Everything Coworking

410. The Day Pass Experience: A Checklist for Turning Drop-Ins into Long-Term Members


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What happens when a coworking expert walks into a national coworking brand as a day pass user—and the experience falls flat?

This week, Jamie shares her recent day pass experience and turns it into a practical checklist for operators who want to treat every day passer like a potential long-term member (because they might be).

It's the holiday season, which means travelers are staying with family, needing to get work done, and looking for a place to escape for the day. Day passers might be transient—or they might become your next member, referral source, or meeting room regular. But if your onboarding process is clunky, your team isn't asking questions, and nobody offers a tour, you're leaving money (and relationships) on the table.

Jamie walks through exactly what went wrong in her experience and what should have happened instead—from the moment she walked in the door to the moment she left without anyone noticing.

We talk about:

  • Why signage, parking info, and wifi instructions should be crystal clear on your website
  • The Shop app effect: why consumers expect frictionless checkout (and how Flexspace.ai makes this possible)
  • Why your day pass booking process should never require 20 minutes and multiple steps
  • The power of a simple tour—even if someone's rushing to a call
  • How to read the room and offer help without being pushy
  • Why introducing day passers to members creates instant belonging
  • The one question your team should always ask: "Has this person been here before?"
  • How to use your CRM to track referral potential and pain points
  • Why seasonal offers and meeting room packages are perfect day pass conversion tools
  • The Enneagram lens: why some people want to be seen and others want to be left alone
  • Designing your space so people have to pass the front desk (and why that matters)

If you've been treating day passes as transient revenue instead of relationship opportunities, this episode will shift how you think about every single person who walks through your door.

Resources Mentioned in this Podcast:

The Revenue Playbook (Operator Membership)

Everything Coworking Featured Resources:

Masterclass: 3 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets to Opening a Coworking Space

Coworking Startup School

Community Manager University

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