RE: [WISPA] One method to calculate a fair Multiple for Evaluation

2006-12-07 Thread Brad Belton
True if the business doesn't rely on real estate. Many businesses can operate no matter where they reside because they don't depend on location. Fixed wireless certainly relies on location due to the inherent LOS issues. There is additional value to businesses that have established ties to the co

Re: [WISPA] One method to calculate a fair Multiple for Evaluation

2006-12-07 Thread Matt Liotta
Brad Belton wrote: We've owned property that simply wasn't for sale...we were proven wrong. At the right price anything is for sale! That is the great thing about real estate; location matters. In other industries, it is easy enough just go around if the business isn't for sale. We have no

[WISPA] Re: Vendor membership for Robert Kim

2006-12-07 Thread Dylan Oliver
Sorry, I should have suggested Sponsorship, not vendor membership. At $10,000/year, Silver Sponsorship would *still* be a bargain for you. On 12/7/06, Dylan Oliver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Okay, we heard you already. One thread for this discussion is plenty. The established mechanism for get

[WISPA] Vendor membership for Robert Kim

2006-12-07 Thread Dylan Oliver
Okay, we heard you already. One thread for this discussion is plenty. The established mechanism for getting your link on the front page of wispa.org is to become a vendor member. You say you've spent $1200/mo on Google Ads - I'll give you a lot more credit if you apply that same amount to a *year

Re: [WISPA] surprising sources for sales leads

2006-12-07 Thread Robert Kim Wireless Internet Advisor
Google ads is effective but by FAR the most expensive way to get potential customer traffic. You're better off showing up in the main search results section. If you're interested, lets get to page one of "wimax" and "wireless internet" personally i spent $1200/m on adwords and got about $1200 in

Re: [WISPA] Lead - Glenwood, WA k-12 School Needs Internet

2006-12-07 Thread Robert Kim Wireless Internet Advisor
Guys. if you dont mind, I'll just keep posting these leads to wispa. i get several calls a day asking for fixed wireless and i just tellem to go to wispa.org but i can take the extra step and submit their contact info to y'all. BUT PS. driving traffic to http://map.wireless-internet-access-provi

Re: [WISPA] Biz Dev Proposal

2006-12-07 Thread Robert Kim Wireless Internet Advisor
PS... pls post your company info at http://wimax-coverage.com if you're going to advertise, make it very factual with no sales language. that site gets a lot of people looking for wimax / wisp services... and make sure you add your coverage area to: http://map.wireless-internet-access-provider.co

RE: [WISPA] One method to calculate a fair Multiple for Evaluation

2006-12-07 Thread Brad Belton
True, but a sure fire way to have a motivated seller is first to have a motivated buyer. We've owned property that simply wasn't for sale...we were proven wrong. At the right price anything is for sale! Best, Brad -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On

Re: [WISPA] Biz Dev Proposal

2006-12-07 Thread Robert Kim Wireless Internet Advisor
Marlon, the way google works, you either pay TONS of money (about $1.50-$4.00 per click) or you get to page 1 of google under a search term. I can offer WISPA as a community large numbers of google traffic. Since I already get tons of traffic to http://wimax-coverage.com i can send you my the tr

Re: [WISPA] Effect of Snow on 900

2006-12-07 Thread Erik Jansson
What type of antenna are you using a yagi or panel, what was your signal strength at install. Yagis, particularly the 17db by M2 is sensitive to snow/ice build up,it gets slightly detuned, their 14dbi antenna does better under those conditions. Panels of course are pretty much immune and I hav

[WISPA] Municipal Wireless Market Takes Flight over Last 12 Months

2006-12-07 Thread Peter R.
Municipal Wireless Market Takes Flight over Last 12 Months - The municipal wireless market is gaining momentum as government initiatives to provide large access networks are moving into the trial stage and WiMax technology matures. Nortel's

Re: [WISPA] Waverider

2006-12-07 Thread Erik Jansson
What do you want to know? Stability and software is excellent, great polling mechanism. 2mb Ethernet through put. I have seen them maintain a connection (in a clean rf environment) down to about -98db 10db below spec. Erik chris cooper wrote: So does anyone have the latest scoop on WaveRi

[WISPA] Waverider

2006-12-07 Thread chris cooper
So does anyone have the latest scoop on WaveRider? Stability, product pipeline etc. It seems like most of the old names/faces are gone. Chris -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org

Re: [WISPA] One method to calculate a fair Multiple for Evaluation

2006-12-07 Thread Matt Liotta
Peter R. wrote: Tom, It is a negotiation between what one is willing to pay for a business and what one is willing to sell it for. Everything is for sale. It is a matter of the price whether they will or not. Which is why evaluation models only serve to get the negotiation started; not to m

Re: [WISPA] One method to calculate a fair Multiple for Evaluation

2006-12-07 Thread Peter R.
Tom, It is a negotiation between what one is willing to pay for a business and what one is willing to sell it for. Everything is for sale. It is a matter of the price whether they will or not. Peter -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mail

[WISPA] One method to calculate a fair Multiple for Evaluation

2006-12-07 Thread Tom DeReggi
In determining a sale value in terms of "multiple of annual revenue", a whole range of values have been reported as "fair", ranging from 4x monthly to 4x annual. Which is it? I think most make a mistake by focusing on industry historical record, instead of looking at the most relevent factor, o