Silent Sales Machine Radio

Over 600 business building warriors and listeners to our podcast recently gathered in Columbus, Ohio for our 11th annual conference. It was a roaring success - numerous people are saying it was our best yet by far! On today's new episode, you’ll hear the first part of the opening session. Tomorrow’s episode will be part two. You’ll learn what this community is all about in regards to building multiple streams of income online while offering a warm welcoming environment to anyone who is new to e-commerce. The hundreds of recent success stories are undeniable evidence that what we do here is really working. Enjoy this journey that reveals a bit of the history and vision of this community in regards to serving business building warriors like you with excellence. You’ll hear plenty of practical ideas as well on today's all new podcast episode.   Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/CuqEPPKWQVE   SilentSalesMachine.com - text the word “free” to 507-800-0090 to get a free copy of Jim’s latest book about building multiple income streams online!   Show note LINKS:    Our next annual conference is in May! Make plans to join us! TheProvenConference.com/Orlando   Our recommended legal and policy advisor for all things "amazon"- Jeff Schick's website JeffSchick.com   Learn exactly how to find profitable inventory you can sell right on Amazon in 20 minutes. We hold nothing back! Watch the video now: https://SilentJim.com/introvideo   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!   SilentJim.com/updates - get an alert on your smartphone each time we have a new podcast episode or free training event!   

This podcast features an interview with a new student achieving rapid success on Amazon. They discuss inventory sourcing, the REPLENS approach, and tips for early-stage sellers. The episode also covers strategies for maximizing profits, selling small and light items, adding your own brand to pre-made bundles, and the importance of assistance and scaling up.

In this segment, you'll hear a bunch of great highlights, but a few nuggets tell you about a free course in PAC that teaches nine strategies in how to use Keepa, what should be outsourced in your business and how IP complaints can be dealt with easily.   We covered episode #599 Better Returns Than Real Estate with Amazon Replens? A Great PAC story - https://silentjim.com/podcast    Show note LINKS:   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    https://provenbotsourcing.com - Our new course for online sourcing strategies to use on any website. Hear about how this incredible tool works in detail in epsiode #647 at https://silentjim.com/podcast   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!   Jeff Schick of https://JeffSchick.com - our team attorney helping sellers with IP and account issues   Today's sponsor Arbitrage Card - Save cash with DISCOUNTED GIFT CARDS! Taylor is a member of our community and has put together a free eBook on this topic. Get the free report at: silentjim.com/giftcards     Highlights: The guests discuss the beginning of their Amazon business and finding Jim’s Silent Sales Machine FB page, podcast and Proven Amazon Course (PAC)!  Jim explains why the replens model is preferable to the “Easter egg hunting” approach in terms of growing and automating a business!   Jim talks about outside sourcing that is available for financing an Amazon business. He also compares and contrasts an outside business, such as real estate that the guests currently do, with an Amazon business.   Jim recounts Episode #550 of a chiropractor who invested $200 into starting his Amazon business and kept reinvesting the money back into the business. Within a short amount of time, he had paid off tens of thousands of dollars of student debt. Jim really encourages the guests that once they learn the business themselves. then they can outsource parts of it to others to free up more time for themselves   Jim mentions a couple of trainings within PAC - OAsimplified.com and Provenbrandbuilding.com, which are both helpful resources for sellers who have established themselves on Amazon. Jim also encourages the guests to keep finding new Replens, which are underserved ASINs. He also mentions a new course that teaches 9 different methods for using Keepa - can be found at https://ProvenAmazonCourse.com/keepa - for advanced Keepa training.   Jim talks about having an abundance mindset as opposed to a poverty mindset The guest asks Jim about IP complaints and Jim reassures the guest that these issues are able to be worked through and are not reason to lose sleep! Jim reminds the listener that Amazon loves resellers as well as the Replen model!! Jim reminds sellers that hiring Attorney Jeff Schick on retainer is an option to have help with any account issues    

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!   The questions we discussed this time address some common Amazon 'buy box" confusion issues, and we give you some great insights into how much start up capital is needed to get started in the Amazon Replens selling business model.   If you'd like to join us for a live zoom session, the next one is Monday July 3rd (today!) at 5PM ET (New York time) and you are invited to join us using this zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84823798446   Today's sponsor: Seller Snap offers you a fully automated, AI-powered Amazon Repricer and Analytics Tool which helps you win the buy box at the highest possible price, while avoiding price wars on Amazon. 20% off for 3 months offer can be redeemed by mentioning the code: ProvenConference2023. Check them out! https://jimc.biz/sellersnap   Show note LINKS: TheProvenConference.com - Our annual LIVE event is ready to kick off! You can still get Livestream access. Hurry, the discount ends when the conference starts on July 6th! DO NOT MISS this massive price cut! Details at TheProvenConference.com   REPLENS KICKSTART program - 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.   Learn exactly how to find profitable inventory you can sell right on Amazon in 20 minutes. We hold nothing back! Watch the video now: https://SilentJim.com/introvideo   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!   SilentJim.com/updates - get an alert on your smartphone each time we have a new podcast episode or free training event!    Highlights:   Guest - “When you’re doing a retail arbitrage like going through….” The guest asks Jim a tax-exempt question and then also inquires as to whether, we, as sellers, can tell Amazon which warehouses to send our products to. Jim also highly recommends the Kickstart Program for new sellers!   “If someone is starting off with just a little bit of capital…” Jim addresses 3 questions that a guest asks in this segment: If I am starting off with just a little bit of capital, how long until I can start paying myself? Is there a course or information on how to avoid IP complaints? Is there an app that helps you identify IP complaints?   “Do I have buy button strategies in the course?”.....Jim discusses the buy box and some aspects of it that new sellers typically aren’t aware of   “Do you recommend we have an LLC….” Jim discusses his thoughts on whether new sellers should start an LLC initially or wait.    “Compliance documents for toys…” Jim discusses the compliance documents that Amazon often requests for toy listings and how that process works    A guest asks Jim what the timeline looks like for obtaining a coach and Jim explains what the coaching process looks like    “So my question is around when Amazon sends…” The guest asks Jim how to best handle inventory that has been returned by Amazon to the seller. Jim also mentions there are lessons to be learned in this process and encourages sellers not to miss those!    A guest asks if it is possible to do this business in a small efficiency apartment? Prepcenternetwork.com is a great resource for those looking to outsource their business!    Stay in touch! Text the phrase "SilentJim" to 507-800-0090 to stay up to date on our latest FREE training events and other important updates! Opt-out any time of course! Email and Facebook are so unreliable - we'd hate to lose touch with you

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! The questions we discussed this time iclude giving you some great insights into specific Keepa tips, as well as discussing what we mean by "finding underserved ASINs" as a key to our REPLENS strategy. If you'd like to join us for a live zoom session, the next one is Monday July 3rd at 5PM ET (New York time) and you are invited to join us using this zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84823798446   Stay in touch! Text the phrase "SilentJim" to 507-800-0090 to stay up to date on our latest FREE training events and other important updates! Opt-out any time of course! Email and Facebook are so unreliable - we'd hate to lose touch with you   Show note LINKS: Learn exactly how to find profitable inventory you can sell right on Amazon in 20 minutes. We hold nothing back! Watch the video now: https://SilentJim.com/introvideo   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!    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 this podcast at https://SilentJim.com/podcast   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!   SilentJim.com/updates - get an alert on your smartphone each time we have a new podcast episode or free training event!    Highlights: Jonathan says the Keepa training has been awesome, and Jim continues the thought, "So you're using Keepa.…” During this segment, Jim gives a shortened summary of Podcast #554 - “Ignore the Amazon ‘buy box’ more if you want to sell more Amazon Replens!” Jim also recommends listening to Podcast #369 to learn more about Keepa    “Is there a general rule for the # of sellers vs the amount of sales, Anna asks…. A guest asks Jim specifically about the # of sellers, drops, etc that he looks for in Keepa and Jim explains that he does not have a hard and fast rule but instead explains what he does look for   “But this model, the Replens model….” Jim reminds everyone how important relationships are in business!    “I’m selling 90% of my products OA….” Jim says that the only way to grow your business, whether OA or RA, is to find more ASINs!!! Set aside disciplined time to search for new replens! If you are struggling with your business, the answer is always to find more replens! Also, a word of warning not to get emotionally attached to your replens    Jim - “So the premise of your question is…” Jim reiterates how we are not looking for winning products but rather underserved ASINs!! He offers a lot of encouragement and many tips to new sellers!  

A single mom, who recently faced the death of her husband, has successfully built an Amazon business using the concepts taught in Proven Amazon Course. She shares her journey and the impact of finding mentorship. The podcast also discusses the importance of resilience, self-care, and faith. The host reflects on funding, success levels, and the power of teamwork. The significance of the Kepa course and product finder tool is highlighted. Accessing seller accounts on a cruise and gratitude are also discussed.

The podcast discusses common distractions faced by successful students in building their businesses, including launching new products too soon and chasing after liquidations or dropshipping. The importance of staying focused and avoiding unnecessary frustrations is emphasized. The use of data-driven decisions, the drawbacks of dropshipping at scale, and the benefits of starting with replants are also discussed. Coaches and their significance in business, the power of focus, and an advertisement for a conference are highlighted.

On today's podcast episode we discuss the most popular AI repricing tool on the market - Bqool. We share some specific examples of sellers who have grown incredible businesses using repricing as a core component of their Amazon strategy, and we also address the most common questions about repricing such as; who needs a repricer and how it can help you gain more sales at higher margins? NOTE: Bqool will also be a valued guest and sponsor at our upcoming TheProvenConference.com event July 6-8th. We are nearly sold out, so get your tickets FAST if you still hope to come, or get livestream and interact with us virtually (either way, you get all the recordings as well as a bonus)  -all details are on the event website. Bqool has an extended trial offer exclusively for listeners to this podcast at: https://www.silentjim.com/repricer   Watch this interview on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/idaF57hdxnw   Show note LINKS:    Learn exactly how to find profitable inventory you can sell right on Amazon in 20 minutes. We hold nothing back! Watch the video now: https://SilentJim.com/introvideo   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!   SilentJim.com/updates - get an alert on your smartphone each time we have a new podcast episode or free training event!                                     

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 and captured it for you. The questions we discussed are all about getting started and a free video Jim recommends, using the Replens business model, a great resource for booksellers, how to deal with IP issues and more. Great help and resources for all skill levels of sellers - enjoy!   Today's episode is sponsored by TheProvenConference.com Come meet your fellow listeners to this podcast, dozens of our coaches and hundreds of business building warriors at our live event in Ohio! Mark your calendar for July 6th - 8th! You can still get tickets, or GET LIVESTREAM (which includes all recordings) by visiting TheProvenConference.com   Show note LINKS: Learn exactly how to find profitable inventory you can sell right on Amazon in 20 minutes. We hold nothing back! Watch the video now: https://SilentJim.com/introvideo   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!   SilentJim.com/updates - get an alert on your smartphone each time we have a new podcast episode or free training event!    Highlights: The guest asks Jim about selling “one offs” - Jim recommends new sellers watch this: SilentJim.com/introvideo when getting started and suggests avoiding “treasure hunting” and “one offs” for building a sustainable Amazon business    The guest asks Jim the best way to keep track of information for taxes. Jim offers some simple recommendations for new sellers! Jim also issues a warning against new sellers starting with the Private Label model!    The guest started selling books and asks Jim about the process of finding Replens! Jim talks about “intense focused effort” and many different strategies that can be used! Then Jim mentions an additional resource for booksellers! https://provenamazoncourse.com/safebookprofits/    The guest asks Jim about the possibility of 2 people in the same household having Amazon selling accounts and if this is going to cause an issue with Amazon! The guest also talks with Jim about her daughter self-publishing a PL book and Jim shares his knowledge regarding publishing books! He emphasizes that the community surrounding a book is the greatest asset rather than the book itself!    Jim talks about the upcoming Proven Amazon Conference and mentions how he wants attendees to use a 2 word phrase frequently with others, “How’s business?” Jim also discusses introverts and business and what a great combination this is!   “Annie, your other question about ugly websites that are giving deals too good to be true…” Jim talks about how to determine if a website is legitimate or “fishy” and now to use caution when sourcing so you can defend a complaint, if received   The guest gives an update on his new business and Jim asks a question that he often asks, “What is the next step for your business?” Jim mentions Dave Ramsey’s book, Entreleadership and how it’s important to hire a “revenue generating help” and not just “convenient help!” Jim also mentions the importance of relationships in business!   The guest asks Jim about deleting listings while waiting to replenish inventory and asks if this affects the IPI score? Jim also reminds new sellers that they can use the search feature at the top of the My Silent Team FB page to search for topics - such as IPI!   Jim discusses “test worthy ASINs” and encourages a new seller in how the process works! Jim really encourages new sellers too to listen to as many podcasts as possible to really learn the Replens model!    The guest asks Jim if it is possible for her to be successful with selling on Amazon as a stay at home mom?! Jim encourages her that this is more than possible!    The guest discusses the challenges of being an international seller on the Amazon.com platform. He also asks Jim about wholesalers and how to utilize them. Jim also puts a plug in here for the new bot sourcing program that is being launched that will be helpful for sourcing!!        

On today's new podcast episode I talk through the nearly 40 break out sessions that we have planned for the TheProvenConference.com event July 6-8 in Columbus Ohio.   Did you know that the upcoming Proven Conference is being attended by over 600 business building warriors like you?   Did you know that we are introducing numerous cutting edge NEW strategies and insights for Amazon sellers and ecommerce warriors at this year's event?   Did you know that for less than $2 per session you can get all the cutting edge content professionally recorded as well as live stream access?   You can still get tickets, or GET LIVESTREAM (which includes all recordings) by visiting TheProvenConference.com   Today's sponsor: Seller Snap offers you a fully automated, AI-powered Amazon Repricer and Analytics Tool which helps you win the buy box at the highest possible price, while avoiding price wars on Amazon. 20% off for 3 months offer can be redeemed by mentioning the code: ProvenConference2023 Check them ourt here: https://jimc.biz/sellersnap   Listen to today's show here: https://silentjim.com/podcast   PS: Livestream discount ends when the conference starts on July 6th! DO NOT MISS this massive price cut! Details at https://TheProvenConference.com   Stay in touch! Text the phrase "SilentJim" to 507-800-0090 to stay up to date on our latest FREE training events and other important updates! Opt-out any time of course! Email and Facebook are so unreliable - we'd hate to lose touch with you!   Show note LINKS: Learn exactly how to find profitable listings on Amazon in 20 minutes. We hold nothing back! Watch the video now: https://SilentJim.com/introvideo   My Silent Team Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam 100% FREE! Join 72,000 + 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!    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!   TheProvenConference.com - Mark your calendar for this July 6th-8th! Our LIVE event has more content and training than ever before .... !   https://ProvenBotSourcing.com - online strategies to use on any website   Upcoming courses! ProvenBrickInvesting.com -Would you like to learn exactly which Lego sets make great "buy and hold" investments from a pro who's been successfully flipping lego sets for years? Sign up for a discount when the course is launched.   Proven Print on Demand -ProvenPOD.com  You’ve likely heard of “Print On Demand”, but it’s not just something you do with BOOKS! You can also test out unique products for your customers on Amazon without having to buy a lot of inventory up front. When a customer places an order, you use “Print on Demand” to make the item and quickly ship it. If your design gets some momentum, you can create as many as you need and have Amazon fulfill via FBA! Sign up for notification when the course is launched.   SilentJim.com/updates - get an alert on your smartphone each time we have a new podcast episode or free training event!