Industrial NetMedia Blog

How is your business going to handle 2018? As we dip a toe into 2018, Alberta businesses face a lot of uncertainty due to significant changes in the small business landscape by various levels of government. These include: New federal tax rules which impact ...

Happy Holidays from INM To Our Treasured Clients, Contacts and Associates     At the hallowed End of YearWe like to spend our time.Sharing festive Christmas cheer,With family and friends, sublime. We reflect on the successesOf Twenty-SeventeenAll ...

Small business owners know, having a website, social media and an online presence, is as essential for company success as having an email address. In fact, according to marketing industry website, AdWeek, 96% of small businesses have a Facebook page. ...

Many of us recall our first business card. It was thrilling to receive the validation provided by these tangible, tradeable, mini-documents which affirmed our relationship with our employer. We were impressed with our cool cards because we knew ...

One of the "must have" elements on your website should be a photo gallery! A great Home page, Contact page, your products and services, make your website productive. However, the smart money says a Photo Gallery is "picture perfect". Here ...

Do I need a Blog? So there you are in cyberspace with your website ready to enthrall and entertain with its beautifully displayed, original, top quality content. You have an eye-catching rotating image banner on your Home Page, a Photo Gallery, a Testimonial ...

Believe it or not, bad social media reviews are not something to be afraid of. Embrace them and the opportunity that they present. Yes, they can be a good thing. At Industrial NetMedia, we have built hundreds of websites and encourage all of our clients ...

Happy Birthday Google!   Leaving the Teen Years Behind It's hard to believe folks have only been "googling" for not quite two decades. Despite its tender years, it seems that Google, like the Internet as a whole, has always been a part of our ...

Social Media Marketing can help your business connect with your customers. Most business people know their products and processes inside and out but may be weak in other important areas. For example, social media wasn't even a thing until the last ...

Spam is an on-going problem. You may have noticed an increase of spam messages in 2017. Fans of computer geek blogs all seem to believe the spam servers have been working over-time to infect our computers. SpamAssassin To combat the ever increasing spam, ...

We're helping to reduce spam with new software With all due respect to Hormel, the makers of spiced-ham-in-a-can, most people hate "spam" (annoying, often harmful, unsolicited emails) far more than they do its namesake; the tinned Spam of Monty Python ...

Websites and Marketing, is what we're best at! 2016 was one of the most challenging years to be an entrepreneur in Alberta. With waves of job losses and bankruptcies hitting record levels, you can count yourself a success if you just kept your company ...

We all know a website is the official calling card of the Internet. Your "brand", the new millennium term for your reputation, is closely associated with your company, and your website is an extension of the brand you're trying to establish. It is ...

Your business needs a professionally designed website along with your social media Small business owners know having an online presence, usually on Facebook, is as essential for a company as having an email address. In fact, according to marketing industry ...

The Internet has changed practically everything in the modern world from how we get our news to how we get our groceries. Companies who fail to embrace cyberspace are at a serious disadvantage in the marketplace, however. If your company has no website, ...

Increase your business reach with social media marketing Have you ever heard the parable of the hot dog cart? The story has been around since the Great Depression and became a staple of business and marketing classes ever since. This version of the famous ...

Be aware of Spam emails Recently, one of our clients contacted Industrial NetMedia in a panic. They had received an unsolicited email about their INM-designed website. The email claimed their company pages contained broken links, lousy SEO and 404 errors. ...

Hackers on the loose again! Recently, the University of Calgary had their computers hijacked by a ransomware scam that shut down the administrative staff and faculty members' email programs, as well as other systems. The aggressive virus provided ...

(INM) For a lot of business people, having a website is sort of like having children; they must be a good idea because everyone else has them. Also like newbie parents, these business owners aren't sure how to maximize the potential of their creation. ...

Why doesn't your business have a website? According to numerous studies, between 50 and 60% of small businesses have a website and for the larger players, the figure rises to close to 80%. It has become the most essential marketing tool of the new ...