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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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Episodes

#580: How deep should I go on any given product on Amazon? What if I bought too much?

On today's podcast episode we discuss a mix of helpful topics for any Amazon seller who is following the REPLENS system as taught in the ProvenAmazonCourse.com course. We address questions like: How deep should I go on any given product? How do I know when it's time to let a product go? How can I get rid of unwanted products? What's the best strategy for avoiding excess unwanted products and other related challenges? Special guest at the conclusion of today's show, Jeff Schick of JeffSchick.com ...

Feb 01, 202338 min

#579: From doing construction with zero Ecommerce experience to Amazon REPLENS success

Today I interview to ProvenAmazonCourse.com students who have built a great business and they are aiming to go even higher in 2023. They are business partners with a background in the constructions industry, but after reconnecting with an old friend they heard on this podcast they decided to jump into Amazon REPLENS. You'll hear how they source profitable inventory, what tools they use and we'll spend a lot of time answering some of the questions they have about being at the $200K sales point an...

Jan 30, 20231 hr 16 min

#578: Our weekly highlights and recap of powerful business lessons

In today's episode we have highlights of a prior show including where to find the many resources mentioned! We covered episode #523 and it's perfect if you're just getting started. Show note rsources and LINKS: My Silent Team Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam 100% FREE! JimCockrumCoaching.com - Get a free session with a business consultant on our team at 1-800-994-1792 / 1-801-693-1688 or TEXT US at 385-284-7701 (US & Canada only for Text) ALL of our coaches are run...

Jan 28, 202349 min

#577: Your first item, your 40th item and your 1,000th item sold on Amazon

There are "growth stages" we've discovered in the process of running a 72,000 member facebook group for our PROVENAMAZONCOURSE.COM Amazon seller community while also assisting hundreds of successful Amazon REPLENS coaching students. In other words, we've served more than enough students at this point to notice some distinct patterns. The list of things that "keep you up at night" (which really shouldn't keep you up at all) changes dramatically over time as you move through the stages. For exampl...

Jan 26, 202349 min

#576: Selecting good inventory, quantities and some of those "gray areas" Amazon sellers encounter

On today's podcast episode we discuss a mix of helpful topics for any Amazon seller who is following the REPLENS system as taught in the ProvenAmazonCourse.com course. We discuss: making good decisions on your inventory purchasing, how many units you should send in when testing new "REPLENS", if barcodes must necessarily match when selling against a listing on Amazon as well as several other practical tips and strategies that are suitable for those with all levels of Amazon seller experience. We...

Jan 25, 202343 min

#575: Couple with full-time careers and newborn building a beautiful Amazon REPLENS business

Today's guests have an MBA and PHD along with a new baby, but they are carving out a couple hours per day to build an amazing business with the ProvenAmazonCourse.com REPLENS model. They are doing it without doing any of the prepping/shipping themselves (no inventory in their house!) They are also coaching students as you'll hear them describe. They've quickly found 70-80 profitable products that they can sell over and over again, and they are soon going to expand into wholesale. I love that the...

Jan 23, 20231 hr 19 min

#574: Our weekly highlights and recap of powerful business lessons

In today's episode we have all of the highlights of the prior week's shows including where to find the many resources mentioned! We covered episode #486 and #482. My Silent Team Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam 100% FREE! Join 70,000 + Facebook members from around the world who are using the internet creatively every day JimCockrumCoaching.com - Get a free session with a business consultant on our team at 1-800-994-1792 / 1-801-693-1688 or TEXT US at 385-284-7701 (US &...

Jan 21, 202336 min

#573: The EXACT products our successful students are selling, what they pay and the sell price revealed

Would you like to hear the EXACT products, buy prices and sell prices of dozens of our most successful students? Better yet, do you want to know HOW they are finding these great items to sell? That's what our show is all about today! In a recent post in our 71,000 member Facebook group of Amazon sellers I asked members to reveal a product they sell, what they paid and what it sells for. It's a great thread that quickly got over 170 participants! I think you'll be inspired by the random products ...

Jan 19, 202322 min

#572: How to have a successful Amazon selling business with no coaching or courses

Can you learn all you need to know about building and sustaining a beautiful ECOMMERCE business without using any courses, coaches or paid training? YES! Can you launch and grow a fantastically profitable, thriving AMAZON selling business without spending a penny on training, courses or coaching? Again YES! Can someone tell you exactly how to do that RIGHT NOW PLEASE?! Of course - let's do it RIGHT NOW! That's what today's podcast is all about. It's everything you need to know. Nothing held back...

Jan 18, 20231 hr 1 min

#571: Building a wholesale business using ProvenAmazonCourse.com strategies

Today's guest has used strategies from the provenamazoncourse.com to build a beautiful wholesale business on Amazon. He is also helping a client get established on Amazon as a consultant and he's paid $3,000 / month for his efforts in applying the basic strategies that he's learned as a student of our Amazon training strategies. Watch this interview on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/8jvJ9kb-e5E Don't forget to check out sellerboard, our awesome sponsor - THE accurate profit analytics tool for Am...

Jan 16, 202355 min

#570: College student with full-time job builds amazing Amazon REPLENS business quickly!

Not only did today's guest quickly build an amazing business using the ProvenAmazonCourse.com training, he also launched a service that is helping many sellers in our community! While working a full-time job (as a college student) he used the lessons he learned in the PAC to run an amazing business with only a few hours per week. Today we meet Will Abrams. A family member of his referred him to our community after she became a success story (and guest on our podcast), and now he's following suit...

Jan 12, 202344 min

#569: Many successful sellers in our community have this in common

After observing thousands of Ecommerce business builders and coaching countless Amazon sellers over the years, I've noticed undeniable patterns. There are a handful of simple lessons that will serve you well if you can learn them by HEARING them instead of being PAINFULLY forced to understand them by the realities of ecommerce that we all must eventually understand if we are to succeed. These ten rules will help you avoid painful mistakes, help you have the proper mindset and also save (and earn...

Jan 11, 202346 min

#568: Built a successful business ONLY by listening to our podcast (no investment needed)

Today I interview a student who only recently bought the provenamazoncourse.com course and he's not even really dug into it yet. But get this - He's built an amazing business using the Amazon REPLENS strategies that we teach in our community. He's done it all simply by listening to our podcast and hanging out in our free facebook group (there's a link to all podcast episodes and our group at SilentJim.com) I think it's a huge testament to the generosity and ABUNDANCE MINDSET of the members of ou...

Jan 09, 20231 hr 23 min

#567: Top 10 pitfalls new & experienced Ecommerce sellers fall into - Part 2

Concluding the 2 part series about the top 10 pitfalls many new and experienced sellers fall into when launching or growing an ecommerce business. If you're ready to work with a PROVEN team - give us a call. Details are at JimCockrumCoaching.com Pitfalls discussed in this Part TWO episode include: Sourcing using liquidations Buying based on INSTINCT Using too much credit too soon Pursuing your passions as a business model Allowing isolation As a reminder, yesterday, in the part ONE episode #566 ...

Jan 05, 202327 min

#566 Top 10 pitfalls new & experienced Ecommerce sellers fall into - Part 1

In this two part series we discuss the top 10 pitfalls that many new and experienced sellers fall into when launching or growing an ecommerce business. These observations come from having watched 1,000s of business building warriors both succeed and fail over the past 18 years. Many of these observations are timeless truths that are simply ignored by so many people who would otherwise see far greater results. If you're ready to work with a PROVEN team - give us a call. Details are at JimCockrumC...

Jan 04, 202330 min

#565: The ten scariest phrases we hear from those trying to build a business online

Are you saying things that scare me (and probably should scare you as well?) Here's what I mean - As you've likely heard me mention, we've been coaching ecommerce success strategies around here for coming up on 20 years. With thousands of ProvenAmazonCourse.com students and countless success stories (as you've heard on past recent episodes of our podcast), we have some obvious observations that have emerged over time. We see patterns. There are some bad mindsets, strategies and starting points t...

Jan 02, 202350 min

#564: Our weekly highlights and recap of powerful business lessons

In today's episode we have all of the highlights of the prior week's shows including where to find the many resources mentioned! We covered episode #557 and #544. Show note LINKS: ProvenAmazonCourse.com - the comprehensive course that contains ALL our Amazon training modules. The PAC is updated with new courses free for life JimCockrumCoaching.com - Get a free session with a business consultant on our team at 1-800-994-1792 or TEXT US at 385-284-7701 (US & Canada only for Text) ALL of our co...

Dec 31, 202233 min

#563: From full-time pastoral ministry to full-time Amazon consulting

Today we meet a coach on our team who made a major life pivot a few years ago. He's a ProvenAmazonCourse.com student who went on to be a coaching student through our program -and then became a coach! He's focused in on the "PPP" model (one of the modules inside the Proven Amazon Course). That's the Proven Product Partnering training that teaches you how to get paid to consult with businesses and brands that need help with their Amazon strategy. Enjoy this episode that illustrates how robust the ...

Dec 29, 20221 hr 1 min

#562: New seller is up to $50 net per hour pretty fast after deploying REPLENS strategies - Part 2

Today's episode is part two of a great conversation with a ProvenAmazonCourse.com student who is super excited by the progress she's seen in just a few short months using the PAC training! She's finding profitable inventory quickly and building her systems to help automate the entire process. She's up to about $50/hour net for her time invested, and she's projecting a bright future! This is a two part episode, so please visit SilentJim.com/podcast and look for episode number 561 and 562 to hear ...

Dec 28, 202256 min

#561: New seller is up to $50 net per hour pretty fast after deploying REPLENS strategies - Part 1

Today's guest is a ProvenAmazonCourse.com student who is super excited by the progress she's seen in just a few short months using the PAC training! She's finding profitable inventory quickly and building her systems to help automate the entire process. She's up to about $50/hour net for her time invested, and she's projecting a bright future! This is a two part episode, so please visit SilentJim.com/podcast and look for episode number 561 and 562 (coming Wednesday) to hear both segments. This i...

Dec 26, 202256 min

#560: Our weekly highlights and recap of powerful business lessons

In today's episode we have all of the highlights of the prior week's shows including where to find the many resources mentioned! We covered episode #553 and #555. Podcast #553 Retiring Soon and Building a Business For the Next Season with Amazon Replens We talk about the software program Replen Dashboard - developed by Jimmy Smith and Karl Jacobi. Inventory management system that helps sellers determine how many products to replenish at a given time. Fear of spending on inventory. Jim offers a “...

Dec 24, 202235 min

#559: The most popular Amazon policy questions and points of confusion for sellers

Over the past few months we've spent a few minutes per week with Jeff Schick of JeffSchick.com . He's the favorite Amazon policy and legal expert in our community and you'll benefit greatly from his real world experience and insights. The response has been fantastic as listeners have given us feedback about the "mini-segments" we've been releasing at the end of our Wednesday episodes. We decided to compile these mini-segments into one episode for you to enjoy all together in one place. You'll he...

Dec 22, 20221 hr 8 min

#558: Who can we NOT HELP when it comes to building an Amazon / Ecommerce business

On today's episode I analyze who we CAN and CAN'T help with our Ecommerce training. Having taught 1,000s of students over the years with our ProvenAmazonCourse.com training, we've noticed some obvious patterns. We've come to the realization that there are some people typically CAN'T help. If you fall into any of the categories I share on today's episode, we probably have little business support we can offer you on your Amazon/Ecommerce journey. The list includes things like this: Are you charact...

Dec 21, 202234 min

#557: After being burned by a Private Label mess, she's building a beautiful Amazon REPLENS business

Today's guest is a ProvenAmazonCourse.com student who works full-time, but she's built a beautiful business based on the REPLENS model we teach to virtually all our new Amazon seller students. She's overcome many obstacles in her life to get to this point (including raising five siblings on her own as a 20 year old!), but she's persisted and is a true business building warrior with an incredible story to share! Today's limited time sponsored ad: A Buy 1 Get 1 Christmas Special on our number one ...

Dec 19, 20221 hr 5 min

#556: Our weekly highlights and recap of powerful business lessons

In today's episode we have all of the highlights of last week's shows including where to find the many resources mentioned! We covered episode #550 and #552. Show note LINKS: ProvenAmazonCourse.com/oasimplified - learn to deploy Tactical Arbitrage as a REPLENS hunting tool! This course is taught by two of our coaching who each recently had a $100K month using these same strategies! OAsimplified.com Keepa.com - https://get.keepa.com/ede41 - the service we use to help interpret all of the selling ...

Dec 17, 202249 min

#555: Ten ways to find great REPLENS to sell on Amazon

You've likely heard the dozens of recent interviews with our students who are building great businesses using the provenamazoncourse.com REPLENS strategy. Today's episode dives into ten different strategies for finding great REPLENS inventory. It's not a comprehensive list, but there's sure to be something on the list that turns up the creative efforts in your business! This episode is for sellers both new and experienced! Today's limited time sponsored ad: A Buy 1 Get 1 Christmas Special on our...

Dec 15, 202231 min

#554: Ignore the Amazon "buy box" more if you want to sell more Amazon REPLENS

We are excited about all the new seller success stories we are seeing lately in our provenamazoncourse.com community, and we've noticed a very helpful "tip" that's been mentioned in our free Facebook group a few times recently that's really been helping these sellers gain nice momentum in finding profitable REPLENS inventory! The tip explains why you should probably be IGNORING the Amazon "buy box" instead of obsessing over it when making inventory buying decisions! Today I share how you can saf...

Dec 14, 202217 min

#553: Retiring soon and building a business for the next season with Amazon REPLENS

Today's guest is a ProvenAmazonCourse.com student who is building an amazing business as she nears retirement for her and her husband. Her husband is an accountant by trade, and he says their numbers are beautiful! She's worked as a dental hygienist as her career, but as of a few months ago (after attending our conference), she had to leave that career unexpectedly - far sooner than she was expecting to as she explains on the episode today. She's now full-time into her Amazon REPLENS business an...

Dec 12, 20221 hr 15 min

#552: College prof pursuing PHD while building a beautiful Amazon REPLENS business

Today we meet yet another provenamazoncourse.com student who is getting tremendous results a few months into his Amazon REPLENS journey. He's had prior experience using "treasure hunt" models of searching for discounts and closeouts products he can flip online, but he calls the new strategy he's found with us, "The easiest model I've ever tried." He's a part-time college professor at a Christian college and has plans to soon own a completely mobile business that will allow him to go anywhere in ...

Dec 08, 20221 hr 4 min

#551: Is success on Amazon Random or are there patterns we've seen among all those winning students?

Today I spend a few minutes diving into these questions: Is success on Amazon Random? Are there any factors that distinguish those who succeed from those who fail in our Amazon seller community? What other factors are involved in determining who wins and who loses in the Amazon selling game? If you are considering launching a business from home online, I invite you to answer the questions presented in this episode as honestly as you can. I'd love to hear from you if you have a different take tha...

Dec 07, 202237 min
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