#829: A live Amazon Q/A with our Facebook members and PAC students

Is it good advice or possibly dangerous advice to tell someone to "follow your passions"? Is it better to "pursue profits" instead of "following your passions"?   Are there business models that you can become passionate about once you see the happy customers you've served well all lining up to say "thank you"?   Which comes first, FEELING GOOD or TAKING ACTION?   All these topics are important for a business building warrior, and I'd venture to say that nearly 100% of the scores of successful students in our ProvenAmazonCourse.com community have a great deal of clarity on this topic!   Today's episode is sponsored by Forward Financial Group - https://SilentJim.com/freedom Their money coaches will prepare your free, no obligation plan to get out of debt now!   Watch this episode on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/Aw-pEZY1hNQ   Show note LINKS:   SilentSalesMachine.com ebook - 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://silentjim.com/free11   Proven Amazon Course - https://ProvenAmazonCourse.com - Are you ready to be successful selling on Amazon? It's time to get instant access to the most widely used, most up to date, most creative and industry leading course in the "Learn to sell on Amazon" space. You'll find hundreds of recent success stories in our Free Facebook group from Amazon sellers using all manner of creative strategies from our ridiculously inexpensive yet powerful course!   My Silent Team Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam 100% FREE! Join 75,000 + 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://TheProvenConference.com - It's not too late to attend our May 23-25th 2024 live event in Orlando! Nearly 800 registered to attend! Some tickets remain, and livestream is less than $1 per session (and you get ALL event recordings!) Get the latest cutting edge ideas from our top performing students for less than $1 per session! Hurry though - when the event starts the price goes WAY up!    

"Extraordinary success is sequential not simultaneous." Gary Keller   That's the theme on today's podcast episode.   Maybe you're asking... "What is the FIRST right step and the NEXT steps after for my current situation?" Let's talk about it!   We've helped 1,000s of students find their way into profitable businesses through the ProvenAmazonCourse.com and other training opportunities, and based on that 20+ years of experience we can tell you that many people are caught in perpetual "study mode" instead of "take action" mode. What actions should you take NOW though in order to build a great future online?   We'll tell you EXACTLY what is next for you - and it's nowhere near as difficult or expensive as you might be imagining!   Special guest at the conclusion of today's show, Jeff Schick of JeffSchick.com answers the question: How can I know if a small retail store is "safe" for sourcing as a reseller on Amazon?    Watch today's episode on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/Sok9WNgQsFI   Show note LINKS:   Proven Amazon Course - https://ProvenAmazonCourse.com - Are you ready to be successful selling on Amazon? It's time to get instant access to the most widely used, most up to date, most creative and industry leading course in the "Learn to sell on Amazon" space. You'll find hundreds of recent success stories in our Free Facebook group from Amazon sellers using all manner of creative strategies from our ridiculously inexpensive yet powerful course!   https://SilentJim.com/kickstart - If you want a shortcut to learning all you need to get started then get the Proven Amazon Course and go through Kickstart.    https://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!   https://TheProvenConference.com - It's not too late to attend our May 23-25th 2024 live event in Orlando! Nearly 800 registered to attend! Some tickets remain, and livestream is less than $1 per session (and you get ALL event recordings!) Get the latest cutting edge ideas from our top performing students for less than $1 per session! Hurry though - when the event starts the price goes WAY up!

On average, every Amazon seller is owed between 1-3% of ALL SALES back from Amazon in lost reimbursements.   These are funds that most sellers will never collected UNLESS they are constantly staying on top of all owed reimbursements from loss, damage, misplaced etc. inventory at Amazon FBA.   Wouldn't it be cool if there was a company that charged you NOTHING to find all those reimbursements and get you the cash you're owed?   Better yet, what if you could try them out and never pay them a penny out of pocket? (They only get paid a small cut when they find your money!)   GETIDA is that service - and if you use this link to sign up FOR FREE:   SilentJim.com/reimburse   ...then, they have $400 in free reimbursements for you right now! They'll never charge you a penny for their services and you can drop out anytime - no commitment necessary!   This really is a no brainer for anyone selling more than a few hundred dollars per month on Amazon.   On today's podcast episode, I talk about the beauty of AMAZON RESELLING, the future of the Amazon selling business models and the elegant service created by GETIDA that puts more money in YOUR POCKET while never costing you a dime!   Watch this episode on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/muodLwb-Lnc   Show note LINKS:    https://TheProvenConference.com - It's not too late to attend our May 23-25th 2024 live event in Orlando! Nearly 800 registered to attend! Some tickets remain, and livestream is less than $1 per session (and you get ALL event recordings!) Get the latest cutting edge ideas from our top performing students for less than $1 per session! Hurry though - when the event starts the price goes WAY up   Proven Amazon Course - https://ProvenAmazonCourse.com - Are you ready to be successful selling on Amazon? It's time to get instant access to the most widely used, most up to date, most creative and industry leading course in the "Learn to sell on Amazon" space. You'll find hundreds of recent success stories in our Free Facebook group from Amazon sellers using all manner of creative strategies from our ridiculously inexpensive yet powerful course!   My Silent Team Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam 100% FREE! Join 75,000 + 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   Getida  http://silentjim.com/reimburse  - the free service that finds money Amazon owes you

  In today's weekend episode we have highlights of a prior show.   We covered episode #623: A beautiful partnership leads to an amazing Amazon business which you can hear at https://silentjim.com/podcast   This episode's guests have built a fantastic Amazon business with a very part-time effort.   They are the latest of dozens of ProvenAmazonCourse.com students that I've interviewed who have succeeded in a big way. They joined our coaching program about a year ago and attribute most of their success to the great experience they've had as coaching students.   They have an unusual partnership. He's a guy with a full-time job and his partner is a nearby friend/family member who is retired - but together their business is booming and they have so many tips to share! They source their profitable inventory in various ways; via online sourcing, local retail and they are also beginning to explore private label products.   You'll be inspired by the unique approach they take to finding profitable inventory for their Amazon business. This is one of those episodes that I promise will inform and encourage you with plenty of highly actionable insights.   Highlight topics put together by the podcast team include:   Retail Arbitrage as a sustainable business model to grow into other models Important tools for your business and how to utilize them Relationships; some very endearing stories shared by both the guests and Jim The importance of having a legal advisor on your team (Jeff Schick is so affordable) Coaching and the level up one gets by investing in mentorship How the My Silent Team Facebook group is anther place to develop relationships   Show note LINKS:   Jim's book Silent Sales Machine has been updated and you can get the FREE audio version here: https://silentjim.com/free11   They all talk about the conference from last year but here is this year's info with tickets still available to attend! Visit https://theprovenconference.com in order to register for the annual conference - May 23-25, 2024 in Orlando, FL!    Book a free call with Jim’s team regarding coaching (every coach has their own successful Amazon business!) https://silentjim.com/bookacall    PrepCenterNetwork.com - Need a hand in prepping inventory? We have a list of all known Amazon seller prep centers worldwide. If you know of a prep center that’s not listed, please let us know!   AZinsight - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/azinsight-amazon-fba-prod/gefiflkplklbfkcjjcbobokclopbigfg?hl=en Chrome Browser Extension. They provide all the information you need on one screen. Great for Online Arbitrage and Retail Arbitrage, Wholesale, Amazon Private Label Sellers. More from AsinZen in helping to prevent the pesky IP claims https://silentjim.com/ip/   Keepa.com - https://get.keepa.com/ede41 -The service we use to help interpret all of the selling data. Keepa is discussed in depth on episode #369 at https://silentjim.com/podcast   Sellerboard - The 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    Inventory Labs - A third-party inventory management software. It can enhance the product listing workflow for Amazon sellers. Composed of diverse solutions, the software efficiently aids in the many aspects of running an online business https://jimc.biz/2JY4w3a   Replen Dashboard accurately tracks product movement and trends to help you with buying decisions and inventory projections. An awesome piece of software to keep all of your records straight! https://silentjim.com/replendashboard/   Our recommended legal and policy advisor for all things "Amazon"- Jeff Schick's website JeffSchick.com   https://humnbird.com - They help sellers get established on Amazon.com (even our international students to sell in the US from anywhere in the world) They specialize in everything from Intellectual Property, Trademarks, Patents, Corporation Setup to Branding, Design and Marketing. We recommend their affordable systems and solutions giving you everything you need to for your wholesale and private label business even overseas!   Proven Amazon Course - https://ProvenAmazonCourse.com - Are you ready to be successful selling on Amazon? It's time to get instant access to the most widely used, most up to date, most creative and industry leading course in the "Learn to sell on Amazon" space. You'll find hundreds of recent success stories in our Free Facebook group from Amazon sellers using all manner of creative strategies from our ridiculously inexpensive yet powerful course!   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)     My Silent Team Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam 100% FREE! Join 75,000 + 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   Hear all the episodes you've been missing at SilentJim.com/podcast   Today's guests (anonymity requested for job reasons - Brad works full-time) Brad and Georgia  

Today's guest has a full-time job with limited time to dedicate to his Amazon adventure, but he's already scaling fast and doing great! He's finding numerous great REPLENS in his local area stores and online.   He calls the ProvenAmazonCourse.com training his "roadmap" that's helping him build a great business that will one day "bring him home".   This is the latest of 100s of success stories from our students - prepared to be inspired!   Today's show is sponsored by Getida  http://silentjim.com/reimburse  - the free service that finds money Amazon owes you   Today's guest Shad Adams   Watch today's episode on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/ib_UCftAr6Y   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://silentjim.com/free11   TheProvenConference.com - It's not too late to attend our May 23-25th 2024 live event in Orlando! Nearly 800 registered to attend! Some tickets remain, and livestream is less than $1 per session (and you get ALL event recordings!) Get the latest cutting edge ideas from our top performing students for less than $1 per session! Hurry though - when the event starts the price goes WAY up!   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 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 75,000 + 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!

Our newer ProvenAmazonCourse.com and coaching students often ask questions like, “Where can I find a source that allows me to sell items for a profit on Amazon?”   Typically these students are looking at the current or average recent buy box price on Amazon or the featured price and then setting about trying to find a "cheaper source".   While there's some potential in that model, there's far lower hanging fruit for you to explore and that's the topic of today's new podcast episode.   Today we turn the sourcing question upside down and ask this question instead:   “Now that I know my cost of acquiring this item, what price will I need to sell this item for on Amazon in order to make a profit?"   Next ask...   "Are there ASINs that make my profitable price a reasonable goal?"   Once you know how to look, the answer will be a resounding "YES" far more often that you might suspect!   Let's talk about it on today's episode. Watch it pn our YouTubbe channel here: https://youtu.be/EVuDWkWXmQA   Special guest at the conclusion of today's show, Jeff Schick of JeffSchick.com answers the question: What should I look for on a retail store receipt as a reseller on Amazon?    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://silentjim.com/free11   TheProvenConference.com - It's not too late to attend our May 23-25th 2024 live event in Orlando! Nearly 800 registered to attend! Some tickets remain, and livestream is less than $1 per session (and you get ALL event recordings!) Get the latest cutting edge ideas from our top performing students for less than $1 per session! Hurry though - when the event starts the price goes WAY up!   SilentJim.com/bookacall - Book a call here to discuss our offers including coaching, legends and ProvenAmazonCourse.com course   SilentJim.com/bb70 - See over 150 examples of keepa charts of "above buy box" winners that are selling in Jim's account in real time RIGHT NOW.   My Silent Team Facebook group. 100% FREE! https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam - Join 75,000 + 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!

Today's podcast episode is about the longest running annual event for Amazon sellers and Ecommerce "multiple income stream" business building warriors that is happening soon! It's the 12th annual PROVEN CONFERENCE happening May 23-25th in Orlando - and it's nearly SOLD OUT!   TheProvenConference.com has details   Today I talk with the director of our coaching programs, Nathan Bailey who has been with me for twenty years of Ecommerce success and we discuss questions like:   >What topics are covered in the fifty break out sessions at PROVEN? (Amazon, Walmart, TikTok, Wholesale, Branded Bundles, Brand Building, Multiple income stream strategies and more)   >Who should attend this event? (Newbies, seasoned pros and those needing encouragement on their journey towards ecommerce success)   >What can you expect from the event as an attendee? (Cutting edge "what works NOW" content from people on our team who are DOING IT.)   >If you can't attend, should you get the livestream/recordings package? (Hint - YES! It's less than $1 per cutting edge session that you'll receive IF YOU LOCK IN BEFORE THE EVENT STARTS - details at TheProvenConference.com website)   Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/g2Xqw3SSHds   Show note LINKS:   TheProvenConference.com - It's not too late to attend our May 23-25th 2024 live event in Orlando! Nearly 800 registered to attend! Some tickets remain, and livestream is less than $1 per session (and you get ALL event recordings!) Get the latest cutting edge ideas from our top performing students for less than $1 per session! Hurry though - when the event starts the price goes WAY up!   Humnbird.com - Trademark and other services for anyone trying to build a brand   SilentJim.com/bookacall - Book a call here to discuss our offers including coaching, legends and ProvenAmazonCourse.com course   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!  

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's the topics of today's clips put together by the team:   Robin gives us an introduction and info on upcoming events on SilentJim.com and tells us details about TheProvenConference     Coach intro to Kickstart Bootcamp - Robin Joy gives an overview    Should we use Amazon's repricing services?   Do I need to delete my listings to avoid the low inventory fees?   What does chain of custody mean with our inventory and how is it important to sellers?   What is the purpose of finding at least 100 ASINS?     Show note LINKS:   TheProvenConference.com/orlando - come meet your fellow listeners to this podcast, dozens of our coaches and hundreds of business building warriors at our live event in May! Tickets are still available now!   https://JeffSchick.com - our legal expert for all things Amazon   My Silent Team Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam 100% FREE! Join 75,000 + 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!   https://SilentJim.com/kickstart - if you want a shortcut to learning all you need to get started then get the Proven Amazon Course and go through Kickstart.   https://silentjim.com/podcast - episode 820 is our panel discussion about the changes in fees and how it can actually benefit sellers https://silentjim.com/podcast/episode-820-how-scary-are-the-latest-amazon-fee-and-shipping-changes-whats-the-good-and-bad-news/        

Over the past 20 years, having coached ecommerce success to nearly 10,000 students, I can tell you with certainty that I know the number one question that anyone who is "stuck" has on their mind...   "What can I sell?" or "Where is the profitable inventory?" or "Where can I start if I want to find good inventory?" etc.   Let's tackle that head on with one of the dozens of great strategies that we teach in our ProvenAmazonCourse.com training -I'm giving you ALL the details and ALL the proof that this flat out works... and it's just ONE of NUMEROUS strategies that we teach for new sellers!   Instead of selling at a price lower than everyone else, I'll show you how to sell consistently at a price HIGHER than everyone else - I call it our "above buy box" strategy and it's working amazingly well!   Watch this episode on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/YF9zIUcpRAk   Show note LINKS:  silentjim.com/bb70 - see over 150 examples of keepa charts of "above buy box" winners that are selling in Jim's account in real time RIGHT NOW.   silentjim.com/500k - see the exact setting in keepa to identify fast moving ASINs that are "underserved" in amazon's 100s of warehouses across the US. You'll need to be a member of our free facebook group to see this video.   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://silentjim.com/free11   SilentJim.com/bookacall - book a call here to discuss our offers including coaching, legends and ProvenAmazonCourse.com course   My Silent Team Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam 100% FREE! Join 75,000 + 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!

Today's new podcast episode is a great one to hear as we head into the final days before our TheProvenConference.com event in Orlando FL with well over 700 attendees registered to attend!   If you can't make it to Florida with us May 23-25th, be sure to snag live-stream because you'll be blown away by nearly 50 highly successful speakers from our community (listeners to this podcast and students of the ProvenAmazonCourse.com course) who will be sharing what's working NOW for them and their businesses!   Get livestream details on the same page - TheProvenConference.com   Note - there's a HUGE discount in place right up until the event starts...and then the price SHOOTS UP. DO NOT WAIT!   Today's new episode is a visit with a student of ours who has not only built an amazing business using the REPLENS strategies, he's also a software engineering genius - who is making his entire REPLENS WORKFLOW SYSTEM available to all of us for a crazy low price! Get details at https://SilentJim.com/thesystem   Enjoy today's revisit with Khang Dang as we dive into the story behind "The System".   Watch this episode on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/ZZUdJp-_6gM Show note LINKS:    SilentJim.com/free11 - get access to the book that launched this podcast, sold over 1million copies with 1,000s of five star reviews on Amazon.com - it's the latest version of the Silent Sales Machine book!   SilentJim.com/bookacall - book a call here to discuss our offers including coaching, legends and ProvenAmazonCourse.com course   My Silent Team Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam- 100% FREE! Join 75,000 + 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!   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!