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The ONLY Amazon seller podcast that features 100's of RECENT, REAL stories and strategies for Amazon FBA sellers around the world!
Welcome to the most listened to and success filled Amazon seller podcast on the web! This is the official podcast of the ProvenAmazonCourse.com course.
Inside the free 74,000+ member Facebook group for fans of the show (SilentJim.com has a link) you'll MEET and INTERACT with an amazing community that uses the strategies taught on this show to grow incredible businesses.
This show features "real people" from all walks of life who pull back the curtain on the struggles, victories and strategies that come with WORKING HARD to build a beautiful business online.
Nothing worth having comes easy, but prepare to be inspired by those who are charting a course towards building an amazing business online.
The hundreds of featured guests on the show are ProvenAmazonCourse.com students as well as some of the 7,000+ coaching students from our Ecommerce coaching program that's been operating with a great reputation since 2003.
The host, Jim Cockrum (SilentJim.com) has had a reputation as one of the most credible sources of eCommerce strategy advice to be found since 1999.
Bottom line:
Regardless of experience level, you'll learn proven online business strategies on this show and become an Amazon selling NINJA!
This show applies timeless, proven strategies to modern eCommerce challenges. This podcast is for anyone who is looking to build or start an online business the RIGHT way with advice from one of the most trusted names in online marketing.
With over 4.3 million downloads on iTunes heading into 2023, you've found the right place to launch and grow the online business of your dreams.
NOTE: This show and related content are not related to or endorsed by Amazon.com, nor are the success stories you'll hear representative of typical or average results you can expect. Results discussed are provided for demonstration of what is possible, but are not intended to imply that you'll achieve similar results or any results.
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#809: Avoid these common mistakes and your odds of success on Amazon soars
In a recent popular facebook post we discussed the most common ways we see especially new sellers on Amazon FAIL. Many mistakes are common among even the most experienced sellers as well however.
The Facebook post took on a bit of a life of its own with some great participation from the community.
The bottom line is this -if you avoid these common "traps" your odds of building a great business goes WAY up as you've heard from 100s of ProvenAmazonCourse.com students on other episodes of our show!
Watch this episode on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/Gzr_CVpLc0Q
Show note LINKS:
My Silent Team Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam
100% FREE! Join 74,000 + Facebook members from around the world who are using the internet creatively every day to launch and grow multiple income streams through our exciting PROVEN strategies! There's no support community like this one anywhere else in the world!
Direct link to the discussion referenced in this episode on the MST Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam/posts/7251143928334988/
ProvenAmazonCourse.com - the comprehensive course that contains ALL our Amazon training modules, recorded events and a steady stream of latest cutting edge training including of course the most popular starting point, the REPLENS selling model. The PAC is updated free for life!
TheProvenConference.com/scholarship - We will be awarding some scholarships to this year's Proven Conference in Orlando, FL - May 23-25. If you would like to be considered for free admission scholarships for you and your family/team/guests, which will grant you all access to the event Free of charge, please complete this application below. NOTE: Transportation to the event, overnight accommodations, and meals are NOT included, you will be responsible for those yourself.
JimCockrumCoaching.com - Get a free session with a business consultant on our team at 1-800-994-1792 / 1-801-693-1688 or TEXT US at 385-284-7701 (US & Canada only for Text) ALL of our coaches are running very successful businesses of their own based on the models we teach here! We’ve been setting the standard for excellence in e-commerce and Amazon seller coaching since 2002 with over 7,000 students served! Hundreds of our successful, happy students have been interviewed on our podcast!
SilentSalesMachine.com - text the word “free” to 507-800-0090 to get a free copy of Jim’s latest book in audio about building multiple income streams online or visit https://silentsalesmachine.com/ssm11/ffv11/! -
#808: Amazon sellers who are new or struggling should do this...
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 the business they desire. Rarely is that what happens however. On today’s episode, we dive into the reasons you should find numerous products to test as well as some strategies for doing exactly that.
Here are 10 Reasons you should build a strong foundation as quickly as possible
1. Hard to find averages when going ASIN by ASIN
Book of biz leads to Averages leads to predictability.
Increasing profits and decreasing expenses is much more impactful on a book of business than on a few ASINs.
2. Diversity
A solid foundation allows for branching out while maintaining revenues.
There are so many different categories and subs that we will never run out of new areas to source in.
3. IPI Score
A foundational book of business helps you understand the metrics that make up the IPI Score
Helps keep level inventory numbers.
4. Anything can happen to any ASIN
When you have only a few ASINs, anything that happens to any ASIN can really hurt.
When there are more ASINs, the overall impact is smaller.
5 Keeps risk low
Spreading your risk over many different listings can make the risk of losing all much lower and the chances of profiting overall much higher.
6. Easier to outsource
Putting together a foundational book of business makes it much easier to compile standard operating procedures and best practices.
When you outsource, it is much easier to hand that off.
7. Economies of Scale
AKA Critical Mass
Helps with inbound transportation, purchasing supplies, paying contractors, justifying expenses and subscriptions
8. Account Health Rating
New sellers all start with a score of 200 and anything less than 200 is
Any policy adherence issues deduct points from your score.
Increase score by 4 points for every 200 successful sales in a rolling 180-day period.
Riskiest time is when trying to build that first 200 sales so get it done as quickly as possible.
9. Lifting of restrictions
How many stories have we heard about sellers who had things ungated and they didn’t even know? They were just open one day. This is what happens when you focus on working with what you have available to you.
10. Make more money!
Isn’t this why we’re all here?
Let’s make some car payments, some house payments
Let’s bring moms and dads home!
Special guest at the conclusion of today's show, Jeff Schick of JeffSchick.com answers the question: What is "section three" and why was it such a big deal a few months ago? What have we learned?
Show notes LINKS:
SilentSalesMachine.com - text the word “free” to 507-800-0090 to get a free copy of Jim’s latest book in audio about building multiple income streams online or visit https://silentsalesmachine.com/ssm11/ffv11/!
My Silent Team Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam - 100% FREE! Join 74,000 + Facebook members from around the world who are using the internet creatively every day
ProvenAmazonCourse.com - the comprehensive course that contains ALL our Amazon training modules, recorded events and a steady stream of latest cutting edge training including of course the most popular starting point, the REPLENS selling model. The PAC is updated free for life!
TheProvenConference.com - We have over 40 break out sessions at the upcoming event in May 2024 in Orlando and yu can spend time with coach Brian and Robin Joy
SilentJim.com/bookacall - book a call here to discuss our offers including coaching, legends and ProvenAmazonCourse.com course
JimCockrumCoaching.com - Get a free session with a business c -
#807: Works full-time job but still has healthy six figure Amazon business based on ProvenAmazonCourse.com strategies
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 extended coaching sessions because he's gained so much value from what we've taught him so far.
You'll meet a student on today's podcast interview who has gone from REPLENS (where we start 99% of all our new Amazon selling students) to building an amazing business that ships 100+ units daily of his own hot selling BRANDED BUNDLES.
If you'd like to talk about how we can help you meet your goals for your flexible lifestyle ecommerce biz, get on our calendar here: https://SilentJim.com/bookacall
Enjoy today's interview with Patrick. Watch this episode on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/s0auLQl7bN8
Sponsored by Back Track - listen to episode 789 to hear Brandon's story about his business which helps you get your stale inventory on Amazon become profitable! https://back-track.com/
Show note LINKS:
SilentSalesMachine.com - text the word “free” to 507-800-0090 to get a free copy of Jim’s latest book in audio about building multiple income streams online or visit https://silentsalesmachine.com/ssm11/ffv11/!
My Silent Team Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam - 100% FREE! Join 74,000 + Facebook members from around the world who are using the internet creatively every day to launch and grow multiple income streams through our exciting PROVEN strategies! There's no support community like this one anywhere else in the world!
See over 100 keepa charts for ASINs that are selling above buy box in this Facebook post: SilentJim.com/bb70 - theses examples are also covered in depth in the "Above buy box" training module included inside the ProvenAmazonCourse.com as one of dozens of step-by-step modules inside the PAC library
ProvenAmazonCourse.com - the comprehensive course that contains ALL our Amazon training modules, recorded events and a steady stream of latest cutting edge training including of course the most popular starting point, the REPLENS selling model. The PAC is updated free for life!
ProvenBrandedBundles.com - the course is due to be added to the ProvenAmazonCourse.com library soon!
SilentJim.com/affiliate - get paid to tell others about our free podcast, free facebook group and our ProvenAmazonCourse.com training!
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#806: A live Amazon Q/A with our Facebook members and PAC students
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” to launch this Facebook live! The My Silent Team Facebook group now has 75,000 members strong! Jim has about 60 coaches on his team, all of whom have their own robust Amazon businesses! Jim has earned a living from e-commerce alone for over 20 years and he loves what he does!
Jim introduces Nathan Bailey, who has worked with him for 20 years now (primarily in the coaching department)! “The mission is bigger than the man” in this community and we really want everyone to succeed! Jim shares the candlelight vs cake mentality which is a poverty vs abundance mindset that we really emphasize in this community! Jim and Nathan explain the “inch deep, mile wide” approach that we want new sellers to follow when starting. Podcast episode 554 talks about the “selling above the buy box” strategy.
Jim outlines 3 red flags to be on the lookout for when reading Keepa: If listed as a generic brand - do not list on it!! (means it is likely mis-branded) Jim discusses pricing requests that Amazon sometimes makes and how to handle those The guest asks Jim about product safety certificates and how he should go about handling the situation. Jim recommends listening to Podcast episode 754 to hear about the possibilities with the Replens model. Coach Nathan Bailey answers the guest’s questions about trademarks and also shares his business which can help further with these questions - https://humnbird.com
For more experienced sellers, Jim outlines some additional ways to make an online income including consulting work - https://provenproductpartnering.com for more info. Also an Amazon influencer program - https://provenAZinfluencer.com for more info. The Proven Amazon Course (PAC) also has over 30 strategies for making money on Amazon! Jim reminds the listeners of our live event https://theprovenconference.com, which is coming May 2024. It will have over 40 break out sessions as well as many new strategies for Amazon selling!
Jim explains in detail what “Replens” means and how it is the lowest hanging fruit opportunity to make money on Amazon! It is low risk, has the lowest price point for entry and the highest odds of success. It is essentially finding the underserved or “test worthy” ASINs on Amazon and “replenishing” the products as they sell. This is just one of many ways to make money on Amazon but it’s the best place for new sellers to start! Jim also highly recommends new sellers listen to the following Podcasts - Episodes 369 - Keepa; 554-555 - how to find good products to test; 612 - the 3 step test; 754 - an incredible scaling of a Replens business at https://silentjim.com/podcast
Show note LINKS:
My Silent Team Facebook group. 100% FREE! https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam Join 74,000 + Facebook members from around the world who are using the internet creatively every day to launch and grow multiple income streams through our exciting PROVEN strategies! There's no support community like this one anywhere else in the world!
https://ProvenAmazonCourse.com The comprehensive course that contains ALL our Amazon training modules, recorded events and a steady stream of latest cutting edge training including of course the most popular starting point, the REPLENS selling model. The PAC is updated free for life! -
#805: A seven figure replens business and now branded bundles is the only job she's ever had
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 tips and insights from our latest ProvenAmazonCourse.com success story on today's new episode! Watch today's episode on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/FjePYzAeP1M
Today's episode is sponsored by Sellerboard
Check out sellerboard - THE accurate profit analytics tool for Amazon sellers that helps you calculate your profit precisely accounting for all hidden fees and in real time. Use our link and get a TWO month free trial: https://SilentJim.com/numbers
Show note LINKS:
We last interviewed Ammi on episode 397 if you'd like to revisit that part of her story. https://silentjim.com/podcast
Humnbird.com - Brand Registry and Trademark services. Free tax consultation, too! https://go.oncehub.com/letsgethumn
TheProvenConference.com - hear Ammi as one of 40 break out sessions at the upcoming event in May 2024 in Orlando
JimCockrumCoaching.com - Get a free session with a business consultant on our team at 1-800-994-1792 / 1-801-693-1688 or TEXT US at 385-284-7701 (US & Canada only for Text) ALL of our coaches are running very successful businesses of their own based on the models we teach here! We’ve been setting the standard for excellence in e-commerce and Amazon seller coaching since 2002 with over 7,000 students served! Hundreds of our successful, happy students have been interviewed on our podcast!
SilentJim.com/bookacall - book a call here to discuss our offers including coaching, legends and ProvenAmazonCourse.com course
SilentSalesMachine.com - text the word “free” to 507-800-0090 to get a free copy of Jim’s latest book in audio about building multiple income streams online or visit https://silentsalesmachine.com/ssm11/ffv11/! If you live outside of the US or Canada please email support@silentsalesmachine.com for a copy!
My Silent Team Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam
100% FREE! Join 74,000 + Facebook members from around the world who are using the internet creatively every day to launch and grow multiple income streams through our exciting PROVEN strategies! There's no support community like this one anywhere else in the world!
ProvenAmazonCourse.com - the comprehensive course that contains ALL our Amazon training modules, recorded events and a steady stream of latest cutting edge training including of course the most popular starting point, the REPLENS selling model. The PAC is updated free for life!
ProvenBrandedBundles.com - the course is due to be added to the ProvenAmazonCourse.com library soon!
Today's guest: Ammi Stover -
#804: Reframe the common tasks involved in building your Amazon business
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 small victories that lead to an eventual financial results.
Let's talk about it on today's all new "coaches corner" episode of the Silent Sales Machine Radio podcast.
Special guest at the conclusion of today's show, Jeff Schick of JeffSchick.com answers the question: When is it safe to sell on an ASIN that has "Generic" as the brand?
Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/6yL5ehjHPA4
Show note LINKS:
SilentJim.com/bookacall - book a call here to discuss our offers including coaching, legends and ProvenAmazonCourse.com course
SilentSalesMachine.com - text the word “free” to 507-800-0090 to get a free copy of Jim’s latest book in audio about building multiple income streams online or visit https://silentsalesmachine.com/ssm11/ffv11/!
My Silent Team Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam
100% FREE! Join 74,000 + Facebook members from around the world who are using the internet creatively every day to launch and grow multiple income streams through our exciting PROVEN strategies! There's no support community like this one anywhere else in the world!
ProvenAmazonCourse.com - the comprehensive course that contains ALL our Amazon training modules, recorded events and a steady stream of latest cutting edge training including of course the most popular starting point, the REPLENS selling model. The PAC is updated free for life!
Come meet your fellow listeners to this podcast, dozens of our coaches and hundreds of business building warriors at our live event in May at Orlando! Tickets are on sale now! TheProvenConference.com/orlando/
ProvenAmazonCourse.com/100 - our upcoming small group workshop happens the two days prior to the TheProvenConference.com event in Orlando. Come get one-on-one instruction on how to scale fast with our time tested REPLENS model!
Customer Reviews
5 ⭐️ because 10 isn’t an option
I absolutely love this podcast. LOVE it. If you’re here because you’re interested in getting started in Amazon selling, sort the episodes “latest to oldest.” I think it’s more inspiring to hear from those earlier on in their journey, very relatable because they still remember their rookie struggles. The coaches’ corner episodes are CHEF’S KISS! And there’s a segment to hear tips from a lawyer who helps sellers with policy and issues. I love this podcast. I’m a student of the Proven Amazon Course (this is the companion podcast to that library of information—though it’s brilliant as a stand alone) and I have hope for the future for the first time since the pandemic. Read that again. I know I’m not the only one who has yet to recover…
In a world FULL of scams, congratulations, you’ve found the real deal 🍾🥂
Insecurity to the max
Holy schmokes, Batman! Just listened (only could handle 10 minutes) to 2 of the most insecure, “hey look at me guys!” Fraudsters I have heard. Less people like this with a “voice”, the betterment of society will be.
Good ideas cloaked in seemingly far-right Christian values
I started listening to this show a year ago and quickly realized some key things:
1. Free advice but constantly being sold their proprietary courses and coaching.
2. I was quickly ostracized by Jim and his guests’ mostly far-right Christian philosophy.
Many episodes steer away from the point and spiral down the rabbit hole of religious beliefs such as homeschooling and anti LGBTQ+. Although not directly saying they’re not anti LGBTQ+, referencing strong biblical beliefs in marriage as a man and woman pretty much means the same thing.
If you’re not religious, I’d recommend going elsewhere and save your money. I bought the outdated course but canceled after realizing that this is also an evangelical pursuit by the host. Although not LGBTQ+, I do support those that are and this show is not what I want to support. As for homeschooling, some of the guests scream Mom’s For Liberty mindsets.
I have no issues with religion, as long as it does not interfere or try to influence my business decisions, lifestyles, or other’s right to live their lives as they choose.
This show screams cultish behavior and should be taken with a grain of salt. Makes me wonder if Jim and his company employ anyone that does not share their beliefs., considering this is not advertised as a religious organization but as a service.