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The Two Questions Every Business Owner Should Ask About Their Website

The Two Questions Every Business Owner Should Ask About Their Website

Your website isn’t just a digital brochure. Done right, it’s the hardest-working employee you’ll ever have. It doesn’t sleep, it doesn’t call in sick, and it’s always on the clock.

Bounce Rate: The SEO Metric You Can’t Afford to Ignore

Bounce Rate: The SEO Metric You Can’t Afford to Ignore

Most people focus on keywords, backlinks, and rankings. But there’s one overlooked metric that can reveal if your website traffic is truly working: bounce rate.

Never Do Anything You Can't Measure

Upendo Ventures: Never do anything you can't measure

How do you measure, track, and make decisions in your day-to-day life? When you’re on a new diet, do you weigh yourself? What about your car? Do you just forgo your fuel gauge and mileage, then just hope for the best on your next commute or roadtrip? Probably not... Why would you do any of that for your business and website? Measure and analyze everything!

Getting the Most Out of Your Google Analytics DNN Integration

Getting the Most Out of Your Google Analytics DNN Integration

Google Analytics is often taken-for-granted in too many ways. When the average company thinks about Google Analytics, they simply ensure their Google Analytics code is in place and they keep track of what I refer to as vanity metrics. Copy. Paste. Done, right? Vanity metrics are quite deceiving, to be honest, and you’re only scratching the surface with what you could (and probably should) be doing with Google Analytics. In this article, we’re going to discuss how to dive deeper into your Google Analytics integration to grow your business.

Adding Universal Google Analytics to DNN 9.1

Upgrading Google Analytics in DNN 9.1

Configuring your Google Analytics in previous versions of DNN was super simple.  You would just navigate to the Google Analytics page and paste in your Google Analytics tracking ID.  Since DNN 9 was released, some of the administration that was easily accessible is yet to be added back to the administration area.  This article will help you to enable and update Google Analytics to use the most current version, universal analytics.  This is important since the default version of Google Analytics is using DoubleClick.  You can blame me for that since I submitted that pull request, but it was the current at the time…

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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