Every developer who submits a skill for certification has the opportunity to share feedback via a survey we send with their certification results. Based on the results of this survey, we’ve identified a few common certification pain points that are relatively easy to avoid.

With a variety of in-skill products to offer, it’s important to think about which one can help you best enhance your skill through premium content.

Before you dive into creating conversational skills, you'll need to spend some time understanding conversation and the elements of communication.

This tutorial will show you how you can add support for the French (Canada) model for your existing skills. It will also show you how you can use ASK to enable Alexa to respond based on locales.

The more customers you reach, the more likely they are to discover and engage with your skill. Therefore, we always suggest developers localize and publish skills in as many languages as possible. Follow these steps to localize your Alexa skill.

Enhancements to the Alexa Skills Kit provide more accurate ways to capture slots than relying on AMAZON.LITERAL.

Discover three ways you can add in-skill purchasing to your Alexa skills using the Alexa Skills Kit Command-Line Interface, and two great skill-building tools from Storyline and Voice Apps.

We're so excited for the possibility of voice, that we've launched a new and free self-paced course called Designing for Conversation to help you get started building natural interactions.

We recently shared a post about how to get started with the new quick-start templates. In addition to helping you build a fact, quiz game, or high-low game skill quickly, you can use the templates to test and hone your voice user interface (VUI).

If you're new to skill building, quick-start templates are a great way to learn how a skill works as you build your first voice experience.

When adding consumables to my Alexa skill, I learned a few lessons about persistence, user experience, and certification that could be useful to any skill builder looking to do the same. These learnings should definitely save you some time when you build your first skill with consumables.

There are many ways Alexa technologies help people find engaging skills. Check out this post for a deeper look at those technologies and how you can leverage them to make your skills more discoverable.

Learn how to get up and running with Alexa Multi-Room Music by understanding the right integration path for your use case. This blog explores two options for building whole-home audio experiences with Alexa.

With the new Software Development Kit (SDK) for Node.js, there are new methods to be aware of for making HTTP calls to external APIs. This post compares the process when using version one versus version two of the SDK for Node.js.

Intent History is a powerful tool that introduces a new dimension of insight into how customers are engaging with your Alexa skill. Check out these five tips for using the UTTERANCE, CONFIDENCE, and RESOLVED INTENT fields to improve your skill’s interaction model.