Silent Sales Machine Radio

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 th...

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 exte...

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" t...

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 ti...

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 smal...

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...

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...

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 p...

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...

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 mode...

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 n...

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 an...

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 pra...

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...

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...

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 s...

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 t...

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...

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 shares how the team has coached over 10,000 students and there are so many success stories...

For a few years now we've had a strategy we've loved sharing with our ProvenAmazonCourse.com and coaching students that interestingly seems to be more easily grasped by our students who have LESS Amazon selling experience.   Experienced sellers seem to struggle with this "above the buy box" concept because it's so simple that it goes over their heads quite often as they attempt to over complicate...

Did you know that we've helped 1,000s of students launch and grow beautiful businesses online? Did you know we have numerous FREE as well as paid resources to assist you? Let's talk about it!   Also, today we address the question of just how hard it really is to build a real business. We love to say that we believe we've found the lowest risk, lowest learning curve, lowest investment required busi...

If there's one rule of thumb with ecommerce it's this: Things are always changing.   There's one business model however that we have been bullish about for the past 6+ years and we continue to be increasingly excited about for the future as Amazon needs sellers with this skills set more and more!   The evidence is strong as student success stories continue to roll in! I'm talking about the REPLENS...

In today's weekend episode we have highlights of a prior show. In this segment we discuss both our Amazon Influencer training and our Branded Bundles training. We also include the benefits of attending our annual live event.    We covered episode #731 - While recovering 18 months from back surgery, she built incredible Amazon income streams. The full episode can be heard at  https://silentjim.com/...

Today's guest is a ProvenAmazonCourse.com student and coaching client who has made just about every mistake you can make on his way to building a successful Amazon business!   He's failed at drop shipping, sourcing from Alibaba, paying for "done for you", trying to do an MLM with Amazon etc. all while working a full time job.   So many CLASSIC red flags... but now he's seeing stability and growth...

On today's "coaches corner" episode of the podcast we discuss the reality of finding enough winning/test-worthy asinHow many ASINs do you need to make a car payment? A house payment?s to help make a real dent in your monthly budget.   We all started small and built over time - this episode breaks down the reality of the Amazon selling models we've taught to 1,000s of students.   We also dive into...