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

#408: Student selling $500k in 2021 using strategies from the "PAC" 15.11.2021

Today we meet a student who is doing very well selling on Amazon while also generating results with several other strategies that she's learned primarily from the ProvenAmazonCourse.com course. The "PAC" contains modules for numerous strategies, and Vicky has jumped into many of them with excellence. As a former school teacher turned homeschool mom, she's really great at communicating her inspirat...

#407: What's working now for Amazon sellers with our resident Replens expert Jimmy Smith 11.11.2021

If you are curious about what's working now for Amazon sellers, you'll love this episode. Today we catch up with the leading Amazon Replens expert on our team - Jimmy Smith. We discuss the current challenges we are seeing among many Amazon sellers and the creative solutions that are working for so many of us. We also spend a bit of time discussing why we call the biblical model for doing business...

#406: A journey from arbitrage to seven figure brand building success 08.11.2021

Today's guests are heading towards doing $1.4-1.5Million in sales on Amazon in 2021 and are projecting to double that next year. They credit our coaching team for what they've developed as you'll hear. They are most excited about the brand protected bundles they've built that are selling very well and are easily sourced. They started with the simple strategies that we teach in our ProvenAmazonCour...

#405: Multiple Income Streams with Amazon. Wholesale, the agency model and more 04.11.2021

Rich Potter and Jim were recently invited to be a guest on another Amazon seller podcast. It was a great conversation, so we added it as an episode for you on this podcast. We discussed Wholesale on Amazon, building multiple income streams, the unique system that Rich has developed for growing his $4.5million Amazon business (as taught in the  ProvenWholesaleSourcing.com  course), Scott Needham's...

#404: Win the buy box at better margins with a repricer 01.11.2021

Today's episode is for established Amazon sellers who are looking for a great way to win the buy box more often, increase profits and save time. If you are spending more than a few minutes per day on repricing, then it's probably time to look into getting a repricer set up on your account. Not all repricers are the same though -today we talk to the one I use called Bqool. They are one of the most...

#403: News headlines are in the favor of Amazon sellers in 2022! 28.10.2021

What do Covid, political unrest, supply chain disruptions and economic uncertainty all have in common? They all add up to huge opportunities for Amazon sellers who follow our strategies in 2022! That's right - while it may be difficult to watch current headlines drip a constant stream of bad news into your day, this podcast episode is an oasis of hope as we help you realize that in all OPPOSITION...

#402: Can you really start a viable Amazon business with less than $1,000? 25.10.2021

Did you know that several of our most exciting student success stories have come from people who started on Amazon business with very little and then went on to grow incredible businesses? Today I share how they did it. You don't need a lot of cash, and you shouldn't be listening to the pricey course sellers if you are new to making money online. We offer a better way- with loads of stories from r...

#401: Ways to get your Amazon business "unstuck" and bump up monthly sales results 21.10.2021

This is an episode that both brand new sellers and experienced sellers alike should find very useful. With thousands of Amazon sellers listening to this show, as well as in our free facebook group and as coaching students, we've notice many trends. One of the trends we see a lot in our community is "stalled growth". For some sellers they stall at $5,000 per month in sales. Others stall at $100,000...

#400: Building a profitable amazon business is simple but not easy 18.10.2021

I'm coming up on twenty years experience in using the Internet creatively to earn income online. I've seen dozens of business models. The one I'm most excited about for 2022 remains Amazon REPLENS.   It's not necessarily easy, because no business is easy! It's work!   The nice thing about the model though is that it's simple and our system works. It scales. It's incredibly low risk and it consiste...

#399: How Rich found 200+ wholesale products and built a $3.5million Amazon business 13.10.2021

In this episode we launch the brand new ProvenWholesaleSourcing.com training. We talk about systemizing and stabilizing your results on Amazon by adding in wholesale sourcing! You are more ready than you might realize when it comes to finding profitable wholesale products to sell on Amazon. These are products that are quite often already selling on Amazon profitably, and you can easily join the ex...

#398: How this coaching student has grown a $300K business in her first full year on Amazon 11.10.2021

On today's episode we meet a ProvenAmzonCourse.com student who is expecting to sell $300K in her first full year of selling on Amazon. She has found dozens of profitable replens using our training and she's also a big fan of our coaching program! Her ROI on average is 50% and her net margins are about 20% and she's excited for the future!   We dive into topics like creating bundles that sell well...

#397: She started as a teen and now has a thriving six figure Amazon business 07.10.2021

Today's guest has a goal to hit $350-$400K in sales in 2021 at a very healthy margin. She started her Amazon selling adventure as a young teen and now she has a beautiful, growing business on Amazon based on wholesale and replens strategies. When she first found our community she doubted the legitimacy of our ProvenAmazonCourse.com course, because it was priced too low for her to consider it credi...

#396: A journey from Amazon basic strategies into $50K/month private label success 04.10.2021

Today's episode is the story of a journey from "Amazon basic selling" into "Private Label". If you didn't realize it, 95% of the YouTube "gurus" talking about Amazon selling are convincing new sellers to jump straight into building their own private label brand. This is taught by most experts as, "the ONLY way to go". The truth they don't tell you though is that an estimated 90% or more of those "...

#395: Student builds $500K business at 50% margin and is about to go full-time on Amazon 29.09.2021

Today's podcast guest is a JimCockrumCoaching.com coaching student who has a great story! He started with our program five years ago, and it hasn't always been smooth sailing. He's very transparent about the journey, but he's stuck with the things we've taught him and in 2021 he's going to easily hit $500K in sales at a 50% margin! He's also quitting his long time corporate job soon and has plans...

#394: From deep in debt to dream house with an $800K Amazon business 23.09.2021

Joe and Julia have built an $800K business online while working full-time at other career jobs. They credit ProvenAmazonCourse.com , our coaching ( JimCockrumCoaching.com ), and the community of sellers who listen to this podcast as the foundational resources that got them to this point. Joe is finally ready to go "full time with amazon" just a few days from now as we recorded this episode.   They...

#393: Smart investor money is flowing into Amazon seller businesses. A finance expert explains. 20.09.2021

Hey Amazon seller - are you curious what the finance pros think of your model? Where's are smart investors going these days in our industry? It's wise to look at the big picture of our industry from time to time and see what the pros think of our model. This is one of those episodes that will encourage you, and will put $500 free money into the pockets of many qualified listeners!   Today's guest...

#392: Son hires mom and grows a seven figure Amazon business 16.09.2021

Today's guests have quickly built an incredible seven figures+ business out of a spare bedroom. Early in their Amazon journey they sold a single private label product that had a degree of success, but they were suddenly forced to pivot away from their single product when covid killed the sales. They knew they needed a more stable and sustainable approach to achieve their bigger goals. They jumped...

#391: Comparing all four models of selling on Amazon - what will work best in 2022? 13.09.2021

There are four models of selling physical products on Amazon. As a seller, you need to hear the strengths and weaknesses of each model. Where should you go on the spectrum? Today I discuss these four models and discuss the five characteristics of each model (stability, competition threats, speed of profits etc.) that can be applied to each to help you make the best decision for your online selling...

#390: Started with $1500 early this year. Just had an $80K+ month on Amazon 09.09.2021

Today's guest is building an Amazon business that allows him to be home with his wife and son while living a flexible schedule that includes plenty of travel. He has been earning income online in different creative ways since 1995, but he calls the strategy taught in the ProvenAmazonCourse.com course the only system he's seen that's like "shooting fish in a barrel". After attending our conference...

#389: Homeschool family with million dollar business on Amazon 06.09.2021

Today we meet a homeschooling family who operate a million dollar business on Amazon. Prior to finding this community of business building warriors they were doing only OA/RA the traditional way (scanning barcodes and hunting for sales), but they are well into their REPLEN journey at this point and they share the details! We discuss tips for growing your business, our coaching program, what it's l...

#388: He turned $500 in $100,00 in sales on Amazon very quickly 02.09.2021

Today's guest is a ProvenAmazonCourse.com student with a young family who also works full-time at his "day job" career. He was determined to see what he could do with just $500 invested into an Amazon business following our model in his spare time. He was quickly blown away by what he found in this model, so he used some of his profits to jump into our JimCockrumCoaching.com program. Bottom line,...

#387: Mom and Dad homeschooling kids growing an $800K business on Amazon 30.08.2021

Today's guests have seen their business double each of the past four years. They are using several strategies taught in the ProveAmazonCourse.com course including replens, Private label and common RA/OA strategies. Sarah's blog is also gaining traction! They expect to hit $800K in sales this year at a 30% margin. This episode illustrates what's possible when a couple does the business together whi...

#386: The latest strategies for Amazon account health and IP challenges 26.08.2021

If you sell on Amazon long enough you are going to face an account health issue. Rest assured that with the proper approach you can safely navigate these types of challenges virtually every time, but if you try to "wing it" or "go it alone" you could put your account at risk.   Today's guest is our go to expert for all things "Amazon account health" and he's here to tell us about the brand new cou...

#385: Oct-Dec 2021 will see record setting profits on Amazon. Are you in? 23.08.2021

As a seller, are you prepared for the Oct-Dec shopping season online? Today's episode will get you prepared! In the final three months of the year, there are so many opportunities for online sellers that we frequently hear them saying things like, "I run out of money before I run out of great inventory to buy". New sales records are set on Amazon and in ecommerce overall in the fourth quarter of e...

#384: Young couple builds Amazon dream business and clears $100/hour their first year 20.08.2021

Today's guest is a ProvenAmazonCourse.com student who frustratingly experimented around with several "gig" type jobs and ecommerce opportunities before finding our podcast and community. He shares his journey of small wins and lessons along the way until they made a fateful decision. Along with his wife, our guest decided to jump with both feet into our community about a year ago and pursue the re...

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