Way back when we started in 2007, everyone else was selling boxed software while we were selling online software. In order to compete, we had to offer pricing that was similar to what people were getting when they bought a box of software.

So we offered plans where you could either pay once and use our program forever, or make twelve monthly payments and then use our program forever.

On Tuesday our One Time Payment Plans Will Be History

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The number of people who actually learn a language after buying language learning software is tiny. In the past that has been true for all language learning programs including this one.

I want to change that.

I don’t think that I have earned your money until you can speak the language you want to learn.

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In 2018, we programmed a new feature that we should have done way back when we started in 2007. It’s a “Leaderboard” that us see exactly who is studying and how much.

After we programmed this feature, we called the people who had succeeded with our program up and talked with them. Now we know exactly the kind of person who is likely to have good success with our program.

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Pssst. I’ve got a secret to tell you. It’s perhaps the single-most important thing I’ve learned in my 10 years developing language learning software. Are you ready for it? OK, here it is. . .

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We have recently made some configuration changes on our server to keep up with the ever-changing browsers.

New visitors are unlikely to notice anything but returning customers may have problems logging in and studying.

The solution to this is to clear your cookies and cache in the settings in your browser. You can also try using a different browser or a different computer, but this really shouldn’t be necessary.

The ‘Clear browsing data’ form in Google Chrome. Find this page on Windows under ‘Settings > Advanced > Privacy and security > Clear browsing data’.

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Learning a new language takes sustained work over a longer period of time.  Here’s how I improved my Spanish a lot in the first three months of 2017.

There are two common problems with people not achieving their language learning goals. One problem is that their methods don’t work.  Indeed there are many popular language learning programs that simply don’t work, even if you use them diligently.

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It’s easy to give our software as a gift. After you make your purchase, you can configure gift accounts for the recipients of your choice and you can print out a gift certificate that looks like this.

Happy gift giving to all.