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5 voice skill mistakes to avoid at all costs
June 27, 2018 14:47 - 11 minutes - 15.2 MBThese five mistakes can hurt your voice skill in more ways than you can imagine. Please hit the subscribe button so that you do not miss any future episodes. For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group Thank you for all of the incredible support & reviews! 🔥Subscribe🔥: ➔ Apple iTunes ➔ Spotify ➔ Google Play ➔ Stitcher ➔ Alexa Follow me: ➔ LinkedIn ➔ Twitter ➔ Facebook Host...
Should I raise money for my voice skill? (Q&A)
June 26, 2018 14:24 - 10 minutes - 14.1 MBJust got this question from a listener named Melao last night: Q: Should I raise money for my voice skill? I have a chance to raise about $150,000 from my family and a few friends of my Dad. Is this a good idea? What should I think about? —Melao For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group Thank you for all of the incredible support & reviews! 🔥Subscribe🔥: ➔ Apple iTunes ➔ Spotify...
Don’t expect Amazon to market your Voice Skill
June 25, 2018 15:08 - 6 minutes - 8.75 MBThe nice part about running Voice Entrepreneur is I get to talk to so many smart, interesting people every single day. But over the last few weeks, a disturbing trend has emerged. People tell me they expect Amazon will market their voice skill. They think if the voice skill has enough merit, then Amazon will magically make sure the voice skill gets loads of traffic. Nobody says it in those exact words. But the subtext is always that they are building voice skills for Amazon’s approval. L...
OFFLINE marketing for voice skills (Q&A!)
June 24, 2018 15:07 - 11 minutes - 15.7 MBIn this podcast, I go over answers to questions I received from the "OFFLINE marketing for voice skills" podcast episode last week. Questions covered: 1) You mentioned tools. What tools do you use? 2) Other places to offline market? 3) Have your ever had people yell at you? 4) Any other oddball guerrilla advice to market voice skills? For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group Thank...
An Interview with Seth Lugibihl on the Founder Series
June 23, 2018 14:19 - 52 minutes - 72.5 MBI'm super psyched to share this live stream interview I did on the Founder Series with Seth Lugibihl this week. We talk a lot about the current state of voice technology, and then get heavily into the art of entrepreneuring. We talk about marketing voice skills and how to rapidly develop an engaged audience. Definitely some gems in this one! Hope you enjoy. To check out Seth and his show go here: YouTube: Seth Lugibihl Instagram: Seth Lugibihl For show notes, to ask a question, and ...
OFFLINE marketing for voice skills
June 22, 2018 18:13 - 8 minutes - 12.1 MBWe all know that the challenge with most voice skills today is discovery. How do you get people to learn about your voice skill? How do you get them to discover your new voice technology project? Here are suggestions on how you can sell more and get more users by using OFFLINE marketing in your arsenal of tools. For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group Thank you for all of the incred...
Short-term mentors are underrated
June 21, 2018 15:59 - 6 minutes - 9.56 MB"We rarely talk about short-term mentors. These mentors work with us for a short amount of time, so people often disregard them as mentors even though they can have a lasting impact." --Shireen Jaffer If you are on the fence about doing something positive, about helping, about taking a chance, I’d love to remind you that as humans, we have all of this power, to help moment by moment. You have this very moment to do produce something and to help. For show notes, to ask a question, and to ha...
Voice is about to have a social media explosion
June 20, 2018 15:03 - 10 minutes - 14.7 MBAs voice technology and voice platforms are now exploding it’s only a matter of time until we start to see the "Twitter for voice" happen. It’s also only a matter of time until we see the "Facebook for voice" happen. As a former business development person at Google and YouTube, I built a ton of the earliest social media deals on the web. I even created the first social media partnership the U.S. government ever signed back when I was dealmaking at YouTube in 2008. So I’ve seen how to bui...
"Voice is the new marketing battleground"
June 19, 2018 14:03 - 5 minutes - 2.4 MBAdvertising has become a tax on the attention poor. Our time and attention is our most valuable resource. Link to the original WSJ post here. For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group Thank you for all of the incredible support & reviews! 🔥Subscribe🔥: ➔ Apple iTunes ➔ Spotify ➔ Google Play ➔ Stitcher ➔ Alexa Follow me: ➔ LinkedIn ➔ Twitter ➔ Facebook Hosted on Acast. S...
5 reasons to start a Facebook group for your business
June 18, 2018 14:55 - 8 minutes - 4 MBI’d strongly suggest if you can create a discussion around topics that involve your business, brand, community or industry, you might want to start a FB group for it. For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group Thank you for all of the incredible support & reviews! 🔥Subscribe🔥: ➔ Apple iTunes ➔ Spotify ➔ Google Play ➔ Stitcher ➔ Alexa Follow me: ➔ LinkedIn ➔ Twitter ➔ Faceboo...
The secret sales weapon
June 17, 2018 15:22 - 7 minutes - 3.35 MBI worked at Google and YouTube and all these fancy places, but they never taught me that one thing. For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group Thank you for all of the incredible support & reviews! 🔥Subscribe🔥: ➔ Apple iTunes ➔ Spotify ➔ Google Play ➔ Stitcher ➔ Alexa Follow me: ➔ LinkedIn ➔ Twitter ➔ Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Where are push notifications for Amazon Alexa and Google Home? (and other Q&A)
June 16, 2018 14:55 - 9 minutes - 12.5 MB1) My concern is how new changes in Net Neutrality laws from the FCC will effect the future of voice skills from a systems point of view especially the SEO / Ranking systems of A voice based internet. 2) Where are push notifications with Amazon Alexa and Google Home? 3) When will people be able to build affiliate links into voice skills? 4) Were you serious about live streaming? Where will you live stream? Can you build that into voice skills? For show notes, to ask a question, and to ha...
How I quickly acquire users and you can too
June 15, 2018 13:47 - 9 minutes - 4.43 MBIf there is one skill that would serve everybody well it’s audience building. It’s going out there and getting people to try your product or service. How do you get people to try your stuff?! And lots of people assume that I’ve been a "growth hacker" forever. But it’s not true. Here is what I’ve learned over the last few years: people like you and me can absolutely do it. Learn how in today's episode!!! For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our ...
Alexa Flash Briefing secrets and Q&A
June 14, 2018 16:20 - 15 minutes - 7.1 MB1) Did you finally decide if Voice Entrepreneur is a podcast or a flash briefing? 2) What’s your podcasting and flash briefing gear setup right now? 3) Should I record daily? 4) How would you optimize your flash briefing on Alexa? What's your strategy? 5) Should I build factual news flash briefings like sports scores or do I have to build a personality based flash briefing? 6) What have you learned a few months into a daily flash briefing? 7) What’s next for Voice Entrepreneur? For sh...
What is the Entrepreneur Credit Score? Learn your score here.
June 13, 2018 14:20 - 10 minutes - 4.96 MBWANT TO KNOW YOUR ENTREPRENEUR CREDIT SCORE? Imagine if everybody had a entrepreneur score. Are you a 750 or a 450? Wouldn’t you like to know just how great of an entrepreneur you are right now? Imagine the benefits. You could instantly see what the next steps are for you in your development. You could see how far you are over-reaching. You could plan ahead, get better, and learn the skills of the game. Come listen to the debut of the entrepreneurial credit score now! For show notes, t...
How I started making 33 percent more money in a day (and you can too)
June 12, 2018 15:38 - 11 minutes - 5.12 MBAfter I learned this secret power, I used it to help build and contribute to Google and YouTube, and then build and sell multiple venture-backed startups. With this secret power, I’ve made more money in a single day than I did for the first thirty years of my life. Listen and learn how you can do it as well!.... For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group Thank you for all of the inc...
5 questions to ask your team to get hockey stick growth
June 11, 2018 13:43 - 7 minutes - 3.54 MBAs a startup CEO, I’m always expected to have all of the right answers. But I discovered a while back there might be even more power in having all of the right questions. You see, when I started asking the right questions to grow my startup team, everything changed. I started getting hockey stick growth from our team nearly immediately. It turned out I could get more production out of five questions than I could from spending thousands of dollars on expensive recruiters and HR help. F...
My voice skill has about 40 users a day. Is that good?
June 10, 2018 14:20 - 7 minutes - 3.51 MBI got a question from Yana in California: "My voice skill has about 40 users a day. Is that good?" We investigate how to measure voice skills in today's episode. For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group Thank you for all of the incredible support & reviews! 🔥Subscribe🔥: ➔ Alexa ➔ Apple iTunes ➔ Spotify Follow me: ➔ LinkedIn ➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
Alexa wants you to use In-Skill Purchasing. I wouldn't.
June 09, 2018 14:52 - 9 minutes - 8.62 MBShould I offer exclusive paid content in my voice skill? How do you make money on Voice Entrepreneur? I'm starting a diamond ring company, and have been planning it for over a year now. I created a survey showing people want more choice in buying engagement rings, and now I want to raise money. How do I raise the money from VCs and investors? Best marketing book? Hosting software? How is the Voice Entrepreneur Facebook group growing so quickly? For show notes, to ask a question, and t...
I'm building my own voice skill and I'm the mother of 3. Should I give up?
June 08, 2018 14:51 - 6 minutes - 8.37 MBHi Ben, I’ve been working on my very own voice skill for the last 3 months. I’m a single mother of 3 and have a day job. I’m worried that I’ll never finish my voice skill and when I do, it won’t get lots of people. Or at least I won’t know how to get lots of people to use it. Should I give up now? Melinda in Oregon For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group Thank you for all of t...
3 brutal truths about #VoiceFirst
June 07, 2018 14:51 - 11 minutes - 15.3 MBI wanted to give the haters and trolls a little love today and give them some reasons why the voice tech world is absolutely failing right now. For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group Thank you for all of the incredible support & reviews! 🔥Subscribe🔥: ➔ Alexa ➔ Apple iTunes ➔ Spotify Follow me: ➔ LinkedIn ➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...
How to get filthy rich building voice skills (part one)
June 06, 2018 13:56 - 11 minutes - 15.3 MBToday I want to talk about how to get filthy rich building voice skills. Thats right! It’s really time to start to build your voice empire. Now is the time to get serious. As we talked about yesterday, Amazon turned on “Can Fulfill Intent Requests” which essentially allows for the creation of hyperlinks between voice skills. We now have a discovery and way to move around the “voice web” just like you can move between websites on the web. We had Justin Malvin, star product manager on yesterd...
Alexa just made the HUGE change we want and fear. We analyze.
June 05, 2018 13:48 - 19 minutes - 27.4 MBAmazon Alexa basically just went WESTWORLD on us! The Alexa team announced they will allow for voice skills to link and open other voice skills without the need to download or enable on the user end. Justin Malvin (stallion product manager here in LA) and I break down and analyze the epic insanity that is "CanFulfillIntentRequest" from Alexa. Learn about this now, while it's hot!! For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Faceb...
I propose: all voice assistants need to tell us how they share data NOW
June 04, 2018 14:29 - 6 minutes - 9.29 MBI understand that in some sense, Facebook will be looked at as the grand data experiment we ran in early, simpler times. None of us, including the Facebook employees, knew how to build rules and create visible values and safeguards. For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group Thank you for all of the incredible support & reviews! 🔥Subscribe🔥: ➔ Alexa ➔ Apple iTunes ➔ Spotify Follow ...
Q&A: I want to start a podcast, but will I run out of ideas?
June 03, 2018 14:54 - 9 minutes - 12.8 MBI want to do a daily voice briefing and show like you. But I’m afraid I won’t have enough ideas. Why do you push people to a Facebook group? What’s the strategy there? I’m afraid my boss is going to hear me doing my voice briefing at some point. Any tips? If I want to build a voice skill and a flash briefing which one should I build first? For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group...
Interview with the Early Days Podcast | how to build BIG using voice technology
June 02, 2018 14:55 - 44 minutes - 80.8 MBI talk about how to get started using voice technology, how to grow an audience, and how to do the little things to scale and go BIG. This podcast was a blast!!-- the DULO guys are entrepreneurs who are building a killer eCommerce clothing brand in Europe. Definitely check out their podcast and clothes here: The Early Days Podcast by DULO The DULO clothing collection Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Is Facebook the reason why Amazon Alexa will lose the smart speaker war??
June 01, 2018 13:59 - 7 minutes - 10.1 MBIs this the number one reason we need to get serious about Facebook smart speaker? No one I know has been talking about this seriously. For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group Thank you for all of the incredible support & reviews! 🔥Subscribe🔥: ➔ Alexa ➔ Apple iTunes ➔ Spotify Follow me: ➔ LinkedIn ➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
I stopped listening to others and became successful. Here's how.
May 31, 2018 16:04 - 11 minutes - 16.3 MB5 sneaky ways to stop listening and start winning the entrepreneur game. For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group Thank you for all of the incredible support & reviews! 🔥Subscribe🔥: ➔ Alexa ➔ Apple iTunes ➔ Spotify Follow me: ➔ LinkedIn ➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Why is Google suddenly kicking the crap out of Amazon Alexa?
May 30, 2018 14:49 - 8 minutes - 11.8 MBI try to figure out exactly why Google is suddenly kicking the crap out of Amazon Alexa. For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group Thank you for all of the incredible support & reviews! 🔥Subscribe🔥: ➔ Alexa ➔ Apple iTunes ➔ Spotify Follow me: ➔ LinkedIn ➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How do I get my business idea off the ground?
May 29, 2018 14:28 - 7 minutes - 9.9 MBGo get everything you want and can imagine. For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group Thank you for all of the incredible support & reviews! 🔥Subscribe🔥: ➔ Alexa ➔ Apple iTunes ➔ Spotify Follow me: ➔ LinkedIn ➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
If I’m building voice skills do I need a website?
May 28, 2018 14:50 - 5 minutes - 7.35 MBThe winners in voice are going to be the ones who learn how to control audio, video in every situation. For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group Thank you for all of the incredible support & reviews! 🔥Subscribe🔥: ➔ Alexa ➔ Apple iTunes ➔ Spotify Follow me: ➔ LinkedIn ➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Figure out "who" not "how" to get to entrepreneurial freedom
May 27, 2018 14:45 - 3 minutes - 4.36 MBHow many "who's" to your entrepreneurial freedom? (shout out to Russell Brunson on this one). And they are calling you. What do you do? For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group Thank you for all of the incredible support & reviews! 🔥Subscribe🔥: ➔ Alexa ➔ Apple iTunes ➔ Spotify Follow me: ➔ LinkedIn ➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Voice people, don’t be afraid to hit the cash register
May 26, 2018 14:17 - 7 minutes - 9.77 MBIt’s like the early days of the web. It’s like the early days of building websites or making videos. Businesses and brands need to build a voice presence. And they are calling you. What do you do? For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group Thank you for all of the incredible support & reviews! 🔥Subscribe🔥: ➔ Alexa ➔ Apple iTunes ➔ Spotify Follow me: ➔ LinkedIn ➔ Twitter Hos...
How I ignore the voice haters (and you should too)
May 25, 2018 14:43 - 4 minutes - 6.47 MBWhat a dumb dumb viral Alexa story yesterday. Let's discuss why. For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group Thank you for all of the incredible support & reviews! 🔥Subscribe🔥: ➔ Alexa ➔ Apple iTunes ➔ Spotify Follow me: ➔ LinkedIn ➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Raising money for voice skills and other questions
May 24, 2018 14:15 - 9 minutes - 12.6 MBI answer a bunch of awesome questions on how to raise money for voice skills, voice strategy, stock tips, Amazon selling and more. For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group Thank you for all of the incredible support & reviews! 🔥Subscribe🔥: ➔ Alexa ➔ Apple iTunes ➔ Spotify Follow me: ➔ LinkedIn ➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How I made an angry customer my new actual friend
May 23, 2018 14:51 - 6 minutes - 8.3 MBAngry customers are a fantastic way to learn more about how you can better help people. For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group Thank you for all of the incredible support & reviews! 🔥Subscribe🔥: ➔ Alexa ➔ Apple iTunes ➔ Spotify Follow me: ➔ LinkedIn ➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3 surprising reasons why Crypto and Amazon Alexa totally go together
May 22, 2018 14:30 - 6 minutes - 8.27 MBCrypto and VoiceFirst technology are growing up together. Let's figure out how they are related and work so well together. For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group Thank you for all of the incredible support & reviews! 🔥Subscribe🔥: ➔ Alexa ➔ Apple iTunes ➔ Spotify Follow me: ➔ LinkedIn ➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Alexa skill reviews are as fake as Amazon product reviews
May 21, 2018 14:16 - 6 minutes - 9.12 MBIt turns out that Alexa skill reviews are as fake as Amazon product reviews. For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group Thank you for all of the incredible support & reviews! 🔥Subscribe🔥: ➔ Alexa ➔ Apple iTunes ➔ Spotify Follow me: ➔ LinkedIn ➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
I talk to strangers at Starbucks and get loyal users for life
May 20, 2018 14:53 - 5 minutes - 8.07 MBI have this little game where I go to a Starbucks near me and I will try to talk to as many people there as possible. It’s a way to for me to meet new people, get real life feedback, get new users and customers, and generally make friends for life. For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group Thank you for all of the incredible support & reviews! 🔥Subscribe🔥: ➔ Alexa ➔ Apple iTunes ...
Do I build stuff I love or do I build stuff for the money?
May 19, 2018 14:13 - 4 minutes - 5.92 MBShould I do something I love or something that works? For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group Thank you for all of the incredible support & reviews! 🔥Subscribe🔥: ➔ Alexa ➔ Apple iTunes ➔ Spotify Follow me: ➔ LinkedIn ➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
I look at mobile apps to figure out how to build voice skills
May 18, 2018 14:03 - 5 minutes - 7.59 MBLet's look at the iPhone app store today to try to get some strategy ideas in this new emerging voice space. For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group Thank you for all of the incredible support & reviews! 🔥Subscribe🔥: ➔ Alexa ➔ Apple iTunes ➔ Spotify Follow me: ➔ LinkedIn ➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
I'm already building my Facebook Home Speaker strategy
May 17, 2018 16:24 - 8 minutes - 11.8 MBI’ve been quietly talking to some friends at Facebook. Everything is hush hush right now. But it's happening. For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group Thank you for all of the incredible support & reviews! 🔥Subscribe🔥: ➔ Alexa ➔ Apple iTunes ➔ Spotify Follow me: ➔ LinkedIn ➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What the Amazon Alexa team is not telling you
May 16, 2018 15:06 - 7 minutes - 10.5 MBSecrets. Secrets. For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group Thank you for all of the incredible support & reviews! 🔥Subscribe🔥: ➔ Alexa ➔ Apple iTunes ➔ Spotify Follow me: ➔ LinkedIn ➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How I market Alexa skills with ZERO VC funding
May 15, 2018 14:02 - 7 minutes - 10.9 MBDon't just blindly create new Alexa skills. Go track and use data to get ahead. For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group Thank you for all of the incredible support & reviews! 🔥Subscribe🔥: ➔ Alexa ➔ Apple iTunes ➔ Spotify Follow me: ➔ LinkedIn ➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How to find new Alexa skill ideas
May 14, 2018 14:11 - 6 minutes - 8.51 MBDon't just blindly create new Alexa skills. Go track and use data to get ahead. For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group Thank you for all of the incredible support & reviews! 🔥Subscribe🔥: ➔ Alexa ➔ Apple iTunes ➔ Spotify Follow me: ➔ LinkedIn ➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The 5 Reasons I Built my own Alexa Skill
May 13, 2018 14:46 - 6 minutes - 8.44 MBThe best thing I ever did was create my own Alexa skill. Here are five reasons why you should too. For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group Thank you for all of the incredible support & reviews! 🔥Subscribe🔥: ➔ Alexa ➔ Apple iTunes ➔ Spotify Follow me: ➔ LinkedIn ➔ Twitter ➔ Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ask Ben: Should I get a co-founder? (and other entrepreneur updates)
May 12, 2018 14:48 - 7 minutes - 10 MBUpdate on our community member Robert and how he's marketing his new app. For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group Thank you for all of the incredible support & reviews! 🔥Subscribe🔥: ➔ Alexa ➔ Apple iTunes ➔ Spotify Follow me: ➔ LinkedIn ➔ Twitter ➔ Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Is YouTube going to be the Alexa Killer?
May 11, 2018 14:40 - 9 minutes - 13.5 MBWe talk about the Digiday article "Ad buyers say Google’s YouTube and YouTube TV integration will help it rival Amazon in voice". And then talk about why the show Silicon Valley is so bad this year. For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group Thank you for all of the incredible support & reviews! 🔥Subscribe🔥: ➔ Alexa ➔ Apple iTunes ➔ Spotify Follow me: ➔ LinkedIn ➔ Twitter ➔ I...
Ask Ben: is there a secret weapon to blow up your voice skill?
May 10, 2018 14:48 - 8 minutes - 11.7 MBOne of the ways to blow up your Alexa skill, and all of the steps involved. For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group Thank you for all of the incredible support & reviews! 🔥Subscribe🔥: ➔ Alexa ➔ Apple iTunes ➔ Spotify Follow me: ➔ LinkedIn ➔ Twitter ➔ Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sorry, Google's AI doesn't scare me
May 09, 2018 14:25 - 5 minutes - 7.39 MBGoogle has a long list of scary announcements that fizzle. For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tv Join our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook Group Thank you for all of the incredible support & reviews! 🔥Subscribe🔥: ➔ Alexa ➔ Apple iTunes ➔ Spotify Follow me: ➔ LinkedIn ➔ Twitter ➔ Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.