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Guten Morgen!

Over the last week or so we’ve been tidying up our website for people learning German, OnlineGermanClub.com, specifically the ten Grammar exercises, the idea being to remove some old advertising code, delete the contents of the page footer – which contained an invalid email address – and so on. Very belated spring-cleaning.

We downloaded the web pages, made the corrections, uploaded everything to the server again, and thought no more about it. Until…

Someone emailed to say the accented characters were all missing.

Oops! How did that happen?

Turns out that our pages were written in ANSI, which is a ‘character set’, the purpose of which being that web browsers and other applications know to display, for instance, a normal ‘a’ or one with two little dots on the top.

German has three accented vowels, plus the weird ‘s’ thingy that looks like a ‘B’. So it’s important.

But the world moved on, leaving ANSI and us behind. The new default ‘character set’ is called UTF-8, apparently, which shouldn’t be a problem necessarily, except that the software I used to modify our web pages assumed they were written in UTF-8, even if they weren’t, so when I came to save my changes, BOOM, DISASTER, all the accented characters disappeared.

To cut a long story short, I spent the weekend fixing everything. The German Grammar exercises now hopefully have the necessary accented characters, though as I had to repair all hundred and twenty test items (ten exercises, twelve questions in each) MANUALLY, it’s quite possible I’ve missed something. It’s easy to do.

Anyway, apologies for the mess up. Do take a look at the Grammar exercises, and do please let us know if you spot anything that still needs fixing.

Bis zum nächsten Mal!

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A quick reminder: this week our sister site, NativeSpeakerTeachers.com, is giving away FREE ONE-TO-ONE GERMAN LESSONS (the offer is for new students only.)

This is a promotion they do twice a year when things are otherwise quiet, in February and November.

Twice a year they aim to give away a hundred and fifty free online lessons, normally priced at £22 each.

Try an online lesson with one of their native-speaker teachers, at a cost of exactly ZERO.

You don’t have to buy a lesson to get one free, they won’t even ask for your card details – all they need to organise your lesson is your email address, so their teaching management assistant can contact you.

It’s a genuinely-free offer!

N.B. This promotion is for new students only. The free trial lesson offer is limited to one lesson per person.

To claim your FREE trial one-to-one lesson, follow these links to the online shop:

Free German Lesson | Catalog

Once they’ve received your order (there’s no payment stage, don’t worry), their teaching management assistant will contact you to find out what your needs and preferences are and, importantly, WHEN you’d like to do your free lesson.

That could take a few hours, or as long as a day or two, so be patient. If you don’t see an email from their team in your inbox, please check the spam/junk folders before writing to them. 

N.b. There’s no rush to do the free trial lesson, which doesn’t have to be this week – the offer ends on Sunday night, but that’s just a promotional deadline, not a limit for actually doing the lesson.

• The Free Trial One-to-One German Lesson offer ends on Sunday, 09/11/25
• No need to actually DO the lesson this week, just ‘order’ it
• Remember: this offer is for NEW STUDENTS ONLY
• If you ordered a free trial last time but didn’t take it – do try again!
• But if you’ve already done a free trial in the past, sorry…
• After completing your lesson, you’ll be sent a 15% discount coupon

Ready to order your FREE trial one-to-one lesson?

Free German Lesson | Catalog

It’s November, so time for the semi-annual ‘FREE One-to-One German Lesson’ offer!

This week our sister site, NativeSpeakerTeachers.com, is giving away FREE ONE-TO-ONE GERMAN LESSONS (the offer is for new students only.)

This is a promotion they do twice a year when things are otherwise quiet, in February and November.

During these promotions they aim to give away a hundred and fifty free online lessons, normally priced at £22 each.

Try an online lesson with one of their native-speaker teachers, at a cost of exactly ZERO.

You don’t have to buy a lesson to get one free, they won’t even ask for your card details – all they need to organise your lesson is your email address, so their teaching management assistant can contact you.

It’s a genuinely-free offer!

N.B. This promotion is for new students only. The free trial lesson offer is limited to one lesson per person.

To claim your FREE trial one-to-one lesson, follow these links to the online shop:

Free German Lesson | Catalog

Once they’ve received your order (there’s no payment stage, don’t worry), their teaching management assistant will contact you to find out what your needs and preferences are and, importantly, WHEN you’d like to do your free lesson.

That could take a few hours, or as long as a day or two, so be patient. If you don’t see an email from their team in your inbox, please check the spam/junk folders before writing to them. 

N.b. There’s no rush to do the free trial lesson, which doesn’t have to be this week – the offer ends on Sunday night, but that’s just a promotional deadline, not a limit for actually doing the lesson.

• The Free Trial One-to-One German Lesson offer ends on Sunday, 09/11/25
• No need to actually DO the lesson this week, just ‘order’ it
• Remember: this offer is for NEW STUDENTS ONLY
• If you ordered a free trial last time but didn’t take it – do try again!
• But if you’ve already done a free trial in the past, sorry…
• After completing your lesson, you’ll be sent a 15% discount coupon

Ready to order your FREE trial one-to-one lesson?

Free German Lesson | Catalog

Next week NativeSpeakerTeachers.com will be giving away 150 FREE ONLINE LESSONS (the offer is for new students only.)

This is a promotion they do twice a year when things are otherwise quiet, in November and February.

On these occasions they give away a hundred and fifty free online lessons, normally priced at £22 each.

Try an online lesson with one of their native-speaker teachers, at a cost of exactly ZERO!

You don’t have to buy a lesson to get one free, they won’t even ask for your card details – all they need to organise your lesson is your email address, so their teaching management team can contact you.

It’s a genuinely-free, free offer!

N.B. This promotion is for new students only. The free trial lesson offer is limited to one per person.

To claim your free trial lesson, watch out for the links and details we’ll be mailing out early next week.

Once you’ve completed your online order form, the NativeSpeakerTeachers.com teaching management team will contact you to find out what your needs and preferences are and, importantly, WHEN you’d like to do your free lesson.

It could take a day or two for them to write to you, so be patient. Also check your spam/junk folder to make sure emails from the teaching management team don’t get missed!

There’s no rush to do the free trial lesson, which doesn’t have to be next week – the offer ends on Sunday November 9th 2025, but that’s just a promotional deadline, not a limit for actually doing the lesson.

• The Free Trial Online Lesson offer begins on Monday 03/11/25 and ends on Sunday 09/11/25
• No need to actually DO the lesson next week, just ‘book’ it
• Remember: this offer is for NEW STUDENTS ONLY
• If you booked a free trial last time but didn’t take it – do try again!
• But if you’ve already done a free trial in the past, sorry…
• After completing your lesson, you’ll be sent a 15% discount coupon

How much do online lessons with a native speaker teacher cost when they’re NOT free, you might be wondering?

Buy 5, 10, 20 or 30 lesson credits  at a time (they don’t  expire, so you’ve nothing to lose), and you’ll get a discount!

Check the prices here:

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Don’t forget that this week you can save 20% on one-to-one German lessons (conversation, grammar, whatever you need to progress with the language) with the team of expert online native-speaker teachers at NativeSpeakerTeachers.com.

Use coupon code 2025-Autumn-Sale-20%-Off to save a fifth on your language learning!

• Select the online German lessons package that best suits your needs and budget, then add it to your cart
• Go to your cart
• Copy and paste the coupon code 2025-Autumn-Sale-20%-Off carefully, where it says ‘Coupon Code’. Then press the ‘Apply Coupon’ button
• Scroll down to check that the cart total has been discounted by 20%
• Pay with a credit/debit card, Amazon Pay, or PayPal

Ten thirty-minute online lessons with a native German teacher would normally cost you £200 (just £20 a lesson) but with the 2025-Autumn-Sale-20%-Off coupon code, that’s reduced to just £160 (£16.00 a lesson), which is like getting two free lessons!

The 2025 Autumn Sale ends at midnight on Sunday October 5th 2025, after which coupon code 2025-Autumn-Sale-20%-Off will no longer work. The next promotion of this type isn’t until New Year…

So, if a native speaker German teacher would help you progress with the language, stock up on lesson credits this week, and save £££: One-to-one German lessons

P.S. Don’t forget to use coupon code 2025-Autumn-Sale-20%-Off

Learning German?

Don’t miss the chance to save 20% on one-to-one German lessons (conversation, grammar, whatever you need to progress with the language) with the team of expert online native-speaker teachers at NativeSpeakerTeachers.com.

This week they’re having their Autumn Sale. Use coupon code

2025-Autumn-Sale-20%-Off

to save a fifth on your language learning!

• Select the online German lessons package that best suits your needs and budget, then add it to your cart
• Go to your cart
• Copy and paste the coupon code 2025-Autumn-Sale-20%-Off carefully, where it says ‘Coupon Code’. Then press the ‘Apply Coupon’ button
• Scroll down to check that the cart total has been discounted by 20%
• Pay with a credit/debit card, Amazon Pay, or PayPal

So what are other people saving money on this week?

For example, ten thirty-minute online lessons with a native German teacher would normally cost you £200 (just £20 a lesson).

But with the 2025-Autumn-Sale-20%-Off coupon code, that’s reduced to just £160 (£16.00 a lesson), which is like getting two free lessons!

The Autumn Sale ends at midnight on Sunday October 5th 2025, after which coupon code 2025-Autumn-Sale-20%-Off will no longer work. The next promotion of this type isn’t until New Year…

So, if a native speaker German teacher would help you progress with the language, stock up on lesson credits this week, and save £££!

One-to-one German lessons

Just a quick email to let you know that from Friday September 26th our sister website, NativeSpeakerTeachers.com, will be running its 2025 Autumn Sale, which means a potential saving of 20% on one-to-one Italian/French/Spanish/German Lessons!

Use regular online meetings with a native speaker teacher of the language you’re learning to give structure to your self-study, and for that essential practice speaking and interacting!

On Friday September 26th we’ll be emailing their coupon code so students of Italian, Spanish, French and German can save 20% on lesson credits purchased at NativeSpeakerTeachers.com.

Watch out for the email with the coupon code on Friday September 26th. In the meantime, why not explore the free materials at OnlineGermanClub.com?

No longer interested?

All bulk emails we send (including this one) contain an unsubscribe link, usually at the bottom. Scroll down to find it, click the link and select ‘unsubscribe’. That will permanently remove your email address from our mailing list.

Learning German?

Don’t forget, for another few days you can still save 25% on the ‘easy reader’ and ‘parallel text’ ebooks you need to improve your German reading/listening skills.

Our online store, EasyReaders.org is currently holding its 2025 Back to School Sale, which means 25% off everything!

But the 2025 Back to School Sale ends on Wednesday 24th September 2025.

Easy German readers (simplified text + online audio) are great for getting you into the habit of reading and listening to the language you’re learning. Download FREE sample chapters

German/English parallel texts (text + line-by-line translation) are ideal for learners who want to compare how German and English are used. Download FREE sample chapters

Either or both would be a valuable addition to your language study program!

The coupon code you need to get the 2025 Back to School Sale 25% discount is:

2025-Back-to-School-25%-Off

Need help using it?

• Select ebooks at your level from our online store, EasyReaders.org
• View the contents of your cart here
• Copy and paste the coupon code 2025-Back-to-School-25%-Off carefully, where it says ‘Coupon Code’. Then press the ‘Apply Coupon button
• Scroll down to check that the cart total has been discounted by 25%
• There’s no minimum or maximum spend
• Pay with a credit/debit card or PayPal

If you have a question or encounter a problem, email us.

N.b. The coupon is only valid until midnight on Wednesday 24th September 2025, when the sale ends.

The next promotion of this type won’t be until January 2026, so shop now:

Ebooks for improving your German | Easy German readers | German/English parallel texts

!! To get your discount, don’t forget to apply this coupon code in your cart:

2025-Back-to-School-25%-Off

No longer interested?

All bulk emails we send (including this one) contain an unsubscribe link, usually at the bottom. Scroll down to find it, click the link and select ‘unsubscribe’. That will permanently remove your email address from the OnlineGermanClub.com mailing list.

Learning German?

Don’t forget, this month you can save 25% on the ‘easy reader’ and ‘parallel text’ ebooks you need to improve your German reading/listening skills.

Our online store, EasyReaders.org is currently holding its 2025 Back to School Sale, which means 25% off everything!

Easy German readers (simplified text + online audio) are great for getting you into the habit of reading and listening to the language you’re learning. Download FREE sample chapters

German/English parallel texts (text + line-by-line translation) are ideal for learners who want to compare how German and English are used. Download FREE sample chapters

Either or both would be a valuable addition to your language study program!

The coupon code you need to get the 2025 Back to School Sale 25% discount is:

2025-Back-to-School-25%-Off

Need help using it?

• Select ebooks at your level from our online store, EasyReaders.org
• View the contents of your cart here
• Copy and paste the coupon code 2025-Back-to-School-25%-Off carefully, where it says ‘Coupon Code’. Then press the ‘Apply Coupon button
• Scroll down to check that the cart total has been discounted by 25%
• There’s no minimum or maximum spend
• Pay with a credit/debit card or PayPal

If you have a question or encounter a problem, email us.

N.b. The coupon is only valid until midnight on Wednesday 24th September 2025, when the sale ends.

The next promotion of this type won’t be until the January 2026, so shop now:

Ebooks for improving your German | Easy German readers | German/English parallel texts

!! To get your discount, don’t forget to apply this coupon code in your cart:

2025-Back-to-School-25%-Off

No longer interested?

All bulk emails we send (including this one) contain an unsubscribe link, usually at the bottom. Scroll down to find it, click the link and select ‘unsubscribe’. That will permanently remove your email address from the OnlineGermanClub.com mailing list.

Learning German?

This month don’t miss the chance to save 25% on the ‘easy reader’ and ‘parallel text’ ebooks you need to improve your German reading/listening skills.

Our online store, EasyReaders.org is currently holding its 2025 Back to School Sale, which means 25% off everything!

Easy German readers (simplified text + online audio) are great for getting you into the habit of reading and listening to the language you’re learning. Download FREE sample chapters

German/English parallel texts (text + line-by-line translation) are ideal for learners who want to compare how German and English are used. Download FREE sample chapters

Either or both would be a valuable addition to your language study program!

The coupon code you need to get the 2025 Back to School Sale 25% discount is:

2025-Back-to-School-25%-Off

Need help using it?

• Select ebooks at your level from our online store, EasyReaders.org
• View the contents of your cart here
• Copy and paste the coupon code 2025-Back-to-School-25%-Off carefully, where it says ‘Coupon Code’. Then press the ‘Apply Coupon button
• Scroll down to check that the cart total has been discounted by 25%
• There’s no minimum or maximum spend
• Pay with a credit/debit card or PayPal

If you have a question or encounter a problem, email us.

N.b. The coupon is only valid until midnight on Wednesday 24th September 2025, when the sale ends.

The next promotion of this type won’t be until January 2026, so shop now:

EasyReaders.org |Ebooks for improving your German

!! To get your discount, don’t forget to apply coupon code

2025-Back-to-School-25%-Off

in your cart !!

No longer interested?

All bulk emails we send (including this one) contain an unsubscribe link, usually at the bottom. Scroll down to find it, click the link and select ‘unsubscribe’. That will permanently remove your email address from our ebooks mailing list.