It's not easy to build and love a smart home. The list of products, technologies, services and more that you can use and purchase is enormous. You get terms like Zigbee, Z-Wave, Thread, and you struggle with WiFi, and that's before you decide what to buy.

Is Google Home or Amazon Alexa better? Is Apple HomeKit or Samsung SmartThings better? Should you buy a new router or should you get mesh WiFi? Is Home Assistant right for you? Who has the best smart home hub? What does local home automation mean?

The list of questions you'll have is long and I answer them all in my guide on how to build a smart home 101.

Timecodes for today's video:
00:00 – How to build a smart home 101
1:11 – What can a smart home do?
6:55 a.m. – What’s in home automation?
9:31 a.m. – How does a smart home work?
14:18 – What's in a smart home?
24:04 – The best smart home platforms
42:30 – Build the best smart home now

Links to other tutorials:
Zigbee vs. Z-Wave vs. Thread vs. Bluetooth vs. Matter – https://youtu.be/3zaTIRiFemQ
5 Tips for Easy and Amazing WiFi – https://youtu.be/avwtJYBiiUM
The path
Everything you need to prepare for the subject – https://youtu.be/HTOYHn5NUn0
The best smart gadgets with Alexa – https://youtu.be/k2N9LfqSXdQ
Our complete playlist of the best smart home tips 2022 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?vtWp5AFSiDJ4&listPLFPS7-631cZEZ38AUb4jpzHZj-rYnY-jl

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Brian

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