Jim Cockrum

Silent Sales Machine Radio

As of Spring 2026 voted a top 20 overall e-commerce podcast*! Also voted the #1 podcast for Amazon sellers**! The ONLY e-commerce podcast that features 100's of RECENT, REAL success story interviews with real people building great businesses online. Welcome to the most listened to and success filled Amazon seller and e-commerce podcast on the web! This is also the official podcast of the award winning ProvenAmazonCourse.com training course. Inside the free 84,000+ member Facebook group for fans of the show (SilentJim.com has a link) you'll MEET and INTERACT with an amazing community that uses...

Author

Jim Cockrum

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Business

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

#783: Small Amazon success leads to other successes - and how to deal with excess and return inventory 12.02.2024

Today's new podcast episode is a great ProvenAmazonCourse.com success story who built his business while in college and quickly had a $40k/month business - but that's not where he stopped!   He noticed a need in our seller community and he built a service to help deal with any returned inventory so that sellers would not have to worry about it themselves. It's a great example of how diligence with...

#782: A live Amazon Q/A with our Facebook members and PAC students 10.02.2024

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.   From the team highlights: Jim talks about the My Silent Team Facebook page which now has 74,000...

#781: This "Mom-preneur" is building an amazing ProvenAmazonCourse.com business 08.02.2024

Today's guest is a busy pastors wife with five kids with no prior business or ecommerce experience, but she's carved out some time to build an incredible business on Amazon using the REPLENS model as taught in the ProvenAmazonCourse.com course. She started out selling books (which didn't ultimately work out as you'll hear), but she soon learned of REPLENS and went on to get some impressive results...

#780: Using prep centers and managing "tanking" ASINS 07.02.2024

Our Wednesday podcast episodes are typically coaches corner episodes. This means we dive into the common issues faced by the ProvenAmazonCourse.com students in our community.   Today we discuss what to do about ASINs that drop in price, and we also discuss options for using prep centers to create a more hands-free selling operation.   If you haven't registered for our May 2024 event - TheProvenCon...

#779: Revisiting a ProvenAmazonCourse.com student who had just started a year ago 05.02.2024

It's always great to catch up with past guests to our podcast and see how they are doing! The last time we interviewed Ted he was a new ProvenAmazonCourse.com student who had just seen his first $7K sales month with REPLENS.   On today's episode we catch up with him a year later and he's just had his first $100K month! That's great progress! He's also a new coach on our team with plenty of practic...

#778: A live Amazon Q/A with our Facebook members and PAC students 03.02.2024

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 discusses the My Silent Team Facebook page and how the hundreds of inspirational successes...

#777: Student lives in Bankok and has built an incredible business selling on Amazon US 01.02.2024

Today's guest is a  ProvenAmazonCourse.com and coaching student living in (and from) Bangkok. He's followed the REPLENS training and has built an amazing business as you'll soon hear.   I was blown away at his unique approach and how he's overcome what some would see as merely obstacles (English as his second language, lives outside the US but sells successfully on Amazon.com in the US, local curr...

#776: Worst case and best case scenarios for Amazon sellers following the ProvenAmazonCourse.com strategies 31.01.2024

On today's new podcast episode we discuss "What's the Worst That Can Happen? What's the Best That Can Happen? How do we Mitigate Risk as Amazon sellers?"   Other questions include:   How many units should I test when trying new products on Amazon? What's the ONE factor that determines my success with the Amazon strategies we teach?   Our coaches Brian and Robin have helped hundreds of students suc...

#775: Busy mom pursuing college degree while also building a beautiful Amazon Business 29.01.2024

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.   She reveals what she sells, how she finds the winners and how crazy it was having her first month where she shipped...

#774: Our weekly highlights and recap of powerful business lessons 27.01.2024

In today's episode, we have highlights of a prior show put together by the podcast team. This episode highlights an awesome opportunity in creating branded bundles and selling them on Amazon. Our guest has been doing it for years and is quite successful in more ways than just monetarily.   We covered episode #709 - Meet a seven figure branded bundle Amazon seller who employs special needs employee...

#773: From 30 year corporate career to Amazon five figure monthly seller in a few months 25.01.2024

On today's new podcast episode we meet a longtime friend of mine who recently found himself in a major career change and contacted me about selling on Amazon. He's doing great as both a  ProvenAmazonCourse.com student and coaching student. We are even talking to him now about possibly becoming a coach on our team because his business has grown so rapidly so quickly and he has an incredible teacher...

#772: Your competitive advantage on Amazon is your sourcing! 24.01.2024

Are you looking for a competitive advantage on Amazon? Nothing will make your path as smooth as learning to confidently SOURCE TEST WORTHY ASINS!   Odds are that unless you are very experienced or you've been coached by us you are likely skipping over NUMEROUS great WINNING ASINs on Amazon (test worthy products) without even realizing it.   That's the topic of today's episode. Watch today's episod...

#771: Young married couple aiming for a career with Amazon selling and Ecommerce 22.01.2024

Our guest today recently graduated from college, but now he's more excited about his Amazon business than his previous traditional career path.   He's a ProvenAmazonCourse.com student who got connected to our community through word of mouth (which is the only way anyone ever hears about us).   He's just had a huge December - which was only his second full month of being an Amazon seller. He asks a...

#770: Our weekly highlights and recap of powerful business lessons 20.01.2024

In today's episode, we have highlights of a prior show. This episode includes selling on eBay, Amazon coaching with Coaches Larry and Sue Pruett, getting systems in place, hiring a VA through Legends, getting IP complaints and his store deactivated, appealing the suspension and getting reinstated and more. What a journey!   We covered episode #703 - From working in the CIA to building a beautiful...

#769: From loyal eBay seller to new Amazon Replen seller who just had a $50K month 18.01.2024

Today's guest still has a full-time job and is taking online college courses... and has a young daughter but he's squeezed into the cracks of his life the Amazon REPLENS selling business model that we teach in the  ProvenAmazonCourse.com training - and it's going really well!   He started in the Summer of 2023 and he's ramped up incredibly fast!   He shares how he finds great inventory, the tools...

#768: The unexpected benefits of testing different products on Amazon 17.01.2024

On today's new "coaches corner" podcast episode Robin Joy and Brian answer several why questions related to the 100 ASIN challenge that we teach to ensure success on Amazon.   They also discuss a powerful benefit beyond ASINs being added as a replen and that is Amazon's Account Health Rating (AHR)    "To ensure your AHR is evaluated in context of the size of your business, you also gain 4 points f...

#767: School principal builds incredible Amazon business selling in US from New Zealand and finds a new career 15.01.2024

Imagine selling thousands of items monthly in the US on Amazon.com from New Zealand - without ever seeing or touching your inventory!   Our guest today knew he needed a big change when one of his sons began to struggle and really needed his family nearby. As a school principal with a busy schedule our guest for today's podcast episode began seeking an internet based opportunity and he found our co...

#766: A live Amazon Q/A with our Facebook members and PAC students 13.01.2024

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 grabbed by the podcast team:   Jim introduces himself as well as the community, joki...

#765: Dad works full-time but has built a beautiful business with REPLENS and branded bundles 11.01.2024

Today's provenamazoncourse.com success story interview is with a dad who works full-time but still squeezes in a few hours per week and has built an amazing business selling REPLENS and branded bundles.   In his own words, "great inventory is everywhere once you understand the system".   He started with selling used books, but quickly realized that was a grind he had little time to commit to. Once...

#764: I think we've proven this is the lowest risk, highest odds of success Amazon opportunity ever 10.01.2024

On today's new "coaches corner" podcast episode we explain why we see our unique approach to Amazon selling we've developed called REPLENS is the lowest risk, lowest learning curve and highest odds of success Amazon seller strategy (and quite possibly the best opportunity in all of ecommerce). If you aren't aware - we teach the REPLENS model in the ProvenAmazonCourse.com course as just one of the...

#763: From zero ecommerce experience to a multiple five figure biz in a few months 08.01.2024

Today's guest had no ecommerce experience prior to becoming  provenamazoncourse.com and coaching students with us during the summer of 2023, and now they already have an incredible business with big goals for hitting six figure months next year!   They are about to have a very healthy five figure month at great margins using the REPLENS system that we are so excited about in 2024 for Amazon seller...

#762: Our weekly highlights and recap of powerful business lessons 06.01.2024

In today's episode, we have highlights of a prior show. This episode spotlights the benefit of being part of a like minded community, touches on bundles and how a VA fits into their business model.   We covered episode #688 - Forming Relationships in our Amazon seller community pays off big   Today's highlights:   The 1st guest details her eCommerce journey that has led to this point in time!   Th...

#761: Twenty reasons Amazon sellers should be ecstatic about 2024 04.01.2024

Our Amazon seller community is exploding with new success stories lately - and we have some big news that will open up the doors of ecommerce opportunity even further in 2024...   And get this - It won't cost our PovenAmazonCourse.com students or coaching students A DIME to join in these exciting new income streams!   I'm talking about brand new wholesale selling strategies, getting paid to create...

#760: Are you trying to replace your job or your income? Plus some big announcements! 03.01.2024

  "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...

#759: Many are getting big monthly payouts from Amazon for simply uploading short videos to Amazon 01.01.2024

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.....

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