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A coworking community and events center on Bainbridge Island November 21, 2011 |
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Social media marketing expert offers free book download
Greetings!
 | | Get a free download! |
Last Thursday I attended a social media conference at Islandwood co-sponsored by the Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce. The interim director of the Chamber, Frank Kenny, was a featured speaker and is an author and consultant focused on helping small business -- and organizations like the chambers of commerce that serve them -- to use social media. Both his session and the following session given by Constant Contact were excellent and well worth my morning. I've got more than a couple pages of notes that I think would be fun to share with a group that wants to dive deeper into social media, but in the meantime, here's a link to a FREE download of Frank's book The 7 Secret Laws of Society.
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One bit of trivia I learned from Frank is that YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world! When Frank was at OfficeXpats to do the Skype interviews for a new Chamber CEO, he took a few minutes to shoot a quick video tour of OfficeXpats. It's all in one take! While we should edit this down some, good production value shouldn't be an excuse for not getting something "up there" that tells a good story. Have a look and see what you think! Feedback appreciated. And thank you, Frank.
To take some advice offered at the conference, if you like what you see in this newsletter, it to two of your friends! :-)
Have a very happy Thanksgiving,
Leslie |
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Member Spotlight: Dave Kragen, writer, author, copy editor
 | | Dave Kragen, the wordsmith, makes your copy sparkle |
Dave Kragen has been an Xpat since October, but he's been a big supporter all along as the chair for the Bainbridge Business Connections (BBC) roundtable group that meets on Friday mornings.
A writer by craft, he knows how to convey your value with clean, sparkling copy, which is often the first impression you make on prospective clientele. "Every company needs the copy editor, the wordsmith. That's me! I supply the polish and clarity of communication needed to grab your client from the very first line."
If you were wondering what Dave does in his spare time, he recently finished his seventh novel, the third in the series of The KillWare Chronicles, called The Accidental Prisoner, and eighth novel, third in the series of The Creature Chronicles, called Space Leviathan. His fourth novel, Plagueman, is available for sale online as well as from your local bookstore. The Accidental Prisoner should be out in bookstores sometime in the winter of 2011-2012.
Dave has "office hours" at OfficeXpats each week, so it's easy to drop by and meet with him. Here's how to get in touch:
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Happy Thanksgiving!
We will be CLOSED for Thanksgiving Thursday and also Friday. Jason and Leslie will not be in town Tuesday and Wednesday of this week either, but the office will be open with friendly support from members Ann and Deanna. Jason will be available by phone 8:30-5:30 on those days as well, 206 856-3629.
We do not have a Tuesday Business Brown Bag this week. |
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Events @OfficeXpats
- Tuesday Nov 22, 11:30am-12:30pm "It's About Creating Health" weight loss support group (free; new time this week only)*
- Thursday CLOSED, and HAPPY THANKSGIVING
- Friday CLOSED, and please SHOP LOCAL
Events are located at OfficeXpats unless otherwise noted.
*Drop-ins welcome |
| Membership Levels and Pricing
How many days each month would you use OfficeXpats?
A 'day' might be eight hours or more of getting work done in a productive, professional, and socially supportive environment. Or using a reserved conference room to host 6 people for a 2-hr meeting. Or both! You could even invite additional meeting attendees to join by Skype video conference.
- 3 days/month (Basic) $69
- 5 days/month $105
- 10 days/month $180
- 15 days/month $250
- Full time $320 (only $272 with 15% discount through Jan 2012)
- add unlimited after hours/weekend access to any level $75/month
- add a Pavilion gym membership to any level for just $20/month
Note that memberships are limited to staffed business hours (8:30-5:30pm). Add after hours/weekends for $75/month.
To start your membership, go to Membership Registration, or just give us a call at 206.780.2177. |
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| Who We Are | |
OfficeXpats on Bainbridge Island is a workplace solution beyond commuting to the corporate office or working from home.
Coworking is about making the personal choice to work alongside other people instead of in isolation. We offer a shared "community" office for remote workers, independent consultants, entrepreneurs, and small businesses.
OfficeXpats is located in the Pavilion on Madison, just a 10-minute walk from the ferry terminal. We hope to help you in your quest for 'new ways to work.'
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P.S. Please help us get the word out that coworking and meeting space is available NOW at the Pavilion. to other independent workers and small businesses!
Sincerely,
Leslie and Jason,
The OfficeXpats Team |
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