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...

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Jim Cockrum

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Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

#533: Do you have the confidence required to succeed on Amazon? 26.10.2022

Today's episode tells the story of a college class that was divided into two groups with very fascinating results. This assignment was a perfect illustration of what it takes to succeed with the Amazon REPLENS selling model that we teach in the ProvenAmazonCourse.com course. If you are lacking confidence, or struggle with the motivation needed to grow an online business, please give this a listen....

#532: ProvenAmazonCourse.com student found 50 profitable REPLENS quickly - here's how 24.10.2022

Today we meet a mom who has a few hours per week to focus on her e-commerce business, but only a couple months into her journey, she's building something amazing! She's already found numerous profitable products to sell that are easily sourced locally and online and she's hoping to end the year with $50K in total sales (that's a great result considering she's less than four months into her journey...

#531: Started about 7 weeks ago and has 75 profitable products selling on Amazon 20.10.2022

Today's guest is yet another ProvenAmazonCourse.com student who started just a few short weeks ago and already has built an amazing business. He's been looking for quite awhile for a business model that would work for him but nothing was working for him until he found us.   He and his wife are both full time teachers with busy schedules and a young daughter, but Chris (today's guest) is "squeezing...

#530: Finding your perfect biz model on two sheets of paper 19.10.2022

Have you ever taken time to imagine your perfect routine and business model? What does your day and routine look like? How flexible is it? How scalable is it? Can you eventually step away or sell it? Have you ever written it all down? Let's talk about a simple exercise today that might help you zero in on your perfect business. We've helped many of our students find their perfect business model us...

#529: Growing a multiple seven figure brand on Amazon with the ProvenAmazonCourse.com team! 17.10.2022

Meet a couple who has a multi-million dollar brand on Amazon who has also helped members of their extended family launch successful Amazon REPLENS businesses. They are huge fans of the provenamazoncourse.com and call our coaching "The best investment we've made in our business".   Today's guests: Rick and Rosemarie Bauer   Watch today's episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/_2jq7_9iqvQ...

#528: Coming back to Amazon selling to go after REPLENS after taking a few years off 13.10.2022

Today's guest is jumping back into the ProvenAmazonCourse.com strategies after taking time away from Amazon for years. Previously, she found inventory by visiting clearance aisles and looking for sale, but now she and her husband are ready to build something more stable and scalable to support their ministry dreams! She's learning about the REPLENS model that we've been teaching for years, and she...

#527: You do realize you need a warrior's approach to business, right? 12.10.2022

Success in business requires a warrior's mentality - that's why I call you a "Business Building Warrior". On today's episode I share some of the hard lessons I've learned over 20 years of Ecommerce and business leadership. How do you face the biggest challenges in your business and KNOW FOR SURE that you are making the right decision? What's the magic two word question you need to be asking consta...

#526: All E-commerce warriors need these vital cyber security insights 10.10.2022

Today's episode is a replay of one of the great sessions from our recent TheProvenConference.com event. The topic was "Cyber Security" and I promise you that the practical tips apply to YOU! For example, "How should I dispose of or sell my old electronics?", "What's the safe way to pay someone by check?", "Is a VPN necessary?" - this session was full of practical, timely advice and we wanted to ma...

#525: Building an amazing business in just a few months following ProvenAmazonCousre.com strategies 06.10.2022

Our guest today started just a few months ago as an Amazon seller, but already he's had a $110K sales month at solid margins. He started a little over six months ago and dove head first into the REPLENS systems that we talk about so much on this show. He's doing some creative things that we don't hear often on our show - for example, he's doing a fair amount of international Amazon to Amazon "flip...

#524: You are on a business leadership journey. Here's help. 05.10.2022

Part two of this series is already published in a previous episode which is #518: Earning more means growing a team and leading well. Today we are publishing part one.   After listening to today's episode, we encourage you to go back and listen to #518 as it will make more sense as part two of this discussion.   Show notes with LINKS:   The character traits of leadership are the same as the charac...

#523: Brand new ProvenAmazonCourse.com student is single mom who is gaining momentum! 03.10.2022

We've heard from many podcast listeners who said they are impressed with the numerous "big success story" episodes of our podcast, but they'd like to also hear from newer sellers who are just getting started. We've been doing a few shows lately that feel more like "new seller encouragement discussion".   Today we meet a single mom who is only a few weeks into her Amazon selling journey, but she's...

#522 These new Amazon sellers have questions, but they are getting great results so far 29.09.2022

Today we watch a family that has gone from Amazon selling "newbies" to finding 8-10 profitable REPLENS daily with the system they've built. They live in an RV and have been entrepreneurial for a long time and they've been in ecommerce for a long time, but lately they are getting very excited about the momentum they are seeing in their REPLENS business (the system taught in the ProvenAmazonCourse.c...

#521: How "automatable" are the Amazon strategies we teach? 28.09.2022

There are some common concerns that new sellers sometimes have that keep them from "jumping in" on the Amazon seller strategies that we teach in the ProvenAmazonCourse.com course.   Today I list out the top four concerns and address them. The list includes:   I don't like to scan barcodes or bargain hunt (you don't have to!) I don't want to prep inventory and ship it (you don't have to!) I've hear...

#520: Single mom of 3 with full-time job builds amazing business with ProvenAmazonCourse.com REPLENS strategy 26.09.2022

Today we meet a single mom who only has 15-20 hours per week to put into her business but she's seeing amazing results! She's a JimCockrumCoaching.com student who is using our ProvenReplensVA.com program to find 8-10 profitable ASIN's daily for her Amazon REPLENS business. She has a realistic goal to be a $50K in sales per month soon and we lay out a plan to make it happen on this recorded chat. T...

#519: A "struggle" story: Life keeps throwing obstacles at her and she's not there yet 22.09.2022

Unlike the vast majority of our past recent podcast episodes, today's guest is NOT what you'd consider to be an Amazon seller success story...yet! She's had success in the past but it all came apart for reasons that we'll go into today. She's a fighter - a real overcomer, and she is determined to forge ahead! On this episode we spend time talking about the challenges she's faced and how she's navi...

#518: Earning more means growing a team and leading well 21.09.2022

Note: Our "leadership series" is out of order. To hear the first episode to this series, please listen to episode #524: You are on a business leadership journey. Here's help.  Over the past 20 years I've sold tens of millions worth of products services and training. More importantly, our team has helped thousands of people launch and grow their online businesses. Over all that time and experience,...

#517: A couple months into ProvenAmazonCourse.com training and seeing huge potential 19.09.2022

Today's guest started with the ProvenAmazonCourse.com course just a couple months ago, but he's already automating and building a beautiful system - even though he's still working full-time at a 50-60 hour per week job! He's seen some early success in finding profitable REPLENS and he's even hired a VA from ProvenReplensVA.com and says that they are "doing an amazing job!" We discuss Walmart, the...

#516: Unedited call with a brand new student who has a lot of questions 15.09.2022

Today's podcast episode is an open discussion session sort of like a coaching session with a new student. Because I've been in Ecommerce for 20 years as the only source of income for my family (selling on Amazon, eBay, doing training, events etc.), I typically have some pretty solid advice for new sellers who are eagerly ramping up with the ProvenAmazonCourse.com course.   Recently I asked for a f...

#515: Six steps to a hands-free Amazon business with REPLENS 14.09.2022

We've seen several students accomplish full hands-free automation of their Amazon selling business in our community. On the latest episode of our podcast I go over the SIX STEPS you'll take on your way to doing the same thing.   If you're working towards building a self-sustaining Amazon selling business using the REPLENS model, the steps will include:   Learn to find profitable inventory (provena...

#514: A few weeks into the ProvenAmazonCourse.com: Struggling & winning 12.09.2022

I just had a conversation with a new student from our community who is facing several challenges but is clearly figuring things out! He has established some great relationships in our community after just a few short weeks, and it's already really paying off for him!   You'll hear specific strategies for finding great inventory you can sell on Amazon on this episode along with numerous strategies...

#513: The busiest shopping/selling season of the year is approaching! Get ready with ProvenQ4plan.com 08.09.2022

The final three months of the year are called the "fourth quarter," or "Q4." Because Q4 is quickly approaching we are excited to announce our wildly popular Q4 training groups! Join us on today's episode as we discussed the unique opportunities of the upcoming busy shopping season as well as what we have to offer you as an Amazon seller to help you make the most of this incredible time of year.  ...

#512: Leveraging a $4/hr "product finding expert" in your Amazon business 07.09.2022

Instead of paying someone $20 or $25 per hour to help you find profitable products to sell, you can find equivalent equivalently talented Amazon business building experts for $4 dollars per hour in the Philippines! Today we talk about leveraging the opportunity of hiring the right people to help you find profitable inventory and automate your Amazon income! Watch this episode on our YouTube channe...

#511: Scaling and automating your Amazon business (or any other business) 05.09.2022

We recently hosted over 500 listeners to this podcast at our annual "Proven Conference" and the feedback has been amazing! On today's podcast episode we listen in on one of the very popular sessions by Jimmy Smith that was all about Scaling Your Amazon Business. He talks about outsourcing, what tasks can be automated, how to scale and free up your time and several other powerful concepts! I was un...

#510: Building a very healthy wholesale biz using provenamazoncourse.com REPLENS model 01.09.2022

Today's guest works full-time at a corporate career so he has limited time each week to commit to his Amazon selling business. He has experimented with various ecommerce strategies for years with limited success, but recently he's seeing tremendous success using the Amazon REPLENS model (as taught in the provenamazoncourse.com ) and he's applying the strategies to wholesale sourcing. He's hoping t...

#509: Eight proven ways to earn on Amazon 31.08.2022

On today's episode we review EIGHT proven and powerful strategies for earning an incredible income from Amazon. No matter where you live in the world, you can deploy these strategies and build an incredible business. The beauty of these strategies is that they compliment and compound upon each other. Over time, you will be building multiple income streams all based on the same core principles. If...

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