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New Premium PLUS Feature! 1-on-1 Swedish Learning with Your Own Teacher

Hello Listener, Imagine having your very own SwedishPod101 teacher. They give you personal attention and fix any Swedish problem you’ll ever have. They can... Correct your writing Be a source of constant Swedish practice Give you insider tips on what words sound more natural in Swedish Correct your Swedish pronunciation (something most native speakers are too polite to do!) Point out your weaknesses Tell you how to best master Swedish Access to your own Swedish teacher was already available in our Premium PLUS subscription, but mostly via email interaction. Now, there’s a new Premium PLUS feature that gives you 1-on-1 instruction on the website or on the go via an App: Premium PLUS My Teacher (formerly titled Premium... Show more

It’s Time for Your Swedish Breakthrough. Get 28% OFF All Basic & Premium Subscriptions

Greetings! A “breakthrough” is defined as a sudden increase in knowledge or an important discovery that happens after trying for a long time to understand or explain something. They open up new opportunities to advance even further towards a major goal, such as learning Swedish. So we named our latest sale “Breakthrough” because it can truly help you to break through to the next level so that you not only learn Swedish —you actually master it! Now are you ready for the best part? We’re Discounting Both our Basic and Premium Subscriptions by a Full 28%! Let’s just put those savings into perspective for you: 28% off means you can gain full access to our Basic Subscription Plan for about $2.88/month or $0.10 cents a day—just... Show more

Take The SwedishPod101 Challenge!

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 Swedish progress?” One: Stop thinking and start doing. Take on the challenge and jump in. Your progress starts NOW. Two: Create a measurable and attainable Swedish goal. (Master 100 new words in 2 weeks, listen to 5 Swedish lessons a week, hold a Swedish 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... Show more

Power Up Your Swedish With Premium

Hello Listener, You know your Swedish is running low when you... have to stop and think before you speak don’t have the words to say what you want to lose track of a conversation in minutes So how do you power your Swedish up? Textbooks won’t do it. Software can’t help. Only real life Swedish conversation lessons will. Native speakers that translate, explain and teach you how to respond will. At SwedishPod101, you jump directly into the conversation and master it from Beginner to Advanced. So, Power Up Your Swedish with SwedishPod101! Get 31% OFF Premium until April 26th, 2013. Power up with this discount and learn the only Swedish that matters - real life Swedish. At 31% OFF,... Show more

Announcing the Lighter, Faster and More Mobile-Friendly Lesson Notes!

Why do Swedish learners keep coming back to SwedishPod101.com? For our fast, fresh and fun audio and video lessons, of course! But did you know that an important part of our lessons is the PDF lesson notes? These printable lesson notes are a crucial part of our online learning system. For visual learners, they’re a must! So that’s why we embarked on a long journey to improve the PDF Lesson Notes so that you, our valued listeners, will have the very best Swedish learning experience at SwedishPod101. So what’s new? Glad you asked! Here’s what you’ll find with the updated PDF Lesson Notes: Completely Mobile Friendly – View with no problems, both iOS and Android RIP Lesson Notes Lite – PDFs now display reliably... Show more

Be Our Swedish Valentine & Learn Swedish!

Hello Listener, You and I, we make a pretty good team. You love the Swedish language. We love helping you conquer it. You love the lessons with real-life Swedish conversations. We have a blast making them. You love seeing your Swedish skills grow. And we do too. So this Valentine’s Day, we must pop the question. Will you be our Swedish Valentine? Say Yes by February 15th, 2013 and Get 30% OFF all Premium Subscriptions Take our hand and we’ll walk you through the Swedish language! With a Premium Subscription, you unlock the best of what SwedishPod101 has to offer – Complete Lesson Archive Access, In-Depth Lesson Notes and Premium Study Tools. Hurry! This offer is for 3 days only! Say Yes & Start Right Now! ... Show more

January Newsletter: Mobile Apps, Swedish Tips & Hacks, And We’re Hiring!

Hello Listener, And out goes January! If you missed the the big news, SwedishPod101 Mobile is now open to all users! Plus the Inner Circle kicks off on Friday! What’s this Inner Circle, you ask? Keep reading to find out! To your fluency, Team SwedishPod101 In this month’s newsletter: 1) SwedishPod101 Mobile Is All Yours! 2) The Inner Circle: Motivation and Strategies for Swedish Success 3) We’re Hiring! Join Innovative Language Learning in Japan! 1) SwedishPod101 Mobile Opened To All Subscribers! iPhone? Android? No matter – take all your Swedish lessons on the go with any mobile device including tablets like iPad and Kindle. No downloads necessary. A Wi-Fi or 3G connection and a love for the Swedish language are all... Show more

Your New Year’s Resolutions Solution: SwedishPod101 Inner Circle

Peter here, and welcome to another year of SwedishPod101! It’s halfway into January and everyone’s focused on their New Year’s resolutions. This used to happen to me year after year, and now I see it year after year. The start of a new year gives everyone renewed hope that THIS is finally going to be the year they master Swedish! The hard truth? 90% of these people will fail. 70% will have given up by February. Resolutions have become a kind of societal joke that we all pretend to play along with. That is, until we actually have to do something about it. Do these numbers surprise you? I know from personal experience that it’s easy to let your goal go. For many, many years I had the same goal year after year! Then one year, that... Show more

Your Swedish progress starts now! Take the SwedishPod101 Challenge!

Welcome Back Listener! It’s been a while! Last time we saw you, it was still 2012... Christmas trees were up, and you were still making your 2013 resolutions. Now that the New Year has begun, the #1 question everyone’s asking is... “How do I fulfill my resolution and make serious Swedish progress?” One: Stop thinking and start doing. Take on the challenge and jump in. Your progress starts NOW. Two: Create a measurable and attainable Swedish goal. (Master new 100 words in 2 weeks, listen to 5 Swedish lessons a week, hold Swedish a 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 this 2013, take the... Show more

Grab A Sneak Peek At The Swedish Lesson Schedule for 2013

Rise and shine, listener! You’re in a new year and you've made your Swedish resolution! Just one last thing left to do: start speaking some Swedish with SwedishPod101. Whether you’re just starting out light with the basics, or going heavy...you’re about to add some serious Swedish muscle this year. You’ll go from simple phrases to dominating conversations in Swedish. Why? We’re guiding you every step of the way, that’s why! And we've made it our New Year’s resolution to go heavy too. We’re pushing out all new series – all new lessons to get you learning the Swedish language and culture inside-out with native speakers. Stay tuned because the first lessons start publishing on January 7, 2013! Here’s a sneak peek of the... Show more