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Tech Matters...

Introducing Rico Giron!

5/29/2019

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Rico Giron participated in our free website-making workshops hosted this winter at IAIA. He is selling digital products online using the website-making platform WIX. We conducted an interview with Rico to get a closer look at the process of building his website and how he using it to accomplish his goals. 


Stay tuned for future website making workshops and
 interviews with community members about their website!

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Name: Rico Giron

Where were you born?  El Paso, TX

Where do you live now?  Las Vegas, NM

Website address: journeyintoinsanity.org

What project did you build a website for? 
I just finished writing an 8 book series on the Darker side of the American way of life. You can view the titles below:
Book 1- A New Look at the Creation Myth, A Bizarro Opposite World
Book 2-Satan's Deception
Book 3-Humanity's Dilemma
Book 4-Destruction of the United States
Book 5-Current Affairs
Book 6-A Commercial Military Dictatorshhip
Book 7-The Holographic Matrix
Book 8-The Road to Tyranny


Was this your first time building a website, what platform did you use?
Square Space, Weebly, WIX, Wordpress, other?  Yes, first time, WIX.

What features do you like about that platform? 
Cut and paste

What are the benefits for building, launching, and managing your own
website? 

Saving gobs of money!!

What advice would you give to someone contemplating building a website?
Do not give up, you will make many mistakes and be able to correct them
yourself

How will you promote your website? 
I would like to do group speaking, and set up an affiliate program to
offer other websites the opportunity to sell my books and make a commission.

Is there anything else you would like to share about your project?
Be persistent, and don't quit.


If you want to get in touch with Rico Giron, you can contact him by email or check out his website!
Email:  rico_suave@newmexico.com
Website:  journeyintoinsanity.org

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Launch Party for the new Abiquiu Guide

5/28/2019

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New Mexico TechWorks, including Jennifer Nevarez and VISTA Emily Cole, partnered with Luciente, a nonprofit charity serving Rio Arriba County, to help build, launch, and maintain the new Abiquiu Area Guide website! Luciente, also created printed brochures and postcards to highlight the area. 
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ATLAS Santa Fe - "Always Thinking Like A Scientist" - Shares Important Information on Water

5/14/2019

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Watch this important video from students in the ATLAS Santa Fe - Always Thinking Like a Scientist" - program at Piñon Elementary school in Santa Fe and take the Mayor's Water Challenge. Learn more online atwww.atlassantafe.weebly.com


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Check Out STEM Santa Fe's Summer Camp Opportunities!

5/9/2019

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STEM SANTA FE IS INVITING RISING 8TH AND 9TH GRADE GIRLS TO APPLY FOR A FREE,
ONE WEEK LONG, CODING AND APP DEVELOPMENT
SUMMER DAY CAMP.


JULY 29 – AUGUST 3, 2019APPLY NOW. SPACE IS LIMITED.
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DOWNLOAD FLYER IN ENGLISH
 DOWNLOAD FLYER IN SPANISH 
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Another opportunity for paid work experience this summer!

5/3/2019

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The VISTA Summer Associate program is offering an opportunity to work with one of the Opportunity Santa Fe regional working groups through the Santa Fe Community Foundation.
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You can learn more at www.opportunitysantafe.org
(AND you can even request to work with us in the TechHire/SkillUp collaborative working group, if you would like to!)
Contact  Molly Timmins, Opportunity Santa Fe Program Coordinator, 516-238-7932
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