In this episode, Teri talks about the changes that have been taking place in the Alexa in Canada Community stemming from the involvement of community members.

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Based on the way voice technology is evolving, Teri realizes that at some point in the future he might have to slightly change the focus of the Alexa in Canada community, but he wouldn’t want to do that without feedback from community members. He shares his thought process on the show so that community members can share their feedback on how the community should move forward.

The Voice in Canada Flash Briefing

• March 25th 2019 was the 400th episode of the flash briefing.
• It’s been fantastic, a lot of fun and a lot of work for Teri, but it’s a way that he can stay in tune with what’s going on in the world of Alexa and provide that to the Alexa in Canada community and the world on a daily basis.
• It has been downloaded and listened to well over 100,000 times in just over a year.

The Alexa in Canada Podcast

• It has been doing exceptionally well.
• Teri has been doing it on a weekly basis.
• The show continues to grow and generate interest.
• There’s a lot of interest in having guests come on the podcast to share their stories and what they’re doing in the voice technology space and specifically with Alexa.

The Blog

• It has been very successful.
• People are finding the community organically through Google searches due to the content. When they search something, very often it’s the Alexa in Canada Community that comes up when they are searching on Google. That has been guided by what the Alexa in Canada members want to hear, and so Teri creates content that the members want to hear about and spread to others.

The Future of the Community

• There are several competitors for Amazon Alexa including Google, Apple, Samsung, Microsoft, and so on. There are people who ask Teri about these other voice assistants and he is currently conducting a survey at AlexainCanada.ca/Future to find out the following:
• Would you like to learn more about these other voice assistants and the way that they impact Canadians specifically?
• How do you use your devices (Are you using other devices in addition to Alexa)?
• Are you using voice technology during your everyday life, or as part of your business?
• What are the challenges that you have with voice technology and how can Teri help you with those challenges?

Supporting the Community

• Teri is looking into some ways of generating some revenue from the community in terms of having sponsors for the podcast, flash briefing or website.
• People can support the community by purchasing things through Teri’s affiliate link at AlexainCanada.ca/Amazon.
• Teri is thinking of creating a voluntary subscription model where members can choose to contribute a small financial amount on a regular basis to support the community. There is a great service called Patreon that allows people to do that.

List of resources mentioned in this episode:

• Take the Future of Alexa in Canada Survey Here
• The Flash Briefing Course
• Shop on Amazon

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