post the next, similar event. That way we can get a head's up and be prepared to sign up right away and not miss out.

Yes, do that, Kate. Since I live in Seattle, I don't wish to host events in Redmond or Bellevue and Office Nomads wants to charge too much. I've trying searching for other venues in Seattle that offer free WiFi and don't charge a per person fee, but I haven't been successful.

While I'd love to charge for my events, the question then becomes where to host it? Mosiacs doesn't allow you to charge to host events there. Other places charge a per person fee (usually around $25) and it's a real hassle. Especially true when one needs WiFi for the event.

Thanks to everyone that attended my workshop. I know I got off to a rocky start, but I think we found our way and ended up with some great ideas and feedback.

PS to Noura - You're a paying member, so you wouldn't have a limit under my suggestion.

I understand your point, Noura, but those of use that host workshops also need to make a living and can't always devote the time for multiple events, especially close together. When they are repeated, they are usually a month or so apart and fill up just as quickly. Having an "assistant" doesn't really solve the problem of time.