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3 Consistent Ways You’ll Learn Swedish Fast: All New Lessons, Word Lists & 29% OFF!

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Hi there Listener,

When you’re learning Swedish and want real progress…look for the consistent method. One that’s non-stop and keeps you going. What’s a good one? SwedishPod101 Lessons – free audio and video lessons, every week. In fact, a new season of lessons has started this month that you can grab. Anything else? Vocab lists, where you learn new words and phrases all the time. And don’t forget that our 29% OFF Summer of Swedish Sale ends Friday!

In this month’s newsletter…

  1. Sale Ends Friday! Click Here to Get 29% OFF Basic or Premium!
  2. A New Season Has Started: New, Free, Weekly Swedish Lessons
  3. Free Feature Alert: Speak More Swedish With Word & Phrase Lists

1. Summer of Swedish Sale ends Friday! Get a HOT 29% OFF!
Want to speak and understand Swedish like a native speaker? Get 29% OFF and start speaking Swedish with lessons by real teachers. Unlock our entire Swedish course and learning system – 90+ hours of audio and video lessons, mobile apps, lesson notes, study tools and more! Just $2.84/month and up to $69.60 OFF! Ends 7/31/2015!

Click Here to Save up to $69.60 on the Most Effective Swedish Course!
(Discounted prices ONLY available until Friday, July 31st, 2015!)

2. New Lessons Started this July – Here’s the 2015 Lesson Schedule!
Now, we know that you want more lessons. They’re non-stop, free and get you speaking more Swedish in minutes. So, you should know that new lessons and seasons started on July 6th. What kind of lessons? And what days do they come out on? Check the publishing schedule. And if you want to get our entire system – over 90+ hours of lessons – grab the 29% discount above!

Click Here to See the New Lesson Publishing Schedule!

3. Free Feature Alert: Speak More Swedish with Word & Phrase Lists
Here’s another non-stop way to boost your Swedish – Swedish Word and Phrase Lists. They’re based on holidays, current events and all-around useful topics. Our listeners learned how to talk about their summer plans in Swedish with a recent list! Just click below, access any list and review with definitions, sample sentences and audio pronunciation.

Click Here to Access the Free Swedish Word & Phrase Lists.

To your Swedish fluency,

Team SwedishPod101

P.S. Ends Friday! Get a HOT 29% OFF the Most Effective Swedish Course!
Ready to master more Swedish this summer? Get 29% OFF any plan and start speaking Swedish with lessons by real teachers. Unlock our ENTIRE learning system – 90+ hours of audio and video lessons, mobile apps, lesson notes, study tools and more! Just $2.84/month and up to $69.60 OFF! Ends 7/31/2015!

Click Here to Get 29% OFF the Most Effective Swedish Course!
(Discounted prices ONLY available until Friday, July 31st, 2015!)

Get a hot 29% OFF!

New App Update! Swedish Video Lessons for Android & More Lesson Control!

Hello Listener,

Last time, you got the new, free, weekly Swedish lessons on the go. This time, there are 2 more updates for the Innovative Language 101 App:

Click here to download Innovative Language 101 for free!

  1. SwedishPod101 Video Lessons Now On The Android Version
  2. Powerful Lesson Player Controls On the iPhone/iPad Version

What does this mean for you?

It means: more Swedish lessons to learn with and more control over them!

Click here to download Innovative Language 101 for free!
(If you own the App, upgrade to the latest version.)

1. Video Lessons now on the Android App!

Click here to download Innovative Language for free!

Are you a visual learner and love learning with video? Swedish Video lessons make up a major portion of the SwedishPod101 learning system. They weren’t on the Android version before, but they are now.

Learn with video on the go by tapping on “Browse Lessons” and selecting any video series. (Note: This is already available for iOS.)

2. Powerful Lesson Controls for the iPhone & iPad!

Click here to download Innovative Language 101 for free!

Want to completely understand the Swedish that you hear? Or review conversations until they’re stuck in your head? Take control of any Audio Lesson with new playback controls. With new Playback Controls, you can…

  • Review again and again by putting a track on repeat
  • Slow down or speed up by setting the playback speed (0.5x, 1x, 1.5x or 2x)
  • Skip back and forth between tracks within a lesson
  • Backtrack or get ahead by jumping 10 seconds back or forward

New updates! Click here to download Innovative Language 101 for free!
(If you own the App, upgrade to the latest version.)

If you run into any bugs or issues with this new update, feel free to send us a quick email at mobileapps@innovativelanguage.com

To new free Swedish lessons for life,

Team SwedishPod101

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New App Update! Get The Newest Swedish Lessons For Free No Matter Where You Are

New update! Click here to download Innovative Language 101 for free!

Hello Listener,

Did you know that every new SwedishPod101 lesson is yours free?

Fact: All new lessons are open to everyone for 3 weeks after the publish date. This is one of the major benefits of the Free Lifetime Account. Just sit back and learn. High-quality Swedish audio and video lessons come out every week.

But here’s what’s new…
You now get the newest lessons on your mobile device, anywhere, anytime!

New update! Click here to download Innovative Language 101 for free!

New update! Click here to download Innovative Language 101 for free!

Users requested this. We listened. Innovative Language 101 for the iPhone, iPad and Androidthe App that gives you your lessons on the go – has an awesome new update: Newest Lessons.

If you’re learning Swedish and want to get all new lessons all the time, you absolutely can’t miss out on this. With this update, you get:

  • Access to lessons from the past 3 weeks
  • Access to every single new lesson that comes out
  • …and you can download them to your device for extra study!

When you log in to the App, simply tap on the “Newest Lessons” icon for all the latest and greatest lessons. Every time a lesson is published, you will find it here. High-quality Swedish audio and video lessons come out every week.

New update! Click here to download Innovative Language 101 for free!

Remember: Every new SwedishPod101 lesson is yours free. This a major benefit of the Free Lifetime Account. New lessons are open to everyone for 3 weeks after the publish date. High-quality Swedish audio and video lessons come out every week.

If you run into any bugs or issues with this new update, feel free to send us a quick email at mobileapps@innovativelanguage.com.

To new free Swedish lessons for life,

Team SwedishPod101

P.S. Want to unlock the entire SwedishPod101 learning system? That’s 90+ hours of lessons from Beginner to Advanced – that you can take on the go – exclusive Apps, Progress Tracking, Premium Study Tools, Feedback from Teachers and much more! Simply upgrade to Basic, Premium or Premium PLUS for more access.

Click here to upgrade to Basic, Premium or Premium PLUS!

New Feature! Stay Motivated With Personal Study Stats from My Report

Hello Listeners,

There’s a brand new feature out! But first, here’s a question…

How long have you been actively studying Swedish?

Why do we ask? Well, Einstein once said… “It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.”

While most people quit, the smarter ones (or the stubborn ones) stick with Swedish long enough to break through and see progress.

And if you think about it, time and effort are the two things that’ll ultimately dictate how far your Swedish will go. Look at it like this…

  • Anyone with bigger muscles – they’ve spent more time at the gym than most.
  • Anyone that’s a great artist – they’ve spent more time on their craft.
  • Anyone that knows a ton of Swedish words – they’ve spent more time on picking up new vocabulary.
  • And anyone that’s a great Swedish speaker – they’ve spent more time speaking Swedish.

It’s all about time and effort.

And that’s why you can now track your time and effort at SwedishPod101 with a brand new feature, My Report. You can find it in “My Account” in the upper right corner of the SwedishPod101 site. Or, just click here to log in and access it!

Click here to access My Report!

Here’s what you need to know: My Report tracks your personal study stats, like…

  • Total Time Studied
  • Flashcards Studied
  • Lessons Completed

…and gives you the overall totals and breakdowns on a monthly and daily basis. That way, you’ll know exactly how much time and effort you need to put in.

Here are some cool things you can do with this:

1. Set small, achievable goals! Why? They’re easy! Achieving goals is motivating. And once you knock one out, just set a new one and start building progress over time!

  • Study 10 flashcards and 10 lessons a day.
  • Study for 30 minutes a day.
  • 30 hours of time spent on lessons as a monthly goal.
  • 50 lessons completed as a monthly goal.
  • 200 flashcards studied as a monthly goal.

2. Get an overview of your effort. Sometimes, you just need to step back and see the big picture for a motivation boost. How long have you been been studying Swedish? And how much effort have you put in?

3. Adjust your learning routines. Feel like you’re not making enough progress? Take a look at how much time you’ve spent! If your current routine isn’t working out for you, spend more time and study more lessons.

And most importantly, use it to track your time and effort. These are the 2 things that’ll dictate your Swedish learning success. As Einstein said, “It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.”

Let us know what you think of this new feature! You can find My Report in “My Account” in the upper right corner of SwedishPod101, or just click the link below.

Click here to access My Report!

Thanks for reading!
Team SwedishPod101

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Learn Swedish Faster with Our NEW, Redesigned Vocabulary Lists!

Hello Listeners!

If you want to become better at speaking, writing and understanding Swedish, you NEED to know more words. (We’re sorry listeners, there’s no way around it!)

If you want to learn vocabulary fast, you must be able to read and understand it instantly!

That’s why we’ve redesigned our vocabulary lists to help you learn faster (and make your eyeballs happy too). All it takes is a few minutes to review a list. And the result? You know more Swedish. But, let’s get into what’s new with your Swedish Vocabulary Lists!

Click here to see the new design and learn more vocabulary!

Click Here to see the new Vocabulary Lists!

Pretty spiffy, right?

With bigger text, more space, a shiny new font and the ability to zoom in on words and look up their definitions, this is a brand new tool that you won’t mind staring at for hours (but with our new feature improvements, you won’t need to!).

Plus, Slideshow View is available FREE to all users! Learn visually and with audio as you review the words in a slideshow. This is a new addition to the word lists!

Click here to see the new design and learn more vocabulary!

Your vocabulary lists now come with:

  • NEW! Layout Design with improved look
  • NEW! Slideshow Vocabulary View
  • NEW! Bonus Audio Lesson for the Words (Play Audio)
  • ‘One Click Send’ to My Word Bank (Premium Users Only)
  • ‘One Click Send’ to My Flashcards (Premium Users Only)
  • Toggle Grid View/List View
  • Romanized Words – View ON/OFF
  • Word List – Audio Preview
  • Popup Dictionary – Words/Phrases

No more straining your eyes, no more wasted time. Your new Vocabulary Lists let you control how much you learn and how quickly.

Premium Users: Want to remember these words forever? Add them to your Word Bank with one click for later review. Or instantly send a word or the entire list to your Flashcards deck to master it all.

And if you’re not a Premium user, here’s a quick 20% OFF that unlocks those features plus our entire Swedish learning system. That’s over 80 hours of audio and video lessons, lesson notes, premium study tools, exclusive apps and more!

Click here to unlock Premium and save 20% at SwedishPod101!

To your fluency,

Team SwedishPod101

P.S. Want to go Premium AND get our entire Swedish learning system?
Take advantage of this quick 20% OFF and get unlimited SwedishPod101 access. All lessons, all lesson notes, exclusive apps, study tools – they’re all yours. Upgrade now and start speaking Swedish from the very first lesson.

Click here to learn Swedish at 20% OFF with unlimited Premium access!

Want to speak more Swedish? New SwedishPod101 lesson series start January 5th!

Hi Listener,

Want to speak more Swedish in 2015?

You need exposure to native Swedish conversation from day 1. You need a Swedish speaker to explain it all – the words, the grammar, and cultural nuances.

And you get all of that in every single SwedishPod101 lesson.

In fact, we’re starting up a brand new season just in time for the New Year!

Starting January 5th, 2015, we’ll be publishing brand new seasons of Audio and Video Lessons to get you mastering Swedish the fast, fun and easy way! Want to know what you can expect?

Here’s SwedishPod101’s Lesson Schedule:

  • Monday: Absolute Beginner Series – Top 25 Questions You Need to Know
  • Tuesday: Video Series – Swedish Listening Comprehension
  • Thursday: Throwback Thursday Lessons (Get a free random lesson from the past sent directly to your e-mail inbox.)
  • Friday: Video Series – Weekly Swedish Words
  • Sunday: News & Announcement: Sunday News

Remember, SwedishPod101’s newest lessons are free for the first three weeks! You have three weeks worth of lessons at any given time. Oh, and the first 3 lessons of every series are free too!

Check out the newest SwedishPod101 lessons for free!
Click here to learn Swedish with the newest lessons for FREE!

To your fluency!

Team SwedishPod101

P.S. Want to go Premium AND get our entire Swedish learning system?
Take advantage of this quick 20% OFF and get unlimited SwedishPod101 access. All lessons, all lesson notes, exclusive apps, study tools – they’re all yours. Upgrade now and start speaking Swedish from the very first lesson.

Click here to learn Swedish at 20% OFF with unlimited Premium access!

December Newsletter: Year in Review & 3 Swedish New Year’s Gifts Inside

Click Here To Get Your Gifts!

Hello Listener,

The year’s about to come to a close. While you were improving your Swedish, we were busy churning out great new updates, features and lessons. 2014 was a fantastic time to learn language with us.

Here are a few reasons why:

  • 3,343+ New Lessons spanning over 31 languages published this year.
  • 300 Million Lesson Downloads across all sites, since our start in 2005.
  • 2 New Language Learning Sites: CzechClass & DanishClass101. That’s a total of 31 languages you can learn with Innovative Language.
  • Innovative Language 101 App launched for the Android, iPhone, iPad & Kindle Fire so you can learn Swedish on the go.
  • New Features: Vocab Lists, Season Vocabulary & Premium PLUS My Teacher tool for 1-on-1 Swedish learning at SwedishPod101.

As our final thank you to you, dear listener, we’ve included 3 gifts inside this December Newsletter: a New Year’s video lesson, a Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions in Swedish phrase list and the Newly upgraded Core Word Lists.

Click here to get your 3 New Year’s Gifts from SwedishPod101!

Click Here To Get Your Gifts!

Thank you for learning Swedish the fast, fun and easy way in 2014. Starting in January 2015, we have EVEN MORE free lessons, gifts, giveaways and new features for you.

From all of us at SwedishPod101 and Innovative Language Learning – including our lesson writers, hosts, teachers, editors, customer care representatives and technical staff – we wish you and your family a safe, happy and healthy New Year!

Thanks for reading,

Peter Galante, Founder, and the Innovative Language Team

P.S. New lessons begin on Monday, January 5th, 2015!

Happy New Year! Click here to get your New Year’s Gifts from SwedishPod101!

SwedishPod101 Black Friday Special! First 101 Users Get 51% OFF Total!

First 101 users Click Here to GET 51% OFF!

Hello Listener,

We know you were expecting 41% OFF for Black Friday. We planned on it. You got the sneak peek email. But it’s Black Friday! What do we do? Well…we want to make it even easier for you learn Swedish!

So, in the spirit of Black Friday…here’s an extra 10% OFF on top of your 41% OFF discount!

Black Friday Special: Today Only, Get an EXTRA 10%… Save 51% TOTAL on our most popular Basic and Premium subscriptions (choose from 1 month to 3, 6, 12, and 24 months)! 24-month Premium is as low as $4.90/month and 24-month Basic is as low as $1.96/month. Take advantage! This deal ends when all spots are filled up or when the clock strikes midnight (EST), tonight, Nov. 28th, 2014! Whichever comes first!

First 101 Buyers Only! Click Here To Get 51% OFF at SwedishPod101!

Start learning Swedish with any Basic or Premium subscription for more than half off. Choose from 1-, 3-, 6-, 12-, or 24-month plans. And as you know, all subscriptions come with a 60-day guarantee, so subscribing is risk-free. No questions asked.

With a Premium subscription, you unlock the entire language learning system. It’s our most popular plan and 24-month Premium is as low as $4.90/month. You get…

  • Full Lesson Library Access: 450+ Swedish Lessons
  • PDF Lesson Notes for Each Lesson to Read Along With
  • Instructor Feedback & Comments on Each Lesson
  • Progress Tracking: See Your Swedish Progress Grow
  • Learning Guidance: We Guide You Through the Lessons
  • Swedish ONLY Tracks & Line by Line Dialog Breakdown
  • Full Lesson Transcripts, Translations & Review Tracks
  • Lesson Review Quizzes for Extra Practice
  • Smart Flashcards To Master All Swedish Words You Need
  • 2,000 Top Swedish Words List (enough for conversational fluency)
  • Word Bank to Store Your Key Vocab & Review
  • Voice Recording Tools to Perfect your Pronunciation
  • 24/7 Access via Any Media Device with Internet Access
  • Season Vocabulary Lists To Review All Vocab From Lessons
  • Custom Lists to Create Your Own Swedish Word Lists
  • New App! Exclusive Access on Your iPhone, iPad or Android

First 101 Buyers Only! Click Here To Get 51% OFF at SwedishPod101!

Ready to learn Swedish for the lowest Black Friday prices?
We hinted at this sale in yesterday’s mail, so learners are grabbing our 51% OFF discount before it shuts down in less than 12 hours. Join thousands of passionate Swedish learners with any 1-, 2-, 6-, 12-, or 24-month Basic or Premium subscription.

To mastering the Swedish language,

Team SwedishPod101

P.S. First 101 SwedishPod101 Buyers Get 51% OFF.
Extra 10% OFF! Simply click here to save 51% on 1-, 3-, 6-, 12-, or 24-month Basic or Premium.

New! Want to speak better Swedish? Get voice analysis from your own Teacher!

Hello Listener,

Every Swedish learner wants to better at Swedish and say everything they’d like to say…without mistakes.

But how can you get to that level of Swedish awesomeness?

You need feedback from an actual Swedish teacher. Someone to tell you…

  • “here’s how you fix your accent”
  • “don’t use that. This phrase sounds more natural”
  • …”here is how to fix your mistakes”

And now you can get speech analysis from your own Swedish teacher at SwedishPod101! How? We just released a brand new tool called Premium PLUS My Teacher!

New! Perfect Your Speaking with Premium PLUS My Teacher!

New! Want to speak better Swedish? Get voice analysis from your own Teacher!

Premium PLUS My Teacher, exclusively for Premium PLUS subscribers, gives you 1-on-1 access to a teacher. Just record your voice and send it to your teacher for feedback!

You can record anythinga self introduction, a speech, a shopping list – up to 2 minutes in length. Your teacher will listen and give you professional analysis and feedback on what you should improve within 1 business day. Your teacher can also send you a recording for you to use as a model!

Premium PLUS My Teacher lets you…

  • Perfect your speaking and pronunciation with voice analysis from your teacher
  • Send casual exchanges in Swedish or ask questions
  • Get overall advice on how to best learn Swedish
  • Contact your teacher on the site while you’re using SwedishPod101 lessons
  • Get 1-on-1 learning on the go with your mobile device via a Mobile Web App
  • Get detailed and visual feedback on your writing (messages are limited to 750 characters)
  • …And master Swedish even faster!

That’s the power of having your very own Swedish teacher!

Your teacher will give you personal attention and fix any Swedish problems you have. Imagine how fast your Swedish will improve when someone’s guiding you every step of the way!

My Teacher is for Premium PLUS subscribers only.

Want to upgrade to a Premium PLUS subscription? You get the best of both worlds – unlimited SwedishPod101 Premium access, which includes 450+ Audio & Video Lessons, PDF Lesson notes, Study Tools and more – plus, you get a teacher who creates a personalized assessment plan and guides you along the way.

We rarely discount this plan, but if you’d like to upgrade to Premium PLUS and take advantage of this new feature, here’s a quick 20% OFF. Hurry! This offer ends Wednesday, November 12th, 2014.

Click here to get your own Swedish teacher and save 20% on Premium PLUS!

To your fluency,
Team SwedishPod101

P.S. Want to learn Swedish with your own teacher and unlimited SwedishPod101 access?
Get the best of both worlds with Premium PLUS at 20% OFF! Unlock unlimited SwedishPod101 access, including 450+ Audio & Video Lessons, PDF Lesson notes, Study tools and more. Plus, you get a teacher who creates a personalized assessment plan and guides you along the way. This offer ends Wednesday, November 12th, 2014.

Click here to get your own Swedish teacher and save 20% on Premium PLUS!

For Halloween: Your Spooky Swedish Words, Monster-Sized 28% OFF & Free Features

Get A Monster-Sized 28% OFF!

Hello Listener,

Are you looking for some Swedish learning treats this Halloween? Well, we’ve got some for you right here in this newsletter, including scary Swedish words you’ll need for Halloween, a Monster-Sized Discount on our complete Swedish learning system and a Free Feature that you might not have known about! Keep reading to get your spooky treats and updates of the month!

In this month’s newsletter:

  1. Ends Friday! Get 28% OFF Basic or Premium at SwedishPod101!
  2. Learn the Scariest, Must-Know Swedish Words for Halloween!
  3. Free Feature! Want to Speak More Swedish? Learn the Top 100 Words

1. Ends Friday! Learn Swedish with a Monster-Sized 28% OFF!
Ready to learn Swedish with this MONSTER-Sized Deal? Then take advantage and get 28% OFF Basic or Premium. You get full access to our Best Lessons – 80+ hours of Swedish Audio and Video Lessons – exclusive App Access, Lesson Notes, Study Tools and more. As low as $2.88/month to learn Swedish. But hurry! This Halloween Sale ends 10/31/2014.

Days Left! Click here to get 28% OFF any Basic or Premium plan!

2. What are the Scariest, Must-Know Swedish Words for Halloween?
Boo! How would you say that in Swedish? Or any other Halloween word? Well, here’s your Halloween treat. Learn the Top Halloween Swedish Words with this free list. Simply click below, listen to the audio pronunciation and repeat out loud! Or, use the Autoplay button to view the words in a slideshow. This is our gift to you for being part of SwedishPod101.

Click here to get the Free Swedish Halloween Word List!

3. Free Feature Alert: Learn The Top 100 Swedish Words
As a Swedish beginner, this is your master list of the words you need to know. Live it. Love it. Breathe it. Access the list, and review each word with translations, pronunciations, relevant pictures and sample sentences. Master these first 100 words and know what’ll happen next? You’ll realize you can learn the next hundred too and understand even more Swedish!

Click here to access the Top 100 Swedish Words!

P.S. Ready to learn Swedish? Hurry! This Monster-Sized 28% OFF ends Friday.
Get any Basic or Premium Plan (1-, 3-, 6-, 12- or 24-month) at 28% OFF! You get full access to ALL Swedish Audio and Video Lessons, App Access, Lesson Notes, Premium Study Tools and more. That’s as low as $2.88/month to learn Swedish, including a 60-day 100% money-back guarantee. Take advantage by midnight (EST), October 31st, 2014!

Ends Friday! Click here to learn Swedish for as low as $2.88/month!
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