#828: Help! I can't find profitable inventory - what should I do? Inspiration and instruction for new Amazon sellers.

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!  

On today's podcast episode we give an update on "The System" that we first discussed back on the wildly popular episode 754 of our show.   If you are ready to deploy a single software tool that helps you GROW and MONITOR a catalog of REPLENS ASINs while managing and automating the entire workflow process, then today's episode is a MUST LISTEN.   This is going to revolutionize the Amazon game for thousands of REPLENS, OA/RA, branded bundle, wholesale and private label sellers.   Watch this episode on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/MtkUzVIL_vE   Show note LINKS: The direct link to our super popular Episode #754 with Khang's update https://silentjim.com/podcast/episode-754-fully-automated-oa-replens-business-doing-multiple-seven-figures/   Listen to Khang's past interviews on the podcast here: SilentJim.com/podcast   We're very proud of how low we're going to make the price on this tool for you. https://silentjim.com/thesystem   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!   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 available still! TheProvenConference.com/orlando/   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 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!            

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:   Jim gives us an introduction and background on SilentJim.com and tells us details about TheProvenConference   Coach intro to Kickstart Bootcamp - Robin Joy gives an overview    A question about brands that are not allowed to sell on Amazon and how Jeff Schick helps our community with Legal Advice   A question about pricing products above the buy box but getting a suppressed listing   A question about ASINS and pricing inventory   A question about who decides when the brand is gated, Amazon or the brand?   Feedback on the panel discussion of the recent Amazon fee changes   A question about the shipping cost increase and how to mitigate that cost into my business   Comments about funding our Amazon businesses   A question about do I have to have a large living space to do this business?   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!    JeffSchick.com - our legal expert for all things Amazon   SilentJim.com/buyorsell - our preferred partner for selling your amazon account or buying a new or seasoned account!   Selling Above Buy Box strategy https://SilentJim.com/bb70 - this is a link to a Facebook post with over 70 examples of great ASINs selling above buy box for our host Jim Cockrum's Amazon seller account.    https://silentjim.com/ungating - a short discussion and video on ungating   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! 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://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! Or grab a slot on the calendar and we'll call you at https://silentjim.com/bookacall   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/        

Our guest for today's episode started on Amazon many years ago, but he was on a TREADMILL model of scanning bar codes, going store to store, always selling different items and getting stuck with an ever growing "pile" of unsellable inventory.   He got (understandably) frustrated and his margins were dropping.   He did this model for TEN FULL YEARS and then he took a full two years off - he quit Amazon feeling defeated... and then he found our community just a few months ago.   He found the ProvenAmazonCourse.com course - he discovered the REPLENS model (the model behind the 100s of sellers success stories you've heard on this show)...   ... and now, just three months in, you won't believe what he's built and the great margins he's getting. His business has come back to life, and he's energized by the results and margins of this new model!   Watch this episode on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/vWxEQ_Qzx2c   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!   TheProvenConference.com - So much information and great networking at our LIVE event. We'll have Rabbi Lapin as our keynote speaker and 40 break out sessions at the upcoming event in May 2024 in Orlando!   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 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!   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!   Today's guest: Nic Bennett      

What can the different offerings in this community give me that I can’t just get from the ProvenAmazonCourse.com?   This coaches corner podcast episode discussion explores various educational resources provided by the community that complement the "textbook" knowledge from PAC (Proven Amazon Course).   We discuss everything from free options like our 75K member Facebook group to our $37 Kickstart small group coaching which focuses on getting started with actionable steps. Also discussed are the the Workshop opportunities that demonstrate planning and execution for building a low-risk, predictable business as well as our personalized Coaching offers with will give you the guidance you need one-one-one regardless of your experience level.   Additionally, we discuss the power of the the Proven Conference - our live event which exemplifies the success attainable by applying the various "PAC" strategies.   A blend of self-study, classroom style learning, experimental labs, and tailored coaching ensures a well-rounded approach to business education that is supported by free community platforms like our podcasts and Facebook groups.   There's something we offer that's a perfect fit for you! Let's talk about it!   Special guest at the conclusion of today's show, Jeff Schick of JeffSchick.com answers the question: "What's a 'good invoice/receipt' for Amazon, and what's a 'bad invoice/receipt' for Amazon sellers?" Get additional info on this topic in this Facebook discussion: silentjim.com/receipts   Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/aRCbnqjA3-s   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!   TheProvenConference.com - so much information and great networking at our LIVE event. We'll have Rabbi Lapin as our keynote speaker and 40 break out sessions at the upcoming event in May 2024 in 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!   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 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!   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.    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!