Being Geek Chic is a blog about one woman navigating the male-dominated industries of production and tech. It's written by Elizabeth Giorgi, Founder, CEO and Director of Mighteor - one of the world's first internet video production companies. Learn more about Mighteor here.
I wanted to update you about crossing off some of the items on My Grand List of Geeky Goals. Trouble is… it’s not the super sexy stuff. Alas, still an accomplishment. And even the smallest of accomplishments should be celebrated. So what have I done?
7. Back up (and continue to back up) all my writing and photos
This turned out to be the biggest job I tackled over my holiday vacation. I just sat down, sucked up the cash and installed Google Drive on my computer. I actually really, really love it. So much so that I’ve stopped using Microsoft Word altogether.
Would I recommend it? Absolutely. And now I can sleep at night knowing that my Wizarding World of Harry Potter vacay photos and England photos and random puppy videos will never disappear.
19. Build a better portfolio site
If you’re going to get people excited about hiring you, you have to give them the goods. So now I’ve got lizgiorgi.com up and running to let people know what I do day to day.
I used Squarespace to build the site and yes, I highly recommend that service as well. Very affordable. The templates are easy to edit if you know how to code and even easier to use if you don’t. I’m not in love with the interface at all times, because I like to code the CSS and HTML and be able to preview things right away instead of reloading the window, but if you aren’t going to do that - then this may be even more ideal for you.
I’m 10% done with my list. Only 18 more things to go this year! Do you have a grand list of geeky goals?
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