{"id":837,"date":"2017-09-17T17:16:35","date_gmt":"2017-09-17T23:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xicoofficial.com\/?page_id=837"},"modified":"2019-07-08T02:58:50","modified_gmt":"2019-07-08T08:58:50","slug":"about-xico","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edwinxico.com\/en\/about-xico\/","title":{"rendered":"About Xico"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-837\" data-postid=\"837\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-837 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t\t<div  data-css_id=\"88dk332\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row main-banner fullwidth tb_88dk332 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t\t            <div class=\"tf_hide row-slider tb_slider\" data-bgmode=\"fullcover\" data-sliderspeed=\"2000\">\n                <ul class=\"tf_abs row-slider-slides tf_clearfix\">\n                                            <li 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-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .module_column -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_h6oa335 last\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_qprr335   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <h2>Edwin Xico<\/h2><p>a Guatemalan based IT consultant, social entrepreneurship advocate, lifelong learner and social media lunatic.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_nevp336   \" data-lazy=\"1\" id=\"historia\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <h3>History<\/h3><p>Mi inter\u00e9s en proyectos sociales surgi\u00f3 luego de haber trabajado en una ONG que promueve el empoderamiento econ\u00f3mico y social de organizaciones del \u00e1rea rural en Guatemala.<\/p><ul><li>En <strong>2015<\/strong> iniciamos junto a Cesar Tzian como consultores a trabajar proyectos en conjunto de marketing digital.<\/li><li>Desde el inicio he apoyado en organizaci\u00f3n de diferentes eventos de emprendimiento, tanto como voluntario como siendo parte del equipo organizador. En <strong>2016<\/strong> estuve apoyando en eventos como <strong>Startup Weekend Change Makers<\/strong>, <strong>3 Day Startup<\/strong>, <strong>TEDx Guatemala City<\/strong>, as\u00ed como bootcamps y talleres para apoyar a empresas en sus etapas iniciales.<\/li><li>En <strong>2016<\/strong> formamos nuestro primer equipo de trabajo y formalizamos la agencia de marketing digital en Antigua Guatemala bajo el nombre de <strong>WOWProjects<\/strong> y el slogan: <strong>\u201cShowcasing your impact to the world\u201d<\/strong>. una agencia de marketing digital enfocada a dar soluciones de marketing a ONG\u2019s y empresas sociales.<br \/>Pronto nos dimos cuenta que una estrategia competitiva de marketing era una necesidad inherente en la mayor\u00eda de industrias y fue as\u00ed como decimos ampliar nuestro portafolio a industrias de Servicios, Turismo y Bienes Ra\u00edces, entre otras.<\/li><li>En <strong>2017<\/strong> identificamos la necesidad de muchas startups de trabajar una marca \u00fanica y diferenciadora. Fue all\u00ed donde fundamos <a href=\\\"https:\/\/iqbranding.agency\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"><strong>IQBranding<\/strong><\/a>, un equipo de j\u00f3venes creativos que se especializa en dise\u00f1o de logos, identidad de marca y experiencias.<\/li><li>En junio de <strong>2018<\/strong> inici\u00e9 a formar parte del meetup oficial de <a href=\\\"https:\/\/wp.gt\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\">WordPress Guatemala<\/a>, y ese mismo a\u00f1o organizamos el primer Meetup de la comunidad de WordPress en Antigua Guatemala. Un meetup con el objetivo de reunir a negocios, emprendedores, bloggers, desarrolladores y toda persona que de alguna u otra forma utilice \u00e9ste CMS.<\/li><li>En 2018 tuvimos un crecimiento y una demanda por servicios m\u00e1s especializados de desarrollo web, dise\u00f1o web y soluciones de marketing web. \u00c9sto nos llev\u00f3 a independizar los servicios de marketing web bajo una nueva marca, <a href=\\\"https:\/\/digitallabs.agency\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"><strong>Digital Labs<\/strong><\/a>, cuyo enfoque es ofrecer soluciones de vanguardia, siguiendo las mejores pr\u00e1cticas de posicionamiento web y as\u00ed mejorar la capacidad de generar tr\u00e1fico de calidad y oportunidades de crecimiento a trav\u00e9s de un sitio web.<\/li><\/ul><p>Actualmente soy el co-fundador y director de tecnolog\u00edas en WOWGroup, Un conjunto de agencias que desde Antigua Guatemala brindan soluciones, plataformas y estrategias para crear una experiencia digital m\u00e1s brillante y con mejores resultados para nuestros clientes.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_901k336   \" data-lazy=\"1\" id=\"personal-life\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <h3>Personal Life<\/h3><p>I\u2019m very conscious about my function in my community and in the society. This motivates me to look for a direction to succeed and to find ways how to support in a positive sense the well-being and the development of my community. That\u2019s why I decided to continue a field that allows me to promote the development of the society based on technology and science. By this, I could awake in my family and my community, the desire of being part of the change with a better life.<br \/><br \/>I love animals, I adopted a puppy in 2013, my best buddy and wingman Lucho a brindle furry akita. 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We develop solutions for Mobile &amp; Wearables, Internet of Things and Custom Software.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module feature -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .tb-column-inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .module_column -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_5ycd339 last\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .module_column -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .subrow_inner -->\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .themify_builder_sub_row -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .tb-column-inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .module_column -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .row_inner -->\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .module_row -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t\t<div  data-anchor=\"what-can\" data-css_id=\"094y333\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row section-featured-content section-standard-padding bg-light-gray fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-what-can tb_094y333 tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_yjmi340 first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_v06o340  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <h2 style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\">Projects and Organizations I Actively Support<\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tb_jmq3340 tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"subrow_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_5 tf_box tf_w\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col5-1 tb_d1d4340 first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .module_column -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col5-1 tb_untq340\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- module feature -->\n<div  class=\"module module-feature tb_ycb1340 no-chart layout-icon-top size-medium \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t    <div class=\"module-feature-image tf_textc tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.gt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"WordPress Guatemala\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"module-feature-chart-html5 tf_box tf_rel tf_inline_b\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"chart-html5-circle tf_w tf_h\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/themify-corporate.dl.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/07\/WordPress-Guatemala-2.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" style=\"width:calc(100% - 0px);height:calc(100% - 0px)\" alt=\"WordPress Guatemala\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"module-feature-content tf_textc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"module-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.gt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"WordPress Guatemala\">WordPress Guatemala<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\t\t<p>I make, translate, teach and write about WordPress. I\\&#8217;m the translation editor for the localized version of WordPress in Guatemala and also one of the Official Meetup co-organizers.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module feature -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .tb-column-inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .module_column -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col5-1 tb_txxm340\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- module feature -->\n<div  class=\"module module-feature tb_wc3v341 no-chart layout-icon-top size-medium \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t    <div class=\"module-feature-image tf_textc tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/namastedirect.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Namaste Direct\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"module-feature-chart-html5 tf_box tf_rel tf_inline_b\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"chart-html5-circle tf_w tf_h\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/themify-corporate.dl.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/07\/Namaste-Direct.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" style=\"width:calc(100% - 0px);height:calc(100% - 0px)\" alt=\"Namaste Direct\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"module-feature-content tf_textc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"module-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/namastedirect.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Namaste Direct\">Namaste Direct<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\t\t<p>I am a Board member of Namaste, who works to economically empower women in Guatemala to pull themselves and their families out of poverty with Mentoring and Education.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module feature -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .tb-column-inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .module_column -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col5-1 tb_iewb341\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- module feature -->\n<div  class=\"module module-feature tb_7n15341 no-chart layout-icon-top size-medium \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t    <div class=\"module-feature-image tf_textc tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/browncoffeegt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Brown Coffee\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"module-feature-chart-html5 tf_box tf_rel tf_inline_b\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"chart-html5-circle tf_w tf_h\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/themify-corporate.dl.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/07\/logo-cuadrado.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" style=\"width:calc(100% - 0px);height:calc(100% - 0px)\" alt=\"Brown Coffee\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"module-feature-content tf_textc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"module-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/browncoffeegt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Brown Coffee\">Brown Coffee<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\t\t<p>Coffee of the four most important regions of Guatemala. A team that also offers workshops and information about coffee, from cultivation to how to prepare a delicious cup of coffee.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module feature -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .tb-column-inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .module_column -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col5-1 tb_rjar341 last\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .module_column -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .subrow_inner -->\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .themify_builder_sub_row -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .tb-column-inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .module_column -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .row_inner -->\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .module_row -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t\t<div  data-anchor=\"certifications\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row section-small-padding section-badges tb_has_section tb_section-certifications tb_w56y333 tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box 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tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <a href=\"https:\/\/academy.exceedlms.com\/student\/award\/28941518\"\n\t        rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\t       >\n\t\t   \t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/themify-corporate.dl.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/07\/search-achievement.png\" width=\"70\" height=\"400\" title=\"Search Advertising\" alt=\"Google Ads Certification\">\t    <\/a>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<div class=\"image-content\">\n\t    \t\t\t<h3 class=\"image-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/academy.exceedlms.com\/student\/award\/28941518\" \n\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t    rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   Search Advertising\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t    \n\t    \t\t<div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\t    Google Ads Certification\t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/image-caption -->\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t<!-- 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href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/xicoofficial\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t    rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   Plugin Developer\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t    \n\t    \t\t<div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\t    WordPress Contribution\t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/image-caption -->\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-content -->\n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .tb-column-inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .module_column -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col5-1 tb_6w00343\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_tlox343   image-center tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/xicoofficial\/\"\n\t        rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\t       >\n\t\t   \t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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En <strong>2016<\/strong> estuve apoyando en eventos como <strong>Startup Weekend Change Makers<\/strong>, <strong>3 Day Startup<\/strong>, <strong>TEDx Guatemala City<\/strong>, as\u00ed como bootcamps y talleres para apoyar a empresas en sus etapas iniciales.<\/li><li>En <strong>2016<\/strong> formamos nuestro primer equipo de trabajo y formalizamos la agencia de marketing digital en Antigua Guatemala bajo el nombre de <strong>WOWProjects<\/strong> y el slogan: <strong>\u201cShowcasing your impact to the world\u201d<\/strong>. una agencia de marketing digital enfocada a dar soluciones de marketing a ONG\u2019s y empresas sociales.<br \/>Pronto nos dimos cuenta que una estrategia competitiva de marketing era una necesidad inherente en la mayor\u00eda de industrias y fue as\u00ed como decimos ampliar nuestro portafolio a industrias de Servicios, Turismo y Bienes Ra\u00edces, entre otras.<\/li><li>En <strong>2017<\/strong> identificamos la necesidad de muchas startups de trabajar una marca \u00fanica y diferenciadora. Fue all\u00ed donde fundamos <a href=\\\"https:\/\/iqbranding.agency\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"><strong>IQBranding<\/strong><\/a>, un equipo de j\u00f3venes creativos que se especializa en dise\u00f1o de logos, identidad de marca y experiencias.<\/li><li>En junio de <strong>2018<\/strong> inici\u00e9 a formar parte del meetup oficial de <a href=\\\"https:\/\/wp.gt\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\">WordPress Guatemala<\/a>, y ese mismo a\u00f1o organizamos el primer Meetup de la comunidad de WordPress en Antigua Guatemala. Un meetup con el objetivo de reunir a negocios, emprendedores, bloggers, desarrolladores y toda persona que de alguna u otra forma utilice \u00e9ste CMS.<\/li><li>En 2018 tuvimos un crecimiento y una demanda por servicios m\u00e1s especializados de desarrollo web, dise\u00f1o web y soluciones de marketing web. \u00c9sto nos llev\u00f3 a independizar los servicios de marketing web bajo una nueva marca, <a href=\\\"https:\/\/digitallabs.agency\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"><strong>Digital Labs<\/strong><\/a>, cuyo enfoque es ofrecer soluciones de vanguardia, siguiendo las mejores pr\u00e1cticas de posicionamiento web y as\u00ed mejorar la capacidad de generar tr\u00e1fico de calidad y oportunidades de crecimiento a trav\u00e9s de un sitio web.<\/li><\/ul><p>Actualmente soy el co-fundador y director de tecnolog\u00edas en WOWGroup, Un conjunto de agencias que desde Antigua Guatemala brindan soluciones, plataformas y estrategias para crear una experiencia digital m\u00e1s brillante y con mejores resultados para nuestros clientes.<\/p>\n<h3>Personal Life<\/h3><p>I\u2019m very conscious about my function in my community and in the society. This motivates me to look for a direction to succeed and to find ways how to support in a positive sense the well-being and the development of my community. That\u2019s why I decided to continue a field that allows me to promote the development of the society based on technology and science. By this, I could awake in my family and my community, the desire of being part of the change with a better life.<br \/><br \/>I love animals, I adopted a puppy in 2013, my best buddy and wingman Lucho a brindle furry akita. Although I try very hard to be spotless I hope you understand that somehow my dog\u2019s fur finds its way to some of my clothes.<br \/><br \/>In my free time I like to take my guitar and play some of the old songs that my father taught me, read a good book or go for a tour on my motorcycle to any of the amaizing palces with incredible landscapes that our Guatemala offers.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\">Agencies &amp; Brands<\/h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wowprojects.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"WOWProjects\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/themify-corporate.dl.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/07\/WowLogo-1-133x133.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" style=\"width:calc(100% - 0px);height:calc(100% - 0px)\" alt=\"WOWProjects\"> \n <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/wowprojects.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"WOWProjects\">WOWProjects<\/a> <\/h3> <p>We are a creative agency that uses digital platforms to develop and promote brands, positioning products and services in global and dynamic markets.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/iqbranding.agency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"IQBranding\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/themify-corporate.dl.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/07\/IQlogo-190x133.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" style=\"width:calc(100% - 0px);height:calc(100% - 0px)\" alt=\"IQBranding\"> \n <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/iqbranding.agency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"IQBranding\">IQBranding<\/a> <\/h3> \n<p>We create and develop creative brand strategies for companies, organizations, entrepreneurs, leaders and visionaries.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/digitallabs.agency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Digital Labs\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/themify-corporate.dl.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/07\/Digital-Labs-icono-para-espacios-circulares.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" style=\"width:calc(100% - 0px);height:calc(100% - 0px)\" alt=\"Digital Labs\"> \n <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/digitallabs.agency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Digital Labs\">Digital Labs<\/a> <\/h3> <p>We are a web services agency offering cutting-edge solutions. We develop websites following the best SEO practices and strive to improve your ability to generate quality traffic and growth opportunities.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/litmediaagency.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Lit Media\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/themify-corporate.dl.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/07\/1.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" style=\"width:calc(100% - 0px);height:calc(100% - 0px)\" alt=\"Lit Media\"> \n <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/litmediaagency.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Lit Media\">Lit Media<\/a> <\/h3> <p>We are a young, creative and professional team that helps you to effectively communicate with your market through video and photography.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gtcoders.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"GTCoders\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/themify-corporate.dl.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/07\/cropped-GTCoders-squared-icon.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" style=\"width:calc(100% - 0px);height:calc(100% - 0px)\" alt=\"GTCoders\"> \n <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/gtcoders.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"GTCoders\">GTCoders<\/a> <\/h3> <p>Our personalized services offer brands the right tools, technologies and quality processes to maximize the value of their IT investment. We develop solutions for Mobile &amp; Wearables, Internet of Things and Custom Software.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\">Projects and Organizations I Actively Support<\/h2>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.gt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"WordPress Guatemala\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/themify-corporate.dl.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/07\/WordPress-Guatemala-2.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" style=\"width:calc(100% - 0px);height:calc(100% - 0px)\" alt=\"WordPress Guatemala\"> \n <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.gt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"WordPress Guatemala\">WordPress Guatemala<\/a> <\/h3> <p>I make, translate, teach and write about WordPress. I\\'m the translation editor for the localized version of WordPress in Guatemala and also one of the Official Meetup co-organizers.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/namastedirect.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Namaste Direct\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/themify-corporate.dl.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/07\/Namaste-Direct.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" style=\"width:calc(100% - 0px);height:calc(100% - 0px)\" alt=\"Namaste Direct\"> \n <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/namastedirect.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Namaste Direct\">Namaste Direct<\/a> <\/h3> <p>I am a Board member of Namaste, who works to economically empower women in Guatemala to pull themselves and their families out of poverty with Mentoring and Education.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/browncoffeegt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Brown Coffee\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/themify-corporate.dl.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/07\/logo-cuadrado.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" style=\"width:calc(100% - 0px);height:calc(100% - 0px)\" alt=\"Brown Coffee\"> \n <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/browncoffeegt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Brown Coffee\">Brown Coffee<\/a> <\/h3> <p>Coffee of the four most important regions of Guatemala. A team that also offers workshops and information about coffee, from cultivation to how to prepare a delicious cup of coffee.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\">CERTIFICATIONS &amp; BADGES<\/h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/academy.exceedlms.com\/student\/award\/28941518\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" > <img src=\"https:\/\/themify-corporate.dl.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/07\/search-achievement.png\" width=\"70\" height=\"400\" title=\"Search Advertising\" alt=\"Google Ads Certification\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/academy.exceedlms.com\/student\/award\/28941518\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Search Advertising <\/a> <\/h3> Google Ads Certification\n<a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/xicoofficial\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" > <img src=\"https:\/\/themify-corporate.dl.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/07\/plugin-developer-xico.png\" width=\"70\" height=\"400\" title=\"Plugin Developer\" alt=\"WordPress Contribution\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/xicoofficial\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Plugin Developer <\/a> <\/h3> WordPress Contribution\n<a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/xicoofficial\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" > <img src=\"https:\/\/themify-corporate.dl.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/07\/translation-editor-contributor-xico.png\" width=\"70\" height=\"400\" title=\"Translation Editor\" alt=\"WordPress Contribution\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/xicoofficial\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Translation Editor <\/a> <\/h3> WordPress Contribution\n<h2 style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"><b>WANT SOME QUICK ADVICE?<br \/>NEED HELP WITH YOUR WEBSITE OR APP?<\/b><\/h2> <p style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\">I regularly schedule calls to answer your questions using skype or google hanhouts.<\/p>\n<a href=\"\/en\/contact\/\" > Get in Touch <\/a>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edwinxico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edwinxico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edwinxico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edwinxico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edwinxico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=837"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edwinxico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/837\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edwinxico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}