What is coworking and how does it work?

Coworking spaces are essentially shared workspaces.

They offer affordable office space for those looking to escape the isolation of a home office or cafe.

These shared workspaces offer a number of services similar to an office like fast internet connection, desks, private meeting rooms, relaxation area, cafes and more.

They often offer access to their community, made up of professionals, start-ups and freelancers.

Most of those who use these places are professionals who only need a laptop, a phone and a good internet connection to do their job: programmers, designers, online community managers, journalists, sales representatives, consultants ...

One of the advantages of these spaces is the ability to rent only what you need as opposed to an entire private office space, which can be much more expensive.

These include options for daily or monthly rates.

Subscription costs also vary depending on whether you use a shared desk or if you want a dedicated room.

The advantages of working in a coworking compared to working from home

Working in a coworking space is like working in a company, but instead of having colleagues in different departments you are surrounded by professionals with different skills, interests and networks of contacts.

The concept originated in San Francisco in 2005 due to changes in the economy.

As human beings, we are social; and our economy is increasingly social, with more contacts, with more interactions.

Thanks to the evolution of the Internet, we are more productive than ever.

It also has a whole series of advantages:

• Avoid isolation. Coworking offers the possibility of interacting with other people, avoiding the isolation caused by teleworking at home and the distractions of the home environment
• Flexibility of use. Coworking spaces offer different plans depending on the hours you need and, moreover, they don't usually require long contracts (in most, you can stay for just one month if you want). Own space.
• They provide a professional workspace that motivates you and makes you more productive. They have meeting rooms for receiving clients and making presentations.
• No interference. It is easier to get a professional work routine.
• More relationships. Coworking space managers actively work to create relationships between colleagues and external contacts, and thus discover opportunities.
• Networking. Increase your networks effortlessly, simply by talking to other colleagues during lunch, coffee or any other event.
• Private life. The reconciliation between work and family and personal life improves.

Furthermore, working from home has a number of disadvantages:

• Few human relationships: working from home you risk isolating yourself from the rest of the world, not having direct human contact with people. For some it can be an advantage but for many people, however, not being able to meet colleagues in person could be a source of stress; some in fact suffer greatly from isolation and work from home may not be suitable for these people.
• Few opportunities How many times has it happened to you that a meeting or a meeting has opened the doors to great job or business opportunities? Home isolation greatly limits these opportunities.
• Failure to separate family life and work: With the fact that the more you try and the more you get paid, you will never finish working. You could have very long working days without disconnecting the plug and without taking care of the aspects of a healthy family life. There is a risk of confusing work and family and personal interests without distinction. Generating issues like the burnout which involves emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, an attitude often marked by cynicism and a feeling of reduced personal fulfillment. Affecting personal relationships and one's physical and mental health.

Are there any disadvantages of working in a coworking?

However, there are some disadvantages of working in a coworking:

• Noise: if you love absolute silence when you work you will have people working around you who will make noise like in a normal office. A good trick if you don't like noise is to take headphones with you while listening to relaxing music. They will help you focus better.

• Less Privacy: working in shared spaces you will have less privacy during your work than working in an office where you have your own private room. For this reason, many coworking rooms offer the possibility to access the Call Rooms where you can make calls and video calls without any external interference and in total privacy.

How do I know if working in a coworking is suitable for my needs?

Our advice is to test for a few days and choose the coworking that best suits your needs.

It is a place where you will spend many hours and if you are not comfortable it is better to change.

The community that lives within the shared workspace will help you understand what life is like within it.

If you are looking for a great way to network and grow professionally, working in a coworking is one of the best places to find all of this.

You will have the opportunity to get in touch with people from all over the world with different professions and specializations.

Could Cofete Coworking be for you?

Are you looking for a Coworking in Fuerteventura? Are you looking for a fast and secure internet connection?

Cofete Coworking is in Fuerteventura and is a new coworking space for entrepreneurs, freelancers, startups and digital nomads in the center of Corralejo

• Two open space rooms
• Fast internet with 1GB speed
• 2 Call Room
• 1 meeting room
• 1 private office
• Relaxation area with coffee, water and kettle
• A good cup of coffee for free
• Possibility of the money transfer service through the Wester Union circuit
• 19 and 22 inch monitors available for rent to increase your productivity

A meeting point where synergies are born in a collaborative work environment.

We are in the center of Corralejo at Calle Isaac Peral 42

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