New Book Helps Freelancers Escape The Coffee Shop Office

If you’ve ever tried to explain coworking to a skeptical audience, and wished for a resource that would convey all the benefits along with reasons to give it a try, this book is for you! Fast on the heels of the first-ever ebook for coworking space catalysts comes another riveting read…made for coworkers by coworkers! Coworking: How …

Coworking In The Emerald City: A Visit To Office Nomads

A benefit of being a digital nomad, freelancer, independent/remote worker, virtual CEO, whatever you want to call it, is that you don’t have to be tied down to a specific location if you feel like getting up and going on vacation somewhere. Lately I’ve been feeling less motivated and needing a change in scenery so …

LEXC Reveals Criteria For “Excellence” In A Coworking Space

Last week, I wrote a quick report about a new coworking space network for Shareable.net. The network, with the slightly cheesy name of “The League of Extraordinary Coworking Spaces,” or LEXC for short, was designed to provide a seamless coworking experience for mobile professionals on the go in the United States. Here’s a little excerpt …

Why Coworking And The Mobile Workforce Can Save The World

Most people think freelancing is radical (not radical cool, but radical weird). Many people can’t even imagine what it would be like to work someplace other than a corporate office with 3 – 5 “managers” watching you like a hawk. Even some freelancers find it hard to believe they can earn a living wage without …

Testers Wanted For New Coworking iPhone App!

If you live in the San Francisco area, you and your iPhone are needed…STAT! Ok, it’s not all that urgent, but it could be a cool opportunity. Some background: http://www.coffeeandpower.com is an online marketplace that allows mobile or freelance professionals (but it’s not limited) to buy and sell small jobs from one another. (It’s like …

What’s Coworking?

Did you know that there is a global community of people dedicated to the values of Collaboration, Openness, Community, Accessibility, and Sustainability in their workplaces? It’s called Coworking. And people seem to think it’s swell. You can usually find the pulse of coworking in the discussions held at the Coworking Google Group. Introduce yourself today. Business models, best practices, and 700+ pages of knowledge-base can …