I’m Cedric, an Army veteran, husband, and dad who is rebuilding his online business from the ground up. Introducing my Online Business Boot Camp! No worries you do not have to cut your hair. But get down and give me 20 just because I always wanted to say that.
But I digress,
For years, life was chaos. My family and I went through a long season of homelessness, and for most of that time I simply could not work on my business. When I did get a little stretch of stability, I’d work for a few months and then life would slam me again.
So here I am—rusty but hungry.
This Online Business Boot Camp is me looking in the mirror and saying:
“Cedric, you’re better than this. Get back in shape. Learn the new tools. Master the basics again. Then show other people exactly how you did it.”
If you’re starting from scratch, starting over, or just feeling lost and behind with online business…
👉 This Online Business Boot Camp is for you.
What Is the Online Business Boot Camp?
The Online Business Boot Camp is my “get back in shape” program for myself—and a roadmap for you.
- I’m rebuilding my skills.
- I’m learning new tools like Canva, AI, and updated SEO tactics.
- I’m tightening up my mindset and discipline.
- I’m documenting everything in my Online Business Journal so you can see the real process, not just the highlight reel.
Think of this page as your Start Here guide.
My entire website is designed to be one big boot camp:
- If you’re a beginner, I want to help you get started the right way.
- If you’re intermediate, I want to help you fill in the gaps.
- If you’re a vet, I want to help you stay sharp, motivated, and up to date.
Who This Boot Camp Is For
This Boot Camp is for you if:
- You want to make money online but feel overwhelmed.
- You’ve started and stopped before and feel rusty.
- You’re tired of hype and want a real person walking through real life and real obstacles.
- You’re willing to treat this like boot camp—showing up even on bad days, learning new skills, and putting in work.
If that’s you, welcome. You’re in the right place.
Business Psychology & Mindset
To build an online business, you need more than tools and tactics. You need business psychology—the mindset of an entrepreneur.
Here’s what that looks like:
- Resilience: learning to keep going when life punches you in the mouth.
- Dedication: doing the work even when you don’t feel like it.
- Facing fears: publishing your first post, your first video, your first offer.
- Faith & confidence: believing you can create something better for your family.
- Managing bad days: allowing yourself to struggle, but not letting bad days erase your progress.
In Boot Camp, I talk about the balance between confidence and honest self-critique:
- Sometimes you’re better at something than you think—you just need someone to remind you.
- Sometimes you’re not as good at something as you tell yourself—and you need to humble up and train.
It’s just like push-ups and sit-ups in military boot camp. You might be better at sit-ups than you think, but your push-ups are weak. Either way, you work both, and you get stronger.
This Boot Camp will help you build that same mindset for your online business.
Learning & Skills
The next pillar is learning—because online business changes fast.
Here are some of the skills I’m actively sharpening:
- Using Canva to create blog and social media images.
- Using Adobe tools for video and image editing.
- Keyword research and SEO to help Google actually understand what my site is about.
- Creating and editing videos for YouTube and social media.
- Using AI to boost productivity without losing my real voice.
How I’m learning:
- I’m using Wealthy Affiliate for structured training on affiliate marketing and online business.
- I’m exploring platforms like Udemy and others for specific skills.
- I’m learning by doing—and sharing what works and what doesn’t.
The Learning & Skills part of this Boot Camp is where I break down:
- What I’m learning,
- Why it matters,
- And how you can learn it too.
Marketing & Real-World Tools
Online business isn’t just pixels and code. There’s a real-world marketing side too.
In this Boot Camp, I’ll talk honestly about:
- Business cards, flyers, QR codes, and offline marketing.
- The joys and headaches of buying, setting up, and managing printers.
- How I’m using things like GetUpside, Rakuten, and other apps to monetize my traffic.
- The misadventures: the stuff that should have been easy but turned into a whole saga.
I’m not just going to show you polished results—I’m going to walk you through the mess:
- When something breaks.
- When a tool doesn’t work like I expected.
- When a strategy flops.
That way, you don’t feel crazy when your own journey has bumps.
My Recommended Training & Tools
I will always be transparent about what I actually use and why.
Some of my core tools and programs include:
- Wealthy Affiliate – my main training hub for learning how to make money online with affiliate marketing.
- GetUpside – a gas and cash-back app that’s a simple way to start monetizing your audience.
- Cashback tools like Rakuten and others I’ve talked about in separate posts.
- AI tools, Canva, Adobe, and other software I’m actively learning and using.
On this site, you’ll find:
- Reviews of the tools I use.
- Tutorials on how I apply them in my own business.
- Clear affiliate disclosures so you know when I might earn a commission.
The Online Business Journal: Letters from Boot Camp
The Online Business Journal is where this Boot Camp gets personal.
Think of each entry like a letter home from boot camp:
- What I worked on today (or this week).
- What went right and what went wrong.
- What I learned.
- How I felt—frustrated, excited, tired, proud.
Sometimes it will be structured. Sometimes it will be more freestyle writing. But it will always be real.
👉 You can follow every step of the journey in my
Online Business Journal
How to Get Started Today
If you’re ready to join this Boot Camp, here’s what I recommend:
- Read this page fully.
Decide that you’re going to treat your business like a real boot camp: show up, learn, and do the work. - Visit the Online Business Journal.
Start with Entry #1 and follow along as I document the process. - Check out the training I’m using.
Look at my Wealthy Affiliate content and decide if it’s a good starting point for you. - Pick one skill to work on this week.
Maybe it’s learning Canva, maybe it’s understanding keyword research, maybe it’s just writing your first blog post.
You don’t have to be perfect. You just have to start—and keep showing up.
Welcome to the Online Business Boot Camp.
Let’s get to work.
