The 3 KEYS to starting your smart home (without wasting time)!

It's the beginner's guide to smart home you need. You won't waste time on the wrong products and start your smart home the wrong way. This will take you to the list and type of products you need to start with in order to start your smart home the right way!

Here are the products we have listed:

Nest WiFi has really changed my smart home – https://geni.us/YsAhW (2-pack router) (Amazon affiliate link)
The Mesh Force 3 bundle got me about 55 devices reliably – https://geni.us/MeshForceWiFi (Amazon affiliate link)

At the moment you cannot buy the Samsung SmartThings Hub – but a new version will be available soon from Aeotec. Here is the link for this search: https://geni.us/SmartThingsHubSearch (Amazon affiliate link)

Here is a video explaining how to configure a complete security system yourself: https://youtu.be/-pNBsiRACLw

Hubitat Hub – https://geni.us/Hubitat (Amazon affiliate link)

Although Philips Hue is expensive, it is the most compatible with all other products on the market, and it still works! https://geni.us/qdCG (Hub) (Amazon affiliate link) and product search – https://geni.us/HueSearch (Amazon affiliate link)

Here's how you can save half the cost of Philips Hue: https://youtu.be/VsyeBxhw-a4

Google Nest speakers – store.google.com

For Amazon Echo speakers, the Echo Show 8 and Echo are the best speakers to start with. Here's the Echo Show 8 – https://geni.us/EchoShow8AYL (Amazon affiliate link) and here's the new Echo – https://geni.us/Echo4thGen (Amazon affiliate link)

Google Chromecast with Google TV – store.google.com
Fire TV Sticks – https://geni.us/NewFireTVStick (Amazon affiliate link)

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Brian

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