#670: A live Amazon Q/A with our Facebook members and PAC students

<p>Once per week or so I love to go live on Zoom in the Facebook group with whoever can join me and answer as many ecommerce and Amazon selling related questions as possible. Recently, we recorded one of these sessions for you. The questions we discussed this time clarify what is the "replens model", my background story in doing this over twenty years, how to get around gated categories as a new seller, the difference between a brand and a category, and how to better understand profit margins.  This episode has great tips and resources for all skill levels of sellers - enjoy!</p> <p> </p> <p>If you'd like to join us for a live zoom session, the next one is Monday July 17th at 5PM ET (New York time) and you are invited to join us using this zoom link: <a class="ProsemirrorEditor-link" href= "https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84823798446">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84823798446</a></p> <p> </p> <p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><a class="ProsemirrorEditor-link" href= "https://silentsalesmachine.com/">SilentSalesMachine.com</a> - text the word “free” to 507-800-0090 to get a free copy of Jim’s latest book about building multiple income streams online!</p> <p> </p> <p>Questions and comments:</p> <p> </p> <p>Jim does an introduction regarding the Replens Model, the Proven Amazon Course and MySilentTeam Facebook page</p> <p> </p> <p>Jim gives some background to his multiple streams of e-commerce income and how this has provided for his family for many years </p> <p> </p> <p>The guest asks Jim how to best test ASINs when it is difficult to source the items locally. Jim offers suggestions as well as emphasizes how important relationships are in this business! </p> <p> </p> <p>Jim discusses the Proven Brand Bundle course and how he is seeing some really successful stories come out of using this method. </p> <p> </p> <p>The guest asks Jim about being a new seller and being gated. Jim suggests the following categories for new sellers as these categories are not gated: sports and outdoor, kitchen, bath, household goods, arts and crafts, pet s