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Infrastructure Plan(s): How to Prepare for Broadband Grants
Expansion can be expensive for any business, especially ISPs and WISPs. Federal broadband grants can offset the cost and advance the nation’s goal of closing the internet gap for rural Americans. But, there are often restrictive qualifications, and multiple proposals. Learn about what’s going on with ISP broadband grants.
ISP Marketing Strategy: The 5 Tactics to Measure Success
To succeed, marketing campaigns must deliver. Knowing how to measure ISP marketing strategy success is essential to know if the investment is worth it. Read on to discover how to include tracking measures and metrics to ensure your current and future campaigns pay off.
ISP Resources at Your Fingertips
Running a WISP isn’t for sissies. In addition to technical, business, marketing and customer service knowledge, there’s a lot of territory that’s sometimes undocumented, so it’s difficult to know which direction to take in order to be successful and support your WISP’s growth. This article provides a handy list of resources to help you know where to turn to get the answers to your questions and make the right decisions.
4 Exciting New Billing Features for Internet Service Providers
Running an ISP is hard enough without having to deal with inefficient manual processes. A robust development roadmap intent on eliminating time-consuming activities is essential to keep your enterprise advancing. Here are 4 new billing features in VISP that offers better control and greater automation. Your success is important.
Stamp Out Installation “Do-overs” With a RF Planning Tool That Lets You “Set It and Forget It”
Profitability is a precarious balance. Overhead costs have to be lower than the revenue you’re bringing in – it’s not easy when wasted truck rolls are costing you time and money. Learn how one WISP used a rf planning tool to complete 200 installs with no issues and how it’s accuracy allows him to use the tool for tower placement planning.
4 Steps to Get the Most from Virtual Events
With more and more industry associations taking their events online attendees can acknowledge that it’s more convenient and cost-efficient, but wonder whether they are getting the most value from virtual events. Here are 4 ways to learn more, network more and win at virtual events like the WISP Virtual Summit 2021: RELOADED.
Another Big Crisis May Be on the Horizon. Are You Prepared?
Keep operations & revenue on-track with a business continuity plan The first half of 2020 has been rough. Any other year, you might expect to...
Case Study: How Triad Wireless Deferred $100K in Backhaul Expenses & Increased Monthly Revenue with a New Billing System
Let’s face it, it takes a lot to run a WISP. A lot of work, grit, determination and a lot of money. Savvy WISP owners and managers know how to cut expenses without cutting the quality of the service they’re delivering to their subscribers. Triad Wireless was able to defer the expense of a backhaul just by adding a billing system. Read their motivating story.
ISP Best Billing Practices: Prepaid Billing
Can prepaid billing help you outlast economic downturns? You feel it, don't you? Life shifted in March 2020. In homes across the country,...
Communication Apps that Keep ISP Teams Connected
You, your team and subscribers can stay connected at a distance with communication apps. Tech advancements make working from home commonplace. Even...
Building the Internet
Tristan Livingston is one of many pioneers who solve rural connectivity gaps, one connection at a time. Americans who live in populated areas --...
7 Steps to Boost Router Security
A router security checklist keeps the riff-raff out of your network. The Internet can be a dangerous place for service providers and subscribers,...
Maximize WISPAmerica ROI – Create a Conference Checklist
Studies confirm that a strategic planning approach can pay off big It’s almost time. Time to tie up daily tasks, forward your email to a trusted...
How Bad Online Reviews are Killing Your Growth and What to Do About Them
These days, customer testimonials are nearly as valuable as currency – shoppers use them to determine which vendors they’ll use and which they’ll pass on. When you get a bad, mediocre or false review, it can hurt your business. Discover an effective solution to address these growth-killing online reviews.
How to Get New Subscribers with Google Reviews Without Spending a Dime
Leverage Social CEO, Michael Kellim Shares Key Profit-building Tactics No matter where you are in your WISP’s development - from the startup phase...
How ISPs Profit from Face-to-Face Marketing
Where you spend marketing dollars is critical. A great ROI ensures your limited marketing budget doesn’t go to waste and you protect your territory...
