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S1 Ep 995 voice skill mistakes to avoid at all costs

These 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.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Apple iTunes➔ Spotify➔ Google Play➔ Stitcher➔ AlexaFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter➔ Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 27, 201811 min

S1 Ep 98Should I raise money for my voice skill? (Q&A)

Just 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?—MelaoFor show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Apple iTunes➔ Spotify➔ Google Play➔ Stitcher➔ AlexaFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter➔ Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 26, 201810 min

S1 Ep 97Don’t expect Amazon to market your Voice Skill

The 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. Like Amazon is a warm, but stern mother or father. So today I wanted to clear the air. For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Apple iTunes➔ Spotify➔ Google Play➔ Stitcher➔ AlexaFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter➔ Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 25, 20186 min

S1 Ep 96OFFLINE marketing for voice skills (Q&A!)

In 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.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Apple iTunes➔ Spotify➔ Google Play➔ Stitcher➔ AlexaFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter➔ Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 24, 201811 min

S1 Ep 95An Interview with Seth Lugibihl on the Founder Series

I'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 LugibihlInstagram: Seth LugibihlFor show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Apple iTunes➔ Spotify➔ Google Play➔ Stitcher➔ AlexaFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter➔ Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 23, 201852 min

S1 Ep 94OFFLINE marketing for voice skills

We 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.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Apple iTunes➔ Spotify➔ Google Play➔ Stitcher➔ AlexaFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter➔ Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 22, 20188 min

S1 Ep 93Short-term mentors are underrated

"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 JafferIf 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 hang with me: www.bensmith.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Apple iTunes➔ Spotify➔ Google Play➔ Stitcher➔ AlexaFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter➔ Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 21, 20186 min

S1 Ep 92Voice is about to have a social media explosion

As 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 build social platforms and have found there is a bit of a formula in building social content platforms....For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Apple iTunes➔ Spotify➔ Google Play➔ Stitcher➔ AlexaFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter➔ Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 20, 201810 min

S1 Ep 91"Voice is the new marketing battleground"

Advertising 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.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Apple iTunes➔ Spotify➔ Google Play➔ Stitcher➔ AlexaFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter➔ Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 19, 20185 min

S1 Ep 905 reasons to start a Facebook group for your business

I’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.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Apple iTunes➔ Spotify➔ Google Play➔ Stitcher➔ AlexaFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter➔ Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 18, 20188 min

S1 Ep 89The secret sales weapon

I 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.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Apple iTunes➔ Spotify➔ Google Play➔ Stitcher➔ AlexaFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter➔ Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 17, 20187 min

S1 Ep 88Where are push notifications for Amazon Alexa and Google Home? (and other Q&A)

1) 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 hang with me: www.bensmith.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Apple iTunes➔ Spotify➔ Google Play➔ Stitcher➔ AlexaFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter➔ Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 16, 20189 min

S1 Ep 87How I quickly acquire users and you can too

If 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.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Apple iTunes➔ Spotify➔ Google Play➔ Stitcher➔ AlexaFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter➔ Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 15, 20189 min

S1 Ep 86Alexa Flash Briefing secrets and Q&A

1) 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 show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Apple iTunes➔ Spotify➔ Google Play➔ Stitcher➔ AlexaFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter➔ Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 14, 201815 min

S1 Ep 85What is the Entrepreneur Credit Score? Learn your score here.

WANT 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, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Apple iTunes➔ Spotify➔ Google Play➔ Stitcher➔ AlexaFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter➔ Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 13, 201810 min

S1 Ep 84How I started making 33 percent more money in a day (and you can too)

After 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.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Apple iTunes➔ Spotify➔ Google Play➔ Stitcher➔ AlexaFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter➔ Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 12, 201811 min

S1 Ep 835 questions to ask your team to get hockey stick growth

As 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. For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Apple iTunes➔ Spotify➔ Google Play➔ Stitcher➔ AlexaFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter➔ Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 11, 20187 min

S1 Ep 82My voice skill has about 40 users a day. Is that good?

I 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.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Alexa➔ Apple iTunes➔ SpotifyFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 10, 20187 min

S1 Ep 81Alexa wants you to use In-Skill Purchasing. I wouldn't.

Should 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 to hang with me: www.bensmith.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Alexa➔ Apple iTunes➔ SpotifyFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 9, 20189 min

S1 Ep 80I'm building my own voice skill and I'm the mother of 3. Should I give up?

Hi 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 OregonFor show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Alexa➔ Apple iTunes➔ SpotifyFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 8, 20186 min

S1 Ep 793 brutal truths about #VoiceFirst

I 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.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Alexa➔ Apple iTunes➔ SpotifyFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 7, 201811 min

S1 Ep 78How to get filthy rich building voice skills (part one)

Today 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 yesterday to talk about the basics— how will it work? what does it mean? How should we think about it?In this episode, I want to lay out the method I’m using to build systems for voice skills. History repeats itself.For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Alexa➔ Apple iTunes➔ SpotifyFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 6, 201811 min

S1 Ep 77Alexa just made the HUGE change we want and fear. We analyze.

Amazon 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.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Alexa➔ Apple iTunes➔ SpotifyFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 5, 201819 min

S1 Ep 76I propose: all voice assistants need to tell us how they share data NOW

I 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.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Alexa➔ Apple iTunes➔ SpotifyFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 4, 20186 min

S1 Ep 75Q&A: I want to start a podcast, but will I run out of ideas?

I 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.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Alexa➔ Apple iTunes➔ SpotifyFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 3, 20189 min

S1 Ep 74Interview with the Early Days Podcast | how to build BIG using voice technology

I 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 DULOThe DULO clothing collection Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 2, 201844 min

S1 Ep 73Is Facebook the reason why Amazon Alexa will lose the smart speaker war??

Is 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.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Alexa➔ Apple iTunes➔ SpotifyFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 1, 20187 min

S1 Ep 72I stopped listening to others and became successful. Here's how.

5 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.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Alexa➔ Apple iTunes➔ SpotifyFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 31, 201811 min

S1 Ep 71Why is Google suddenly kicking the crap out of Amazon Alexa?

I 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.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Alexa➔ Apple iTunes➔ SpotifyFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 30, 20188 min

S1 Ep 70How do I get my business idea off the ground?

Go get everything you want and can imagine.For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Alexa➔ Apple iTunes➔ SpotifyFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 29, 20187 min

S1 Ep 69If I’m building voice skills do I need a website?

The 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.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Alexa➔ Apple iTunes➔ SpotifyFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 28, 20185 min

S1 Ep 68Figure out "who" not "how" to get to entrepreneurial freedom

How 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.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Alexa➔ Apple iTunes➔ SpotifyFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 27, 20183 min

S1 Ep 67Voice people, don’t be afraid to hit the cash register

It’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.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Alexa➔ Apple iTunes➔ SpotifyFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 26, 20187 min

S1 Ep 66How I ignore the voice haters (and you should too)

What 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.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Alexa➔ Apple iTunes➔ SpotifyFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 25, 20184 min

S1 Ep 65Raising money for voice skills and other questions

I 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.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Alexa➔ Apple iTunes➔ SpotifyFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 24, 20189 min

S1 Ep 64How I made an angry customer my new actual friend

Angry 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.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Alexa➔ Apple iTunes➔ SpotifyFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 23, 20186 min

S1 Ep 633 surprising reasons why Crypto and Amazon Alexa totally go together

Crypto 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.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Alexa➔ Apple iTunes➔ SpotifyFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 22, 20186 min

Alexa skill reviews are as fake as Amazon product reviews

It 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.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Alexa➔ Apple iTunes➔ SpotifyFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 21, 20186 min

S1 Ep 61I talk to strangers at Starbucks and get loyal users for life

I 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.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Alexa➔ Apple iTunes➔ SpotifyFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 20, 20185 min

Do I build stuff I love or do I build stuff for the money?

Should I do something I love or something that works?For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Alexa➔ Apple iTunes➔ SpotifyFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 19, 20184 min

S1 Ep 59I look at mobile apps to figure out how to build voice skills

Let'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.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Alexa➔ Apple iTunes➔ SpotifyFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 18, 20185 min

S1 Ep 58I'm already building my Facebook Home Speaker strategy

I’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.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Alexa➔ Apple iTunes➔ SpotifyFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 17, 20188 min

S1 Ep 57What the Amazon Alexa team is not telling you

Secrets. Secrets. For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Alexa➔ Apple iTunes➔ SpotifyFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 16, 20187 min

S1 Ep 56How I market Alexa skills with ZERO VC funding

Don'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.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Alexa➔ Apple iTunes➔ SpotifyFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 15, 20187 min

S1 Ep 55How to find new Alexa skill ideas

Don'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.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Alexa➔ Apple iTunes➔ SpotifyFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 14, 20186 min

S1 Ep 54The 5 Reasons I Built my own Alexa Skill

The 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.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Alexa➔ Apple iTunes➔ SpotifyFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter➔ Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 13, 20186 min

S1 Ep 53Ask Ben: Should I get a co-founder? (and other entrepreneur updates)

Update 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.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Alexa➔ Apple iTunes➔ SpotifyFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter➔ Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 12, 20187 min

S1 Ep 52Is YouTube going to be the Alexa Killer?

We 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.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Alexa➔ Apple iTunes➔ SpotifyFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter➔ Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 11, 20189 min

S1 Ep 51Ask Ben: is there a secret weapon to blow up your voice skill?

One 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.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Alexa➔ Apple iTunes➔ SpotifyFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter➔ Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 10, 20188 min

S1 Ep 50Sorry, Google's AI doesn't scare me

Google has a long list of scary announcements that fizzle.For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!🔥Subscribe🔥:➔ Alexa➔ Apple iTunes➔ SpotifyFollow me: ➔ LinkedIn➔ Twitter➔ Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 9, 20185 min