If you use this website, you’ll have a lot of fun and learn a lot of stuff on your Ipod, Ipad, Iphone, or any Android device. These 2 brothers are hilarious and teach you all the right stuff that schools never teach.

If you are a non native speaker and you want to learn about business and all the latest culture and slang of real American style English speakers, the best site to check out is China232.  Below is a link to a site that ranks them number 1 in the world for overall podcasting:

Best Way to Learn English in 2012

Go to the homepage of this website and you’ll be emailed PDF’s and other valuable learning advice for free.  You will see a place to put in your email.  I know you are a smart person so you will understand that nothing is really for free.  I will offer you something that you might want to buy.  I know some people will be interested and some people won’t.  That’s the business.  I understand that and I’m totally ok with that.  I’m happy to give you free information anyway since it costs me nothing to make it.

If you want to be one of the winners in international business it is imperative that you master English and understand the way business is done across borders and between cultures.

Many students in Asia and other parts of the world take “international business English” as a major.  I used to teach a course on that in a famous university in Asia.  The problem I found was that students were usually much more prepared for passing tests than they were for succeeding in business.

Practical “hands on” knowledge always beats “theory”.  If you really want to study this material you need to learn the most commonly used vocabulary terms in business today and also a variety of other skills like communication and negotiation.  Language is only one small part of the equation because human emotion and cultural differences can also “make or break” business deals.

You need to be able to express yourself clearly and learn how to write business emails in English as well as speak clearly and politely on the phone and in face to face meetings.  These skills are MUCH more important and helpful for making money in the real world than simply getting degree from a great university.

Westerners often do business with expensive companies just because the staff speaks English well and understands western culture.  That’s it.  There product or service might not be great at all.  It’s just that many companies can’t trust or don’t want to put in the effort to understand other languages.  This might sound stupid or unfair, but it’s the way the world works.  Understanding how the world actually works means everything in business.

If English isn’t your first language, you can surely improve, even if your spoken English is already not too bad.  The more you can improve, the better your business and business opportunities will be.

Read this article for more information on how to improve spoken English

From a business perspective, people with Iphones and other expensive smart phones have money.   They can afford to buy products.  Millions of people around the world want to learn English, have an Iphone or Android, and also have some free time to learn.  This is perfect.

Also, the nature of English learning is perfect for the mobile device.  People can spend their commuting time listening to lessons instead of just being bored.  Many things are not possible to learn from audio.  English is a huge exception.

Check out some other opinions.  English learning on Iphone.

For internet search, Google has the largest market share in the USA but Baidu has the largest market share in China.

Google and Facebook were great viral marketing success stories.  Both of these websites didn’t really need to spend much on advertising at the beginning, because so many people thought the product was cool and they wanted to tell their friends about it.

Companies are always looking for ways to have as little competition as possible.  If a company has a lot of money, they might use some predatory pricing strategies to get all of the weaker companies out of the market.  Once most of the companies have left the market, the company who was doing the predatory pricing might raise their prices again so they can earn more money.