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The Coworking Magazine

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The Global Coworking Survey is examining the working conditions of coworking spaces and their members: Give coworking your voice, take part in the survey on www.coworkingsurvey.com.

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The scariest Jack O'Lantern for coworking spaces. Happy Halloween!

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Some thoughts about the Sharing Economy

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Coworking for Travel Bloggers: Read More. 

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Today is the 9th anniversary of Coworking. Happy Coworking Day!

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The future of coworking spaces

The coworking history is already rich and we now see that the movement has moved out of the margins where it first appeared. Many coworking spaces are experimenting with new directions. So what is the future of coworking spaces? Will new spaces open up, using the same name or via one franchise network? Or perhaps the majority will move into a bigger space. Will some develop new services for the external community? Read more...

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The History Of Coworking - In A Timeline: http://bit.ly/1348jNQ 

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Five Big Myths About Coworking

"At the heart of coworking is having access to a larger community than even your existing colleagues and clients, but also being part of a group of people just starting up or with similar goals. While others might see competition, more people see potential connections. It’s good not only for your mental health (no more sitting in pajamas alone at home), but also for your business."

Genevieve DeGuzman

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Living Life in the Freelance Lane: Tips & Tricks for ‘lancers

  "The miseducation of most freelancers lies in the limitations of their financial education. It was Donald Trump who said in his book Why We Want You To Be Rich ,that you must invest time in learning more about money because ‘education replaces fear.’"

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The Do’s & Don’ts of Writing a Business Plan: 

"If you are able, just start, don’t be too scientific about it!"

Florian Schemnitzer, product manager for Kalimbo Management

Picture: Agora Collective, Rebecca Griffiths

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The Insider's Guide for Freelancers:

How to find customers? How to price projects? How to avoid project pitfalls? http://bit.ly/ZCXgu3

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Coworking in Brazil

“At the moment, I myself must act as a nomad. I work with many different clients. Every week I am somewhere else, today I am at my house, tomorrow in Argentina, Rio, El Salvador. I adapt my work to the place I am in. All I need is a laptop and a smartphone and that is how I adapt in a mobile style. Coworking is a definite need here. In the Brazilian reality one can also talk about coworking spaces in Rio, Curitiba, and Florianopolis. Brazil is a big country, and in some cities it adapts better, in other cities less”

Anderson Costa, founder of Movebla, a Brazilian workstyle magazine

Picture: The Hub Sao Paulo

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What about lamps made out of twigs? Designer accessories for coworking spaces: http://bit.ly/15EOMp8 Picture: Ben Newman at Vuka

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The Art of Brainstorming

“Let the creative juices flow”.

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Storytelling for Freelancers

Once upon a time there was a cool cat who was making a living as a freelance web designer. He lived in one of those big cities where it seemed like every third person was trying to do the same exact thing. Okay, okay, that doesn’t sound like a very good start to a story - but read more to learn about storytelling, improving your skills, and why it’s important.

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Pursuing your travel dreams with Coworking:

“I became friends with a Japanese programmer in Tokyo who spoke very little English outside of a few key words, but who programmed in English - as is the case with most programming languages around the world.

While trying to set up plans for my Birthday party in Tokyo, I wrote him this:

I will go to ABC Mart at 20:00. Because someone might still show up at that time - Maybe get a drink. If you come later, 21:00 at restaurant. 

Does that make sense? If you want to come early, ABC mart at 20:00. If you want to come later, restaurant at 21:00.

He responded with: 

My English not good. I can't understand to detail what you said. Is it this? 

$jimmi->gotoABCMart("20:00"); while(time() < "21:00"){
  $jimmi->meet($someOne)->drink();
}
$jimmi->gotoBistro(); $tao->gotoBistro("21:00");

And with that, my birthday plans were set in motion!”

Jimmy at OpenSourceCafé, Tokyo