About

Straight up copied from my other site, marketingyourmark.com. Enjoy!

Hi. Nic Mitchell here. If you’re reading this, then you probably have in interest in who I am, what I’m doing in this snazzy piece of real estate in the interwebs, why you want me as an important part of your ever-growing business & team, and why I refer to myself as “us”. (No mice in my pockets around here, I swear. Though there is a ferret running around somewhere…)

“Who is this Nic guy anyway?”

Great question and one that we may never fully know the answer to.

It could be that when facing the prospect of dealing with a figure of international intrigue, some things are better left shrouded in mystery…

… or it could be that I was born when I was little in a small town in Idaho. Luckily I had a wonderful grandmother who took my extended family on trips across the world starting before I could even walk. That exposure to the world at such a young age helped shape the realization in my developing young mind that there were things outside of the small 1200 population town in which I lived. In other words, in an area where probably less than 20% ever migrate elsewhere after coming of age, I was one of the lucky ones who made it out.

Currently, I reside in beautiful San Diego, CA, which also seems to be a haven for the so-called internet marketing “elite” gurus who seem to pop up with a new product to sell every 1.5763 days.

I have a rabid fascination with capoeira, spicy food, and any type of music I can get my hands on (especially the kind that my parents hate). Music helps me work, especially hard rock, oddly enough. Forget the Mozart effect. I’m going to write a book about the Soundgarden effect.

“What is this Nic guy doing here in this snazzy piece of internet real estate on the interwebs?”

My addiction to knowledge probably started as a child when I was a voracious reader. When I discovered the internet–which is to consuming information as drinking is to wrapping your lips around a firehose–I studied everything I could.

This means that for the past 10 years or so, I have consumed and applied knowledge about internet principles ranging from teaching myself html/css, web design, to learning about direct response copywriting, marketing funnels, building squeeze pages, setting up automated lead generation, automated followup sequences with email & autoresponders, segmenting email lists for more responsive leads, making sales videos, organic search engine marketing via web 2.0 properties, “traditional” search engine optimization, teleseminars & webinars, shopping carts, e-commerce, building launch funnels… **deep breath**… and I’m a certifiable WordPress junkie (though some people prefer to call themselves WordPress “ninjas”… oooOOooh).

“Why would I want this Nic guy as a part of my ever-growing business and team?”

My middle school technology teacher Mr. Thode told me something that always stuck with me. (Mr. Thode was voted “national teacher of the year” or something like that, featured on Campbell’s soup ads, I think he used to work for NASA, and he co-authored a science textbook. Smart dude for sure.) He used to say:

Being smart isn’t knowing all the answers. Being smart is knowing where to find the answers.

You could call me a “jack of all trades” when it comes to online things. I’m not “the expert” at everything. However, chances are pretty high that if you need help with something I either know how to do it, I can figure it out really quickly, or I can point you in the right direction if it’s just not a good fit for me.

In other words, I DO know where to find all the answers. ; )

“Why does he refer to himself as ‘us’?”

Well, the truth is, I don’t do all the work myself. You could say I have a “team” to complete all the work, but you will never see them. The beauty of the internet is being able to connect with any person, anywhere in the world based on INTERESTS, rather than being restricted by geographical location or social circles. Again, this is part of the “secret sauce” in being able to find the answer if I don’t already know it.

There are a lot of moving parts when it comes to creating online marketing funnels, and I certainly don’t build every piece by hand myself. Some people do that and it costs a LOT of money. There is a time and a place for custom-building massive infrastructures by hand (Facebook, anyone?), but that is certainly not something I do.

Most likely, if you have a need or a problem to be solved, chances are high that there is already a pre-existing solution for you, even if you don’t know where to find it. I consider those people who have already created those solutions to be a part of my “team”, because they did the work so you and I didn’t have to.

Wasn’t that nice of them? I sure think so.

“Well that was fun. Now what?”

So now that your guard is down and you have been wooed by my suave personality, it’s time for the sales pitch.

BUY MY STUFF!

That’s a joke, but if you have a problem you need solved, then you should contact me. I’m really good at putting together the missing pieces to make your web strategy actually start working for you. If I can’t help you, I can at least point you in the right direction of who can.

Also, feel free to connect with me on via the ubiquitous social media icons below. You know you want to. All the cool kids are doing it. You want to be cool, don’t you? I thought so.