By integrating the Alexa Skills Management API (SMAPI) into Storyline, users can create, test, publish, and update their skills, without ever leaving Storyline’s drag-and-drop interface.

Adva Levin isn’t your typical Alexa skill developer. In fact, she isn’t a developer at all. Yet Levin’s first Alexa skill called Kids Court won the $20,000 Grand Prize plus a $5,000 Finalist Prize in the Alexa Skills Challenge: Kids.

Wie kommt man auf die Idee einen Alexa Skill zu entwickeln, der beim Zähneputzen hilft? Daniel Buschke wollte vor allem seine Tochter motivieren, ihre Zähne ordentlich zu putzen und das möglichst auch noch gern.

Bibi Blocksberg, die kleine Hexe unterhält die Kids in ihrem Alexa Skill mit dem Hexenspruch des Tages und einem umfangreichen Quiz für echte Bibi-Fans. In unserer Developer Story teilen die Entwickler ihre Erfahrungen. 

With more than 30 published Alexa skills in less than 12 months, Shenar has “cracked the code” for building top-earning skills and offers some pointers on how others can too.

David Markey built his first custom skill in only one day. Within a month of launching his second skill, he had earned almost $1,500 in Alexa Developer Rewards.

Oscar Merry may have studied aviation software in university, but it was building for voice that have made his career really soar. An Alexa Champion, Merry has already built a three-pronged career in voice and earned money through Alexa Developer Rewards.

Ein Skill muss dem Nutzer einen Mehrwert bringen. Das ist das Motto von Jürgen Carstensen, Inhaber und Entwickler von NordicSkills, der mit seinen Skills Developer Rewards verdient.

As the Director of Platforms for a startup called Stop, Breathe & Think, Paul Wehner has been able to bring the power of meditation to the masses with voice and make enough money through the Alexa Developer Rewards program to scale and enhance his company’s skills.

Der Alexa Skill der Deutschen Bahn informiert die Nutzer über wichtige Reiseinformationen. Das Entwicklerteam hat sich dabei besonders auf das Interaction Model konzentriert und den Skill auch für Echo Show optimiert.

To celebrate International Women’s Day, we’re excited to share stories from some of the inspiring women who have been pillars of innovative voice design in the developer community.

When Karen Wickert started their career as a mechanical engineer, they never imagined they’d end up building devices with cutting-edge voice technology like Alexa.

When Anna Perelman started stellé, she dreamed of bringing her sense of style and fashion to a world of otherwise dull, drab audio speakers. Today, her latest line is a unique marriage of design, sound, and the latest in voice technology.

Andrea Bianco is an Alexa Champion with a thriving smart home consulting business in southern Arizona, helping homeowners get the best experience possible from smart home devices.

When Tom Hewitson began tinkering with the Alexa Skills Kit, he never imagined his skills would make enough money for him to build a six-person studio in just six months.