--- title: essensysBlog description: The essensysBlog is essential reading for anyone working in serviced offices, coworking spaces, science parks or any flexible workspaces --- [![](https://blog.essensys.tech/hs-fs/hubfs/ESS_Black_400.png?width=408&height=78&name=ESS_Black_400.png "ESS_Black_400.png")](https://essensys.tech) - Product - Connect - [Product](https://essensys.tech/product/connect/) - [Features](https://essensys.tech/product/connect-features/) - [Software](https://essensys.tech/product/connect-platform/) - [essensysCloud](https://essensys.tech/product/direct-connect/) - [Marketplace](https://essensys.tech/product/connect-marketplace/) - Operate - [Product](https://essensys.tech/product/operate/) - [Features](https://essensys.tech/product/operate-features/) - [Software](https://essensys.tech/product/operate-platform/) - [Marketplace](https://essensys.tech/product/operate-ondemand-marketplace/) - [Integrations](https://essensys.tech/product/integration-partners/) - Teams - Roles - [Owners & CEOs](https://essensys.tech/workspace-software-for-ceo/) - [Finance Directors](https://essensys.tech/finance-software-for-workspaces/) - [Centre Managers](https://essensys.tech/software-for-workspace-managers/) - [Sales & Marketing](https://essensys.tech/workspace-software-for-sales/) - Businesses - [Coworking](https://essensys.tech/coworking-software/) - [Serviced Office](https://essensys.tech/software-for-serviced-offices/) - [Science Parks](https://essensys.tech/software-for-science-parks/) - [Brokers](https://essensys.tech/software-property-agents-brokers/) - [Login](https://essensys.tech/login/) - [Product Tour](https://tour.essensys.tech/booking-your-product-tour-today) - Product - Connect - [Product](https://essensys.tech/product/connect/) - [Features](https://essensys.tech/product/connect-features/) - [Software](https://essensys.tech/product/connect-platform/) - [essensysCloud](https://essensys.tech/product/direct-connect/) - [Marketplace](https://essensys.tech/product/connect-marketplace/) - Operate - [Product](https://essensys.tech/product/operate/) - [Features](https://essensys.tech/product/operate-features/) - [Software](https://essensys.tech/product/operate-platform/) - [Marketplace](https://essensys.tech/product/operate-ondemand-marketplace/) - [Integrations](https://essensys.tech/product/integration-partners/) - Teams - Roles - [Owners & CEOs](https://essensys.tech/workspace-software-for-ceo/) - [Finance Directors](https://essensys.tech/finance-software-for-workspaces/) - [Centre Managers](https://essensys.tech/software-for-workspace-managers/) - [Sales & Marketing](https://essensys.tech/workspace-software-for-sales/) - Businesses - [Coworking](https://essensys.tech/coworking-software/) - [Serviced Office](https://essensys.tech/software-for-serviced-offices/) - [Science Parks](https://essensys.tech/software-for-science-parks/) - [Brokers](https://essensys.tech/software-property-agents-brokers/) - [Login](https://essensys.tech/login/) - [Product Tour](https://tour.essensys.tech/booking-your-product-tour-today) 23 June ## [Common Wi-Fi Pitfalls and How To Avoid Them](https://blog.essensys.tech/shared-workspace-wifi-solutions) 22 June ## [The Workspace Industry Financial Survey: The Results are In](https://blog.essensys.tech/global-workspace-association-industry-survey) 20 June ## [WANY: 2017 Coworking & Business Center Educational Conference](https://blog.essensys.tech/workspace-association-new-york-event) 22 May ## [Operators Must Differentiate to Meet Market Trends and Demands](https://blog.essensys.tech/workspace-market-trends-) 19 May ## [The Quick Guide to Growing Demand for your Shared Workspace](https://blog.essensys.tech/quick-guide-to-growing-demand-for-shared-workspaces) 17 May ## [A Big GCUC Coworking Bite out of the Big Apple](https://blog.essensys.tech/gcuc-coworking-conference-nyc) 16 May ## [BCA Conference 2017: Igniting growth in the workspace sector](https://blog.essensys.tech/bca-conference-2017-workspace) 08 May ## [The West Coast Coworking Rush](https://blog.essensys.tech/coworking-west-coast-qtly-conference) 01 May ## [#StartMeUp 2017’s big winner: Food poverty startup Foodinate](https://blog.essensys.tech/startmeup-by-orega-2017-winner-foodinate) 25 April ## [How to Value your Workspace in the Market](https://blog.essensys.tech/value-of-a-shared-workspace) 19 April ## [Metrics for Success Part I: Reporting, Occupancy & Operations](https://blog.essensys.tech/shared-workspace-metrics-to-success-part-i) 19 April ## [GCUC: The Coworking Conversation Comes to the Big Apple](https://blog.essensys.tech/gcuc-2017-best-workspace-technology) 18 April ## [Don't Miss It: The Global Workspace Association Survey & Conference](https://blog.essensys.tech/global-workspace-association-conference-survey) 18 April ## [4 Quick and Easy Ways to Improve Your Shared Workspace Today](https://blog.essensys.tech/4-quick-and-easy-ways-to-improve-your-shared-workspace-today) 17 April ## [Metrics for Workspace Success: The Essential Financials](https://blog.essensys.tech/shared-workspace-financial-metrics-to-success) 13 April ## [Metrics for Workspace Success: Marketing, Sales & Customer Metrics](https://blog.essensys.tech/shared-workspace-metrics-sales-marketing-customer) 10 April ## [Metrics for Workspace Success: Additional Services](https://blog.essensys.tech/shared-workspace-metrics-to-success-services) 28 March ## [Workspace Finances: Fundamentals For Operators](https://blog.essensys.tech/shared-workspace-finance-management-basics) 14 March ## [Chicago: A Vast Footprint of Shared Workspaces](https://blog.essensys.tech/chicago-shared-workspace-market) 09 March ## [Atlanta: Building Niche Communities in Shared Workspaces](https://blog.essensys.tech/atlanta-shared-workspace-market) 23 February ## [Selecting a Shared Workspace Technology Partner: Service is Key](https://blog.essensys.tech/flexible-workspace-technology-service-is-key) 20 February ## [Why taking on your own workspace tech will work against you](https://blog.essensys.tech/flexible-workspace-technology-and-it) 15 February ## [David Kinnaird is Appointed to the Board of the Global Workspace Association](https://blog.essensys.tech/david-kinnaird-global-workspace-association-appointment) 13 February ## [A Short Guide in Prospect Tour Best Practice](https://blog.essensys.tech/short-guide-in-tour-best-practice) 08 February ## [The essensys Review of Deskmag's Global Coworking Survey](https://blog.essensys.tech/review-of-coworking-survey) 07 February ## [Key Benefits of Outsourcing Flexible Workspace Technology](https://blog.essensys.tech/outsourced-flexible-workspace-software-technology) 01 February ## [Keep Calm and Cowork: essensys and UK Department of International Trade Reverse Coworking Event](https://blog.essensys.tech/ukdit-coworking-nyc-networking-event) 25 January ## [6 Steps to Keep your New Year Detox on Track](https://blog.essensys.tech/shared-workspace-healthy-detox) 18 January ## [2017 Predictions for the Flexible Workspace](https://blog.essensys.tech/2017-flexible-workspace-predictions) 03 January ## [Lead to Cash: Growing Your Shared Workspace](https://blog.essensys.tech/grow-your-shared-workspace) 22 December ## [Shared Workspace Year in Review: Full Speed Ahead to 2017](https://blog.essensys.tech/shared-workspace-2016-year-in-review) 16 December ## [6 Benefits of Stand Up Desks and How to Use Them](https://blog.essensys.tech/6-benefits-of-stand-up-desks-how-to-use-them) 15 December ## [The Complete Guide to Cash Collection in the Shared Workspace](https://blog.essensys.tech/cash-collection) 13 December ## [The Complete Guide to Streamlined and Efficient Billing in the Shared Workspace](https://blog.essensys.tech/streamlined-billing-in-the-shared-workspace) 08 December ## [Quick Guide to Offering More than Just Shared Office Space](https://blog.essensys.tech/offering-more-than-a-shared-workspace) 06 December ## [How to Simplify Complex Shared Workspace Technology](https://blog.essensys.tech/simplify-shared-workspace-it-and-comms) 01 December ## [The Complete Guide to In-Life Customer Management, Upselling and Cross-selling](https://blog.essensys.tech/workspace-member-management) 29 November ## [The Complete Guide to Onboarding New Tenants and Members](https://blog.essensys.tech/workspace-member-onboarding) 22 November ## [The Complete Guide to Managing an Effective Sales Pipeline in the Shared Workspace](https://blog.essensys.tech/managing-workspace-sales-pipeline) 17 November ## [Insider Insight to Mastering the Shared Workspace Tour Experience](https://blog.essensys.tech/giving-the-best-workspace-tour) 15 November ## [How to Grow Demand for Your Flexible Workspace](https://blog.essensys.tech/growing-demand-for-your-flexible-workspace) 10 November ## [essensys' Industry Leading Coworking Software featured in Coworking Insights 2016 Guidebook](https://blog.essensys.tech/coworking-software-featured-in-coworking-insights) 08 November ## [TECHNOLOGY MAKES CONNECTING MORE HUMAN-CENTRIC THAN EVER: ESSENSYS AT COWORKING EUROPE 2016](https://blog.essensys.tech/essensys-at-coworking-europe-2016) 07 October ## [GWA: WHAT NOT TO LEAVE IN VEGAS](https://blog.essensys.tech/flexible-workspace-gwa-vegas) 06 October ## [We’re ten years in, but the journey has just begun…](https://blog.essensys.tech/essensys-is-10) 05 October ## [GWA 2016: WORKSPACES CAN LEARN A LOT FROM VEGAS](https://blog.essensys.tech/workspaces-learn-from-vegas) 13 September ## [THE NAKED TRUTH: WIRELESS VERSUS WIRED](https://blog.essensys.tech/the-naked-truth-wireless-versus-wired) 12 September ## [THE OFFICE ENVIRONMENT OF THE FUTURE IS HERE…](https://blog.essensys.tech/office-environment-future) 11 September ## [The Young Collaborators: How to Create the Right Working Conditions for Tomorrow’s Leaders](https://blog.essensys.tech/young-collaborators-create-right-working-conditions-tomorrows-leaders) 10 August ## [International Coworking Week: Universal Appeal](https://blog.essensys.tech/international-coworking-week-universal-appeal) 01 August ## [Carr Workplaces chooses essensys to deliver technology services at its centers](https://blog.essensys.tech/carr-workplaces-selects-essensys-to-deliver-technology-services) 07 July ## [Automated workflows: 6 benefits for your flexible workspace](https://blog.essensys.tech/automated-workflows-6-benefits-for-your-flexible-workspace) 09 June ## [5 Insider Tips for Running a Shared Workspace](https://blog.essensys.tech/5-insider-tips-for-running-a-shared-workspace) 10 May ## [ESSENSYS GOT GCUC \*(It's pronounced Juicy!)\*](https://blog.essensys.tech/essensys-got-gcuc) 22 April ## [Join team essensys at GCUCALL in LA](https://blog.essensys.tech/join-team-essensys-at-gcucall-in-la) 21 April ## [BCA Conference 2016: opportunities and differentiation in a booming sector](https://blog.essensys.tech/bca-conference-2016-opportunities-and-differentiation-in-a-booming-sector) 20 April ## [How to drive revenue through community nurturing technology](https://blog.essensys.tech/how-to-drive-revenue-through-community-nurturing-technology) 22 March ## [How to drive usage of your meeting rooms](https://blog.essensys.tech/how-to-drive-usage-of-your-meeting-rooms) 26 February ## [Our Wellbeing Masterplan is up and running!](https://blog.essensys.tech/our-wellbeing-masterplan-is-up-and-running) 22 February ## [essensys acquires Hubcreate](https://blog.essensys.tech/essensys-acquires-hubcreate) 29 January ## [David Kinnaird announced as Managing Director, North America](https://blog.essensys.tech/david-kinnaird-announced-as-managing-director-north-america) 25 January ## [The takeaway worker who set up a fast-growing IT firm](https://blog.essensys.tech/mark-furness-the-takeaway-worker-who-set-up-a-fast-growing-it-firm) 11 January ## [How to build a future-focused workplace](https://blog.essensys.tech/how-to-build-a-future-focused-workplace) 08 January ## [Smart working needs smart buildings - Unlocking IoT to shape the businesses of the future](https://blog.essensys.tech/smart-working-needs-smart-buildings-unlocking-iot-to-shape-the-businesses-of-the-future) ### About Us The platform powering the flexible workspace industry. With Occupie from essensys, you can manage your workspace from lead to cash and everything in between - - - Search ### Latest Posts [Common Wi-Fi Pitfalls and How To Avoid Them](https://blog.essensys.tech/shared-workspace-wifi-solutions) 23/06/17 11:09 [The Workspace Industry Financial Survey: The Results are In](https://blog.essensys.tech/global-workspace-association-industry-survey) 22/06/17 21:56 [WANY: 2017 Coworking & Business Center Educational Conference](https://blog.essensys.tech/workspace-association-new-york-event) 20/06/17 16:40 [Operators Must Differentiate to Meet Market Trends and Demands](https://blog.essensys.tech/workspace-market-trends-) 22/05/17 15:49 [The Quick Guide to Growing Demand for your Shared Workspace](https://blog.essensys.tech/quick-guide-to-growing-demand-for-shared-workspaces) 19/05/17 09:16 ### Categories - [#StartMeUp (1)](https://blog.essensys.tech/topic/startmeup) - [BCA (1)](https://blog.essensys.tech/topic/bca) - [best practice guide (13)](https://blog.essensys.tech/topic/best-practice-guide) - [commercial real estate (1)](https://blog.essensys.tech/topic/commercial-real-estate) - [Coworking (49)](https://blog.essensys.tech/topic/coworking) - [deskmag (1)](https://blog.essensys.tech/topic/deskmag) - [Events (7)](https://blog.essensys.tech/topic/events) - [executive suites (14)](https://blog.essensys.tech/topic/executive-suites) - [Financial (1)](https://blog.essensys.tech/topic/financial) - [flexible workspace (61)](https://blog.essensys.tech/topic/flexible-workspace) - [GCUC (2)](https://blog.essensys.tech/topic/gcuc) - [GWA (5)](https://blog.essensys.tech/topic/gwa) - [HEALTH (1)](https://blog.essensys.tech/topic/health) - [market trends (1)](https://blog.essensys.tech/topic/market-trends) - [metrics (1)](https://blog.essensys.tech/topic/metrics) ![](https://dc.ads.linkedin.com/collect/?pid=246308&fmt=gif)