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		<title>If you are a developer, it&#039;s time to code Alexa skills and get rewarded</title>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>				<![CDATA[Back in May 2017, Amazon announced the Alexa Developer Rewards program to incentivise the developers who bring out engaging skills in the platform. Alexa was introduced in India last year and even before the rewards program was announced here, we have thousands of localized skills in the Alexa skills store in various categories. Amazon says in just one year the number of skills available for customers in India has doubled from 10,000 to 20,000 which is a huge number. To accelerate further and to reward the developers, the Alexa Developers Rewards program is officially announced in India now, which is till date available in other markets like US, UK, Japan, and Germany.
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Developers making skills in the following categories are eligible in the program.


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“Since we introduced Alexa in India last year, thousands of developers have published informative and engaging skills on the India store. In just over a year, the number of skills available for customers has doubled from 10,000 to more than 20,000,” said Dilip R.S., Country Manager for Alexa Skills, Amazon India. “We’re focused on enabling developers to create even more useful and engaging experiences for our customers, and we’re excited to see what experiences the developer community creates next.”
If you are a developer and want to know how to create engaging skills for the Indian audience, Amazon has some tips to offer for <a href="https://developer.amazon.com/blogs/alexa/post/9eb73b87-15ad-47c7-92d8-f3c3e5d058fd/5-ways-to-build-a-better-interaction-model-for-your-alexa-skill-and-improve-customer-engagement" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://developer.amazon.com/blogs/alexa/post/9eb73b87-15ad-47c7-92d8-f3c3e5d058fd/5-ways-to-build-a-better-interaction-model-for-your-alexa-skill-and-improve-customer-engagement&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1552014363955000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHMAQpssWnP2M1jHH2IgkeEwSrLRw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">improving their existing skills</a> and <a href="https://developer.amazon.com/blogs/alexa/post/4a39d8bf-e27e-4da1-8a37-1196d3bd1f5c/how-to-increase-customer-engagement-with-your-alexa-skill?&amp;sc_category=Owned&amp;sc_channel=EM&amp;sc_campaign=DevIncentives&amp;sc_publisher=PM&amp;sc_content=Promotion&amp;sc_funnel=Convert&amp;sc_country=IN&amp;sc_medium=Owned_EM_DevIncentives_PM_Promotion_Convert_IN_RegisteredDevs_EM_IN_DI_FebMar19&amp;sc_segment=RegisteredDevs&amp;sc_trackingcode=EM_IN_DI_FebMar19" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://developer.amazon.com/blogs/alexa/post/4a39d8bf-e27e-4da1-8a37-1196d3bd1f5c/how-to-increase-customer-engagement-with-your-alexa-skill?%26sc_category%3DOwned%26sc_channel%3DEM%26sc_campaign%3DDevIncentives%26sc_publisher%3DPM%26sc_content%3DPromotion%26sc_funnel%3DConvert%26sc_country%3DIN%26sc_medium%3DOwned_EM_DevIncentives_PM_Promotion_Convert_IN_RegisteredDevs_EM_IN_DI_FebMar19%26sc_segment%3DRegisteredDevs%26sc_trackingcode%3DEM_IN_DI_FebMar19&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1552014363955000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEDU8PwgnFKbjmZeBDD4U9LxAL0Rg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">best practices</a> to promote their Alexa skills and reach more customers. If a skill qualifies for the reward, its developer will receive an email from the Alexa team. The email will cover the next steps for registration and payment account setup. Developers must make sure their country/region is correctly set to India in the <a href="https://developer.amazon.com/settings/profile/detail.html" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://developer.amazon.com/settings/profile/detail.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1552014363955000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG2Fo-gy604rtToI5p6X5U0OrPC2Q" target="_blank" rel="noopener">profile section on the Amazon developer portal</a>.
Once the skill you developed is qualified for the reward program, the developer will receive an email from the Alexa team. The email will guide you through the next steps for registration and payment account setup. If you are an Indian developer coding skills for the Indian market, be sure to mark the country/region correctly to India in the profile section on the Amazon developer portal.
I have read many success stories of developers in the Alexa blog page, so if you are a developer and had success in the Alexa skill market, do drop us a mail and share your experience.
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