How to make your own Alexa skills 1. Use your account To create skills for your Amazon Echo, you need to visit Skill Blueprintsandsign in using the account that’s associated with the device.

Amazon recently announced the availability of the Alexa Radio Skills Kit, or RSK, console for radio providers.

Amazon had been paying developers to create Alexa apps since 2017. Developers will still be able to monetize apps via in-app purchases, similar to how iOS and Android developers generate revenue.

According to Amazon, Alexa Skill Deals allows developers to apply discounts to in-skill purchases through a cloud-based management console.

Developers write and publish skills for Alexa, which then become available to users. Some skills may require additional hardware, such as skills that involve turning on lights.

The news has left dozens of Alexa Skills developers wondering if they have a future with Alexa, especially as Amazon preps a generative AI and subscription-based version of Alexa.

In its ongoing push to grow high-quality Alexa Skills, Amazon announced a new revenue-sharing model and plans for added benefits to help developers grow its voice assistant's capabilities.