A panel of leaders from our team got together to tackle these questions recently and we recorded the conversation. ALL Amazon resellers, bundle sellers and anyone who is considering selling on Amazon will benefit from hearing this discussion. Overview: A couple times per year for the past 20+ years we've seen both minor and major updates and changes come into play for sellers on Amazon, eBay etc. Amazon has changed policy and fee structures recently so we dive into the details. Right now there's...
Apr 18, 2024•1 hr 15 min
Today's all new episode tackles common questions and challenges faced by newcomers to selling on Amazon, specifically around restrictions and approved categories. It begins by addressing the concerns of many new sellers who find themselves confused by the limitations placed on what they can sell, noting that initial approval typically includes categories like Home and Kitchen, Arts and Crafts, Office Products, and Pet Supplies (excluding pet food). Even with all the initial restrictions that Ama...
Apr 17, 2024•51 min
Today's podcast guest lives in Laos and runs a successful Amazon selling business in the US on Amazon.com . He's using concepts from the ProvenAmazonCourse.com course to provide all the living expenses he needs while he's living permanently in the country that God called him to serve and love on the people of a poor nation. Laos is a poor nation where the US dollar goes very far, so our guest for today's show is using the proceeds to bless those near him and even training them on how to get into...
Apr 15, 2024•1 hr 1 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. Jim gives us an introduction and background on SilentJim.com and the ProvenAmazonCourse.com Coach intro to Kickstart Bootcamp - Robin Joy gives an overview Podcast best hits -- Jim covers which epi...
Apr 13, 2024•23 min
On today’s new podcast episode we meet a married couple who began their Amazon selling journey just a few short months ago. They are ProvenAmazonCourse.com students who quickly jumped into our coaching program as well and they are doing great! As you'll hear, they have made incredible progress in a very short time! You’ll hear what types of products that are selling, how they find a new "test worthy asins", and all the realities of the day today routines they’ve established to give them an incre...
Apr 11, 2024•1 hr 8 min
Sorry to burst your bubble, but after helping hundreds of students succeed on Amazon last year we are positive that "There is No Magic Formula". We can teach you the SYSTEM, but there are lessons to learn and opportunity comes with a steady ongoing learning curve. This new podcast episode discusses the opportunities and complexities of finding profitable Amazon products (aka Amazon Standard Identification Numbers or ASINs). We address the common misconception that there's a simple magic formula ...
Apr 10, 2024•48 min
Today's all new podcast episode is yet another fantastic Proven Amazon Course success story student! Sharon is a full-time teacher, but with her spare time she’s built an incredible Amazon business! With the help of coaches on our team, she has built successful branded bundles and is also using our REPLENS selling strategies as taught in the ProvenAmazonCourse.com course. You pick up several valuable strategies and tips from our discussion with Sharon today. Watch this episode on our YouTube cha...
Apr 08, 2024•42 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. Intro topics Jim gives us background on the My Silent Team Facebook group and how to join. My Silent Team Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam 100% FREE! Join 74,000 + Face...
Apr 06, 2024•35 min
For over 20 years, the only income my family and I have had is from multiple online ventures. I've learned many valuable lessons about growing online streams of revenue over this time and on today's episode I break down the most important elements of the journey. I explain why we start the vast majority of our new students with Amazon selling. I also discuss the three categories of opportunity that we see online (all business ideas online fit into one of these three). If you can BUILD SYSTEMS (a...
Apr 04, 2024•1 hr 6 min
On today's new podcast episode you'll meet a coach on our team who is running a $500K+ Amazon REPLENS business with his wife. When covid slowed their family business to a crawl they knew they had to find a flexible, scalable biz model to replace the income and they've found it in the REPLENS strategies as taught in the ProvenAmazonCourse.com course. You'll hear about what they sell, how they find their inventory, how they've scaled with virtual assistants from the Philippines as well as details ...
Apr 01, 2024•1 hr 3 min
In today's weekend episode we have highlights of a prior show. Today's guest only learned of Amazon REPLENS just a few short months ago. She's a busy mom working full-time and pursuing a business degree but she's managed to just have a very healthy five figure month on Amazon using the strategies as taught in the ProvenAmazonCourse.com course. We covered episode #775 - Busy mom pursuing a college degree while also building a beautiful Amazon business. The full episode can be heard at https://sil...
Mar 30, 2024•57 min
In a recent popular facebook post we discussed the most common ways we see especially new sellers on Amazon FAIL. Many mistakes are common among even the most experienced sellers as well however. The Facebook post took on a bit of a life of its own with some great participation from the community. The bottom line is this -if you avoid these common "traps" your odds of building a great business goes WAY up as you've heard from 100s of ProvenAmazonCourse.com students on other episodes of our show!...
Mar 28, 2024•40 min
We’ve identified 10 reasons why especially new Amazon sellers (or sellers who are struggling) on Amazon should find as many ASINs (new products) to test as possible and they should do it as soon as possible in order to make their odds of success as great as possible. While this may seem obvious, we’ve observed that many sellers try to find a handful of magic products that will boost them into the business they desire. Rarely is that what happens however. On today’s episode, we dive into the reas...
Mar 27, 2024•53 min
As we are just over 6 million downloads on iTunes alone for our podcast and have recently dropped our 800th episode, it's pretty incredible to realize we now have 100s of success stories with the great students of the ProvenAmazonCourse.com who've volunteered to share their story! Today's great story is no exception of course, and he's also a coaching student that who has just signed up for extended coaching sessions because he's gained so much value from what we've taught him so far. You'll mee...
Mar 25, 2024•56 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. Here are several summary answers recorded for you: Jim gives what he calls an “infomercial” to launch this Facebook live! The My Silent Team Facebook group now has 75,000 members strong! Jim has ab...
Mar 23, 2024•1 hr 36 min
On today's new podcast episode we meet a student turned coach who has only ever known Amazon as her only income! Her first business as a teen was selling on Amazon, and she now runs a seven figure business with two of her sisters supporting the effort. She's primarily using the REPLENS model focusing on RA, but she's moving smoothly into branded bundles as well currently. You'll hear numerous tips and insights from our latest ProvenAmazonCourse.com success story on today's new episode! Watch tod...
Mar 21, 2024•1 hr 17 min
Especially early on in your Amazon or ecommerce business building journey, being too "results-oriented" can lead to excess pressure and inconsistency. Learning to embrace a task-oriented approach gives you far more control and ultimately consistent success! You'll do far better if you learn to celebrate every step in the ProvenAmazonCourse.com journey by seeing the early, necessary steps as small victories that lead to an eventual financial results. Let's talk about it on today's all new "coache...
Mar 20, 2024•39 min
Today's guest has a very healthy six figure per month REPLENS business based on the ProvenAmazonCourse.com strategies. His prior work includes restaurants and ministry roles, but now he enjoys the flexibility of an Ecommerce lifestyle. You'll hear him describe the routine he follows, the strategies he uses to find profitable inventory and some insights about prepping and using family to help his business grow. He's also presenting at one of the 40 break out sessions scheduled for the upcoming Th...
Mar 18, 2024•58 min
In today's weekend episode we have highlights of a prior show. In this segment we discuss both the upcoming Proven Conference and our Lego selling training program. We also include the benefits of selling toys online. Greg spoke at the 2023 virtual conference and will be speaking live at the May 23-25, 2024 Proven Amazon Conference in Orlando! 2011-2012 started Greg’s e-commerce journey when he needed to get money together for a house down payment! The 2014 Frozen movie really ramped up his eBay...
Mar 16, 2024•43 min
In my hometown and in many other places as well there’s an item which is sold by the hundreds or more every day for several dollars each, yet strangely…. ANYONE can get the exact same item in any quantity they'd like packaged the exact same way FOR FREE just a couple hundred yards away. Does that make any sense at all to you? It's true. I'll tell you exactly where it's happening on today's new podcast. This lesson will help you understand one of the under-used Amazon selling strategies we teach ...
Mar 14, 2024•43 min
We’ve now captured 800 podcast episodes - and most of them are success stories from students of the ProvenAmazonCourse.com course! I thought episode #800 would be a good time to talk about the state of the Amazon and e-commerce opportunities overall. With thousands of success stories, a rapidly increasing community of amazing people like you and new doors of opportunity opening constantly for us all, I am as confident as I’ve ever been about the future of Amazon and e-commerce as the greatest bu...
Mar 13, 2024•22 min
While we really love to see business building warriors diving head first into self education, when it comes to selling on Amazon there are several very common mistakes you're likely to make if you try to go it alone and learn it all yourself. On today's episode I cover the top mistakes sellers make in regards to going too big too fast, thinking too small or creating a hamster wheel business model, or simply pursuing ideas that cause you to ultimately lose in the end in spite of the hype. We talk...
Mar 11, 2024•23 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 collected by the team: Jim gives an overview of the community and why we recommend new sellers start with the Replens Model, which has a “low, low high” theme - low investment required, ...
Mar 09, 2024•1 hr 10 min
Not all of our ProvenAmazonCourse.com students go on to build beautiful businesses. While we are quite proud of the fact that THOUSANDS of sellers point to our coaching and content as having helped them build something special, and we are also proud to mention that we've interviewed hundreds of them on our podcast- the truth is, it doesn't always work out! While there are endless reasons why any business can ultimately fail, there's a common theme we've noticed among Amazon and e-commerce warrio...
Mar 07, 2024•37 min
Do you journal? It's a fantastic predictor of future success. The things you write about, you think about differently - you can put your brain to work "behind the scenes" solving challenges while you go about your business IF you put pen to paper! On today's episode Brian and Robin Joy (two great coaches on the ProvenAmazonCourse.com team) discuss how journaling impacted their business and the practical strategies they use to tap into the power of writing down their progress and desired future o...
Mar 06, 2024•49 min
On today's all new podcast episode we interview a couple who has been in our community as students of the ProvenAmazonCourse.com for about six years. They've seen periods of incredible success as well as some challenging times, but they've learned and grown and diversified their way into a nice business. They have some great stories to share about their journey and there's a little something for everyone as they discuss what's worked, what didn't work so well and where they are going from here. ...
Mar 04, 2024•49 min
In today's weekend episode we have highlights of a prior show. We covered episode #763 From zero e-commerce experience to a multiple five figure biz in a few months. The full episode can be heard at https://silentjim.com/podcast This podcast features 53 year old twins Jerry and John, who have worked together for over 30 years! Jerry details how they found Jim Cockrum and what drew them to this community! John shares how they toyed with the idea of joining a “done for you program” but ended up no...
Mar 02, 2024•1 hr 17 min
Today's ProvenAmazonCourse.com student interview is with a guy who blasted past six figures in total sales pretty fast and you'll love hearing his inspirational story! He's following the REPLENS model and is really doing well with the "above buy box" method as you'll soon hear. As a matter of fact he recently sold 20 units in a single day of a product that was priced well above all the other sellers who were fighting over the "buy box" using the strategy that we teach in the PAC. He tells all ab...
Feb 29, 2024•1 hr 1 min
On today's episode of the podcast we meet an engineer who left his career in order to travel full-time with his wife. It's all thanks to the REPLENS system as taught in the ProvenAmazonCourse.com training! They don't see or touch their inventory and they've built a robust business that more than replaced his old income from real estate investing and a corporate career! Would you like to spend three days with hundreds of people of all levels of success who have used our training to build incredib...
Feb 28, 2024•39 min
After having coached thousands of students over 20 years with the ProvenAmazonCourse.com and our coaching program, we've noticed many patterns among those who go on to build sustained success and those who struggle or never make it at all. One of the biggest keys that ensures you'll go far and do quite well is an often disregarded, yet highly relevant factor that is so vital it's worth reminding our students about repeatedly. RELATIONSHIPS! There are actually seven key relationships we've identi...
Feb 26, 2024•43 min
