Resource Blvd

I was 25 years old. I had given up on college and was pretty much running around in a million directions. I had recently taken a job with a very well known paging company. I was running data and power cables. I was engaged to be married, just bought a house, and had started my life. Things were good right?

Are you like me in the sense that there has always been this tiny teeny little voice inside your head constantly egging you on? Mine has always told me that I was able to move forward in life without relying on anyone else to carry me. Over the years, this little voice has become quite demanding. Unfortunately, I was able to fight it off most of the time.

For as long as I can remember, I have always had that drive. I would constantly find myself trying to find ways to make money on my own wind. That’s not to say that a full time job isn’t on your own wind, but to me, I just didn’t want to rely on someone else to make decisions that would secure the future of me and my family.

College wasn’t it.

Working for Dad wasn’t it.

Working for a mom and pop company wasn’t it.

I have quickly realized that working for corporate America and slipping on rungs definitely isn’t it.

So where would I find that sense of freedom?

Well, back then, when I was 25, 11 years ago, the internet was it. If you remember back then people were scooping up domain names. The internet boom went boom and people had realized that smaller was better. Local was better. Tweaked was better. Words like e-commerce and myspace were invented. There was free music on napster that ticked off Lars Ulrich. (Poor Sap).

Affiliate marketing was being mastered. I jumped in. I bought this domain name. Yes… ResourceBlvd.com.

In August of 2000, I had this domain name jam packed with about 250 affiliate links. I had signed up to all the big boys. Commision Junction, Linkshare… etc. I had everything categorized and sub-categorized. In my mind… I was going to be rich with my ultimate super duper affiliate online shopping mall.

…

Well, 4 months later I was burnt out adding links and making pennies. I made the mistake of being too broad.

Why would surfers even come to my site?

Because I spammed the Search Engines?

I had a lot to learn and didn’t take the time to learn it. Imagine if I had…

I was done and already thinking about my next venture.

Since that time, I have tried my hand at

~ Making gel candles in my basement after work. (Actually made a little money with this one. Until it dawned on me that my lack of insurance wasn’t good in the event that one of my candles burned someone’s mansion down.)

~ Party game rentals. (I had this drag racing tree simulator that I brought to A party. Yes 1 single party. I got pulled over cause the cop was wondering what the heck I had in the trailer.)

~ Network Marketing. (Of all the products, I had to pick a Colon Cleanse product. Can you imagine combining Multi-Level-Marketing with cleaning out your digestive track? “Umm yes, I have this great business opportunity that will not only make you rich, it will make you clog your toilet with parasites and tar like fecal matter.”  Yea, that didn’t go so well.)

~ Blogging for Money.

~ Surveys.

~ Real Estate Investing. (I actually like this one. There is a huge potential and it may be something I begin to put some effort into for long term cash flow. I’m kinda waiting for this crazy market to settle down though.)

Ok, so why am I telling you all of this? Well, because all of that time that I had wasted on other ventures, I left the one thing that I actually enjoyed in the dust of my life. The internet. Yes, the internet and all it has to offer. I have always had a skill of finding things quickly. I can research on the web like a madman. I am uber at filtering out crap and keeping what’s good.

I have read material from the best of the best in this industry and I have finally gravitated towards what I believe are the most humble, honest, down to earth, real life, genuine folks online. I recently re-registered this domain name and never again will I ever give it up. It’s mine for good. I have decided to turn into a means for me to tell my story. Lord knows it’s a long one and I feel as though it has just begun. As I take this journey, from where I know I need to start, I hope I can get some folks to come and read this blog and even turn some of em into life long friends.

So instead of kicking myself and wondering where I would be today had I actually continued with Internet Marketing, I am smiling and starting from here. I hope you decide to have some fun with me as I explore this industry and complain my way to being able to fire my boss.

Welcome back to ResourceBlvd.com

Fabien Cyr