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About the Author

Will StrohlFounder & 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.

Optimize Images on Your Website Like a Pro

Upendo Ventures: Optimize Images on Your Website Like a Pro

If you're someone who manages a website and especially if you manage the content on that website, this article is for you. Images are way too easy to come by these days. Whether you're taking them yourself or pulling them from a stock photo site. As a result, some websites suffer from slower page load times than are necessary. Here are some pro-tips to help you avoid these issues.

DNN Summit Session: DNN Upgrades Made Simple

Upendo Ventures: DNN Upgrades Made Simple

Our second and final session at DNN Summit 2021 was about upgrading DNN. After having upgraded literally thousands of DNN websites over the past 18 years, this session is the culmination of everything I've learned over that period of time. Most of the issues we run into tend to be completely avoidable.

DNN Summit Session: Multi-Site DNN Instances and Robots.txt

Upendo Ventures: DNN SEO and Robots.txt

Our first session at DNN Summit 2021 this year was a short introduction to search engine optimization (SEO) and then a deeper dive on how to manage the Robots.txt file in your DNN website. Management of this critical SEO file is easier than ever on DNN 9.8 and newer. This blog post is a follow-up to provide resources for the event attendees.

Featured Posts

  • Your AI Keeps Forgetting. Here Is How Your Business Can Stop Paying for It.

    Artificial intelligence is being promoted as a way to help businesses save time, reduce repetitive work, improve customer service, and make better use of their existing knowledge. Those benefits are real. However, there is an important limitation that many everyday business users are discovering only after they have invested significant time in these tools: Your AI assistant may not reliably remember your work. In the original article, “Your AI Keeps Forgetting Because Forgetfulness Is More Profitable,” Upendo Ventures founder Will Strohl explains how ...

    July 17, 2026
  • A Website Is Not a Checkbox. And This Conversation Proved Why.

    I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Ranger Kielak, host of the South of SF podcast, for a conversation titled Your Website Isn’t a Checkbox: Building a Digital Presence That Actually Works. ...

    February 17, 2026
  • Featured by San Carlos Life: Feeling the Upendo

    Every now and then, something happens that makes you pause and genuinely reflect. Feel the Upendo with us... ...

    February 16, 2026
  • Practical AI Training for Everyday People & Business Is Here

    If you’re considering AI for your business and want guidance before committing to tools or processes, this AI training is a smart first step. ...

    January 26, 2026
  • Finish the Year Strong (While Your Competitors Take Time Off)

    While most businesses start to slow down toward the end of the year, this is actually one of the best times to take action. ...

    October 28, 2025
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Popular Posts

  • Your AI Keeps Forgetting. Here Is How Your Business Can Stop Paying for It.

    Artificial intelligence is being promoted as a way to help businesses save time, reduce repetitive work, improve customer service, and make better use of their existing knowledge. Those benefits are real. However, there is an important limitation that many everyday business users are discovering only after they have invested significant time in these tools: Your AI assistant may not reliably remember your work. In the original article, “Your AI Keeps Forgetting Because Forgetfulness Is More Profitable,” Upendo Ventures founder Will Strohl explains how ...

    July 17, 2026
  • A Website Is Not a Checkbox. And This Conversation Proved Why.

    I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Ranger Kielak, host of the South of SF podcast, for a conversation titled Your Website Isn’t a Checkbox: Building a Digital Presence That Actually Works. ...

    February 17, 2026
  • Featured by San Carlos Life: Feeling the Upendo

    Every now and then, something happens that makes you pause and genuinely reflect. Feel the Upendo with us... ...

    February 16, 2026
  • Practical AI Training for Everyday People & Business Is Here

    If you’re considering AI for your business and want guidance before committing to tools or processes, this AI training is a smart first step. ...

    January 26, 2026
  • A Year of Momentum, Trust, and Building What Actually Matters

    As we look back on the past calendar year, one thing stands out more than anything else: this has been a year of trust. ...

    January 19, 2026
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