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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.

5 Tips for Upgrading DNN Websites

Upendo Ventures gives 5 tips for successful DNN website upgrades

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.

Upendo Ventures Joins the DNN Corp Partner Program

Upendo Ventures Press Release

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.

5 Things You Absolutely Need to Remember with E-Commerce Websites

E-Commerce Myth's presented by Upendo Ventures

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!

June 2018 DNN Awareness Group Meeting Video

June 2018 DNN Awareness Group Meeting Video

The summer makes us all feel busier than usual.  There’s always so much activity.  As a result, June’s meeting didn’t have the normal level of attendance, but we surprisingly had some great conversations, ideas, and energy around increasing traction.  We had excellent discussions about community-generated content, content locations, and theming our participation.

May 2018 DNN Awareness Group Meeting Video

May 2018 DNN Awareness Group Meeting

It’s taken me nearly a month to carve out the time to post this blog post, but the video went live the same day.  In the future, I’m going to put in the extra effort to draft and publish this announcement much sooner.  It seems that the warmer weather makes us all busier, and I’m apparently not immune to this.  Please enjoy our May 2018 meeting video!

Featured Posts

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    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. ...

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  • 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. ...

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

    February 16, 2026
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    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. ...

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