1. Amazon.com sees 1 in 5 Internet users

About 20% of all Internet users stopped by Amazon.com in June according to a recent article a reader sent me (link below).

WOW! That's huge. Let that soak in...

While we are talking percentages get this one too:

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If you aren't sending stuff to Amazon for them to sell for you, then you need to know a few facts:

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o You can visit the "discount" aisle (or closeout section of a website) of virtually any chain store (Wal-mart, Target, Big Lots, Meijer, Toys-R-Us etc.) and find profitable (200-300% is easy) inventory. Box it all up in one box, and send it to Amazon. They do the rest.

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o the course has been out a few months now and is really helping people out. We want to help even more people.

Resources for this article:

o Thanks to one of my favorite customers and loyal readers Steven Deaton for sending me this article about the INSANE traffic Amazon is getting. http://mashable.com/2011/08/17/20-of-internet-users-amazon/

o Toys are a very hot category on Amazon around the Christmas season. Amazon isn't accepting any new toy sellers after Sept. 19th. I predict INSANE records will be set for holiday shopping online in 2011. Get in on it NOW. You could be finding profitable inventory later today if you take action!

2. The people you encounter online: How influential are they?

If the concept of tracking the "influence score" of those you rub shoulders with online feels strange or new to you (or just "creepy"), then please skip to the bottom of this "quick tip" for some newbie training, and then come back to this tip later if you like what you've learned.

For those of us that understand what "online influence" is...and also understand why it's a VITAL trend to pay attention to...

I just found a cool free tool for us at rapportive.com and made a quick video for you about it.

If you use Gmail for email then listen up. This is VERY cool stuff.

Using rapportive.com allows you to instantly see the "influence score" and other background info on everyone in your email inbox!

Here's a video that shows you how to use it and how I'm using it to connect with powerful "influencers":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp6CxA_tArc

Are you new to the concept of "influence awareness" as a business too? Check out KLOUT.com and please visit the below section of my blog for a 10 minute education on why I think you should care about "online influence": http://www.jimcockrum.com/blog/category/categories/be-a-leader/reputation-and-influence/

3. Quick Tips

• Quick Tip 1

What to sell on Amazon and where to get it (without leaving home in most cases!):

http://www.FBAfind.com

• Quick Tip 2

Autographed copies of my new book are going out soon!

I just wrote a new blog post about my "real book" that's coming out in Sept 2011. I want you to have a free autographed copy in exchange for helping me out and supporting the launch. Details here:

http://www.jimcockrum.com/blog/?p=1655

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Jim Cockrum has been selling on eBay since 1997 and has been helping others start successful eBay and online businesses since 2000. He works full-time educating others on how to run successful Internet/eBay businesses. His free newsletter "Creative eBay Selling" is read by over 100,000 subscribers. He has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur Magazine, eBay radio, and in various news articles. He has been interviewed as a guest on several radio programs as an eBay business expert and has taught multiple seminars on eBay success.

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