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Silent Sales Machine Radio

Voted the #1 podcast for Amazon sellers in late 2024! Still the ONLY Amazon seller podcast that features 100's of RECENT, REAL stories and strategies for Amazon FBA sellers around the world! Welcome to the most listened to and success filled Amazon/Walmart/eBay seller podcast on the web! This is the official podcast of the ProvenAmazonCourse.com course. Inside the free 78,000+ member Facebook group for fans of the show (SilentJim.com has a link) you'll MEET and INTERACT with an amazing community that uses the strategies taught on this show to grow incredible businesses. This show features "real people" from all walks of life who pull back the curtain on the struggles, victories and strategies that come with WORKING HARD to build a beautiful business online. Nothing worth having comes easy, but prepare to be inspired by those who are charting a course towards building an amazing business online. The hundreds of featured guests on the show are ProvenAmazonCourse.com students as well as some of the 7,000+ coaching students from our Ecommerce coaching program that's been operating with a great reputation since 2003. The host, Jim Cockrum (SilentJim.com) has had a reputation as one of the most credible sources of eCommerce strategy advice to be found since 1999. Bottom line: Regardless of experience level, you'll learn proven online business strategies on this show and become an Amazon selling NINJA! This show applies timeless, proven strategies to modern eCommerce challenges. This podcast is for anyone who is looking to build or start an online business the RIGHT way with advice from one of the most trusted names in online marketing. With over 6.3 million downloads on iTunes heading into 2025, you've found the right place to launch and grow the online business of your dreams. NOTE: This show and related content are not related to or endorsed by Amazon.com, nor are the success stories you'll hear representative of typical or average results you can expect. Results discussed are provided for demonstration of what is possible, but are not intended to imply that you'll achieve similar results or any results.
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#490: But what if there's a recession?! What should Amazon sellers do?

What if there's a recession? Will inflation make this business harder? Does the Amazon model we teach still work? What evidence are we seeing currently in the Amazon seller arena? Is now a good time to get started with the ProvenAmazonCourse.com course or coaching? Let's talk about it in this mini-episode. Show note LINKS: My Silent Team Facebook group . 100% FREE! Join 69,000 + Facebook members from around the world who are using the internet creatively every day to launch and grow multiple inc...

Jul 13, 202211 min

#489: Heading towards $500K in 2022 using a trained VA to find Amazon inventory

Today's guests call their Amazon selling journey a "comeback story". They had been hit hard prior to discovering online selling - and they had to dig back to a place of stability. In 2021 they played around on their own selling a few things on Facebook Marketplace, eBay and some on Amazon, but in late 2021, they discovered this podcast and our Facebook community. They now give the ProvenAmazonCourse.com community a lot of credit for helping them get to where they are now - on the verge of a $500...

Jul 11, 20221 hr 8 min

#488: Mom of 9 selling six figures monthly in the US from Israel using our REPLENS system

Today's guest runs an interior design business, but two years ago when covid first started she was a little concerned about what it all might mean for her business. She decided to take action to find a possible alternative income source to help her adjust to the possible downturn. She shared her concerns with a friend nearby in Israel who also happens to be a successful member of our community - and they discussed the ProvenAmazonCourse replens system! The rest is a great story that you'll want ...

Jul 07, 20221 hr 18 min

#487: Multiple Six Figure Amazon REPLENS business on Amazon US - all hands free from Turkey

Today's guest lives outside the US, but he sells profitable inventory everyday in the US on Amazon.com without ever seeing or touching that inventory. He's not introducing any new products into the Amazon marketplace either - he's just selling against the millions of highly profitable listings that we've taught him to find! He has some new, very creative strategies he's used as well that really blew my mind as he shared them in this episode! Topics covered include: Why he chose coaching, How he'...

Jul 05, 20221 hr 11 min

#486: With less than 70 REPLENS he's about to have a $120K month on Amazon

Today's ProvenAmazonCourse.com success story is a married couple who, as we recorded this episode were about to hit their first $120K month in May 2022 by using the REPLENS method that we've taught to virtually all of the successful students that you've heard interviewed on this podcast. This family has a goal to "bring dad home" soon as well - right now he has a full-time job! It's an unusual success story today however because they only have about 65 ASINS that they sell against (all of the pr...

Jun 30, 202254 min

#485: What path do most successful Amazon sellers take?

Today we discuss the common path that we've seen so many successful Amazon sellers follow. There IS a "best place" to start and there are checkpoints along the way as your business grows and matures. If you are asking yourself any questions such as, "Where should I start?", or "What's the next level up from here?", this is a great episode for you to consider. Show note LINKS: ProvenAmazonCourse.com - the comprehensive course that contains ALL our Amazon training modules, recorded events and a st...

Jun 29, 202222 min

#484: She came to the US with just $50 to her name - and now she's a coach on our team!

Today's guest had to learn English and had only $50 to her name when she came to the US from Brazil, but now she's thriving with a busy schedule and many commitments, but she's squeezed in a successful Amazon business based on the REPLENS model (as taught in the ProvenAmazonCourse.com course). It's been a long journey for her, and she's had seasons of struggle and burnout along the way. She is PERSISTENT though (as you'll hear), and now she's reaping the benefits! It was a pleasure to spend time...

Jun 23, 202259 min

#483: Is the REPLENS model truly the superior biz model for most Amazon sellers?

There are numerous strategies you can use to attempt to grow a business on Amazon. Among the entire landscape of opportunities however, one strategy is clearly emerging as having the strongest potential to produce results for the greatest number of people. Today I want to talk about the Replens strategy as it's taught in the PRovenAmazonCourse.com course and compare it to all of the other models that you've heard about. Yes this includes the private label strategy that so many people are attempt...

Jun 22, 202220 min

#482: He's earning net profit $600/hr with his Amazon replens business. Here's how.

Today's guest has been selling online since the 80s!! He's seen some things work for a short time and then fizzle out, and he's tried many models as he'll share, but he says, "The best thing about the ProvenAmazonCourse.com course is that if you try it, it will work." Get this - he's selling about $38K per month at a 24% net margin, but he only works a few minutes per day (always less than an hour). You'll hear many great insights for new sellers and experienced sellers alike today. Here's yet a...

Jun 20, 202249 min

#481: Musician leaves bartending job behind & quickly builds a beautiful Amazon REPLENS business

Today we meet yet another student who is successfully using the online sourcing strategies taught in the brand new ProvenAmazonCourse.com/oasimplified course to build an amazing business without ever SEEING or TOUCHING her inventory. She's doing it all from a small apartment she shares with a few friends (she has a 200 sq foot bedroom as a workspace). In her own words, she literally knew "nothing at all" about ecommerce when she started just a few months ago! She shares how she met a student fro...

Jun 16, 202256 min

#480: Two moms- each selling $100K/month teach us about hands free online sourcing for Amazon REPLENS

Today's guests have "cracked the code" on finding profitable inventory online that can be flipped on Amazon without ever seeing or touching their inventory. They are each coaching students from our ProvenAmazonCourse.com program who have also emerged as highly sought after coaches on our team! Recently they each posted in our free facebook group about their rolling $100K sales months at 15-20% net profit while working very part-time - and they are excited to share how they are doing what they do...

Jun 15, 20221 hr 18 min

#479: Using Amazon REPLENS model to sell $220K per month while running a prep center too

Today's guest is using the Amazon REPLENS strategy to sell about $220K per month at about 15% net margin. He runs this business together with just one assistant and neither of them are working more than a few hours per day on it. His other business is a prep center that helps many sellers from our community. He'll be at TheProvenConference.com event with us as well, so plan to be there to meet him along with hundreds of other successful sellers and your fellow listeners to our show! Today's gues...

Jun 09, 202239 min

#478: How this young couple built a $1million Amazon business with the REPLENS system

Today's ProvenAmazonCourse.com student just hit $1MM in sales for the most recent rolling 12 month period. They are using the exact REPLENS system we've now heard 100's of recent successful students talk about on this very podcast! They are sourcing items readily available online and in stores and flipping them for 28%-38% NET profit (net profit is calculated before they are paid). That's a very healthy $350K per year in net profit! We talk about some of the best items they've found, some of the...

Jun 06, 20221 hr 8 min

#477: Amazon REPLENS helped this couple hit $20K last month at great margins

Today's guests have made some amazing friendships and connections in the short time that they've been part of the our Amazon seller community. They attended last year's conference in Tampa (their first) and they have very glowing descriptions of the power of the relationships they’ve made in this community. They've also managed to build an amazing business using the ProvenAmazonCourse.com REPLENS strategies that they've "squeezed into the cracks" of their very busy schedule with four kids and Da...

Jun 02, 20221 hr 20 min

#476: Raise your prices and you'll find more winning inventory

If you are having trouble finding "winning asins" using the ProvenAmazonCourse.com REPLENS system, there's a pretty good chance you just don't understand how the buy box rotates on the most popular ASINs! This mini episode will straighten you out. There are millions of winning ASIN's hanging right under your nose! Show Note LINKS: The facebook post discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam/posts/5151164338332968/ (you need to be a member of our free My Silent Team F...

Jun 01, 202216 min

#475: From traveling constantly with a "real job" to working Amazon from home and loving it.

Today we meet one of the newer coaches on our team who has been able to come home full-time in order to continue building his successful Amazon business. He recently had his first $1,000 sales day at a great margin of about 22% - great work as a one-man show! He has a heart for teaching and looks forward to helping some of our newer students who are trying to ramp up. We are excited to bring you yet another recent success story from the great ProvenAmazonCourse.com community! Today's guest: Trav...

May 30, 202241 min

#474: Young couple new to Amazon sells $30K in third month using replens

Today we meet a couple that has found 250 repeat winner, profitable products to sell on Amazon in the past 120 days and they just had a $30K sales month in their third full month after learning the REPLENS system from the ProvenAmazonCourse.com course! Up until a couple weeks ago they both had full-time career jobs with their nursing backgrounds, but they felt like they were building someone else's dream. Now they are building their OWN dream - she's just gone full time on Amazon! They have thre...

May 26, 20221 hr 6 min

#473: What can a virtual assistant do for you? Let's talk to one!

Did you know that you can hire someone for a few dollars per hour ($4-5/hr) to help you find profitable inventory to sell on Amazon while you sleep? Many of our students are doing just that all day every day. Today's guest is a virtual assistant (aka VA) who was found and thoroughly trained by our Filipino Amazon training team using the ProvenAmazonCourse.com strategies that you hear so much about on this podcast. She works for ONE seller (and only one) as part of her ProvenReplensVA.com agreeme...

May 25, 202229 min

#472: Aiming for $120K this month after hitting $50K his second month with REPLENS

Today's guest hit $1million rolling revenue on Amazon within a year of starting his e-commerce journey. He attributes hard work, the proven REPLENS model (ProvenAmazonCourse.com) and coaching ( JimCockrumCoaching.com ) for his success. He shares tips on how he got started and ramped up quickly, strategies for Amazon's "small and light" program, how he pays only $.04/lb for FBA shipments to Amazon, his (failed) experiments with "leads lists" and other tools and so much more. It's a very transpare...

May 23, 20221 hr 25 min

#471: The most common questions we get about the Amazon seller strategy that's helped 1000s of our students

In our Facebook group of 69,000 members, there's a constant stream of new members who have many of the same questions every day. They've been attracted to our group because of the 100s of recent success stories they've heard on this podcast, and they want to know more. Today I recorded an episode that addresses the top 7 questions we get the most. Questions addressed are: Can this business model be automated (hands free?) How much funding do I need before I start? Where do I go to start once I'm...

May 18, 202241 min

#470: Football coach sold $25K in the last 30 days with REPLENS model

Today we meet a married couple who floundered around a bit on youtube and with other amazon seller strategies but they didn't find anything that worked for them. That is until they found the ProvenAmazonCourse.com course. Specifically, this is yet another of 100s of recent success stories from the PAC where the students are succeeding with the REPLENS model that we teach here. The most recent 30 days sales are over $25K at 20% net margins and they have big plans for the future. We enjoy intervie...

May 16, 202252 min

#469: Selling $40K/month as a homeschooling married couple using Amazon REPLENS

On today's episode we meet a young couple who faced a significant challenge in 2020 when covid struck and took away virtually all their job income. They had previously used simple “barcode scan” retail arbitrage models on Amazon, but the income wasn't sufficient for them to justify going "all in". Once they discovered this podcast, our community and the ProvenAmazonCourse.com REPLENS training however, they quickly realized they were on to something special! They are now putting in 15-20 hours or...

May 12, 202258 min

#468: All of our successful Amazon students understand three simple truths

If you were to talk to the most recent 300 successful students from our community, they'd likely all agree on three "not so obvious" lessons that they each had to learn at some point. On today's mini episode I share these three pivotal lessons and explain why each is vital to your Amazon seller success. The three lessons are: Look for underserved listings (ASIN's) instead of hunting for profitable ideas and products Practice JUST IN TIME learning instead of JUST IN CASE learning (put money in th...

May 11, 202218 min

#467: A mastermind of Amazon sellers helping each other blast past $10K per month

Today we meet with a group of ProvenAmazonCourse.com students who formed a mastermind that has propelled all of their businesses to incredible heights! Just as the bible says, "Iron sharpens iron", it has certainly held true in this group! We discuss not only the power of connections and relationship building, but also some very specific tips about running "low daily spend" PPC ads to help you grow your REPLENS or Amazon business, how to incorporate a virtual assistant to scale further faster (a...

May 09, 202252 min

#466: Look for ASINs instead of hot products! 100's of recent success stories with this strategy!

Recently I've been "going live" with audio sessions in our 68,000 member facebook group answering Amazon related questions and having conversations with sellers and experienced sellers alike. It's always a great time and we've started recording some of the most useful segments for you to use as podcast episodes. Today we meet several random members of our community who joined me "spur of the moment" to discuss Amazon seller challenges and opportunities. You'll hear from a couple who transitioned...

May 05, 20221 hr 27 min

#465: Is the Amazon opportunity over hyped?

Recently in our Facebook group ( facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam ) there was a post submitted by yet another student who had achieved a new benchmark in his Amazon business. Many encouraging replies were quickly posted below the initial success story. One comment stood out though as a member of our group replied simply, "don't believe the hype." We weren't sure what to make of this statement initially, so we asked for further clarification. The seemingly skeptical contributor explained that the...

May 04, 202216 min

#464: Mom shoots for $500K in 2022 as a solo Amazon REPLEN seller

Today's guest sold $235K in 2021 and is aiming for $500K in 2022 using the ProvenAmazonCourse.com REPLENS strategy that you hear so much about on this podcast. Her net profit is rising fast too (going from 20% and heading up to 25%) as we calculate her hourly net profits are about $40/hr with her expectations set on hitting $80/hr in 2022! Would you like to know how this model works? We really break it down on today's episode! She's tried several alternate models of Amazon selling including Priv...

May 02, 20221 hr 3 min

#463: Family hit their five year goal of $35K/month on Amazon within 10 months with REPLENS

Today we meet a busy married couple who are JimCockrumCoaching.com students (our Amazon seller training program) who sold about $210K their first year at over 25% net margin. They have found a way to put a combined 18 hours per week into their Amazon selling business and they net about $50-$60/hr for their efforts! They reached their 5 year goal of selling $35,000/month within just 10 months! They are using the ProvenAmazonCourse.com REPLENS model to build the business of their dreams. Their you...

Apr 28, 202251 min

#462: Working 60hrs per week at his "real job" and selling $50K/month on Amazon with VA's

Here's yet another provenamazoncourse.com student who is doing great things! Even though Kyle (our guest) works many 12-14 hour days each week, he manages to have a very successful REPLENS business on Amazon! He took coaching about a year ago, and his business has scaled to new levels! He's also helping us launch and manage our ProvenReplensVA.com program that now serves over 100 of our initial clients. Our trained VA's are finding (on average) 8-15 new replens for their assigned seller every si...

Apr 25, 202257 min

#461: Today's guest is finding "repeat profit" inventory daily

Today's guest hasn't been selling very long online, but he's ramped up fast using the ProvenAmazonCourse.com strategies we teach! He just had an $18K sales month and he's a one man show working only about 10 hours per week. His net income is about $50/hour after all expenses. He's using the REPLENS system that works for anyone, anywhere in the world! We discuss how he finds profitable inventory without ever going to stores, and how he runs his business "hands free" (he does none of his own prep ...

Apr 21, 202257 min
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