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#1171: Working full time in his corporate job but still crushing it on Amazon FBA a few hours per week

Silent Sales Machine Radio

Release Date: 05/01/2026

#1191: Attention Amazon sellers - It's time to talk about Walmart.com again show art #1191: Attention Amazon sellers - It's time to talk about Walmart.com again

Silent Sales Machine Radio

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Today's guest is aiming for $750K at great margins in 2026 as a reseller and he's doing it as a one man show - with a full-time "real job" as well! He put in the work starting in 2024, but now his business requires only about 3-5 hours per week to maintain and he's on a roll. He uses a prep center and never touches his inventory - proving just how flexible and scalable this business model truly is!

 

At one point he says,

"Finding great products to sell isn't the challenge - finding enough money to buy them all is the hurdle"

 

Prepare to be inspired and encouraged with plenty of specific tips and insights as well!

 

Are you ready to get serious and get started doing Amazon reselling the RIGHT WAY! Get into our step by step training at ProvenAmazonCourse.com or schedule a call with our team, or text/call us anytime to build a custom roadmap as 100s of other guests on this show have done! We are here to help!

 

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 free trial: https://SilentJim.com/numbers 

 

Watch this video on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/bhMNOF0TMz8

 

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Our recommended tools

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SellerAmp: https://selleramp.com/mst/

Sellerboard: SilentJim.com/numbers

 

ProvenWholesaleSourcing.com  - Learn wholesale sourcing strategies 

 

TheProvenConference.com - Learn more about our upcoming August 2026 event! The longest running annual event for Amazon sellers 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!

 

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.

 

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Today's guest: Matthew Borger