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Overall, Will has nearly 20 years of experience helping website owners become more successful in all areas, including mentoring, website development, marketing, strategy, e-commerce, and more.
3 August

The Awareness DNN Ecosystem Advisory Group held its August meeting yesterday. We had new members and some exciting updates, including new DNN extensions, interesting blog posts, and a DNNSoftware.com website proposal. Our group continues to do a great job of creating and spreading DNN-based content around the world. This is especially exciting since many people have been having their vacations recently.
24 June
One of the number one things I speak about with clients is brand, or branding. In fact, when embarking on any project,
internal or external, it’s probably the very first thing that we discuss. This is especially true with small
businesses and businesses who need to employ local and social media marketing strategies. You need to first
know what your brand is, how to speak about your brand (with as few words as possible), and how people should perceive
your brand. Most importantly, what will people say about your brand when you’re not looking?
17 June
Depending on who you ask, you’ll be the recipient of a very passionate response when you ask any DNN’er their opinion
about DNN upgrades. In general, upgrading DNN is very similar to any other ASP.NET application. Yet,
when things go wrong, people tend to blame the application itself. Don’t get me wrong, the respective application
can and sometimes does have something to do with an issue that may occur, but in my experience, that’s the exception
and not the rule. Here are some tips to help you have a less "exciting" time the next time you have to upgrade
DNN.
11 June
Upendo Ventures, a U.S. leader in e-commerce and CMS development and
expert in DNN and
Hotcakes Commerce, has announced that it’s DNN services have expanded after joining the DNN partner
program. This is great news for companies looking for built-in integrations, social communities,
and advanced content management features found in the
line of Evoq DNN products.
8 June
Last night, I had the pleasure of presenting to the
Toronto Area DNN Users Group (a.k.a., TADUG), hosted by
Aderson Oliveira. TADUG is currently enjoying a revival, so I couldn’t pass up this opportunity.
He asked me to bring some e-commerce goodness to their user group, and I hope I delivered. In this presentation
and Q&A, we discuss some of the most critical trends and techniques that e-commerce website owners should remember.
Spoiler alert… There are actually 6 tips in this presentation. Surprise!
By
Will Strohl Business, Internet, Technology, Website
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