#891: Does the perfect business exist online? Have we found it? Let's talk about it.
Release Date: 09/07/2024
#900: A coaching student who didn't expect to need an Amazon business and is grateful for support
Silent Sales Machine Radio
Today's new interview is with a successful student who was forced to find a way to earn an income "indoors" after having an accident riding horses. He'd always been an "outdoors" kind of guy, and he still is since recovering, but his Amazon seller skills are his primary income now and he's doing great! He's a big fan of our coaching program as well as he explains, "I wish I would have started with coaching sooner - I would have avoided so many mistakes and would have ramped up even faster." You'll enjoy Brian's matter-of-fact, plain spoken approach to describing what he...
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#899: Latest announcements and overview for our newest students
Silent Sales Machine Radio
The weekend episodes of our podcast contain important announcements as well as a great introduction to the community for anyone who is new to our community. The latest episode includes announcements about Amazon Accelerate things I learned, VIRTUAL Proven Conference (get your code below) and our awesome new Keepa course we just launched. Show note LINKS: https://TheProvenConference.com VIRTUAL conference on September 27th and 28th with coupon code TPC2025 - 90% off https://SilentJim.com/360 - For the first time ever we have a full walk through tutorial for everyone...
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#898: The most thorough and most cutting edge Keepa insights to date for Amazon sellers
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By far, the favorite software tool used by Amazon sellers in our community to help them make optimal inventory buying decisions is KEEPA. For the first time ever we have a full walk through tutorial for everyone from BEGINNER to the most ADVANCED users of keepa. That's what "Keepa 360" is all about. See it at On today's new episode we talk about why Keepa is different from all other Amazon seller tools, how to use it, why we are introducing the "360" training and some great tips and strategies that you've likely never considered if you're an Amazon seller. Join...
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#897: An overview episode: THE definition of Replens
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In this episode, we dive into the concept of "replens" and how it differentiates from Online Arbitrage (OA), Retail Arbitrage (RA), and Wholesale. We start by discussing a crucial piece of advice from our Kickstart Bootcamp—always check the brand! Nothing else matters if the brand doesn't match. Then, we explore a common question from a new coaching client: What exactly is a "replen"? We break down the definition, highlighting how replenishable items don’t need to be consumable and can be sourced at full price, as long as they are viable, testable, and consistently...
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#896: From REPLENS to launching a successful brand on Amazon
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On today’s all new podcast episode I interview a successful ProvenAmazonCourse.com student who has been through several stages of development in his business. You may or may not realize it, but we have a roadmap laid out for our students as they move from "newbie" seller to "advanced" seller. Those who follow this roadmap tend to do extremely well as illustrated by this latest interview (we have 100s of interviews like this one on our show!) We start you new sellers out with the basics, which is our time-tested, very low risk, low learning curve and high odds of success...
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#895: Latest announcements and overview for our newest students
Silent Sales Machine Radio
The weekend episodes of our podcast contain important announcements as well as a great introduction to the community for anyone who is new to our community. The latest episode includes announcements about our upcoming VIRTUAL conference and our annual live event The Proven Conference in May. - September 27-28 Get ready for a huge Q4 (fourth quarter 2024) and learn all the latest creative PROVEN strategies for 2025 from the number one team in all Amazon selling! 2025 – May 29-31, 2025 Join your fellow business building warriors in Orlando for our 13th annual conference!...
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#894: Interview with a mentor about how much most guys need stronger relationships
Silent Sales Machine Radio
Today I have a conversation for you on our podcast that I think everyone will enjoy regarding leadership and business and balancing it all with family. This episode is different than any other we’ve ever recorded in that we spend some time talking directly to the men who are trying to find that elusive "balance" needed to effectively play the role of husband, father, provider and business owner. A mentor of mine, Aaron Walker joins me for this discussion. He is a founder of an incredible mastermind group for male business owners that I'm excited to tell you about. Some...
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#893: 7 Core Competencies of an Amazon seller part 7- BUSINESS ACUMEN
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In this episode of our continuing series on the 7 Core Competencies of Amazon Replens, we explore how to make Business Acumen a core competency in your business. Brian and Robin Joy cover the three essential governors of any Amazon replens business—time, money, and ASINs—and how mastering business acumen can help you make better decisions quickly. Learn about managing your cash flow, customer feedback, and inventory, plus tips on time management, establishing policies and procedures, and building strong relationships with vendors. We’ll also discuss the importance of...
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#892: I might be changing my mind about leads lists for Amazon sellers
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In the 15 years that we’ve been teaching Amazon selling strategy in the course, I’ve never endorsed a "buy list" As of today, my opinion of "buy lists" HAS NOT changed at all, and I still say AVOID THEM UNLESS YOU ARE VERY EXPERIENCED...but I have FINALLY found a company that has high enough standards that I feel comfortable endorsing them for those who are positioned to use what they provide. For those who don't know, a "buy list" is simply a list of products (aka Amazon ASIN's) that someone else researched for you that they suggest might be good products to purchase and...
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#891: Does the perfect business exist online? Have we found it? Let's talk about it.
Silent Sales Machine Radio
If you were tasked with coming up with a list of characteristics of the perfect business model, what would you put on that list? For me, I'd include things like low risk, flexibility, transportable (I can put my biz in my pocket and go anywhere), scalable, sellable someday (I want to build an asset), generates multiple opportunities for other income streams, all of the big trends in culture are in my favor (a growing market), a community of other people who are successfully doing the model that I can learn from and grow with, the ability to add family to my business if I choose to......
info_outlineIf you were tasked with coming up with a list of characteristics of the perfect business model, what would you put on that list?
For me, I'd include things like low risk, flexibility, transportable (I can put my biz in my pocket and go anywhere), scalable, sellable someday (I want to build an asset), generates multiple opportunities for other income streams, all of the big trends in culture are in my favor (a growing market), a community of other people who are successfully doing the model that I can learn from and grow with, the ability to add family to my business if I choose to...
And for many people -
The ability to TEST and PROVE the biz model with a very small amount of capital and time (say, $500 or so).
What else would you add to your list of perfect business model characteristics?
I'm pretty sure we can PROVE that we have found the model that meets all these criteria... and more. It's what we teach in the ProvenAmazonCourse.com "new seller" modules.
Let's talk about it. Watch this episode on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/VK79iKwBe3E
Show note LINKS:
SilentJim.com/podcast - Listen to many episodes of successful students of our courses and inspirational business tips in each one.
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SilentJim.com/bookacall - Book a call here to discuss our offers including coaching, legends and ProvenAmazonCourse.com course
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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!
TheProvenConference.com - Our May 2025 event - plan to join 100s of listeners to this show in Orlando May 29-31st, 2025!
SilentJim.com/mistakes - The most common mistakes made by new sellers and how to avoid them (a post in our free Facebook group)
SilentJim.com/receipts - Dealing with the issue of buying ONLY from authorized sources when purchasing your inventory to resell