#415: After coaching 7,000 students in Amazon/ecommerce I've noticed some patterns

For the past 17 years we've coached thousands of students in Amazon and ecommerce. This episode contains some valuable lessons that will make you more profitable. These are truths that have been around for 1,000s of years in some cases, but you may have never been exposed to them before! Lessons include, why a "TRIBE" is a better strategy than following an "EXPERT" (Proverbs 15:22), the one question you should ask when someone attempts to create fear by claiming a business model is "dead" (1 Samuel 17), why it is that our most successful students almost always start small and scale over time (Proverbs 13:11), why serving others through meaningful relationships puts more money in your pocket (Proverbs 22:11) and how the principle of specialization will propel you forward faster in business. I discuss the wisdom of having a mentor (1 Corinthians 11:1), a simple way to recognize and eliminate any self-sabotage from your business, and finally a simple starting point for almost certain success on Amazon (What should you sell?!)   Check out our sponsor: I Love Supplies. com There are so many advantages using these high quality poly bags - non static, self closing AND size printed on each bag, just to name a few. Be sure to request your free sample of poly bags when you visit their website https://ilovesupplies.com/   Show note LINKS: ProvenBrandBuilding.com - New strategy we've developed so you can easily build a bundle with popular, well known brands and sell it at a great margin on Amazon WITHOUT any worries of competitors getting on your listing! This new course will be FREE for all PAC students (see link to PAC below)Amazon Course -   https://ProvenAmazonCourse.com - Are you ready to be successful selling on Amazon? It's time to get instant access to the most widely used, most up to date, most creative and industry leading course in the "Learn to sell on Amazon" space. You'll find hundreds of recent success stories in our Free Facebook group from Amazon sellers using all manner of creative strategies from our ridiculously inexpensive yet powerful course!   FACEBOOK.COM/GROUPS/MYSILENTTEAM/ - the free facebook group where our students hang out and help each other grow   JimCockrumCoaching.com Get a free session with a business consultant on our team at 1-800-994-1792 / 1-801-693-1688 or TEXT US at 385-284-7701 (US & Canada only for Text)     Books mentioned : Business Secrets From the Bible - Daniel Lapin Thou Shall Prosper - Daniel Lapin   Get smartphone alerts for new episodes with this free app (click this link with your smartphone) → SilentJim.com/updates