The Winnipeg Internet Marketing Blog

Well it’s the holidays, and for me, that marks a full year in business as Gustindustries Marketing. It was about a year ago when I first set out to help other companies with online marketing and SEO. And what a year it’s been. I’ve definitely learnt more in the past 12 months in business than I have [...]

In case you missed it, Gustindustries owner (myself) was featured on Global TV weekend news (Focus Manitoba) on Saturday & Sunday, Oct 6-7th. I spoke briefly about the attractions and impacts social media has on society, as well as the community impact in relation to the recent fire in St. Boniface. To catch a replay [...]

Welcome back to the third installment of our series. Here we explain some common reasons why your website may be losing money, and provide some easy solutions. In case you missed it, here’s the first two parts: Part I Part II Now, on with the show …. Your ‘About’ Page is a Conversion Killer. The about page on your [...]

As I take my usual afternoon browse of Mashable today, I happen to stumble upon this story that backs up my previous post here with brand new, solid research statistics about the effectiveness (or lack of) with Daily Deals websites. From Mashable: New research found that 43% of consumers said they would be more likely [...]

It’s a growing trend in Winnipeg – and any other major city. Hordes of businesses are lining up to join daily deal sites. These sites display offers on behalf of the local businesses; at steep discounts, and for a limited time only – with the hope of driving in fresh customers. The customer can purchase a [...]

The majority of sales strategies out there revolve around getting new customers. When I talk to businesses in St. James, Corydon and other areas around Winnipeg – it seems everyone is so focused on getting more and more brand new customers into the door. But the reality is – this is a pretty damn expensive [...]

Hi everyone, and welcome to another blog post from Gustindustries Marketing. Yeah, it’s been a few months since our last one … and the reality is, it’s because day-to-day business activities get in the way! Yup, even a marketing company that preaches fresh, epic content will routinely fall victim to this. But, enough about that. [...]

On Jan 25th, We started up some search engine optimization (SEO) work for a great Winnipeg based non-profit organization. They’re known as Manitoba Mutts, and they are a 100% volunteer organization that rescues dogs all across Manitoba – dogs that have been abandoned, abused or otherwise left to fend for themselves. In order for them [...]

Welcome to the second instalment of our website improvement series. Here we breakdown some of the most common areas Winnipeg business owners tend to be losing sales on their websites. Keep in mind that although certain tweaks may seem small – given your web traffic spread over time, each little improvement can mean drastic sales [...]

Welcome to our first video post. Here you will learn: How to get more clicks to your site with existing Google exposure The most important part of your Google site listing, and the mindset shift to make it work for you Why 90% of businesses fail at it Tools to track results