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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

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

In today's episode, we have highlights of a prior show. This episode explains what an inch deep and mile wide is, has great practical tips, how to use the incredible tool Keepa and the importance of the right mindset! We covered episode #591 - Young Couple Navigates transitioning from 2 full-time jobs to running a home based Amazon biz with dad at home. Our full episode is at https://silentjim.com/podcast Sponsored by Sell your Amazon Account - Have an unused Amazon seller account? Get top dolla...

May 20, 202333 min

#639: Her real estate career slowed, but her Amazon REPLENS business is taking off

Today we meet a single mom who has a real estate career that's really taken a hit recently. She's also had a deep personal loss recently that she shares a bit about on the episode. In spite of all this, she's a fighter. This WARRIOR is building an incredible business using the ProvenAmazonCourse.com REPLENS system. She started out scanning barcodes and looking for clearance and quickly discovered that it wasn't at all what she was needing. From there she got into our content and her business too...

May 18, 20231 hr 1 min

#638: A live Amazon Q/A with 50 students

Once per week or so I love to go live on Zoom in the Facebook group with whoever can join me and answer as many ecommerce and Amazon selling related questions as possible. Recently, we recorded one of these sessions and captured it for you. The questions we discussed are all about finding great inventory, getting started, using Keepa and more- enjoy! As a beginner who has not yet bought the provenamazoncourse.com course, is it worth getting an LLC right away or should I wait until I get further ...

May 17, 202356 min

#637: Moved to US from Vietnam in 2020 & launched a seven figure Amazon biz

Today's guest is another success story from our community who has used the concepts taught in the PROVENAMAZONCOURSE.COM course to build an amazing business. He moved to the US in 2020 from Vietnam and took a job at a restaurant as a waiter while he was learning to speak English. When he discovered our ecommerce community and podcast however, he became determined to build a better future. He has no business background or advanced education. All he had was determination. He is now on track to sel...

May 15, 202341 min

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

In today's episode, we have highlights of a prior show. This episode is ideal for newer sellers who are struggling to make the Replens Model “click.” Jim interviews a guest who is getting started but not quite up and running yet! We covered episode #583 - Fulltime Firefighter finding his way with an Amazon Replens Business. Our full episode is at https://silentjim.com/podcast Today's highlights: Jim discusses how new sellers should NEVER start with PL as there is only about a 5% success rate for...

May 13, 202338 min

#635: Finding 200 profitable replens quickly with the Amazon REPLENS model PART II

Today's new interview is with a student who has ramped up very quickly to put up some big numbers with the REPLENS system as taught in the ProvenAmazonCourse.com course. He says at one point, "I wish I'd found this concept nearly a decade ago when I was getting started with ecommerce!" He has a small team working out of a 2 car garage and they just had their first multiple six figure month March 2023 selling the 200 profitable items they've found. There are many great lessons about Merchant Fulf...

May 11, 202349 min

#634: Finding 200 profitable replens quickly with the Amazon replens model PART I

Today's new interview is with a student who has ramped up very quickly to put up some big numbers with the REPLENS system as taught in the ProvenAmazonCourse.com course. He says at one point, "I wish I'd found this concept nearly a decade ago when I was getting started with ecommerce!" He has a small team working out of a 2 car garage and they just had their first multiple six figure month March 2023 selling the 200 profitable items they've found. There are many great lessons about Merchant Fulf...

May 10, 202351 min

#633: Great Amazon selling lessons from our most experienced coaches

Today's brand new podcast episode is a first for us on the show. We have four of our top coaches in an open chat discussing what it takes to succeed on Amazon with a coach. If you aren't aware, we've been coaching for nearly 20 years in the ecommerce arena - and we have nearly 10,000 students served! That makes us the longest running ecommerce/Amazon coaching programs in the world! I say that to say this - we've learned a LOT about what it takes to truly succeed as an Amazon or online business b...

May 08, 202359 min

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

In today's episode, we have highlights of a prior show discussing online arbitrage, Keepa strategies and how the right tools infuse your business with cash. We covered episode 525! Listen to the whole conversation at https://silentjim.com/podcast Building an amazing business in just a few months following ProvenAmazonCourse.com strategies Show note links: My Silent Team Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam 100% FREE! Join 70,000 + Facebook members from around the world who...

May 06, 202348 min

#631: The best reasons for not having an Amazon selling business

We have a new podcast episode for you today! You'll especially enjoy this one if you aren't sure about starting an Amazon business based on the provenamazoncourse.com strategies we talk about around here so often. Maybe you think you're just too busy, or maybe you think the cost is too high or maybe you're under the impression the opportunity is saturated. I tackle all of these issues and a good handful more on today's episode. The only question you need to answer about selling on Amazon is this...

May 04, 202339 min

#630: Common pitfalls we see among our Amazon selling coaching students

We've coached nearly 10,000 students in ecommerce over the past nearly 20 years, and for the past 6 years most of them have been Amazon sellers who want help building a business with provenamazoncourse.com strategies. Among those students we've detected a handful of common struggles. You'd be wise to learn from their struggles and learn how to overcome these common pitfalls when building your Amazon business! That's what we talk about on today's "coaches corner" episode! Special guest at the con...

May 03, 202352 min

#629: High School teachers build their dream retirement with Amazon

Today's guest is another success story from the ProvenAmazonCourse.com course. As a married couple both working as teachers, they know they want more income as retirement approaches. They are using the Amazon REPLENS business that they learned about on this podcast and in our free Facebook community to build a business that's really taken off - just since December 2022! We spend time discussing what to sell, where to find it, what tools they use and several other aspects of the realities of grow...

May 01, 20231 hr 12 min

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

In today's episode, we have highlights of a prior show discussing team building, record keeping and how this podcast gives free content that will infuse your business with cash just applying our advice. We covered episode 543 Listen to the whole conversation at https://silentjim.com/podcast 543 - Our Free Podcast Helped Them Get to 7 Figures on AZ Show note links and resources: JimCockrumCoaching.com - Get a free session with a business consultant on our team at 1-800-994-1792 / 1-801-693-1688 o...

Apr 29, 202334 min

#627: Struggled to launch a private label product but then she discovered REPLENS

Today's interview is with another ProvenAmazonCourse.com student who is finding great momentum with the REPLENS model after struggling with her attempt at a private label launch on Amazon. Her story is yet another great example of why we never allow our new Amazon seller students to attempt to launch a PL on Amazon! She's building great momentum now however, and I'm excited to share her story where she reveals the reality of this business, including what she sells, where she finds it and all the...

Apr 27, 202345 min

#626: Practical strategies for Amazon success from some of the top coaches on our team!

We love bringing you great new episodes of our increasingly popular podcast for Amazon sellers, and today is another great one! On Today's coaches corner episode we spend time discussing how to choose inventory and properly test when selling REPLENS as taught in the ProvenAmazonCourse.com REPLENS system. How many units is too many when we find winning inventory? Also, we discuss some great SOP's (Standard Operating Procedures) for Amazon seller pricing strategies and sourcing strategies. Special...

Apr 26, 202346 min

#625: Building multiple income streams on Amazon with a REPLENS foundation

By learning the REPLENS model of selling on Amazon, you can open up many new doors of opportunity that build on your initial foundation and momentum. Today's podcast episode is even more proof of this because it's a conversation with yet another successful PROVENAMAZONCOURSE.COM student who is also a coaching student. The overall topic today is a roadmap of how to find more than one way to build income streams based on your initial momentum with our Amazon REPLENS system. Our guest transparently...

Apr 24, 20231 hr 12 min

#624: Selling physical goods on Amazon can be hands free - here's how

In our community of Amazon sellers who are using provenamazoncourse.com strategies, we are seeing more and more successful sellers going entirely HANDS FREE - meaning they don't source products, they don't ship products and they don't touch box tape. How is this possible when selling physical products? That's what we discuss on today's podcast episode! It's not about drop shipping (please don't do that -I explain why), and it's not some "trick". It's a matter of using the proper resources as you...

Apr 21, 202354 min

#623: A beautiful partnership leads to an amazing Amazon business

Today's guests have built a fantastic Amazon business with a very part-time effort. They source their profitable inventory in various ways; via online sourcing, local retail and they are also beginning to explore private label products. They are the latest of dozens of ProvenAmazonCourse.com students that I've interviewed lately who have succeeded in a big way. They also joined our coaching program about a year ago and attribute most of their success to the great experience they've had as coachi...

Apr 19, 20231 hr 26 min

#622: From full-time pharmacist to Amazon business building homeschooling mom

Today we meet a homeschooling mom who left behind her pharmacy career to pursue her Amazon REPLENS business using the provenamazoncourse.com REPLENS strategy. She's only working a few hours per week as of this recording, and she's got an amazing business to show for it! You'll learn her sourcing strategies, how she's using a virtual assistant to help grow her business, the importance of relationships in her business as well as several other inspirational moments from her story. Don't forget to c...

Apr 17, 20231 hr 9 min

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

In today's episode, our guest emphasizes the possibility of selling on Amazon becoming a true family business, the importance of social media and the training resources that make so accessible for so many. We covered podcast episode 529 - Growing a Multiple 7 Figure Brand on Amazon with the PAC Listen to the whole conversation at https://silentjim.com/podcast or watch it here https://youtu.be/_2jq7_9iqvQ Highlights: Jim and the guests discuss their family fashion jewelry business, their faith an...

Apr 15, 202329 min

#620: Leaving full-time job because he earns more working fewer hours with Amazon REPLENS

Today's ProvenAmazonCourse.com success story interview is a student from the UK who was able to quit his job in Feb 2023 to be home with his family and new daughter! He says he's loving the flexibility of his new lifestyle! He's working fewer hours now (about 30/week) and earning more than ever before! He shares what items he sells on Amazon using our REPLENS system, how he finds the winning inventory, his results (28% Net Profit with around 85% ROI!) as well as the struggles he has faced and is...

Apr 13, 20231 hr 13 min

#619: Getting paid while you learn Amazon REPLENS system

One of the things we love about the Amazon seller model that we teach to virtually all new students to take the provenamazoncourse.com training is this ... you can earn while you learn. Today on a "coaches corner" episode of the podcast we have some favorite coaches on our team answering some of the common questions we get. A theme today is "Learning to find great Amazon inventory with simple tests", and "how to know when a products passes the test?" Of course there's always more to learn, but f...

Apr 12, 202342 min

#618: This coaching student's journey is a journey of mindset and consistency

Today's guest is yet another provenamazoncourse.com success story. He's also a coaching student as well. He's one of the most self aware guests I think we've ever interviewed because he emphasized repeatedly that even before he saw success, he knew the systems worked, but he was forced to confront his own mindset and lack of consistency as the greatest barrier to success. His coach played a huge role as you'll hear him describe. Sponsored by TheProvenConference.com Come meet your fellow listener...

Apr 10, 20231 hr 5 min

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

In today's episode, we have highlights of a prior show discussing the KDP course and lots of motivational energy this school teacher turned homeschool mom shares about her Amazon business! We covered podcast episode 408 - Student selling 500K using strategies from the PAC Listen to the whole conversation at https://silentjim.com/podcast or watch it here https://youtu.be/UFe3dD1Ap9w Show note links: JimCockrumCoaching.com - Get a free session with a business consultant on our team at 1-800-994-17...

Apr 07, 202334 min

#616: Couple works full time and still found 200+ profitable Amazon products their FIRST full month

Today's podcast guests are a married couple with two full-time jobs who have one simple piece of advice for those who are considering growing a business on Amazon. Get a coach from the JimCockrumCoaching.com team! They started their business with zero ecommerce experience in late Nov 2022 when they discovered our podcast and then got a coach from our team. Their first full month was nearly six figures in sales with over 200 profitable products found to sell on Amazon! They HUSTLED and had an ama...

Apr 05, 20231 hr 6 min

#615: Top five lessons from 20 years of living on ecommerce income

After over 20 years of relying 100% on ecommerce for the only income for our family of seven, I've learned some invaluable lessons. I spent some time thinking through the TOP 5 lessons today, and regardless of what business model you are pursuing I think you'll find some specific tips you can take to the bank on today's episode. The theme is: TRAFFIC, TESTING, TRIBE, TIME and TEACHING Five big lessons that all start with the letter "T" Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/...

Apr 03, 20231 hr 4 min

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

In today's episode, we have highlights of a prior show discussing the benefits of coaching, what is a replen and an underserved ASIN and then a funny Kuerig selling story with much more!. We covered episode 532 Listen to the whole conversation at https://silentjim.com/podcast Show note LINKS and resources: 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 coac...

Apr 01, 202338 min

#613: Four months into Amazon REPLENS and these lifelong friends are seeing exciting results

"We are finding more profitable inventory than we have time to buy!" Today's guests had never done anything with e-commerce before just a few months ago when they jumped into our provenamazoncourse.com course REPLENS training. They both work full-time jobs that they enjoy, but in their spare time they've built an amazing business on Amazon that has them dreaming big (as you'll hear). After just a few weeks of jumping into the "PAC", they requested a coach on our team and then they were REALLY of...

Mar 30, 20231 hr 6 min

#612: I STILL can't find any Amazon REPLENS - someone help!

Do you find Amazon sourcing confusing? We've all been there. In fact, one of our top provenamazoncourse.com success stories is Brian who used to call himself "the KING of not getting it". What did he do to finally "get it"? Would you like to hear that advice that we give to ProvenAmazonCourse students who are struggling to find more of those 'underserved listings' we are always talking about on Amazon (aka REPLENS)? On today's all new podcast episode, we pull back the curtain! How many ASINs wil...

Mar 29, 202357 min

#611: She has one day per week to work her Amazon business and she's building something great!!

Today's guest is yet another successful coaching student of ours who is using the strategies from the ProvenAmazonCourse.com course to build a beautiful business! She only has one day per week to work on her Amazon business (plus a few spare hours here and there) because she works full time at her "real job". She's using the Amazon REPLENS system to find profitable inventory ONLINE (online arbitrage aka OA) and in RETAIL stores near her (retail arbitrage aka RA). She's doing all the packing and ...

Mar 27, 202343 min
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