Silent Sales Machine Radio

If you own a business of any kind - even if it's not profitable yet, today's episode will put money in your pocket!

On this interview episode I interview Chris Brown with a company called Tax Hive. The business is part owned by Kevin O'Leary (Mr Wonderful) and has a great reputation for finding business owners cash they didn't know they have.

If they can't find you more than double their fee, you owe them nothing.

They are tax strategists, and some of the strategies I just learned on the podcast episode are...

Today I have two important announcements to make that we are super excited about. Both of these are free opportunities for you that you simply cannot miss. 1) Nov 4th 2026 online: "Exactly what a $3 million Amazon reseller would do if he had to start over today from zero" - register here : https://3pmercury.com/webinar 2) TheProvenConference.com live event will be in Vegas this year with 1,000s of Amazon sellers and ecommerce warriors attending - and it's 100% FREE for the first time in our 15-year history! Join us March 2-4th at the largest trade-show in the U.S. in...

The battle for top position in the Amazon seller onscreen calculator/app wars is officially over.

The best app with the most features is 100% free with no credit card needed. It's found only at 3pmercury.com/extension

This free seller app has rapidly become THE "must have" tool or any serious Amazon reseller. This free app also includes several features that other apps simply lack such as the "above buy box" detecting feature that we innovated in our seller community.

If you aren't familiar yet with the "...

Can software and AI REALLY run your Amazon business for you? Are the tools getting that good? Is Amazon reselling being reduced to just turning on the right tool and stepping back?

Let's talk about the new realities of being a seller - a lot has changed and it's getting easier by the week to ramp up and build something truly special as an Amazon reseller - even with no prior experience!

Watch this episode on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/lcMrWBxrnrE

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Amazon sellers like you and me are overlooking a fantastic opportunity that costs us nothing to try! I'm talking about TikTok.

There are three ways to earn on TikTok that we'll be talking about today with our guest.

Refer small to medium Amazon brands to Rev7n.com and earn $5,000

Create content on TikTok and get paid to endorse products as a content creator (you don't need a large audience to do this)

Have a brand of your own? Sell it on TikTok with the help of Rev7n.c...

Q4 is the biggest selling season of the year on Amazon, and the sellers who plan for it pull ahead of the ones who wing it. In this episode of Silent Sales Machine Radio, Jimmy Smith shares 10 things smart Amazon sellers do to make the most of the fourth quarter.

Drawing on more than a decade of selling since 2015, Jimmy walks through a practical Q4 checklist: studying last year's data on Keepa before you buy, sourcing beyond the crowded toy aisle, revisiting your own past Q4 winners, and building buying calendars around each holiday so...

The results our students are getting as Amazon sellers is undeniable - and we can now teach you how to do get this business rolling with proof of concept for a few dollars in just a few hours.

We have an upcoming bootcamp that you can't miss if you're interested at all in the most elegant approach to getting on on the greatest online business opportunity of our time!

You'll walk away from this online bootcamp with 100s of ungated brands, a 1,000+ ASIN lead list, and the exact AI driven system...

Buy something for $10, sell it for $30, pocket the profit. That's the version of Amazon reselling you see all over social media. But it leaves out the part that actually decides whether your business grows: how long it takes to get your cash back.    
In this episode of Silent Sales Machine Radio, Jimmy Smith walks through the real cash flow cycle of an Amazon reselling business, from the day you swipe the card to the day Amazon disburses your money. He breaks the whole timeline down step by step (waiting on the supplier, prepping and shipping, Amazon receiving your inventory, se...

You've probably heard that you need $10,000 to start selling on Amazon. In this episode of Silent Sales Machine Radio, Jimmy Smith explains where that number comes from, why it's true for one path, and why it doesn't have to be true for you.

Jimmy has been selling on Amazon since 2015, and he breaks down the real reason private label carries that big price tag: overseas manufacturing runs, prep, software, advertising, and reorders all stack up before you ever turn a profit. Then he lays out the model this community actually recommends for new sellers, reselling t...

Today we spend time with the leading Amazon policy and legal expert Jeff Schick talking about the latest insights for sellers on Amazon. His team is comprised of several former Amazon policy and seller support workers who know how to get things done when it comes to catalog changes, suspension issues, IP alerts etc. He's also offering a new high end service in addition to other traditional services he's always offered where you can get his team working for you instantly 24/7 any day of the year! It's a new service level for serious sellers.

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Finding leads feels like progress. But a pile of leads sitting in your database does nothing for your business until you actually buy something and send it in.

In this episode of Silent Sales Machine Radio, Jimmy Smith breaks down one of the most common patterns he sees after years of training Amazon sellers: people get great at finding leads, then freeze when it comes time to buy. He explains why that happens, both the practical side of filtering a huge lead list down to the best opportunities, and the mental side of being scared t...

What if running your whole Amazon sourcing process came down to one thing: just log in?

In this episode of Silent Sales Machine Radio, Jimmy Smith sits down with Khang Dang, the creator of 3P Mercury, to walk through a wave of new updates and where the tool is headed next. Khang breaks sourcing into four parts (finding listings, finding the sources for them, analyzing them, and tracking them) and shows how 3P Mercury is now automating each step so you spend less time clicking and more time deciding what to buy.

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New strategies for updated sellers is the topic of today's episode.

Today, Jimmy explains the reason why the replens strategy is not the most effective strategy in sourcing for your Amazon selling business.

Discover the importance of sourcing as the engine, coupled with software that tracks so you will never forget the ASINs that have potential, as well as the opportunity in scaling the process and teaching it to a team that works for you.

How to find good sources, good leads, good profitable products, and then how...

After a recent online bootcamp we heard back from virtually EVERY student who took part. They sent us screen shots of their astoundingly consistent success in finding 100s of UNGATED brands and 1,000s of VIABLE ASINS within hours or days of following our system.

You can see it all for yourself here (and get the recordings): SilentJim.com/bootcamp

Here's the bottom line -

We are rapidly reducing Amazon reselling to TWO FUNDAMENTAL STEPS for those who want a straight forwards, short learning curve and inexpensive system for selling on...

"It's too late to start on Amazon." You've heard it. You may have said it to yourself. It's the number one reason people research for six months and never send a single shipment.

In this episode, we take that fear apart. We get to the truth about what has actually changed on Amazon, what hasn't, and why "too late" is almost always "too scared."

In this episode:

• Where the "too late" feeling really comes from, and why it shows up every single year

• What actually changed on Amazon...

Amazon gets over half of all e-commerce activity, but there's a smaller platform that's actually growing faster than Amazon right now. It's Walmart.com - and they are welcoming resellers!

Today's guest is a Walmart.com expert who works for CrazyVendor.io (a great sponsor of our TheProvenConference.com event).

She's also helped 100s of brands get successful traction on Walmart.com.

Today we interview her to discuss:

>Walmart reselling opportunities

>Getting paid to help brands get onto Walmart

>How to refe...

Today's episode is an interview with another successful Amazon seller from our community who built a great business and then he saw a need that many other sellers required.

He began small and grew to be a large supplier of reseller supplies - specifically, poly bags!

This is a great example of what happens when you get into our community and build relationships and solve the challenges that you and others are facing. There's always a way to expand and add to your income streams when you're in e-commerce!

After selling $75 million in services, products and coaching over 24+ years and growing a robust, healthy, globally dispersed leadership team, I'm ready to start teaching others what I've learned about effective online leadership and influence.

If you've ever wanted to lead, influence, coach or grow a community of your own then this episode is for you. It's a peek behind the curtain and an invitation to come work closely with my son and I on a new adventure.

Trey Cockrum interviews his dad (me) on this episode and we talk about online le...

Our platinum sponsor at TheProvenConference.com August 25-27th joins us today to talk about using virtual assistants to help automate your e-commerce journey.

Carter Maxwell, the founder of VAFastLane.com is our guest and he has a $500K amazon reselling business as well as a very successful company that finds and trains qualified VA's in the Philippines.

We discuss the ever improving landscape of opportunities for e-commerce warriors like YOU who understand that software and VA's can be a potent combo in giving you the income results you desire from yo...

Today Jim's mom joins us on the show to talk about the impact of 3PMercury on Amazon reselling and encourage sellers on what's no possible!

If you didn't realize it, Judy Cockrum has been running Jim's online selling businesses for many years and she's quickly become one of the most valuable coaches on the team as well for those seeking to learn 3PMercury!

It's been a family affair for the Cockrum crew for over 20 years and Judy gives valuable insights and tips based on her years of experience in the Amazon...

Today we meet another very successful coaching student of ours who has built an incredible eight figure business on Amazon after going full-time a couple years ago. His specialty now is in going directly to brands to negotiate great deals. He shares the exact strategies he's using as well as the story of how it all came together.

He agrees that right now is arguably the best time ever to get into reselling with so many brands leaving the doors wide open for resellers - and more new brands coming on board Amazon constantly. The d...

There are big developments for Amazon resellers happening right now!

Here's a breakdown of what we cover on today's episode:

The world's first SOURCING to SHIPPING software is replacing loads of other tools! Get it for $1 for 30 days here (includes an onboarding session) 3pmercury.com/thrity

The best "on screen calculator" for Amazon sellers is also the only FREE, fully functioning tool! This is the greatest freebie ever for Amazon sellers! 3pmercury.com/extension

A VP at the largest trade show in the U.S. was just...

35,000+ people will be at the largest trade show in the US at the same convention center as where our community is gathering next month! The organizers of that massive event have invited our leadership team to be the on-site E-commerce experts and trainers! It's a huge honor that speaks very highly of the reputation and results our team gets consistently for our students and clients!

In business, quality relationships equal opportunity. There's no better way to establish and grow those high impact relationships than to attend LIVE EVENTS!

TheProvenConference.com...

We've turned a SKEPTIC with serious concerns into a RAVING FAN who is CRUSHING IT!

The backstory: A few months ago I posted in invitation in our large Facebook group inviting ANY SKEPTICS to please step forward.

I wanted anyone who had "heard bad things" about being an Amazon reseller. The scarier the stories the better! I wanted a true skeptic who didn't want to get into Amazon reselling because they had a lot of big questions and had heard a lot of scary things about the business.

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The three challenges we see newer (and many experienced sellers) facing are:

Ungating challenges

Sourcing 1,000s of great ASINs at a time

Finding the "gold" in your large list of ASINs

If you can solve these three challenges, you have a profitable Amazon reselling business. We've seen the pattern OVER and OVER again and you've heard it on our podcast!

Today we are excited to break down these three challenges and s...

The three challenges we see newer (and many experienced sellers) facing are:

Ungating challenges

Sourcing 1,000s of great ASINs at a time

Finding the "gold" in your large list of ASINs

If you can solve these three challenges, you have a profitable Amazon reselling business. We've seen the pattern OVER and OVER again and you've heard it on our podcast!

Today we are excited to break down these three challenges and show you that they've all been SOLVED! We have a three day wor...

The world's first any only "Sourcing to Shipping" software has arrived for Amazon and Walmart sellers.

Reselling has been reduced to TWO general steps as a result:

And in this episode, you'll hear why the creators of 3PMercury are so confident that this system will work for you that they are offering it to you for one month for just $1 - and that includes training! See details at SilentJim.com/1d

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Today's guest is the latest coaching student who now says, "I run out of money to spend on inventory way before I run out of great products to buy"

We keep hearing that over and over again from our coaching students!

Today we meet another student who says exactly that after breaking the five figures monthly in sales at tremendous margins!

At any given time there are millions of popular products being sold on Amazon. At first glance you might think there are plenty of sellers selling...

Some of the most exciting product launch stories in the Amazon seller community have come from our community, but today I'm going to talk you OUT of launching your own product on Amazon!

In the industry these new products are commonly referred to as "PL" or "private label" products.

The sad truth is, the vast majority of "gurus" and "Amazon experts" spend a lot of time and monty convincing people to launch their own PL brands and products on Amazon while knowing full well that 5% at best of their students will ev...

A coaching client got on Robin's calendar this week sitting at ~$10,000 a month in sales and feeling stuck. He's an engineer, so the math felt obvious: $50K is just $10K, five times over. Do what's working, five times as much, and you're there. Except that's the trap, and by the end of the call he said he felt like he'd been hit by a two-by-four. In the best way.

In this episode, Brian and Robin Joy break down why the playbook that built your foundation is the wrong playbook for your next floor, using a...

On Amazon are you more of a "I can't find ANYTHING seller" or "There's more great inventory than I have time or money to buy"?

Why are many shoppers on Amazon gladly paying $30 for an item when the exact same item is being sold for $15 on the same ASIN?

MILLIONS of shoppers on Amazon all day every day are doing exactly that, and they are very happy to do so. Until you understand why this happens so often, you'll struggle with a low margin business that's always worried about "finding profitable...

Today we interview a returning guest who is using 3PMercury to build a great business as an Amazon reseller! She's a stay home mom who has also become a coach on our team! It's yet another inspirational story of a student of the ProvenAmazonCourse.com building a great business. She shares how she sources, her daily routines and the challenges she's faced and is facing on her path towards her goals.

Watch this episode on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/OcUCvXp25jg

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A coaching client this week was grinding four hours a night, sitting on six ASINs he'd already vetted, and still couldn't pull the trigger. His words: "There's gotta be something I'm missing here." He wasn't missing a tool. He was missing permission to act.

In this episode, Brian and Robin Joy take you inside an actual coaching call where Robin turned three "pass on it" ASINs into two she'd test in real time. The fix wasn't a new filter or a secret tactic. It was learning to read the right number instead of the one e...

Today's guest has just crossed over into selling six figures on Amazon at great margins and he's fired up! He's going ALL IN as so many others have done with success!

He's yet another ProvenAmazonCourse.com student who is crushing it using 3PMercury as his primary software to run his business. At one point he says (as so many others are saying), "I'm finding more profitable inventory than I have money to buy!"

He's just the latest evidence as to how powerful this business model truly is!

On...

Apparently, A.I. loves this podcast, our community, courses and business strategies! After 20+ years of serving well in the e-commerce niche and compiling 100s of success stories, we've earned the trust of artificial intelligence it would seem!

As AI replaces basic search engine queries, you can get now gain a reasonable insight into many topics just by asking an open ended questions the same way you'd ask any human expert.

Regardless of how you feel about A.I., it's inarguable that even complex research questions can be given to any number of...

You boxed up your FBA shipment, sent it in, and now your inventory is just sitting there. A sale, then nothing for three days, then maybe another a few days later. Your gut says drop the price. Your gut is wrong.

In this episode, Brian and Robin Joy close out the three-part Seller's Secret Edge series by unpacking the two advantages most resellers never learn to see. First, the Panic Window: the stretch between when your inventory goes active and when it's actually deliverable, where sellers tank their own prices on units that haven't even...

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...

In this weekend update episode we cover the latest announcements about our upcoming conference (TheProvenConference.com) as well as updates to THE Crown jewel software of Amazon reselling.

3Pmercury will very soon offer shipping functionality at no extra charge making it the only software for Amazon resellers that can handle everything from sourcing to shipping. The Amazon reselling game is getting simpler.

We are also excited to offer scholarships for attendees to the TheProvenConference.com at TheProvenConference.com/scholarship

For our newest listeners, stick around for the t...

Today we roll through a great list of FREE ideas and resources that will be of extreme value to just about any Amazon seller or e-commerce warrior who is tackling Amazon FBA, reselling or any other online business strategy for that matter.

Free tools, free training, free consultation opportunities and some proven strategies and insights that will shape the trajectory of your business towards sustained success!

Includes KEEPA insights to help simplify the way you use that Amazon powertool, a free 3PMercury feature you might know you can have access to, an...

Two sellers pull up the same ASIN. Same Keepa chart. One buys, one walks and both think they're right. They're not. They're staring at the same data and seeing two completely different markets. Here's the problem: Amazon changed how it reports sales rank, and most sellers never updated their eyes. They're still counting rank drops like it's 2022, reading shadows on the wall instead of looking at what's actually there.

In this episode, Brian and Robin Joy show you how to see it.

You'll learn:

- The one number that qu...