28 October An Interview with David Poindexter About nvQuickPulse and More October 28, 2018By Will Strohl | 2 MIN READ If you've been around DNN for a while, you may vaguely remember a monthly show that existed where myself and Joe Brinkman spoke about the various interesting news items of the month, and we also interviewed various folks in the DNN community. Well, it's back! That's right. This is the first of many DNN Hangout shows for you to enjoy. The DNN Hangout is now hosted by myself and Ralph Williams. You may have seen Ralph speaking or teaching at various DNN events in the past. He's a longtime DNN'er and I'm super excited to have him co-hosting the show with me. Want to be on the Show? We’re always look for new guests to be on the show. Please contact me or send me a note in the comments below if you want to be featured, or know of someone that should be. Next Episode Our next episode isn’t yet finalized, but when it is, you’ll find it announced on our social media accounts. So... Don't forget to follow us! :) Site/Extension of the Month We’re always looking for sites or extensions to feature in this segment. Please let me know if you’d like for me to do a quick segment on one of your sites or extensions. nvQuickPulse and Other Discussions About DNN Extensions Please enjoy our show below, and the show notes for the resources we discussed are below the video. Show Notes Hosts/Guests: Upendo Ventures Ralph Williams Consulting One Hope Ministries nvisionative nvQuick(stuff) Events: Andrew Hoefling starting a user group in Rochester, NY Southern Fried DNN User Group .NET Core Blazor Toronto Area DNN User Group Building complex systems w/ DNN Sharp modules, Bogdan Litescu DNN Website Awards DNN Summit (February 19-23, 2019) Blogs/Articles: 10 Easy Steps to Test DNN Release Candidates, by David Poindexter Redirects in DNN, by Tycho de Waard October SoFried Live Storefront Beta Preview, by Clint Patterson October 2018 DNN MVP Meeting Discover All Sorts of Open Source DNN Community Goodness (nvQuickPulse) Blogging Rock Stars: Tycho de Waard Francisco Perez Andres Daniel Valadas Alessandra Davies David Poindexter DNN Platform: DNN Platform 09.02.02 Release Announcement DNN 09.03.00 Due for Release in December Extensions: A community generated & list of DNN extensions Latest extensions, according to DNN Store DNN Store Module is Resurrected Site/Extension of the Month: Prickly Pear Modern Mexican Restaurant Extensions Used: 2 Sexy Content EasyDNNNews Live Forms Miscellaneous: Persona Bar GitHub Issues More Persona Bar GitHub Issues Setting Up the Tools for DNN Platform Issue Development by Daniel Valadas DNN Tutorial Videos by Upendo Ventures nvQuickTheme Let's Chat! We'd love to work with you. Let's talk about how. Contact Us October 28, 2018By Will Strohl Business, Technology, Website Content Management, Content Management System, David Poindexter, DNNCMS, DotNetNuke, Interview, Open Source, Open Source Software, OSS, Videos About the Author Will Strohl Founder & CEO Upendo Ventures 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. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. blog comments powered by Disqus Related Posts How Much Should I Charge? — Pricing Part 2: Making More eCommerce Profit This is the second in a 2-part series on pricing products to sell effectively online. Pricing Part 1: Selling Physical Products Online Pricing Part 2: Making More eCommerce Profit eCommerce is a mega-trend and competition is fierce. 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