Subscribe to ChinesePod, receive a voucher for any second Praxis LanguagePod!
kencarroll
October 02, 2009 at 08:50 AM posted in General DiscussionAs we understand it, a great many of you are learning Mandarin primarily as a hobby (a challenging hobby, yes, but that’s part of the fun!).
Accordingly, you may be interested in a subscription offer we've put together for fellow language enthusiasts this month, to offer you even more leisure-time fun. The details are as below:
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When you purchase a 12- or 24-month Premium ChinesePod subscription ($239 and $399 respectively), you'll receive a complimentary voucher for a subscription of the same type to any Praxis Language product.
That's 'Buy One Language, Get One Free'*
If you've been considering taking on a new language, now's the time. Choose either FrenchPod, ItalianPod, EnglishPod or SpanishPod, to either explore something totally new or brush-up on your existing skills alongside your Mandarin studies.
You might also like to give the voucher to a friend!
Demo lessons for the various websites can be accessed below:
FrenchPod, ItalianPod, SpanishPod, EnglishPod
To receive your free second language, subscribe before the end of October 2009 (click here to go to your ChinesePod account).
Once you have completed payment, you’ll be taken to a page with a suggestions box that looks like this:

Please tell us your chosen second Praxis product in this box, and your subscription will be added within one business day.
*Please note: This promotion cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotions or discounts.
shinyspoons
November 11, 2009 at 05:17 AM
hey suxiaoya
i have not received any emails about the free subscription do you want another email address or can you do it manually.
miantiao
November 01, 2009 at 08:24 AM
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so my best preferd method by payments now has irrepreferable. from looks, englishpodde can beneficialise my learnings. dou you like to have suggest for me?
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julcsi
November 01, 2009 at 07:51 AM
I have the same problem as some before here, I bought the 12-month subscription, but didn't put my second language in the little box. I wanted to choose EnglishPod, could you please add it for me as well? thanks
suxiaoya
November 01, 2009 at 05:35 AM
Hi shinyspoons -
I spoke to the guys on Friday, who mentioned they'd sent your voucher through already. Just in case, I sent it through again using the yahoo address you provided. Did you not receive my email?
If not, we'll sort out the subscription for your manually on Monday.
shinyspoons
November 01, 2009 at 04:07 AM
hey I have sent a email to both praxis and chinesepod support, but i have had no reply. Could you help me sort out my free subscription for englishpod.
Thanks
suxiaoya
November 01, 2009 at 01:00 AM
Hi tealeaf -
The voucher distribution is a manual process so we should be able to send through your EnglishPod voucher right away at work on Monday, no problem.
Out of interest, did you choose EnglishPod for yourself or a friend?
tealeaf
October 31, 2009 at 04:39 PM
I made the same mistake. I just bought the 12 month subscription but I didn't put the second language in the suggestion box. Would you please see that the support team adds an EnglishPod subscription for me as well?
suxiaoya
October 31, 2009 at 04:10 AM
Kansinee -
No problem. I'll make sure the support team adds your EnglishPod subscription first thing on Monday.
I hope you enjoy the subscriptions!
kansinee
October 31, 2009 at 12:11 AM
I made a payment for 24 months yesterday but I didn't put the second language in the suggestion box. What should I do. I want to choose English.
collar
October 27, 2009 at 10:13 AM
Hi Kencarroll
I will like to take part of your complematary subscrition 'Buy one get one free" languages
French Pod
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suxiaoya
October 22, 2009 at 09:34 AM
Hi isa9hangzhou -
It should be a question of simply upgrading your account (adding six months of credit).
The support team can sort this out right away for you, just send them an email: support@praxislanguage.com
I have notified them of your situation so they'll be looking out for your message.
Hope you and your friend enjoy the subscriptions!
isa9hangzhou
October 22, 2009 at 08:25 AM
Hi there,
I've just paid for a 6 months premium account, but there was no option to choose an extra language... Later, I discovered I should have purchased the 12-month one.
I would like to give a Spanishpod account to a friend as a present. Do I have to cancel my subscription and then pay a new one, or just pay for other 6 months? I want to get the Spanishpod too... can you help me?
suxiaoya
October 22, 2009 at 01:17 AM
Egukas - our customer service team can help you. I'll let them know of your problem, and they'll contact you directly.
Thanks!
egukas
October 21, 2009 at 12:16 PM
Hi,Ken I paid my premium subscription and I choosed italian as a second language,but didn't work (I could just use one week).So what can I do??
Thanks.
Emma
suxiaoya
October 19, 2009 at 09:18 AM
Charlizinhu -
As simonpettersson mentioned, the Praxis pass would be better value (all Praxis languages are included for $39 a month or $299 a year - Premium access).
The support team can help to upgrade you if you do choose that option (support@praxislanguage.com).
Also, if you have any questions about the format of each website, we can help answer these.
Diamond8 -
Just to confirm, FrenchPod and Italian are no longer publishing new lessons. There are hundreds of lessons on the websites, though, and everything else is as normal (for example, the teams are still there to help you through the content).
Feel free to contact us, or direct message me, if you have any further questions. I'm aware you've been a subscriber to FrenchPod before, so I'm sure these questions are particularly important.
Thanks,
Sarah
simonpettersson
October 18, 2009 at 04:25 PM
charlizinhu: Have you checked out the Praxis language pass? That'll get you access to all of the languages.
This is kind of tempting to me. I have a Praxis pass in order to be able to keep my French from deteriorating, but it's soon running out. I guess I could prolong it now and get French for free. Unfortunately, the fact that there are no more lessons being made sort of makes it not so useful for me anymore, as I'm not trying to learn French, just keep it alive by listening to some stuff. It's a shame, really.
diamond8
October 18, 2009 at 11:26 AM
Hi Sarah,
Re FrenchPod & ItalianPod you wrote: "As of September 30th they have stopped publishing regular new lessons as ChinesePod, SpanishPod and EnglishPod do."
Could you please tell me how often will the FrenchPod team now publish new episodes? Many thanks.
charlizinhu
October 18, 2009 at 12:52 AM
I have a question.
I just renewed my ChinesePod for the next year and signed up for SpanishPod, could I then get a year of FrenchPod and get free ItalianPod?
I've sort of been studying all three and want subscriptions to all three but would love to not pay $717 for the lot.
2shanghai
October 10, 2009 at 09:40 AM
I know I'm being pedantic but shouldn't it be learn a third language?
And can you make the forum/discussion for each lesson like the form over at skritter? The thing just gets too big too fast to contribute to and have a good discussion with.
zhugeliang
October 10, 2009 at 07:02 AM
I was hoping for japanesepod but I guess it won't come in the nearest future.
denswei
October 09, 2009 at 09:57 PM
Good deal..... Now that I have 3 daughters taking Spanish, I could buy another year of Chinesepod for myself and give Spanishpod to them.
Unfortunately, the 4th daughter is taking French....
adlight
October 09, 2009 at 08:39 PM
I think languages like Russian, Arabic, Greek & Norvegian would be more chalenging. Well, at least for me :)
Chinesepod philosophy of learning new languages should be applied to any language. I think it would be best to begin with languages that are more significant.
Personnaly I only recent discovered chinesepod.com and I think it's a great learning tool.
Joackim
October 04, 2009 at 12:24 PM
A good offer. But for a person like me, without linguistic abilities, learning Chinese is more than enough. I think I will stick with my chopstick language, at least for now.. Although, JapanesePod would be interesting in the future!
Cheers!
/Joackim
patrick0530
October 03, 2009 at 12:36 AM
Every month seems to have pretty good offers if you subscribe. Any chance that existing users could get some of the free stuff?
fordbronco
October 02, 2009 at 11:22 PM
I'm curious. After a user pays $239 or $399 for a membership, why immediately ask them how likely they are to recommend your site to friends? Is this information useful? 10/10 is the default? And then present them with a huge suggestion box asking for any other ideas or suggestions? Were they already asked for ideas or suggestions somewhere else in the payment process? Are they e-mailed later on and asked for even more suggestions?
suxiaoya
October 02, 2009 at 12:39 PM
Henning -
Just to confirm, ItalianPod and FrenchPod haven't been shut down. The sites are live, the communities open, and the teams are still around to help users through the lessons (there are a combined 450+ on the sites now).
As of September 30th they have stopped publishing regular new lessons as ChinesePod, SpanishPod and EnglishPod do.
More generally speaking, I'd recommend anyone who's considering a FrenchPod or ItalianPod subscription to try out the free trials beforehand to get a feel for the sites. Their content is top quality, but they are obviously not meant to be carbon copies of ChinesePod.
Hope that helps to clarify.
codexus
October 02, 2009 at 11:21 AM
Tempting offer... I fit in this hobbyist category and I have a tendency to want to learn too many languages at the same time which is, to say the least, a bit difficult ;p
Currently my priorities are Japanese (kind of intermediate level) and Chinese (still pretty much the newbie, even though I have been a subscriber for a while I haven't really done much to get really started). So I'm not sure there is room for more but I'll think about it.
bill_w
November 11, 2009 at 05:26 AM@Shinyspoons, I have sent you a PM and an email about this issue. If you don't receive anything contact me at support@praxislanguage.com.