Silent Sales Machine Radio

Today we meet a mom who has been selling online for a few years, and who now uses Amazon as the exclusive income source for her family.  She started out trying to replace her 20 hour per week hourly income working in retail, and has now gone full time! She went from making her first inventory purchase at Walmart in the discount aisle, to launching her own brand and learning some tough lessons alon...

What's it like to have your mom as your office manager? That's who runs things around here, and she has some great advice about Amazon, Internet business, blending family with business and much more. Mom has been working with me for eight years now, so enjoy this peek behind the curtain with this invaluable leader in our community! All episodes are available at SilentJim.com/podcast , but this epi...

Over the past 20 years I've seen it all. I've seen the most unsuspecting people thrive and build incredibly profitable and fulfilling businesses, and I've watched the most capable give up because of one of the pitfalls that I list in today's episode. Observing literally 1,000's of businesses has given me an advantage. Over time I've detected obvious patterns and I have some insights to share on th...

Isolation is quite possibly the biggest ENEMY of success that you'll face when building your online business. You simply can not do this alone. TheProvenConference.com event is here to save the day! Our community becomes like a year round virtual family to so many who get plugged in to our events. Each year for the past seven years we've sold out our event and this year looks to be yet another hug...

In today's episode I go over some of the new opportunities we are working on for 2020, a few business growth lessons we've learned and I talk about the timeless lessons I've learned about going FAST and ALONE vs. going STRONG/SECURE with a team when building your business online. Show notes are at https://SilentJim.com/podcast.com   My Silent Team Facebook group   Proben Amazon Course   Silent Sal...

Lisa Larson is now a leader in our community but she started with just $200 a few years ago. She has now built several successful income streams using Amazon. Her knowledge of bundling, online sourcing and many other strategies makes her an invaluable resource in our community. You'll love this encouraging episode! All notes at https://silentjim.com/podcast   Lisa's Amazon listing optimization pro...

With thousands of successful business building warriors in our community, I have some observations to make. There are three things that virtually every one of the most successful members of our community have in common! In this short episode I explain each of the three, and there's a BIG announcement as well about the pending price increase of the ProvenAmazonCourse.com course, which makes NOW the...

Imagine building a great team and a big number business online only to lose it all fairly quickly, and then rebuilding it all again better than ever! That's the story of today's guest. Fred McKinnon has seen it all over 20 years of online selling, and you'll be inspired and learn some incredible diversification strategies that can help any business building warrior build a more sustainable income....

What are those things you wish you'd learned sooner regarding running an Amazon selling business? Today we discuss many of those core lessons!  Too often, it's human nature to learn only by making mistakes, but if we are wise, we take time to learn from the missteps of others and save ourselves some heartache, lost time and lost money!  Today's episode is inspired by a popular recent discussion th...

In this episode Jim lists out the many income streams that he has established online over the years. As he comes up on 20 years of earning income online, it's quite a list! For over seventeen years, these income streams have been the only income for the Cockrum family of 7. Show notes https://SilentJim.com   TheProvenConerence.com SilentSalesMachine.com ProvenPromoList.com ProvenAmazonCourse.com O...

It can often feel unstable to have your income coming from online sources, so how can we fix this? Truth be told, there's few income strategies MORE stable than an online business, but for some reason it's still hard to convince ourselves of that sometimes. Today Jim gives several practical steps to take to ensure maximum stability in your online income adventure regardless of how big or small you...

As we roll into 2020, the evidence is clear - building multiple streams of income online is a MASSIVE opportunity! The future has never looked brighter! Let's talk through some of the big trends and news that tells us where things are heading. All show notes at https://SilentJim.com   Our Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam   ProvenPromoList.com   TheProvenConference.com...

Today you'll meet a dad who is grateful to be home with a thriving online business! His last "real job" was as a delivery driver for FedEx and a Donut business. Brad was working up to 70 hours per week and wearing himself out.  When he first discovered Amazon selling he hastily bought a pricey course and got burned by the terrible advice it contained -  but fortunately for Brad he persisted and a...

What does the future look like based on what we are seeing happening in our community right now? Is now a good time to start? Will 2020 bring growth? What fears should we have if any? What opportunities are expanding? Let's talk about it! Show notes at https://SilentJim.com   TheProvenConference.com - our July 2020 conference will be here before you know it     ProvenPromoList.com - partner with u...

In this episode we give you access to a full hour of training that we recently did with the paid attendees at our latest TheProvenConference.com event! We had over thirty sessions, but this one was on the topic of creating unique listings on Amazon called "kits" or "bundles". We explain the difference between the two, explore how to prevent competition and make sure you know what you need to know...

I'm unaware of anyone else in the online business training world who is so confident in what they have to offer that they are willing to FLY to your hometown, spend 2 days with you and help you find 50 or more profitable products (unique to YOU - not a preset list!) that you can sell over and over again at predictable profits on Amazon...and we'll show you how to find as many more products as you'...

Today you'll meet ProvenAmazonCourse.com student Eric Moy. He randomly ran into a couple great members of our community on different occasions and now he's an up and coming start of online selling!  He has a bright future as a great student studying aerospace engineering, but he's even more excited about his rapidly growing Amazon business! We talk lessons in partnerships, finding great products t...

In this episode we go through the various strategies that can be used to build an incredible business on Amazon even if you don't even have an amazon seller account!  These strategies are available to us all, but those who don't yet have an approved amazon seller account will especially love this episode! Notes at https://SilentJim.com/podcast   LINKS: ProvenPerformanceInventory.com (a module that...

Today our guest shares some early struggles selling on Amazon that eventually lead to a healthy, profitable business that has him considering going full-time selling online! You'll love meeting Tim! He's recently been married, has a full-time job and he's not afraid to try new ideas online!   Show notes https://SilentJim.com/podcast     "Business Secrets From the Bible" book discussion group https...

There's been some news lately from the world's largest selling platform that is making many sellers nervous." That opening sentence has been the topic of about 10,000 articles over the past 20 years. For the longest time it was eBay as the target of concern, and now it's Amazon. Today I address the most recent "scary" article and the concerns being raised there. Better yet, I tell you exactly how...

In this short episode Jim celebrates his 18th year of earning 100% of his income from multiple streams of online income. From humble beginnings, hundreds of millions of dollars of products have been sold, 1000s of students have been coached and countless testimonials have emerged. In 2020 the best is yet to come, but be encouraged by today's simple message - if a guy can earn 100% of his income fr...

I recently polled our community in our Facebook group and discovered that the vast majority of them are not doing one simple activity that is GUARANTEED to ignite their business and move it forward at warp speed. Ignore this simple lesson at your own peril.  I'm about to give you (literally SPOON FEED YOU) an awesome SUPER POWER and you'll thank me for it! Expect to see results within days or week...

Do you need entertainment in your life? How much screen time do you have each week? Is starting (or launching additional) income streams online a solution for your life? In this short episode I address these questions based on a recent online discussion I was part of. I hope it challenges you! Show notes are at https://SilentJim.com/podcast   SilentSalesMachine.com - the $5 book that started it al...

Our culture has a lot to say about "making money" and 99% of it is NEGATIVE! If you aren't fully aware of exactly how VIRTUOUS and HONORABLE it is to serve well in business, then you are likely shooting yourself in the foot without even realizing it! Today's episode is the second session from our recent big event where over 700 of your fellow listeners to this program gathered in central Illinois...

Two recent popular facebook discussions in our community prompted me to record this short episode today. One of those discussions revolved around the most common fears shared by many new online business builders and that's the COST and RISK of getting started. The other discussion showed us what the reality of day to day work looks like for so many in our community. My goal for this episode is to...