Silent Sales Machine Radio

In this episode, Brian and Robin Joy unpack why sourcing is no longer the hard part of building an Amazon business. Matching ASINs has become easy, but knowing what will actually work only shows up once products are tested in the live marketplace.   They explain why Keepa tells only part of the story, how the buy box behaves differently across locations and timing, and why sellers often panic and lower prices when nothing is truly broken.   They also zoom out to the bigger picture. ASINs are not the asset, systems are. The first twelve weeks are meant to feel messy, even when progress is happening. And the sellers who last are the ones who build repeatable testing and decision processes instead of chasing certainty or perfect data.   Special guest at the conclusion of today's show, Jeff Schick of JeffSchick.com answers the question: "If I don't have Jeff's team on retainer, can they still help me? (Answer: YES!)" Use coupon code "MISTAKE" to get your first month of services for only $1 with Jeff and his team

If you're ready to get serious in 2026 about getting into wholesale selling as an Amazon seller (or e-commerce seller of any kind), pay attention to this episode! Today we interview a multiple seven figure wholesale sellers who is doing fantastic on Amazon U.S. - while living in the UK! It's a great example of what's possible with the models we teach.   Do you want help finding your first (or next) legit wholesale supplier for your Amazon or ecommerce business?   If so, you'll want to hear this wholesale strategy discussion!   We are launching our "30 Day Wholesale Sprint" in this episode!   What's the 30 day sprint?   This program launches in mid-Jan 2026 and is designed to unlock a step-by-step wholesale roadmap that takes the mystery out of getting approved for wholesale accounts. In just 30 days, you'll follow a proven daily action plan designed to get you your first (or next) approved wholesale account — the backbone of a stable, scalable Amazon wholesale operation. This hands-on training combines live

As we roll into 2026 we are so excited about the momentum and success stories we are seeing in our community. Get an update on the biggest initiatives we are rolling out for our students as well as plenty of exciting updates about the industry we are in!    If you are a new listener, be sure to hang around for the second part of the show where Jim spells out exactly why we see REPLENS selling on Amazon as the LOWEST risk, LOWEST cost, LOWEST barrier to entry business model online with the HIGHEST odds of success - he proves it with facts and data!   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 (US only) or visit https://silentjim.com/free11   SilentJim.com/bookacall - Schedule a FREE, customized and insightful consultation with my team or me (Jim) to discuss your e-commerce goals and options.   My Silent Team Facebook group. 100% FREE! https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam

You're doing the work. The numbers are moving. So why does everything feel off?   We've watched this pattern play out with client after client. Smart, capable people lose confidence at the exact moment they should be trusting the process. They don't quit at the start when everything is hard. They don't quit at the finish when the results are obvious. They quit in the middle, when the work feels heavier than the reward.   This episode unpacks why that happens. We're talking about identity shifts that make progress feel threatening, why failure is feedback and not a verdict, and why the messy middle is actually where all the winning happens.   If you've ever stared at your dashboard wondering if you're doing this wrong, this one's for you.   Watch this episode on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/Q_sAQveOZVg   Special guest at the conclusion of today's show, Jeff Schick of JeffSchick.com answers the question: "Can I just use ChatGPT to respond to an Amazon POA (plan of action) request?" Use coupon co

Today we meet a coaching student who says her number one tip for new Amazon sellers is, "Get a coach!" She has a motivated (and motivating) energy and she's most likely on a leadership path in our community!   She was brand new to e-commerce when she hit a snag in her home flipping business. She jumped in with a great coach from our team and is now hitting consistent five figure months at great margins as you'll hear her share.   She's excited about using 3PMercury and her business is scaling nicely! You'll be encouraged and inspired by the story of this busy mom who is building something beautiful with ProvenAmazonCourse.com strategies and guidance from our team!   Don't forget to check out our episode sponsor 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    Watch this episode on our YouTube channe

For years you've heard us talk DOWN the use of leads lists, but recently that has all changed because of how 3PMercury has changed the game. We are now actively on the hunt for leads lists of INTEGRITY that do the heavy lifting for you when it comes to finding viable ASINs.    Today we meet with a coach on our team who has launched a leads list service at OAprofitpipeline.com (use coupon code "Jim75" to save big!)   Can a leads list service be better than your own VA? Does it make sense to use a leads list service if you DO NOT yet own 3PMercury? What goes into finding great ASINs for a leads list? How many others get access to the leads you get from a good list? We answer all those questions and tell you how to get 600 ASIN leads right out of the gate working with Travis and his team!   Watch this episode on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/DdbtlVAmxw4   Show note LINKS:   SilentJim.com/bookacall - Schedule a FREE, customized and insightful consultation with my team or me (Jim) to discuss your e-co

Prep centers are in huge demand with the ongoing growth of Amazon. If you have some extra space and want to consider a new income steam, you might consider launching a prep center!   Are you using a prep center to handle your Amazon inventory? If not, you should be aware that there are numerous options to offload this part of your business to someone else!   On this episode we interview Ryan Walsh of Encore Business Group. He operates an 18,000 square foot prep center that ships 1,000s of boxes weekly for sellers.   Watch this episode on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/74wpgBpvT3o   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:   Get on our info list for updates on how to launch a prep center: SilentJim.com/prepcentertraining.com   PrepCenterN

You meet people who want freedom. Then you meet someone who refuses a boss so much he reverse-engineers his whole life. After Derek left the Army, he started Amazon FBA with nothing but podcasts, stubborn grit, and a few painful months of trying to "make a penny per ASIN."   In this talk, we walk you through his jump from Excel chaos to 45,460 ASINs stored, his real replens, and a system that runs while he sleeps. You'll hear how he fights through IP blocks, bad prep centers, order cancellations, and the mental weight of slow progress.   If you ever wondered what happens when someone treats sourcing like a gym routine, delayed gratification like a religion, and three in the morning like normal business hours, this one shows you.   Special guest at the conclusion of today's show, Jeff Schick of JeffSchick.com answers the question: "What's an Amazon CSM review and is it a big deal?" Use coupon code "MISTAKE" to get your first month of services for only $1 with Jeff and his team!   Watch this episode on our YouT

In our previous episode, we talked about a coaching student who found 3,800 test-worthy ASINs in 12 weeks. Today, I talk more about the TWO different ways to do Amazon reselling.   Depending on your budget and time available, one of the two makes the most sense - or maybe you'll do both!   If your budget is tight (you can't afford to buy the inventory needed to sell $2000 or more per month), you'll want to stick with simpler models to help cover your expenses, but for those ready to go further faster, the door is wide open with 3PMercury to scale at the speed of your ability to be a BUILDER!   Let's talk about it.   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 freetrial: https://SilentJim.com/numbers    Watch this episode on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/oHJ0Nt96rug     Show note LINKS: 3PMercury.com

A coaching client hit "apply filter" and watched 3,800 qualified ASINs appear on screen. His shoulders dropped. He breathed a sigh of relief. He finally had runway. Here's the thing, no one sold him that list. He built it. This episode breaks down the exact approach: how many hours, how many weeks, what filters matter, and why your own database is the only competitive moat that actually lasts.   Special guest at the conclusion of today's show, Jeff Schick of JeffSchick.com answers the question: "What is a Section 3 Amazon seller audit, and is Amazon actually punishing sellers?" Use coupon code "MISTAKE" to get your first month of services for only $1 with Jeff and his team!   Watch this episode on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/-GxuT5Vaxvo   Show note LINKS:  SilentJim.com/arb - discount on ArbSource SilentJim.com/oaleads - discount on Nepeto SilentJim.com/fbaleads - FBA LeadsList   3PMercury.com/friends  - The best price you'll ever see on 3PMercury software! Give us a call - we'd love to talk

Wouldn't it be great if someone would just SHOW YOU THE STEPS TO SUCCESS? We'd all like to think that if someone would just lay it all out in clearly defined steps then we could push the right buttons, use the right tools and follow the plan to building a great business online (just like building a lego set, right?)   If you've not figured it out yet, building a business is NOT like building a LEGO set! It's more like taking a leadership journey with surprises around each new bend in the path! So what's the plan you should follow?   The people you choose to surround yourself with, the mindset you bring daily and the small disciplines that you establish are bigger factors than you might realize. I know of very few exceptions of successful students in our community who don't understand these dynamics.   We pride ourselves on giving you the step by step blueprint for building a great business on Amazon, but COMMUNITY, MINDSET and DISCIPLINE play a bigger role than STRATEGY! Let's talk about it.   Watch this epis

On this weekend update: Your last chance to save nearly 60% on the ProvenAmazonCourse.com and some updates on the software that's changing how 100s of our students are selling on Amazon with TWO SIMPLE STEPS (3PMercury)   Relevant show note LINKS: silentjim.com/60x - our 60% off sale on ProvenAmazonCourse.com one year plan ends soon! It's our best price of the year!   3PMercury https://3pmercury.com/friends  - the best price you'll ever see on 3PMercury software! Give us a call - we'd love to talk about how it works! SilentJim.com/bookacall has contact info.   Nepeto Upcoming free training shows you how to find 100's of ASINs per day using NEPETO (SilentJim.com/oaleads) - details here: https://nepeto.com/ai-bootcamp/silentjim     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 (US only) or visit https://silentjim.com/free11   SilentJim.com/bookacall - Schedule a FREE, customized and i

  One day your sales are popping. The next day the dashboard looks frozen.   In this episode, we discuss the actual reasons behind those sudden slowdowns and why most sellers draw incorrect conclusions. If you've felt that 'punch-in-the-gut' moment when everything stops moving, this conversation provides you with perspective, patterns, and a calmer way to read what's going on behind the scenes.   Special guest at the conclusion of today's show, Jeff Schick of JeffSchick.com answers the question: "When is it VERY unsafe to sell textbooks on Amazon?" Use coupon code "JIM" to get your first month of services for only $1 with Jeff and his team!   Watch this episode on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/jUEk2MqKXs   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 (US only) or visit https://silentjim.com/free11   SilentJim.com/bookacall - Schedule a FREE, customized and insightful

"Life isn't just about a 9-5 paycheck and watching Netflix any longer" Just one of many powerful statements from the latest ProvenAmazonCourse.com student we interviewed.   She started with just $600 after buying a confusing course that was offered to her by someone else outside our community. That course lead her to us however, and she's been on a roll ever since!   "I'm quite proud of myself" she says at one point. She should be! She's about to have her first $10,000 month December of 2025!   Hear the full story of her journey as a ProvenAmazonCourse student who is changing her financial future!   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    Watch this episode on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/fd6a0kikEl0   Show note LINKS: The $7 offer that helped Shaunde

There's a new software tool that automatically LOCATES and REPORT 1,000s of profitable book flips EVERY DAY! Without ever TOUCHING a book, you could be flipping highly profitable titles every day!   Here's how it works:   The software (there's a paid and free version) scans the 100million books on Amazon constantly and waits for "buying opportunities" and reports them to you automatically.   A buying opportunity is simply when a book is currently being sold on Amazon by someone for far less than it typically and frequently sells for!   You buy low, ship the books to a prep center who then sends them for you to Amazon where they sell for great margins once you know what to look for.   Students of this strategy are seeing incredible results- it's a great "newbie" strategy or simple "add on stream" of income for any experienced Amazon seller. Let's talk about it!   Get details at SilentJim.com/minebooks (use coupon code "JIM" to save $30)   Watch this episode on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/nbMgRdg

The search for "great products" to sell is at the heart of every successful Amazon seller. What if you could pay someone else to find those "leads" for you? THe problem in the past has always been that "good leads services" get over used and the leads lose their potency.   The game has changed.   Thanks to 3Pmercury and high integrity leads services like the one you're about to hear about, you can find loads of great leads and then use them the RIGHT WAY to grow a beautiful business. Let's talk about it!   Today we meet Brian Elfstrom with a great offer on his leads services at SilentJim.com/FBAleads   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    Watch this episode on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/yqfe-pIZhkc   Show note LINKS:   My Silent Team Facebook gro

On today's episode, we discuss the most common questions that we hear from, especially the newest members of our community who are considering launching an Amazon business using the strategies we've taught to so many.  The list of questions includes : What's the opportunity? What exactly will I be selling? Why is this model preferred over other models? What's the future look like for this model What are the risks of the Amazon model that you teach? Do I need any previous experience? What's the cost to get started? Will I be sourcing or handling the products myself? What other models are available to me besides the one you teach initially? What free help is available to me? How do I get started? Watch this episode on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/SbouqrP8KWg   Check. out our sponsor:  eCommerce Accounting LLC Cindy Smith's Proven Accounting Training inside our Proven Amazon Course has helped thousands of you, and her team can handle your books completely, plus help with income tax prep and tax p

Did you know that we have numerous Amazon selling students in our community who are adding hundreds of products daily to their Amazon catalogues? They use 3Pmercury to comb through those products and decide which ones make the most sense to sell any given day. We are so confident in this process that we are now beginning to train virtual assistants (VA's) who can do this with and for you. I talk about that on today's episode as well as a few other announcements for the weekend.   Relevant show note LINKS: ProvenAmazonCourse.com/va - Our newly launched program that helps you FIND and TRAIN a VA to fill your 3PMercury account with ASINs! 3pmercury.com/friends The best price you'll find on 3PMercury 3pmercury.com/extension   Show note LINKS: SilentJim.com/bookacall - Schedule a FREE, customized and insightful consultation with my team or me (Jim) to discuss your e-commerce goals and options. ProvenAmazonCourse.com - The comprehensive course that contains ALL our Amazon training modules, recorded events and a ste

It seems like each successful Amazon reeller you meet has a slightly different approach to the collection of software that they are using to find success on Amazon. The question we tackle today is this, "What are the basic tools you'll need in order to most predictably establish and build a beautiful business using the model that we've seen work for literally thousands of our students?"   We discuss the basic starting requirements as well as what you'll need as you begin to scale. Don't make the mistake of thinking that you need to go buy a whole bunch of different software tools as a new seller. More experienced sellers will often have a collection of tools that they are using to help them manage and automate their business. Newer sellers however should avoid the Trap of thinking they must buy all of the tools up front in order to replicate that level of success. Let's talk through what it looks like to start with the basics and then scale over time as more tools are needed. We also spend a lot of time talki

We are running a 90% off sale on our Amazon to Amazon flips training, but the sale ends TODAY! Also - there's a free Chrome extension that's a MUST have - arguably the greatest freebie ever given to Amazon and Walmart sellers! I tell you about it and then spend time sharing with new listeners exactly why RIGHT NOW is arguably the greatest time ever to get started as an Amazon seller if you're not doing it yet!   Relevant show note LINKS: 3pmercury.com/extension  ProvenAmazonCourse.com/a2a   Show note LINKS:   SilentJim.com/bookacall - Schedule a FREE, customized and insightful consultation with my team or me (Jim) to discuss your e-commerce goals and options.   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/kickstart - The low cost step-by-step group coaching classe