
Silent Sales Machine Radio
Voted the #1 podcast for Amazon sellers in late 2024! Still 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/Walmart/eBay seller podcast on the web! This is the official podcast of the ProvenAmazonCourse.com course.
Inside the free 78,000+ 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 6.3 million downloads on iTunes heading into 2025, 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.
Latest episodes

Sep 14, 2023 • 51min
#703: From working in the CIA to building a beautiful Amazon business full-time
Today's podcast guest is another successful provenamazoncourse.com student (and coaching student) who has seen some true challenges and struggles in the past few years. He's very candid about the relational and health challenges that likely would have ended the dreams of many people, but he's persisted and gone on to build a beautiful life and business on the other side of it all. Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/0m0AuJt1jhA Don't forget to check out sellerboard, our awesome sponsor - 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: 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! My Silent Team Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam 100% FREE! Join 70,000 + 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! 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! 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! It's not too early to plan! TheProvenConference.com/orlando/ Ryan’s Sports Memorabilia book mentioned in the episode: https://a.co/d/bEt12kt

Sep 13, 2023 • 40min
#702: Dealing with hard to sell inventory? Maybe it's time to Burn The Boats
Sometimes we get new Amazon selling students who have already sent in multiple shipments that might not have been quite as successful as they had hoped they'd be. On today's new podcast episode we talk about the solutions we offer these students in our coaching. We also have an update for you about our ProvenBrandedBundles.com brand new course! Learn to launch bundle listings with brand name products on Amazon that competitors can't jump on with you! Special guest at the conclusion of today's show: Jeff Schick from JeffSchick.com answering the question, "What's get people suspended on Amazon? Is it a concern?" Watch this episode here: https://youtu.be/Msa3slOaz3Q Show note LINKS: https://jeffschick.com - Our legal expert in all things Amazon SilentSalesMachine.com - txt the word “free” to 507-800-0090 to get a free copy of Jim’s latest book about building multiple income streams online! https://TheProvenConference.com - Mark your calendar for May! Our LIVE event interest list is available. My Silent Team Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam 100% FREE! Join 70,000 + 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! 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! 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! Keepa.com - https://get.keepa.com/ede41 -The service we use to help interpret all of Amazon selling data. For more information, Jim goes into more detail regarding why we love KEEPA and why every replen seller needs it on episode 369 of his podcast at https://SilentJim.com/podcast Three Step Check - episode: #612 Sell your leftover inventory on eBay without touching it! https://SilentJim.com/returns ProvenBrandedBundles.com Learn to set up ASIN's (listings on Amazon) that belong ONLY to you and contain recognized, popular brand names! This all new training for FALL of 2023 is finally being released to the public after helping many of our top coaching students achieve multips six figures in sales PER MONTH on their branded bundles!

Sep 11, 2023 • 1h 8min
#701: Excited about the future with an Amazon replens business ramping up
Today's guests started with very little funding and are super excited about the trajectory and results they are seeing in their Amazon business! You'll be encouraged and inspired by the latest ProvenAmazonCourse.com students who've agreed to be interviewed about their journey! The community, their coaches and all the relationships they've built along the way have played a huge role as you'll soon hear! They have big plans for Q4 2023 as well! Watch this on our video channel: https://youtu.be/A85hvkmoyYg Today's episode is sponsored by eCom Balance - https://jimc.biz/keeper - our recommended book keeping company. Get two months free using the above link! 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! My Silent Team Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam 100% FREE! Join 70,000 + 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! 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! 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! It's not too early to plan! TheProvenConference.com/orlando/ Today's guests: Priscy and Marcus

Sep 9, 2023 • 1h 27min
#700: 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 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! 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! My Silent Team Facebook group. 100% FREE! https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam Join 70,000 + 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! KICKSTART Bootcamp - Brand New to Amazon and REPLENS? All students of the provenamazoncourse.com course who've not yet made their first REPLENS sale will benefit greatly from this series of live (and recorded of course) zoom group sessions with a coach - it's only $39! Contact Support@SilentSalesMachine.com for details especially if you are a PAC student. Questions and comments: Jim shares how we are a community working together and not competitors working against each other! The primary reason behind Jim’s teaching is because only 16-18% of all retail economic activity is online so there is a lot of opportunity for everyone! He also reminds the listeners how important relationships are in building your business! New sellers should watch this video to learn what the replens model is: https://Silentjim.com/introvideo. Jim explains how often times another seller will provide the safety certificate that is needed for the listing (only 1 seller has to provide it). So an approach can be to just sit on your inventory for a little while and wait for someone else to provide it (if you aren’t able to locate it yourself) Jim reminds the listeners that we are looking for underserved ASINs, not winning products! Jim encourages newer sellers to listen to Podcast #554 - Ignore the Amazon “buy box” more if you want to sell more Amazon Replens. Remember the “rule of 3” - if you buy it for $8, then you’ll want to sell it for $24. Also, it’s highly recommended that new sellers join the KickStart Boot Camp (must be a Proven Amazon Course student) How are results and feedback…” Provenbotsourcing.com is a program that scapes retail websites which helps sellers find potential replens. It’s proving to be a very effective way to source but certainly not the only way Jim discusses what IP concerns are and explains how to look at the Keepa graph to determine if this might be a concern - look for the “skateboard ramp of death.” Jeff Schick is an attorney that is vetted with Jim’s program and is highly recommended for any legal assistance needed Jim discusses Amazon to Amazon flips and how to go about doing that properly - do not use prime discount for ordering The guest mentions Coach Susan Gilbert’s “micro goals to macro visions” and talks about how slow and steady is the way to build your business! Jim also discusses pricing and how it can be challenging for new replen sellers Jim explains the difference between scanning barcodes (Easter egg hunt model) vs searching for underserved ASINs on Amazon. Nathan mentions “spokes in the marketing world” and how much opportunity there is for selling online! Nate mentions Jim’s candlelight vs cake analogy Jim answers the guest’s question regarding how to get the most value out of the coaching program! Jim again recommends newer sellers listen to podcast episode #554 - “Ignore the Amazon buy box more if you want to sell more Amazon replens!” The head of the coaching team, Nathan Bailey, also adds to the discussion on the coaching program! Jim summarizes by saying, “Stay encouraged with the team (other sellers), go faster with a coach!” Jim answers the guest’s question about how to best balance time! Nathan suggests using a business journal to help manage time in order to be successful and mentions the 4 D’s in business - 1) Do It, 2) Delegate it, 3) Drop it, 4) Delay it

Sep 7, 2023 • 49min
#699: Branded Bundles on Amazon are on FIRE!
On today's all new episode we dive into the topic of selling BRANDED BUNDLES on Amazon. We are super excited to launch ProvenBrandedBundles.com! We've been seeing some exciting success stories and momentum on our team lately with this concept! One of our students discussed today has all 40 of his branded bundle listings on Amazon on FIRE (all of them are doing well!) There's a lot to love about doing bundles the right way on Amazon. You have easily sourced inventory on a unique ASIN (listing) that's impossible for others to sell against because one or more of the items in the bundle is something that ONLY you can source. When set up properly, you can see amazing results. There are pitfalls to avoid, and you definitely DO NOT want to blindly guess your way through setting these up, but WOW - this is a powerful strategy for those ready to do the work! Watch this episode on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/qSQd3s4Tokk Don't forget to check out sellerboard, our awesome sponsor - 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: ProvenBrandedBundles.com has launched! Visit the page for details on discounts for PAC and coaching students! 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! My Silent Team Facebook group. 100% FREE! https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam Join 70,000 + 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!

Sep 4, 2023 • 37min
#698: Get in the flow on Amazon. Earn by doing it!
Today's all new podcast episode will be great for our newer Amazon selling students who don't quite understand the difference between looking for "profitable products" and "filling underserved shelf space at Amazon". Get in the flow...that's the big lesson today! Are you over complicating the process of building a business on Amazon? Part of the beauty of being an Amazon seller is that you benefit from all the work that Amazon does in attracting millions of buyers to their site, and countless brands (including millions of brands that YOU can sell) are attracting buyers to YOUR LISTINGS! In other words, success for especially our newest provenamazoncourse.com students is NOT a matter of "finding profitable products", it's a matter getting in the game on fast moving products, underserved listings and test-worthy ASINs that offer a high chance of moving at a profitable price for you. Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/Gs_8365pXNQ Enjoy the conversation! Show note LINKS: 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! My Silent Team Facebook group. 100% FREE! https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam Join 70,000 + 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! 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!

Sep 2, 2023 • 47min
#697: A live Amazon Q/A with our Facebook members and PAC students
Once per week or so I love to go live on Zoom in the Facebook group with whoever can join me and answer as many ecommerce and Amazon selling related questions as possible. Recently, we recorded one of these sessions for you. Added segment - Alex from Sellerboard discusses the features and advantages of this tool. Special pricing can be found at: silentjim.com/numbers Questions and comments: Jim discusses the frustration that some new sellers experience with being gated in so many categories / brands. New sellers can start selling in: arts & crafts, sporting goods, pets (not pet food), household goods - kitchen / bath, office supplies Jim offers guidance on how to go about testing replens Jim reminds new sellers, if you want to learn more about Keepa, go listen to podcast episode #369. Jim also reminds the listeners that “Once a coaching student, always a coaching student!” Among Replen sellers, there are about 35-40 different tools that sellers can possibly use! Selleramp has a great reputation and is similar to RevSeller. Just remember - the most important data point when making replens decisions is - is this a test worthy ASIN? - which is what Keepa will tell you! Keepa is the most important tool to use! There are affiliate links available for Revseller and Selleramp Jim offers the following suggestions for building relationships: 1) Relationships differentiate the people who make it vs those who don’t! 2) My Silent Team FB group allows you to enter your location and see other sellers who live nearby! 3) “There is no such thing as a neutral interaction!” 4) Kickstart boot camp helps new sellers get a jump start to their business! 5) Brian and Robin Joy Olson are hosting The 100 ASIN course in Salt Lake City in mid September. Podcast Episode #658 has more information regarding this! 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! 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! My Silent Team Facebook group. 100% FREE! https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam Join 70,000 + 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! KICKSTART Bootcamp - Brand New to Amazon and REPLENS? All students of the provenamazoncourse.com course who've not yet made their first REPLENS sale will benefit greatly from this series of live (and recorded of course) zoom group sessions with a coach - it's only $39! Contact Support@SilentSalesMachine.com for details especially if you are a PAC student. PROVEN PATH TO 100 ASIN’s workshop - get details here: https://provenamazoncourse.com/100asins/ Sellerboard - Use our link and get a TWO month free trial - https://SilentJim.com/numbers SellerAmp https://selleramp.com/mst/ - Free trial offer RevSeller ProvenAmazonCourse.com/revseller - $20 off the first year subscription

Aug 31, 2023 • 33min
#696: Started with $300 and built an amazing Amazon business Part 2 of 2
Today's new podcast episode is part 2 of a 2 part story. If you missed part 1, go back and listen to episode number 694 at https://silentjim.com One big lesson in this episode is this: Your Amazon selling skills are wildly valuable in the real world! Another lesson: Our community and coaching is something truly special - we have so many amazing stories! Today's episode is the conclusion of my chat with Paul Saucier- an incredible provenamazoncourse.com success story. Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/QtEVo60Sitghttps://youtu.be/QtEVo60Sitg Don't forget to check out sellerboard, our awesome sponsor - 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: 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! 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! My Silent Team Facebook group. 100% FREE! https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam Join 70,000 + 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! ProvenWholesaleSourcing.com - free inside the provenamazoncourse.com course Guest: Paul Saucier

Aug 30, 2023 • 1h 7min
#695: Let's compare Amazon selling to other popular business models
How does the Amazon selling model that we call "REPLENS" compare to the other businesses "opportunities" that are available to all of us? If you're like me, you've tried and failed at many models. I now consider any biz opportunity based on these factors: Learning required Odds of sustained success Overall costs and risk Quality of the community of people working that biz model etc. How does Amazon selling stack up? We love and teach the Amazon models we teach in the provenamazoncourse.com course because those models scores so well for ALL of the above factors! You'll benefit greatly from understanding our "Low Low High" litmus test... look for low risk, low learning curve and high odds of success businesses like we do! That's the topic we tackle today with the coaching leaders from our team - Brian and Robin Joy Olson. Special guest at the conclusion of today's show, Jeff Schick of JeffSchick.com answers the question: What rules and laws are most important as I get into creating bundles? Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/LqQhKGySN1g Show note LINKS: My Silent Team Facebook group. 100% FREE! https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam Join 73,000 + 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! 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! 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!

Aug 28, 2023 • 46min
#694: Starting with $300 and sold his Amazon wholesale business for a beautiful payout Part 1 of 2
I hope you realize how incredibly valuable your Amazon selling skills are in the real world! There are some amazing doors of opportunity that open up to you once you understand the basics of selling on Amazon. Today's podcast interview with another provenamazoncourse.com success story is proof of just that. Paul started out where so many of our successful students start - skeptical and willing to only risk a few hundred dollars. Over time though as his story unfolded and he began to succeed as a coaching student, there were new challenges to face on his way to ultimately building a beautiful wholesale business on Amazon and selling his company eventually for a great payout. He's also being paid quite well now helping a big brand navigate their Amazon strategy. He's transparent in his struggles both with personal issues including alcohol as well as the business ups and downs and he openly shares that his business relationships were a source of strength as he fought his hardest battles. He's truly thriving now and the future is bright! Today's episode is a story of triumph that will encourage Amazon sellers of all success levels - even those who are brand new and is part one of a two part story. Watch this interview on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/R7sKgbH8iIA Today's episode is sponsored by RevSeller - the business tool many of our coaches and students use to analyze and organize business data! https://provenamazoncourse.com/revseller Show note LINKS: Learn more about Celebrate Recovery here: https://www.celebraterecovery.com/ 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! 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! My Silent Team Facebook group. 100% FREE! https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam Join 70,000 + 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! ProvenWholesaleSourcing.com - free inside the provenamazoncourse.com course Guest: Paul Saucier