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Making API requests with variables in the URL: BEGINNERS

This tutorial is for beginners who have little experience with API requests, and may not be able to fully understand API documentation. It goes into detail on how to use variables and what the user says in the API request Read more…

By George, 6 months ago
APIs

Making API requests with variables in the URL: POWER USERS

This tutorial is for advanced users who understand the basics of making API requests, and are able to read API documentation. It outlines how to implement the new feature but doesn’t go into too much detail on how it actually Read more…

By George, 6 months6 months ago
Marketing

Creating logos for free online

The first thing people will see if they search for a skill is a logo – that’s why it’s important to have a good one. Here’s one method I use, which lets me create logos in less than 10 minutes. Read more…

By George, 8 months6 months ago
Bug Fixes

Fixing ‘there was a problem with the requested skill’s response’ errors

Alright, this one’s annoying. When you test in the Storyline browser, the skill will just stop, or in the developer console tester or on an Alexa device, it’ll say: ‘there was a problem with the requested skill’s response’. There are Read more…

By George, 8 months8 months ago
Audio

Using audio in your skills with Dropbox

At some point, you might need to add audio to your skills. Dropbox is a good free way to do this and is easier to use than Amazon S3/AWS.   Setup a Dropbox account. If you haven’t, see here. Now, Read more…

By George, 8 months ago
Bug Fixes

Fixing the ‘upload to Alexa’ error

If you’re here, I’m guessing you’re seeing this: Right. Let’s go and fix this. It’s a nice and simple fix, and unofficial, but almost always works. Firstly, this could be user error. Check your skill name, and make sure it Read more…

By George, 8 months ago
Marketing

Marketing your Alexa Skill

I think the hardest part of creating your Alexa Skill is getting people to use it. There are limited ways to market it, especially methods that don’t cost money. In no particular order, I’m going to list some ideas you Read more…

By George, 8 months8 months ago
Build

Scheduling skill updates and feeds using WordPress

Believe it or not, there is actually a way to schedule news updates in a flash briefing style format, but in your custom skills. You can schedule updates to Google Sheets APIs using this message so that every day Alexa reads something Read more…

By George, 8 months ago
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Using RSS feeds in your Alexa Skills

RSS Feeds are a great way to get live updates on news or weather. It’s easy to integrate them into custom Alexa Skills.   Find a link to the RSS feed you’d like to use. I’m using http://rss.cnn.com/rss/edition.rss for major news Read more…

By George, 8 months8 months ago
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How to remove the Phone Number intent

If you want to publish your skill to other countries or as a kids skill, you’ll need to remove the phone number intent Storyline automatically adds if you develop your skill for US. First, upload the skill to Alexa in Read more…

By George, 8 months8 months ago

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