“There has to be an easier way!” We hear this a lot from new coaching clients and those in the community who are just starting out Why is it so challenging in the early days? We tend to stick with what we know and this business isn’t anything we know Job Replacement or Income Replacement? If you’re considering this opportunity or are just getting started consider your motivation As long as your job has a higher priority than your Amazon business you’ll struggle to replace your income The beauty ...
Jan 03, 2024•47 min
As you've heard from a handful of guests lately, many in our community are beginning to get paid very well (thousands in recurring payments in many cases) for simply making videos of products they love and uploading them to Amazon! These aren't even products that are being sold by the video maker! It's just a demo video showing the product! That's right - no costs, no fancy tools or software... just simple videos showing products you like can get you paid! We are excited to launch the ProvenAZin...
Jan 01, 2024•1 hr 13 min
Once per week our Amazon seller leadership team and I love to go live on Zoom with whoever can join us and answer as many ecommerce and Amazon selling related questions as possible. We love to capture the best moments from these Monday night sessions for you and turn them into a podcast episode. Highlights pulled from the team: Jim gives an overview of the My Silent Team community and all it has to offer! - a listener refers to this segment as the “Jimfomercial” Jim talks about how new sellers a...
Dec 30, 2023•1 hr 19 min
Today's guest is a US Marine who recently left his public school position to go full-time with Amazon and he's growing a beautiful multiple five figure business monthly using strategies learned from the ProvenAmazonCourse.com training. This is another fantastic story from our community of business building warriors! This is also yet another family who will be joining us as at our May 2024 event in Orlando FL - details at TheProvenConference.com Sponsored by eCom Balance https://jimc.biz/keeper O...
Dec 28, 2023•1 hr 15 min
Sourcing Without Money If you have no money or your account is held up for some reason, source, source, source! Had a client who was waiting on a large payout and all he did was source test worthy ASINs for 3+ months When he got his payout he started sending in his test worthy ASINs and went from minimal sales to $50K in 3 months…that’s mainly run rate on tests, not much in the way of replens yet BUT…more dollars = higher risk when new The real value in your business is the ASINs, not the capita...
Dec 27, 2023•52 min
In this highlights episode, you'll hear how the guest juggles business with homeschool, her focus tips and her view on why she does what she does to keep herself going. These highlights will encourage anyone currently building or considering an Amazon business especially when it gets hard! We covered episode #622 - From full-time pharmacist to Amazon business building homeschooling mom. You can listen to the full episode at https://silentjim.com/podcast Notes from the podcast team: The guest sha...
Dec 23, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Today's guest is Khang -he's a multiple seven figure seller success story from our community who recently returned from a two week family vacation - and he didn't even check his Amazon seller stats while he was gone! He's seeing record breaking sales and growth in his Amazon REPLENS business and he tells you EXACTLY how he does it on today's episode. He's in his third year and the growth has been incredible year after year. New sellers will be inspired by this new system that is WIDE OPEN to the...
Dec 21, 2023•1 hr 19 min
Today's guest is doing great with the wholesale strategies he learned from the provenamazoncourse.com and our coaching program! He's planning to go full-time on Amazon in 2024 and leave his previous career soon! While working only a couple hours maximum daily on his Amazon business, he did well over half a million in sales at fantastic margins in 2023 following our training. Heads up: Our May 2024 event in Orlando is coming up! Get details at TheProvenConference.com and hear today's conversation...
Dec 20, 2023•38 min
Today's guest is a coaching student and provenamazoncourse.com student who has built a robust multiple five figure per month REPLENS business selling on Amazon.com (US). He's doubled his business this year over last year and he has big goals for the future. He has a team of virtual assistants (he calls them teammates) who are filling all the vital roles of his business and you even get to briefly meet a few of them on today's episode (although we had some audio issue so we had to edit that porti...
Dec 18, 2023•51 min
Once per week or so our Amazon seller leadership team goes live on Zoom with whoever can join us to answer as many ecommerce and Amazon selling related questions as possible. Highlights put together by the podcast team : Jim reminds all new sellers that they should start with The Proven Amazon Course (PAC). He also discusses the “Getting Started” module and recommends the Kick Start Bootcamp Jim discusses why now is the best time to start selling physical products online and how market saturatio...
Dec 16, 2023•1 hr 10 min
On today's podcast we talk about BUYING and SELLING Amazon's account. Yes, it's allowed and legal - but doing it yourself is unwise. Aaron (our guest) has helped over 1,500 sellers navigate the transfer of ownerships of Amazon stores. Even an "empty" Amazon store that's sat dormant for a couple years could be worth significant cash! Read about the only Buy/Sell services that we like at: SilentJim.com/buyorsell Some details: It's within Amazon policy and a perfectly legitimate arrangement to tran...
Dec 14, 2023•43 min
Did you know there are over 4 BILLION listings (products) on Amazon? That’s a lot of opportunity to sell against existing listings! Are you thinking too small about the rapidly expanding opportunity to be a third party FBA seller on Amazon? On today’s new podcast episode we discuss just how wide open and expansive the REPLENS strategy truly is as taught in the provenamazoncourse.com course. Special guest at the conclusion of today's show, Jeff Schick of JeffSchick.com answers the question: How c...
Dec 13, 2023•35 min
Today's guests are a married couple that is building an incredible business while homeschooling their kids and running another full-time real-estate related business. They are coaching students with us ( JimCockrumCoaching.com ) and they've loved the journey! They are expecting to do about $30,000 in sales this month with their "branded bundles" that emerged from their Amazon REPLENS business. They work the business with their young kids and a couple of homeschool teens who live nearby. It's yet...
Dec 11, 2023•1 hr 1 min
In this highlight episode you'll hear how the guest sources inventory, her full numbers and profits as well as other details that will inspire and encourage anyone currently building or considering an Amazon business! We covered episode #684 - From corporate career to home based Amazon success with Replens. You can listen to the full episode at https://silentjim.com/podcast Jim and the guest talk about their parallel journeys that have led them to their e-commerce beginnings! The guest further d...
Dec 08, 2023•59 min
Today's guest quit his last "real job" in the late 90s (on the day he won employee of the month at his last employer) and has been an entrepreneur in e-commerce since then. The first 15 minutes of our discussion is his history of ups and downs with various business models, including how he lost everything in 2014 when he inadvertently broke laws that he didn't realize existed. Now he's helping brands sell about $80K per month with the PPP (Proven Product Partnering) model as taught in the Proven...
Dec 07, 2023•54 min
As we head full speed towards the end of 2023, is the excitement GROWING or SLOWING regarding your Amazon business? Today's podcast episode talks about the momentum you should have going into 2024 - not only because January is an exciting month for Amazon sellers, but also because we have so much in store for provenamazoncourse.com students in the coming year! Let's talk about finishing strong this year and gaining momentum for 2024 on today's new podcast episode! Special guest at the conclusion...
Dec 06, 2023•30 min
With nearly 10,000 coaching clients served and thousands of successful businesses launched over 20 years I can confidently say that the odds are you are OVER COMPLICATING Amazon selling. Discussed on today's episode: > Forty recent examples from my own inventory where I'm selling items on Amazon well above average Amazon sales price EVERY DAY > The overhyped concerns about Amazon suspensions that's borderline ridiculous (it's virtually a non-factor based on huge numbers of sellers we've ta...
Dec 04, 2023•58 min
Once per week or so our Amazon seller leadership team and I love to go live on Zoom with whoever can join us and answer as many ecommerce and Amazon selling related questions as possible. We love to capture the best moments from these Monday night sessions for you and turn them into a podcast episode. Highlights added by the podcast team: Jim gives an overview of who he is and how he has supported his family with e-commerce for over 20 years! Also, mark your calendars for The Proven Conference -...
Dec 02, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Today's guest was doing well on eBay, but found it to be a real grind listing and shipping constantly. He decided to learn about Amazon and he got into our provenamazoncourse.com course in August of this year. As of early Nov 2023 he'd already sold 1,100+ transactions at a fantastic 25% net profit with far less time and effort expended. On today's all new show he shares what he's selling, how he finds it and how he does it all as a ONE MAN SHOW. He's done it all without loans or credit cards... ...
Nov 30, 2023•59 min
Today's podcast episode will help all Amazon sellers and provenamazoncourse.com students take full advantage of the opportunities we all have as Amazon sellers during the holiday shopping season as well as well into 2024! >Remember, if it’s on sale for you, it’s on sale for everyone! >Not all items bought for Q4 need to sell before the end of the year! >The scarcity of some seasonal items can be extended! These great seasonal tips and more on today's episode! Watch this one here: https:...
Nov 29, 2023•33 min
Following a PROVEN path to Amazon selling results is important, but of equal importance is AVOIDING the most common pitfalls that many sellers predictably fall into sadly. These mistakes slows their progress and makes the business journey far more difficult than it needs to be. On this episode I discuss the TOP TEN most common pitfalls we are seeing among sellers lately - and how to easily avoid them on your way to building a beautiful business. A few of the mistakes we've been seeing: Sourcing ...
Nov 27, 2023•21 min
Highlights from this episode include discussing the small and light program, silentjim.com/returns (for sellers who don’t want to handle all their returned items) and selling seasonal items. The guest also discusses how he took an IP complaint and turned it into an opportunity to develop a relationship with the brand! We covered episode #667 - New PAC student Just a few months in and crushing it - Kevin Alazmo. You can listen to the full episode at https://silentjim.com/podcast Highlight topics:...
Nov 25, 2023•1 hr 18 min
Today's guest shares how he's so consistently launching BRANDED BUNDLES on Amazon using a three step focus on each new bundle. He is also the latest addition to the JimCockrumCoaching.com team as our most recent student success story turned coach. He's a former coaching student himself who has built an incredible business the past couple years by following the provenamazoncourse.com process of going from REPLENS and then on to branded bundles - with many other great new income streams in the wor...
Nov 22, 2023•31 min
Today's guest has a background in real estate, but his ascent into success using the Amazon REPLENS system has been astonishingly rapid! Starting with just a few hundred dollars a little over 3 months ago, he now is expecting to finish the year with well over $100K in total sales at great margins! He's finding loads of winning inventory! There's NEVER been a better time to be an entrepreneur than RIGHT NOW in my opinion and a big reason for that is the low risk, low learning curve, high odds of ...
Nov 20, 2023•1 hr 25 min
Once per week our Amazon seller leadership team and I love to go live on Zoom with whoever can join us and answer as many ecommerce and Amazon selling related questions as possible. We love to capture the best moments from these Monday night sessions at our free Facebook group for you and turn them into a podcast episode. Highlights compiled by the team include: Jim gives an overview of his multiple streams of income! Text the word “free” to 507-800-9040 for Jim’s latest book. He also explains w...
Nov 18, 2023•54 min
Nobody wants to talk about accounting, but there’s a short conversation you need to have as soon as possible before the end of the year to avoid wasting thousands or tens of thousands of dollars on the wrong accountant or worse yet, dramatically overpaying on your taxes. There are some very common mistakes that Amazon and e-commerce sellers make that wind up costing them ridiculous amounts of money. Odds are, if your account doesn’t specialize in the Ecommerce and Amazon selling, you are paying ...
Nov 16, 2023•36 min
On today's all new episode Brian and Robin Joy discuss the difference between "easy ASIN's" and "hard ASIN's" and what it takes to hit your selling goals on Amazon. Also -is there any way to avoid having to send your inventory to multiple Amazon warehouses when selling FBA? We continue to see a steady stream of new seller and experienced seller success stories in our community! Would you like to be the next provenamazoncourse.com success story? Let's talk about it! Special guest at the conclusio...
Nov 15, 2023•38 min
Today's guest on the podcast knew literally nothing about computers a couple years ago. He now manages a $2.2million Amazon business using the REPLENS model as taught in the provenamazoncourse.com course. They are finding a steady stream of 50%-60% ROI products and scaling fast! He attributes the training of course, but also ATTITUDE and RELATIONSHIPS. You'll hear what he sells, where he finds it and his philosophy of winning on Amazon. He's beginning to get into branded bundles as well in 2024 ...
Nov 13, 2023•56 min
Today's guest is a huge encouragement to those who love a great story in perseverance and also, has very practical help. This segment is all things Keepa - our recommended seller tool! Podcast episode #369 to learn more about Keepa! We covered episode #663 - Single mom making a big comeback thanks to her hard work on Amazon - Cynthia Potts Highlights compiled by the podcast team: Our community is full of real people facing real challenges and in this case, a widowed mom is working to build her A...
Nov 11, 2023•1 hr 10 min
Today's guest is the latest ProvenAmazonCourse.com success story that is sure to inspire and encourage you! Not only did covid wipe out her old business, an accident and resulting surgeries put her on the couch for 18 months! During this time her WARRIOR spirit kicked in however and you'll be amazed by what she's built! She's used a handful of the strategies that we teach in our community to piece together an incredible business that requires about 8-10 hours of work weekly to maintain - and she...
Nov 09, 2023•1 hr 2 min
