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Hello Listener,

With the Winter Olympics upon us and athletes from all over the world competing to see if their dreams and hard work add up to success and a gold medal, or crushing defeat…well, we started to wonder:

Why does there always need to be a loser?

While we can’t do anything about the Olympics, we can do something for Spanish learners. We’ve created the SpanishPod101 Winter Olympics Sale, where absolutely EVERY Spanish learner is guaranteed to start speaking Spanish from the first lesson and win because we are offering steep discounts on all of our plans.

15% Off All Basic Plans (Bronze Offer)
20% Off Our Premium PLUS Plan (Silver Offer)
30% Off Our Most Popular Premium Plan (Gold Offer and Best Value)

So instead of freezing like the athletes over in Sochi, why not score a guaranteed Spanish learning victory – speak and understand more Spanish and get fantastic savings! Save up to 30% with the SpanishPod101 Winter Olympics Sale until February 21st, 2014.

Bronze Offer: Learn Spanish & Get 15% OFF Basic, the Most Affordable Plan!

Select our Bronze Medal Offer during our Winter Olympics Sale and you’ll receive instant savings of 15% on our Basic Plan. That’s as low as $3.40/month or just $0.11 cents a day. The Basic Plan includes the Basics of our learning system such as:

Silver Offer: Get 20% OFF All Premium PLUS & Get Your Own Tutor!

If you want to significantly reduce learning time and boost retention to help you master Spanish in the shortest time possible, then our Premium PLUS Plan is your solution. During our Winter Olympics Sale, you save 20% instantly and receive full access to all of the tools from the Basic Plan PLUS these additional time-saving resources:

Gold Offer: Best Offer – 30% OFF All Premium Subscriptions!

By far, our most popular language learning system is our Premium Plan, and you can save a full 30% during our Winter Olympics Sale. That’s as low as $7.00/month or just $0.23 cents a day. With Premium, you get complete SpanishPod101 access. Everything you’d get with Basic as well as Premium Study Tools, bonus quizzes, review material and more!

While you’re probably not competing in the Winter Olympics (and if you are, let us know!), you can still win and achieve your Spanish learning goals in 2014. Start speaking Spanish minutes in your first lesson. Save up to 30%, or $109.80, on our advanced learning system.

Signing Up is Risk Free. Remember, your purchase is backed by a 60-day money-back guarantee. If you’re not speaking Spanish as fast as you’d like and if you’re not blown away by the results, simply contact us for a full refund. No hassles. No questions asked.

Hurry! This sale ends February 21st, 2014!
Winter Olympics Sale: Click here to save up to 30% at SpanishPod101!

To Accomplishing Your Goals in 2014,

Team SpanishPod101

P.S. By far, our most popular language learning plan is our Premium Plan. Save up to 30% on complete SpanishPod101 access: ALL Lessons, ALL Lesson Notes, Premium Study Tools and much more.

Click here to learn Spanish with Olympic-Sized Savings!

Hello Listener,

Can kids learn Spanish? Of course! They’re the fastest learners around!

But do they? Not unless there’s a native Spanish speaker in the family. Language experts say children learning a second language enjoy cognitive advantages over those that do not.

So, if you need a way to learn Spanish with your child start with the kid friendly e-book that’ll get them mastering words in minutes! With the brand new Talking World iBook for the iPad, your little one will earn all the common Mexican Spanish vocab they know in English!

New iBook for the iPad: Learn Mexican Spanish for Kids – Talking World
It’s jam packed with 16 colorful chapters and 274+ common Mexican Spanish words for any child to learn. Explore all sorts of vibrant scenarios per chapter like rooms around the house, parks, and much more while picking up easy vocabulary.

Learn Mexican Spanish for Kids: Talking World
is now available on iTunes for $1.99.
Get Learn Mexican Spanish for Kids: Talking World on iTunes

All they have to do is tap on objects in each area to learn their Spanish words while hearing native Spanish pronunciation. Then, there’s an easy review section and a quiz mode to test how much your child has learned.

This Audiobook is perfect for children aged 18 months to 6 years+ (not to mention adults too!)

Here’s what’s inside the Talking World iBook:

• 16 Chapters filled with 274 words covering common objects found in any kid’s world
• Easy tap and play interactive layout for fingers big and small
• Colorful, kid-friendly drawings to help illustrate each vocabulary word
• Native Spanish and English translation audio pronunciation
• Easy to read Spanish spelling

You can even sample this iBook for FREE before purchasing. Simply click on any link, open the iBook in iTunes and click on “Get Sample.”

Click here to preview the iBook on iTunes!

To your kid’s fluency!

Team SpanishPod101

P.S. Get your children speaking Spanish! Download Talking Word for your iPad for 1.99 on iTunes.

Click here to get Learn Mexican Spanish for Kids: Talking World on iTunes for $1.99!

Hello Listener,

Hope we caught you in the midst of your Spanish studies! ‘Tis the season for crushing your New Year’s Resolutions after all! So, while you’re adding more and more Spanish words, phrases and grammar to your repertoire, we’d like to pop in and let you know what happened this month! We’re talking new sites, new apps and new lessons for the New Year!

In this month’s newsletter:

1) Create, Study & Share Your Spanish Word Lists With Others!
Leaning more Spanish words to speak more Spanish? Make a custom word list for yourself! Even better, get custom lists made by other Spanish learners. With our brand new mobile web app, Custom Lists, you can make and share your lists, and take advantage of ready-made SpanishPod101 lists and other users’ lists. It’s your own ever-growing collection of vocab available on any device. Custom Lists is open to Premium and Premium PLUS subscribers!

Click here to learn more about the Custom Lists!

2) Want To Learn An Extra Language? Try Czech & Danish!
Feeling ambitious and looking for a new language to learn in the New Year? Based on user requests, we’ve launched Czech and Danish. These new additions will bring the Innovative Language family to a total of 31 sites! Try Czech, try Danish, or try both at the same time! Visit CzechClass101.com and DanishClass101.com and start your very first lesson! Also, if you join as one of the first 101 Founding Fathers Club members, you’ll save 50% OFF for life.

Click here to read more about the January 2014 languages!

3) 2014 Lesson Schedule: New Spanish Lessons for the New Year!
Ready to get started on your New Year’s Resolution to learn more Spanish? Then we’ve got you covered! New lessons started on January 6th, 2014 and they’re sure to improve your Spanish and have you making progress throughout the year. Get a sneak peek at the upcoming lessons at the link below! Remember, all new lessons are free for 3 weeks.

Click here here to see the 2014 Lesson Schedule!

To your fluency,
Team SpanishPod101

P.S. Want to upgrade to Premium and get Custom Lists access?
Use the time-sensitive discount code CUSTOM to save 20% and unlock the entire SpanishPod101 Learning System plus Custom Lists Access!

Click here to upgrade at 20% OFF!

Hello Listener,

Remember your first Spanish phrase?

Was it “Hello, how are you,” “My name is….” or maybe “I have no idea what I’m saying?”

Every Spanish learner starts out with simple phrases and questions. That’s because learning phrases is easy. They’re exactly what get you speaking, understanding, and improving your Spanish in the first place. Not just random, unusable words.

So as a Spanish Beginner, having a powerful Spanish phrasebook is the easiest way to speak more Spanish. And with our brand new iBook, you master over 700 phrases.

Master 700+ essential Mexican Spanish phrases with the NEW Learn Mexican Spanish: PhrasePower iBook for the iPad. This is the perfect first step for Beginners and Travelers that want to learn and speak a boatload of Spanish quickly without focusing on grammar.

Click here to preview Learn Mexican Spanish: PhrasePower on iTunes.

Need to introduce yourself? Make some small talk in Spanish? Or just ask someone to take your photo? This $9.99 iBook is absolutely JAM PACKED with all the phrases you’ll need for social situations, basic conversations, getting around Mexico, shopping, and much more.

Load up this iBook on your iPad and swipe through 4-Beginner Level Chapters. Not only you learn the essential phrases, words, and questions, you learn how to use them in conversation too. Mexican Spanish phrases come with audio samples, matching illustrations, and easy to follow sentence patterns.

Here’s What’s Inside Learn Mexican Spanish PhrasePower iBook:
– 4 Beginner-level chapters (Essentials, Asking Questions, First Encounters, Social Situations)
– In-depth vocabulary Reference section
– 700+ essential Mexican Spanish words and phrases
– Native audio samples for every word and phrase
– Easy to follow conversation layout
– Clear English and Spanish transcription for learners of all levels

Here are some screenshots! (click here to see more on iTunes)

So, whether you’re a Spanish beginner or a traveler and need to learn Spanish quickly, without the headaches of grammar, you get the essential phrases with PhrasePower. Master 700+ essential Mexican Spanish phrases with the NEW Learn Mexican Spanish: PhrasePower iBook.

iBooks Hint: Be sure to sample this iBook for free on iTunes by clicking “Get Sample.”

Click here to get Learn Mexican Spanish: PhrasePower for your iPad!

To your Spanish fluency,
Team SpanishPod101

Hello Listeners,

There are two halves to learning Spanish.

No, no. Not grammar and vocabulary. Not reading and speaking. Think bigger.

The first half is your learning material and your methods. This includes your SpanishPod101 lessons, your lesson notes, your textbooks, workbooks, apps, and so on.

And the second half? It’s you. It’s how much you care to learn the language. It’s your actions – past, current, and future – that determine where exactly your language progress is going. Actions like…sleeping less to study more, consistently putting in a specific amount of time regardless of how little it is, ignoring everything around you for the sake of focus, and studying language that’s beyond your capability just so you can break through and improve.

Audio lessons, textbooks, apps. All of these, despite their limitations, give value that other forms lack. For example, audio lessons can get you speaking but aren’t grammar focused. That’s where textbooks provide value. The first half has already been done for you. The material is there.

The second half is you. Are you there?

One listener from our sister site, KoreanClass101.com, is definitely bringing his half to the table.

Here’s one of the most powerful success stories we’ve received to date. We hope it inspires you as much as it inspires us too!

It has been about just under three years that I have been a premium subscriber to Koreanclass101.com, and a very serious user for one-and-a-half years and counting after living in Korea.

To-date I have completed about 580 lessons, giving myself a goal of studying at least one lesson per day, and making up for missed days later. I have never spent a penny on taking any formal Korean classes and have never consorted with other foreigners in Korea, only having regular conversations with my friends in person or via mobile messaging. I have been able to speak, read, and write with a lot of confidence!

This site has offered me so much more value than any formal classes would have given me, and most certainly much more than I have paid. They are fun, organized, and the facilitators are highly attentive to students and always answer questions. The repetition as well as scaffolding really reinforces all of the grammatical and vocabulary comprehension! In addition, any issues or complaints are always dealt with swiftly and professionally as well, really showing that the customers are valued.

Of course, this wasn’t easy. In order to maintain my independence and not seek help from others, I have been studying every night using this site for about five hours at a time, getting four hours of sleep every day before having to head to the office for a grueling 12-hour work day.

It definitely requires you to be self-motivated and dedicated, and that’s what you have to be if you really want to get good value out of everything this site has to offer!

Thank you!
Colin C

Thank you for sharing your experience with us, Colin! Have a great story to tell?
Click here to leave a testimonial & tell us your story!

To your fluency,
Team SpanishPod101

Hi listeners!

Looking for a new language to study? Aside from SpanishPod101, we have 28 other languages that you can learn the fast, fun and easy way! And now there’s even more.

We’ve added 2 new languages to the Innovative Language family.

What are they? Based on user requests, we’ve launched Danish and Czech.

Czech, believe it or not, used to be called “Bohemian” until sometime in the 19th century. It’s the official language of the Czech Republic, one of Europe’s most popular tourist destinations. And like all Slavic languages, Czech has a reputation for having lots of consonants clustered together. But don’t let that scare you away. Czech uses the Latin script, which makes it easier to learn than a character-based language like Russian. And it’s not too far from Russian either, so learning either language will give you a huge advantage with the other!

Click here to sign up & take your first lesson at CzechClass101!

Danish is a Scandinavian language and will be easy for any English speaker. Worrying about the alphabet? No need. The Danish Alphabet also uses the Latin script plus three additional letters, Æ, Ø, and Å. Danish is spoken by over 5.5 million people and Denmark is consistently rated as one of the happiest countries on Earth. So, if you’re looking to visit Denmark, make sure to drop by DanishClass101.com and take your first lesson!

Click here to sign up & take your first lesson at DanishClass101!

P.S. Join the Founding Fathers Club and learn Czech or Danish at 50% OFF for life!
The Founding Fathers Club is a lifetime 50% discount exclusively for early adopters – more specifically, the first 101 subscribers per site. Learn for as low as $2/month for Basic or $5/month for Premium. The price will always be the same, even when the deal is gone. And the deal is gone once the first 101 spots are taken.

101 Spots! Click here to get 50% OFF for life at CzechClass101.com!

101 Spots! Click here to get 50% OFF for life at DanishClass101.com!

Welcome Back Listener!

It’s been a while! Last time we saw you, it was still 2013… Christmas trees were up, and you were still making your 2014 resolutions.

Now that the new year has begun, the #1 question everyone’s asking is…

“How do I fulfill my resolution and make serious Spanish progress?”

One: Stop thinking and start doing. Take on the challenge and jump in. Your progress starts NOW.

Two: Create a measurable and attainable Spanish goal. (Master 100 new words in 2 weeks, listen to 5 Spanish lessons a week, hold a Spanish conversation for 5 minutes, etc.)

Three: Challenge yourself more each month. (Go for 10 minute conversations, move on to 200 words, etc.)

It’s as easy as that!

So in 2014, take the SpanishPod101 12-Month Challenge!

Your progress starts now! Jump in and get 1 whole year of Premium access for only $99 (that’s just $8.25/a month and 45% OFF the regular price) until January 17th, 2014!

Got your Spanish goal ready? Good! With a 1-Year Premium Subscription, you’ll dive right into fun and effective Spanish conversation lessons while our Dashboard tracks and measures your progress throughout the year. Seeing how far you’ve progressed will keep you motivated to keep on learning!

Reached your first goal? Congratulations! Now, challenge yourself even further! Move on to more advanced lessons and bigger word lists! With Premium, you get all lessons from Beginner level to Advanced and Premium tools including the 2000 core words list! Our giant library of lessons will keep you busy from January 1st to December 31st.

Need More Motivation? Get insider tips and tricks on how to master your Spanish resolution this year. The Inner Circle Newsletter is an exclusive bonus gift when you use coupon code CHALLENGE to save 45% on 12-Month Premium!

Take The Challenge – Click To Get The Most Effective Spanish Course For 1 Year!

What’s A Premium Subscription?
It’s the most popular plan among our users. Why? All the Spanish lessons we’ve ever made (and will make), and all the handy lesson notes and Premium study tools are yours. Plus, you get to track your progress every step of the way.

Here’s how it works!
You learn real-life Spanish directly from native speakers in every lesson. Our lesson hosts explain and simplify the language for you: conversation, grammar, vocabulary, culture – you learn it all and are ready to speak ASAP.

You also get printable lesson notes to help review and master everything presented in the lesson. And with exclusive Premium tools, you get Spanish word lists, pronunciation practice and the study tools to master ‘em all fast.

Click Here To Get Unlimited SpanishPod101 Access for 45% OFF!

Oh, and that’s not all!

Here’s what you get in more detail:

• Full Lesson Access. All audio, video lessons PLUS new lessons
• Lesson Notes for Every Lesson. Understand everything in each lesson with in-depth notes. Read along as you listen or review after you’re done
• Practice and Review Quizzes. Review what you’ve learned after every lesson
• Measure Your Progress. See how far you’ve come with the SpanishPod101 Dashboard. It tracks your progress with every lesson you complete
• Learning Guidance. Set your level, start with a recommended lesson and know which lesson to study next with the Dashboard
• 2000 Spanish Words List. Must-know words for conversational fluency. You get thousands of sample sentences and audio pronunciation
• Smart Flashcards. Create your own word decks, master words fast, and track your progress with spaced repetition flashcards
• Personal Word Bank. Your Spanish vocabulary collection. Came across a new word? Store it here for later review and export to flashcards to study
• Line-By-Line Pronunciation. Perfect your accent by hearing lines again
• 1-Click Downloads. Download entire series with the Premium iTunes Feed
• SpanishPod101 Mobile. Take all lessons and lesson notes on the go with your mobile device or smartphone
• …and more!

Ready to crush your 2014 Resolution? Take the SpanishPod101 Challenge and get one whole year of non-stop Spanish lessons, lesson notes and more! Hurry, the SpanishPod101 challenge ends January 17th, 2014!

1-Year Premium is just $8.25 a month. Click Here To Start Learning Spanish!

To your fluency,
Team SpanishPod101

Hi Listener,

Want to speak more Spanish in 2014?

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

And you get all of that in every single SpanishPod101 lesson.

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

Starting January 6th, 2014, we’ll be publishing brand new seasons of Audio and Video Lessons to get you mastering Spanish the fast, fun and easy way! Want to know what you can expect?

Here’s SpanishPod101’s Lesson Schedule:

• Monday: Survival Phrases Season 2
• Thursday: Throwback Thursday Lessons (Get a free random lesson from the past sent directly to your e-mail inbox.)
• Friday: Video Culture Class – Spanish Holidays

Remember, SpanishPod101’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 SpanishPod101 lessons for free!
Click here to learn Spanish with the newest lessons for FREE!

To your fluency!

Team SpanishPod101

Hi there!

Do you come across new Spanish words that you forget faster than you learn?

Yep, happens all the time.

Here’s what you do. Create a word list and start adding new words you’ve been learning. It’ll be your best friend for mastering new vocab, improving your Spanish and just becoming an intelligent all-round Spanish speaker.

While we’re at it, care to access other Spanish learners’ word lists too? As of now, you can!

With Custom Lists, an exclusive mobile web app for Premium and Premium PLUS users, you create, study and share your Spanish wordlists with others.

Custom Lists is a mobile web app, accessible with any browser on any device, PC, Mac, Android, iPhone, or tablet. It’s your own ever-growing collection of vocab lists to study. Create your word lists by making new entries or by picking from lists created by other users, or default lists provided by SpanishPod101.

What’s even better is that you’re not the only one. Other Spanish learners are creating their lists and adding words, which you can sneakily swipe for yourself through the Discovery or the Word Feed section.

In short, with Custom Lists you can…

• Create new lists and add your own Spanish vocabulary
• Add pictures to your entries with a camera functionality
• Browse, steal or just get “inspired” by other users’ custom lists with Discovery
• See the most recently added words by other users in Word Feed
• Access ready-made default lists provided by SpanishPod101
• Access the mobile web app on any device and browser
• Track your progress and the number of words you’ve added
• Use Custom Lists for all 29 of our languages

Custom Lists is currently open to all SpanishPod101 Premium and Premium PLUS users!
Simply visit https://customlists.innovativelanguage.com on your computer or mobile device and make sure to save it to your home screen. Use your SpanishPod101 login details to sign in and start making your custom word lists!

As usual, we’d like to know what you think! Let us know your suggestions and recommendations, as well as bugs and glitches. Shoot us an email at customlists@innovativelanguage.com

Want to upgrade to Premium or Premium PLUS and get Custom List access?
Use the time-sensitive discount code CUSTOM to save 20% and unlock the entire SpanishPod101 Learning System plus Custom List Access!

Click here to upgrade at 20% OFF!

To your fluency,
Team SpanishPod101

Season’s Greetings Listener,

2013 is about to come to a close. The year went fast, and we were very busy behind the scenes churning out new updates, features and upgrades for our memberships.

2013 was a fantastic time to learn a language with our system. Here are a few reasons why:

• Over 2,200+ new FREE lessons spanning over 29 languages published this year!
• 250 Million+ Lesson Downloads!
• 2 new language learning websites launched in July!
• New Lesson Pages unveiled to all members making it easier to navigate the sites!
• Over 1,000+ Premium PLUS students! Premium PLUS, the subscription with online tutors, now has 1,000+ students enrolled!

But of course, all of this was because of you, and because of your continued support and feedback. Thank you.

We’ve included 3 New Year’s gifts as our way of showing our gratitude…

1. New Year’s Video Lesson: Happy New Years in 29 Languages.
2. Bonus Phrase List: Say Your New Year’s Resolution in Spanish.
3. New Innovative Language iOS App: Access our complete learning system from your iPhone or iPad. Available for JapanesePod101 but more languages are on the way!

Click here to get your gifts from Innovative Language!

That’s just a taste of what your Innovative Language Learning membership gave you this year! And we’re not stopping there. Starting January 2014, we have EVEN MORE free lessons, gifts, giveaways and new features in store for you.

Enjoy the final days of 2013 and get ready for another fun, fast and fresh year of Spanish lessons and features in 2014!

Thanks for reading,

Peter Galante, Founder, and the Innovative Language Team

P.S. New lessons begin on Monday, January 6th, 2014! Tune in to find out how we’re ringing in the New Year!

P.P.S. Premium and Premium PLUS accounts will receive an incredible FREE upgrade effective January 1st, 2014. Keep a close eye on your inbox for the next e-mail.