Hi Ronny

Thank you for your feedback. The reason we
have hidden the full service is that we want to keep track of who is visiting
us. Membership is not vetted but we do limit the number of members. A member of
our team contacts those interested to upgrade into a paying member, we
understand that £99 a month is an intelligent purchase and we respect people parting
with your hard earned cash.

Perhaps we could be more transparent –
we have nothing to hide! – but maybe we are being a little too complex
and I will have a meeting about simplicity.

The SEO and website management is not my
area but I appreciate your comments and will discuss these points with the web
team. I will send you a personal email to your address to discuss further.

Jo

Jo, style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
I think one thing you could (and should) be
improving is to give more information on your site. For (most of) us
entrepreneurs, openness and honesty is key, and we tend to get annoyed if we
can't find the information we want within a minute or two. To put it bluntly,
your web sites give me a feeling of something being hidden.
For example, this is what happened after the first
email you sent to the list:
- I opened both sites
- Spent a couple of minutes trying to find the
information I was looking for (price, which clubs, any limitations)
- Concluded that it wasn't there
- Closed both of them
In other words, because of lack of information,
you turned an interested prospect into nothing.
I have a good friend who is an expert in turning
prospects into customers on the web. Personally, I think if done right, your
web sites can generate LOTS more genuine business than it does now. If you're
interested in improving this, please let me know, I'll be happy to refer him to
you.
Basically, If you can provide all the information
that was revealed in this thread straight on your website, that is a really
good start.
Ronny.

joanne Burford wrote:

Hi Harry

I totally understand and believe a lot of people on this group are in the same boat. When we have our "hub" in place for those looking for more than an entertaining space, I will announce it and hopefully hear back from you all. Timing - First week of May!

If anyone needs any more info on Limecard or E-factor - just let me know!

Jo 

-----Original Message-----

From: [address removed] [mailto:[address removed]] On Behalf Of Harry Mylonadis

Sent: 08 April 2009 11:25

To: [address removed]

Subject: Re: [entrepreneur-1056] Members club to run my start up from...

Hi Jo,

The offering is really great but for some very early startups (like  

myself) paying £100 a month and not having unlimited access to at  

least one club is quite a disadvantage.

When you get a couple of clubs to give unlimited access to  

limecardholders it will be a no-brainer.

Harry

On 8 Apr 2009, at 11:03, joanne Burford wrote:

Hi Sam

Good précis! Thank you. Yes, our membership was set up over 5 years  

ago and built for client entertaining rather than a working "hub".  

Times have changed and through our online community www.efactor.com  

we have recognized people need somewhere to work. Yes, we are  

talking with a number of suitable clubs worldwide and correct again,  

it will be another 3 weeks until we have these finalized.

There is so much more to our membership that just the clubs, you get  

amazing rates at hotels, golf, networking, VIP events, automotive  

and all at pre-negotiated rates. Yes, we are running a promotion of  

£50 a month for registered member upgrades and I would be happy to  

offer this to people through this group.

To be a full E-factor member and to be a Limecard member is no  

difference price wise (although we do have our promotion on)  

however, one is for every area of your life - Limecard and one is  

just for your business head - E-factor. Your choice - they are both  

run through us but have varying areas.

Keep the questions coming, I work in marketing and rarely get this  

level of interaction!!!!

Jo

-----Original Message-----

From: [address removed] [mailto:[address removed] 

] On Behalf Of Samuel Serra

Sent: 08 April 2009 10:53

To: [address removed]

Subject: RE: [entrepreneur-1056] Members club to run my start up  

from...

I have called the limecard guys because I was quite confused about  

their offering. It turns out that, as I was expecting, it was  

slightly too good to be true. You can only access any given club 3  

times a year. Above that they can negotiate special rates on your  

behalf with a club you like. I think this is great if you are only  

using it to meet clients but not if you are using it as an hub

They are apparently running a promo at £50 per month at the moment.

However they have e-factor which is more tailored to entrepreneurs  

like us. It's the same £99/month , you get the same benefits as  

Limecard but it is more tailored to entrepreneurs. The lady I was  

speaking to told me that at the moment they are negotiating with a  

few clubs to grant permanent access to the e-factor members. They  

are talking with The hospital, Adam st and an other one I can't  

remember the name and should finalize this partnership over the  

coming month.

If this is the case I think it could be a great deal and I'll  

probably go for it. So I am probably going to wait one month and see  

if it really goes through. In the meantime I'll be haunting  

Starbucks as usual:)

Jo, tell me if I am wrong?

Regards

Sam

-----Original Message-----

From: [address removed] [mailto:[address removed] 

] On Behalf Of Geoffrey McCaleb

Sent: 08 April 2009 10:33

To: [address removed]

Subject: Re: [entrepreneur-1056] Members club to run my start up  

from...

Limecard seems that it could be a good fit for a lot of us, its a  

shame

they hide so many details behind their registration wall.

On that note, just tried to register for the site, but if you try to

opt-out for their marketing the form throws an error!

Geoffrey

On Wed, 8 Apr 2009 05:17:59 -0400, Harry Mylonadis <[address removed] 

wrote:

Thanks Hamlesh,

To which clubs to they provide access in London? I know St James's

club is one, can't find anything on the rest.

Also, is there a limit on how many times you can visit?

Harry

On 8 Apr 2009, at 06:51, Hamlesh Motah wrote:

They do what they say on the tin, been a member for about 3 years  

now.

Mainly used for members club access, although one of the asset

managers I know has used the weekend breaks and was impressed.

Regards, Hamlesh.

On 8/4/09 01:30, Harry Mylonadis wrote:

countryclubuk seems to offer a lot for £79. Has anyone been a  

member?

What is your experience with them?

Thanks,

Harry

On 7 Apr 2009, at 19:51, Giles Morgan wrote:

Try countryclubuk.com - gives you access to a number of London

clubs,

some

limited access (including Mortons), some unlimited (including the

Fox

club),

price is £79 per year

On 07/04/2009 19:17, "Mike Dewhirst" <[address removed]> wrote:

I see it says 3 uses per club per year - what happens if you  

need a

4th or more?

On 7 Apr 2009, at 18:20, joanne Burford <[address removed]

wrote:

Hi Sam

I work at Limecard www.limecard.co.uk - we have been working  

with

private membership clubs on behalf of our members for over 5

years.

Your observations were spot on. Hence why we created our

membership

- why have one membership when you can have 10 - 20 for less

than a

year with one!? We know that different people are receptive to

different locations. One client will love the city vibe at Eight

but

on a summers day who wants to be stuck in a basement? Variety is

the

key to meeting a range of contacts for all areas of your  

business.

Limecard now operate the UK office of E-Factor www.efactor.com a

membership built to support entrepreneurs and this is just one  

of

those areas. Why not register for free and learn more.

Jo

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] On Behalf Of Sam Barnett

Sent: 07 April 2009 18:14

To: [address removed]

Subject: RE: [entrepreneur-1056] Members club to run my start up

from...

Here are my thoughts on Sam Serra's question and I'd also like

to hear

people's opinions as I'd like to join a club to take clients too

and

to

network with media folk and other entrepreneurs. Am stuck  

between

deciding

which of the below four clubs to join. If anyone has any input/

suggestions

please email me at [address removed], all input would be extremely

welcome.

I have visited most of the clubs mentioned. Here are my views on

them:

Hospital club was very large and slightly impersonal but a very

good

place

with great facilities.

Century club, had good facilities (not as good as hospital but

good -

especially a great terrace), met a lot media folk and it had a

good

atmosphere.

Adam Street, Met many entrepreneurs (majority early stage), felt

far

more

personal, good atmosphere and good range of events

Soho House has a great location (as I can see it from our

office), but

seemed to be fairly full during lunch. Unsure of events and

clientele.

Please send me your thoughts

Thanks and all the very best

Sam

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From: [address removed]

[mailto:[address removed]

] On

Behalf Of Antony Penn

Sent: 07 April 2009 17:44

To: [address removed]

Subject: Re: [entrepreneur-1056] Members club to run my start up

from...

Adamstreet.co.uk

On 07/04/2009, Samuel Serra <[address removed]> wrote:

Hi,

Does anyone know in London, a member Only bar/café/club , with

Wif

i, AV

facilities, meeting rooms, nice bar where I can have meetings ,

ca

fé area

where I could nearly run my startup from .

Something similar to Hospital in Coven Garden.I know they  

charge

between

£300 and 550 per year, which is reasonable for what it offers

and I

believe

a good alternative to desk space for very early stage start ups

like mine,

but was wondering if there was anywhere else in town before I

break

the

bankJ

Thanks

Samuel

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]

On

Behalf Of Paul Coombs

Sent: 07 April 2009 14:04

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Subject: RE: [entrepreneur-1056] Customer Support Management

Software

Many thanks for the replies.

Paul

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Subject: Re: [entrepreneur-1056] Customer Support Management

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