Why do Dutch learners keep coming back to DutchPod101.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 Dutch learning experience at DutchPod101.

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 across different viewers, so there’s no need for Lesson Notes Lite
• Download Them Faster – PDFs are now around one quarter the file size
• Full Dutch Character Support – Problems with incorrectly displayed Dutch characters have been fixed
• Read with Ease – Clean new look, designed to be easy on the eyes
• Better Organization – New radio-style dialogue layout, line numbers for quick reference, clear vocabulary and sample sentence tables, and full season and lesson number and lesson name on every page

Put simply, the new PDFs are FASTER, LIGHTER and just plain BETTER!

Ready to check out the new PDFs? All Basic and Premium members have full access to every one of our lessons and their PDF lesson notes. Sign into your account and click on any lesson to see the new Lesson Notes.

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Hello Listener,

You and I, we make a pretty good team.

You love the Dutch language. We love helping you conquer it.
You love the lessons with real-life Dutch conversations. We have a blast making them.
You love seeing your Dutch skills grow. And we do too.

So this Valentine’s Day, we must pop the question.

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Dutch Lessons Made Just For You. You want to speak Dutch from the start. Our Dutch lesson hosts give you real-life conversation and break it all down – phrases, vocabulary, grammar, and culture. Just set your learning level and start with a lesson right for you. From Beginner to Advanced, the Dutch you’ll hear is the Dutch you’ll speak.

You Won’t Miss A Word. We wanted to make sure you learned it all; every Dutch lesson, every conversation, every grammar point. Each lesson comes with in-depth PDF lesson notes you can read as you listen or review later.

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And Spend Less Time Studying, More Time Speaking Dutch. We understand all relationships take a bit of work. But with Premium Study Tools, you cut your learning time in half and study smart with spaced repetition flashcards, core word lists, line-by-line scripts and more!

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Peter here, and welcome to another year of DutchPod101!

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 Dutch!

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 all changed. I’ll get to that a bit later.

I saw a post on Facebook that reminded me of the predictable New Year’s resolution cycle:

Damn, people with New Year’s resolutions crowding my gym. Can’t we pretend it’s February already?

Hilarious and also true.

Everyone knows that New Year’s resolutions are a joke.

But they don’t have to be.

So how do you break the cycle? How do you stay motivated and productive enough that you’re still improving yourself come March, June and December?

Questions like these have been flooding my inbox this month, so today, as a sneak peek to what we’re offering with our new Premium Inner Circle, here are a few tips on how to avoid failure in 2013.

Why New Year’s Resolutions Fail:

Those are the 3 biggest reasons people fail with their New Year’s resolutions. Last January, I made these 3 simple changes with my Chinese studies and it kept me on track throughout the entire year.

So what’s next? Where do you start?

For more on that, you’ll have to wait for Part II with the Premium Inner Circle newsletter in February. We’ve put together a cheat sheet on how to get started with your new Premium account, including a February Learning Calendar that will keep you on track and give you a template on how to organize your year!

So What’s The Inner Circle? Learn how successful students stay motivated and knock their Dutch goals out of the park. Starting February, get exclusive access to tools, tips, and strategies to turn you in a consistent, goal-smashing, high-performing Dutch learner. Inner Circle Membership is an exclusive benefit for Premium users.

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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 Dutch progress?”

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

Two: Create a measurable and attainable Dutch goal. (Master new 100 words in 2 weeks, listen to 5 Dutch lessons a week, hold Dutch 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 DutchPod101
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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 1 to December 31st.

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What’s A Premium Subscription?
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Here’s how it works!
You learn real-life Dutch 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.

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Rise and shine, listener!

You’re in a new year and you’ve made your Dutch resolution!

Just one last thing left to do: start speaking some Dutch with DutchPod101.

Whether you’re just starting out light with the basics, or going heavy…you’re about to add some serious Dutch muscle this year. You’ll go from simple phrases to dominating conversations in Dutch. 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 Dutch 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 DutchPod101 2013 schedule

Monday: Culture Class: Vocabulary
Thursday: Throwback Thursday
Friday: Dutch in 3 minutes

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Welcome to 2013!

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Greetings from Team DutchPod101!

We’re stopping by the blog today to tell you about an exciting new feature we’re slowly rolling out on the website. A few select users have been chosen to test drive the new Dashboard feature.

Log in to your account today to see if you’re one of them!

The new Dashboard aims to help you track your Dutch learning quickly and easily. We’ve produced a lot of lessons in our lifetime and while we pride ourselves on offering a wide variety of lessons to our users, we realized that it can been pretty overwhelming for some.

Where do I start? What level is best for me? What series do I move on to now?

These were common questions coming in from avid users like you, so we set out to solve these commonly asked questions, and the Dashboard was born!

We’ll of course continue to listen to our fans and tweak the Dashboard to provide the very best experience for everyone. If you have questions or feedback for us, send us an email here.

To help you get started, here are a few of the big changes:

• Your learning progress

• Recommended lesson alert

• Your learning profile

• Account information

• Quick links to useful tools

We hope you enjoy the brand new Dashboard! Stay tuned for more tweaks and updates to the site and head over to DutchPod101.com to test out the new Dashboard beta.

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They sat around hoping to be great.
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This is why it’s important to get back to the basics of Dutch and reinforce your listening, speaking, writing, grammar, and vocabulary. But we’re not talking about the easy stuff, man. We mean the necessary basics! If you learn just the Dutch verb conjugation rules but can’t conjugate any verb immediately, on the spot, without looking it up?…

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