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On today's episode we look at a handful of factors you should consider before you go down the path of "going it alone" by trial-and-error in your pursuit of a great business on Amazon.   The factors we discuss are: The common mistakes you'll make (as listed at SilentJim.com/mistakes) The amount of time required to learn on your own The unnecessary tools and time wasting "experts" you'll likely accumulate The bad inventory you'll fall into The very real cost of isolation The high price of no early momentum   Watch this episode on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/_OwRHEnofww   Show note LNKS:   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 - Join 82,000 + Facebook members from around the world who are using the internet creatively every day to launch and grow multiple income streams through our exciting PROVE

Every Amazon seller wrestles with risk, should you take a small loss today to unlock bigger opportunities tomorrow? In this episode, Brian and Robin Joy unpack the myths and mindsets around risk tolerance, testing, and building a sustainable business.  You’ll hear: Why “losing a little to win a lot” only works if it’s part of a strategy, not a gamble How to use the 3-Step Check and Keepa data to frame risk without getting blindsided The real purpose of early tests (hint: it’s not winning every time) How to handle the emotional rollercoaster of failed tests without letting shame or fear derail you Why your long-term wins depend on reps, patience, and building a foundation, not quick dopamine hits This is a conversation about risk, resilience, and the upside of sticking with the process long enough to see the breakthroughs.   Special guest at the conclusion of today's show, Jeff Schick of JeffSchick.com answers the question: "Can I ignore messages that come to me via Amazon messaging from other sell

Today's guest is a ProvenAmazonCourse.com and coaching student who is thrilled with his results so far! It's another great interview with a student who started just a few months ago and is getting great results as we head into Fall 2025. He has a full-time job so he can't work more than a few hours per week, but he's aiming to finish the year with $20K in total sales at great margins - and from there the sky is the limit!   He has so much encouragement to share and really breaks down what's he experienced so far very well. He's a big fan of 3pMercury, his coaches, ProvenAmazonCourse.com training and the culture of our free facebook community and events!   You'll be encouraged and inspired as well as Gus and Jim spend time talking about the powerful personal story of triumph over tragedy and the remarkable story of Khang - the creator of 3PMercury software.   eCommerce Accounting LLC Cindy Smith's Proven Accounting Training inside our Proven Amazon Course has helped thousands of you, and her team can handle yo

On this weekend update we discuss two important announcements and then dive into some great content for our newest listeners.   The two announcements:   1) https://3pmercury.com/extension offer ends soon. Snag the free on screen extension that others will soon be paying $30/ month to have! There's no catch, no upsell, no credit card needed - just a free powertool as our way of thanking our incredible community for being part of it all!   2) ProvenAmazonCourse.com - lock in your $39/ month price NOW. Those who don't lock in the $39 per month rate will have new pricing soon!   Show note LINKS:   Details about the free extension: (you need to be a member of our free Facebook group to use the link) https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam/posts/24546328741723238/   My Silent Team Facebook group. 100% FREE! https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam - Join 82,000 + Facebook members from around the world who are using the internet creatively every day to launch and grow multiple income streams through our ex

How do you keep yourself from making big mistakes in your pursuit of building a business online?   How do you keep yourself from going TOO SLOW, or being TOO DISTRACTED, or using the wrong tools?   Unless you have great answers to all those questions, you'll benefit from today's episode where I unpack some incredible success stories and the PRINCIPLES that will put more money in the bank - and I show you how to MEET and INTERACT with 100's of others who have done exactly that!   Watch this episode on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/I0wsNuHNt3w   Show note LINKS: 3pmercury.com/friends - The best price anywhere on 3PMercury.com subscription   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 - Join 82,000 + Facebook members from around the world who are using the internet creatively every day to launch and grow

Is your Amazon business stuck on the “buy, sell out, start over” ride? Ed Dassey was right there until a hard look at consistency, cash flow, and simple systems flipped the script.   In this conversation, Ed shares how he went from a sporadic side gig to $260K in 2020, nearly $500K the next year, and now heading toward $1M in revenues. You’ll hear what finally ended the feast-or-famine cycle and why he now manages to a spend goal instead of chasing revenue. You’ll also get the mindset shift that killed his imposter syndrome and the three words he uses to run the whole operation: Source. Ship. Sell.   You’ll learn: The #1 mistake that keeps new sellers stuck (and the simple fix that creates traction). Why weekly and monthly spend are better leading indicators than revenue and how to set a realistic spend goal. How Ed scaled OA with tools like Keepa, AZInsight, Tactical Arbitrage, Source Mogul, and Nepeto before rehiring VAs the right way. Practical ways to track expenses from day one so cash doesn’t qu

They sent their first shipment about six months ago, and last month they had their first $11,000 sales month! They have great margins, a great system and the love their coaching from our team!   They also loved their kickstart experience - SilentJim.com/kickstart   That's the group coaching class that helps new ProvenAmazonCourse.com students get through the setup phase quickly and send their first shipment.   He shares where he finds his inventory, his schedule, and all the details of the tools he's using.   Check out our sponsor for this episode: 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 planning. Remote, professional, eCommerce-focused. Visit bit.ly/ECAMeet to schedule a time with her team today.   Watch today's episode on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/iXYOdphr_Co   Show note LINKS:    3pmercury.com/friends - The best price o

For over 10 years, I’ve given some pretty hardlined advice in regards to the use of "leads lists" and "buy lists" for Amazon sellers. My basic advice has been to only use them if you are extremely experienced or flat-out crazy.   These lists are compiled by those who claim they've "done the research for you," and you can just go purchase everything on the list and make money! Baloney!!   Today, I explain why I am now fully on board with using leads lists if you have the budget for them!   What's changed? I'll explain in the episode, but the bottom line is 3PMercury and ProvenAmazonCourse.com training have caused a disruptive earthquake of opportunity for sellers!   Leads lists are now paying off in big ways for those who know how to use them properly. I explain how to use them properly on today’s episode.   Watch the episode on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/tXvwJDijZwI   Show note LINKS:   SilentJim.com/bookacall - Schedule a FREE, customized and insightful consultation with my team or me (Jim) t

It’s easy to get hooked on those gold bars in your Amazon seller app, the quick sales, the dopamine hit, the “I’m really doing this” feeling. But what happens when the screen refreshes at the end of the month and the profits aren’t there? In this Coach’s Corner episode, Brian and Robin Joy dig into the difference between chasing sales volume (the empty calories of your business) and building around high-quality, profitable ASINs (the meaty beasts that actually feed you long-term). You’ll hear: Why lowering prices for more sales can quietly starve your profits The common trap of comparing your “gold bars” to everyone else’s highlight reel How to use the Profit Profile coaching session to see what’s really happening in your margins The mindset shift from incremental growth to exponential breakthroughs Practical ways to hunt for ASINs with real staying power instead of chasing every small win If you’ve ever felt like you’re working harder but not getting ahead, this episode will help you reset your focus

The most powerful tool for Amazon and Walmart sellers (3PMercury) just keeps getting better! We are conquering UNGATING challenges, giving away a free on-screen calculator to our loyal audience only (others will soon have to pay!) - and now we are even going INTERNATIONAL!   Hundreds of sellers in our community are now automating the vast majority of the process of running their Amazon reselling businesses using the tool that was born in our community of sellers and is being shaped daily by the input of successful sellers who listen to this podcast.   I'm talking about 3PMercury software!   Today we spend time with Khang Dang - he's the founder of 3PMercury who has been on our show several time - most notably in episode 754 which is my personal favorite. Today he shares several great updates on what's been recently added to this increasingly POWERFUL tool that's giving sellers an almost unfair advantage in the Amazon/Walmart reselling game!   We also discuss updates on the FREE 3PMercury sourcing calculator/e

How has 3pmercury.com changed the game so quickly for resellers who are "in the know"? Why do NEW SELLERS on Amazon have an advantage over those who've been doing it a while? What are the two simple steps to success that we now have available to us as Amazon sellers? How is this simple approach producing so many new student success stories?   All this plus a brief overview of why we've never been more excited about Amazon reselling than we are RIGHT NOW! Each weekend we share timely new/announcements followed by an overview for our newest of listeners to help them understand why we say RIGHT NOW is the best time to jump into the ever expanding pool of opportunity on Amazon as a reseller!   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.   My Silent Team Facebook group. 100% FREE! https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam - Join 82,000 + Facebook members from around the world who are usi

There's a reason we start all new Amazon sellers in our community with the same proven, time tested, low risk, low cost, high odds of success model. It works. It's the core new seller model taught in our award winning ProvenAmazonCourse.com training and our coaching.   What is that model? Filling the underserved and unstocked shelf space at Amazon's 100s of warehouses in the US with common, boring and easily sourced inventory is simply a beautiful, expansive and fully automatable biz model - as evidenced by the 100s of success stories on our show!   But many new sellers go down different paths and regret it... What are the common paths that new sellers go down, and what are the risks and challenges of each of them? We talk about wholesale, private label, selling used books, thrifting and clearance aisle sourcing among other models and explain why they all pale in comparison to starting out with selling replenishables sourced easily online of from any authorized retailer.   Watch this episode on our YouTube ch

On today's show you meet someone who has been full-time on Amazon and Walmart for about four years after leaving her corporate job. She shares the details of the lessons she learned and the victories she's had along the way.   She's also one of the most prolific users of Amazon seller tools so we spend a lot of time talking about the different tools she's using for various aspects of her business.   Watch this episode on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/abh3JmI8VXs   Check out our sponsor for this episode: 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 planning. Remote, professional, eCommerce-focused. Visit bit.ly/ECAMeet to schedule a time with her team today.   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

3PMercury software is changing the game of Amazon reselling. Step 1: Find viable asins (products) and pour them into the software Step 2: Let the software tell you what products to buy. Let's talk about it!   Also - the price of the ProvenAmazonCourse.com will go up soon unless you're locked in and grandfathered in to our current pricing. So many great updates coming and just added recently!   Show note LINKS:    My Silent Team Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam 100% FREE! Join 82,000 + 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!   SilentJim.com/bookacall - Schedule a FREE, customized and insightful consultation with my team or me (Jim) to discuss your e-commerce goals and options.   3PMercury.com/friends - The best price on 3P Mercury full software to automate the workflow of your Amazon

Hitting $10K–$20K a month feels like you’ve “made it” until you realize the bottom line doesn’t match the top. In this episode of Coaches Corner, Brian and Robin Joy Olson unpack the messy, exciting, and sometimes frustrating shift from simple growth to true scaling.   They share real coaching stories, personal business lessons, and vivid analogies (yes, even drums and bikes) to explain: Why working harder isn’t the same as building smarter The “book of business” mindset that keeps you from being sunk by a single ASIN How to spot when it’s time to bring in systems, capital, or partners The difference between vanity metrics and numbers that actually pay you   If you’ve ever wondered why your effort feels maxed out but your business isn’t moving the way you want, this conversation will help you see the road to scaling more clearly and give you permission to focus on the right levers instead of burning yourself out.   Special guest at the conclusion of today's show, Jeff Schick of JeffSchick.com answer

If you want to virtually eliminate the risk of failure in building an Amazon business, get these three things right. It's not complicated, but you can easily get derailed by distractions and procrastination. The three: The right MODEL The right COMMUNITY The right TOOLS/TRAINING Selling on Amazon has created more millionaires than any other e-commerce opportunity, but you must approach it the right way!   Check out our sponsor for this episode: 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 planning. Remote, professional, eCommerce-focused. Visit bit.ly/ECAMeet to schedule a time with her team today.     Show note LINKS: https://3pmercury.com/friends - The best price on 3PMercury Episode 754: https://silentjim.com/podcast/episode-754-fully-automated-oa-replens-business-doing-multiple-seven-figures/ Jim's favorite episode - a good place to meet

On today’s episode we hear from an online seller who has been in e-commerce on and off since the mid 90s!   He tried a lot of things that haven’t really amounted to much… until now!   Perhaps the most powerful thing he shares today is the fact that, “the game has never been as easy as it is right now” from his perspective.   He’s a big fan of the reselling strategies as taught in the ProvenAmazonCourse.com training as well as the software that has completely systemized his approach to running a profitable Amazon business.   “I run out of money way before I run out of great inventory to buy.”   It’s amazing that we now have hundreds of episodes like this with successful students in our community! This is just the latest...   Check out our sponsor for this episode: 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 planning. Remote, professional, eComm

The latest strategies and tools are making it possible to manage a massive list of ASINs almost entirely on autopilot. Let software do the heavy lifting and remove nearly all the risk from Amazon selling!   Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/VGetZNI3nw0   Show note LINKS:   TheProvenConference.com - Our virtual conference August 15-16th 2025 has passed and the recordings are available!   3PMercury.com/friends  - The best price you'll find anywhere for full access to 3PMercury   3PMercury.com/extension - First wave of users get free access to this powerful Chrome extension. It's a feature-packed on-screen calculator for all Amazon and Walmart sellers!   SilentJim.com/ess - The training that shows you how to find 100s or even 1000s of track-worthy asins in a single research session. Plug these ASINs into 3PMercury for automatic tracking of which ASINs are the best investment at any given time   Episode 754 with Khang (Jim's all time favorite episode!) - https://silentjim.com/podcast/ep

New sellers on Amazon run into a frustration that is very common. It’s the challenge of being gated from selling many of the great products, ASINs and brands that they otherwise would be excited to sell.   Earning Amazon‘s trust is not as hard as some have made it out to be however.   On today’s episode I give you a couple of very specific strategies and resources that will have you flying through the gating process sooner than you thought possible!   Watch this mini episode here on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/9KtzeDocPms   Show note LINKS:   SilentJim.com/ungating - A great open discussion on the topic (membership in our free Facebook group is required) 3PMercury.com/friends - The best pricing anywhere on the full 3PMercury software https://3pmercury.com/extention - Get the free extension as part of the first wave of users! The price will be $30 per month for those who don't snag this quickly!   TheProvenConference.com - Our Aug 15-16th virtual event. As a listener you get a massive discount! Pay o

In this Coaches Corner episode, Brian and Robin Joy tackle a truth that every Amazon seller, and every business owner, needs to hear: success doesn’t start out looking like success.   Drawing on stories from their early days (including apartment prep chaos, failed inspections, and a very confused schnauzer named Rudy), they unpack why disorder is not a sign of failure; it’s proof you’re building.   Using analogies from the Eiffel Tower to busy restaurant kitchens, they show you how to navigate setbacks without losing momentum, create systems in real time, and turn clunky repetitions into smooth, repeatable habits.   Whether you’re facing your first IP complaint or just struggling to keep your prep space organized, this episode will remind you: the mess is part of the plan, and consistency will beat perfection every time.   Special guest at the conclusion of today's show, Jeff Schick of JeffSchick.com answers the question: "What are the realities of Amazon suspensions and reinstatements?"   Watch this episode