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IELTS Books Giveaway – Celebrating 30,000 subscribers!

As of a few days ago IELTS-Blog.com has reached 30,000 subscribers to our RSS feed (in addition to roughly 25,000 people subscribed to our IELTS tips, exam topics and a free IELTS course).

This is obviously a big milestone for us, and we invite everyone to celebrate with us!

Participate in our giveaway of IELTS study books and win ‘Target Band 7’ or ‘Ace the IELTS’, the choice is yours (to find out more about these books read the testimonial below or click here)

IELTS Books testimonial

HOW TO ENTER

Update: the giveaway is now closed, we are not accepting any more entries.

All you need to do is answer this question: “If there was an ideal IELTS preparation book, what would it be like?”
to tell us what features and content you’re looking for in a great IELTS study book.

  • If you send us the answer in an email, you get 1 entry.
  • If you email us your answer and share this post on Facebook with your friends, you get 5 entries.
  • If you have a camera in your computer, laptop or a mobile phone, record a video response to this question, send it to us and get 10 entries (meaning your chances are 10 times better with a video response!)

    • All the participants will go into a lottery, and the winners will be randomly picked out.

    We are giving away 7 e-books – meaning 7 lucky winners will get to download ‘Target Band 7’ (for the Academic module) or ‘Ace the IELTS’ (for the General Training module), along with 5 full IELTS practice tests including answers, 2 more e-books written by an IELTS examiner on the IELTS Writing and Speaking modules, and more free bonuses.

    The giveaway opens on the 1st of September and closes on the 15th of September at midnight (AEST). Winners will be announced on the 17th of September.

    Those of you who were subscribed to IELTS-Blog.com for a while know that we very rarely give the books away for free, because they are the only source of funding for IELTS-Blog. Use this chance as it may not return for a long time – don’t delay, send us your answers, share this post on Facebook, or record your video responses and email them to info@ielts-blog.com.

    Happy New Year 2012!

    Happy New Year 2012 to all the past and future IELTS test takers, as well as their teachers, trainers, examiners, family and friends!

    Whether you are going to a party, or spending the New Year’s Eve with family or friends at home, either way you surely will have a moment to yourself, to reflect on 2011. Happy New Year 2012!

    Was it a good year for you?

    Just think: 365 days went by. If you had to name the biggest challenge of the whole year, what would it be? What was the most rewarding thing that happened to you in 2011? Did you make any new friends? Did you help anyone who needed you? And what was the most important thing you learned this year?

    Since I started this reflection game, let me go first.

    2011 wasn’t a good year for me. It was an amazing year. So many great things happened, at work and at home, that I felt blessed almost every day.

    The number of visitors to IELTS-Blog.com broke all last year’s records. In 2011 we had almost 3 million visits, and over 11 million pages were downloaded. Our team grew in line with our audience – we simply had to get more people on board to keep up with you all!

    The biggest challenge of 2011 was to find a way to continue providing the best and the quickest customer support, after my books’ popularity kept on growing fast. I’ve been receiving emails non-stop from people who use my books to prepare for IELTS every day, and since there were too many for one person to handle, IELTS-Blog Helpdesk team came to my rescue. Together, we are happy to report that every single email we receive is answered within 12 hours at the latest – but normally much, much faster.

    I can say with confidence that our teachers at the writing correction team have had the same challenge – keeping up with the demand. And they came out on top of it, every time. Thousands of essays, letters and reports were checked and returned to their happy owners in 2011 – quickly, accurately, and always with useful feedback. Thousands of test takers found a helping hand and raised their IELTS scores in 2011. Thank you!

    The most rewarding thing of 2011 was seeing the results of all the people who prepared with IELTS-Blog.com, and got their target scores in the real exam. It’s really hard to describe the feeling I get when an email comes in and it says: “Simone, I’ve got great news – look at my score, its Band 8, and I only needed a 7.5!”

    Yet another rewarding thing was working on a new IELTS book that will incorporate 6 years of research conducted through IELTS-Blog.com. If you are taking the IELTS test in 2012, keep an eye on your email – we will be announcing the new book in the New Year.

    I’ve made a lot of new friends online, and had a chance to help test takers who needed some advice, preparation materials, or just a compassionate friend who can listen. There were also so many people willing to help me – by sending their exam updates, tips and advice for other IELTS candidates, by providing testimonials and their own stories for us to share with the whole community. I feel truly grateful for the chance to meet these kind folks, and appreciate their contribution to IELTS-Blog.com

    And the most important thing I learned in 2011 is that dreams do come true, if you have a goal, a plan and the determination to follow through. I hope your dreams will come true in 2012.
    Happy New Year 2011 from Simone Braverman and the whole IELTS-Blog team!