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Even More Awesome Header Images

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:26:00 +0000

If you're looking for a little something to spruce up your Jimdo site, maybe today is your lucky day! We've added 12 new header images. Some of them are submissions from the photo contest!

Don't forget, if you don't want to use any header image, you can choose the transparent option to show off your logo right on the background. But this blog post is about all the great new header photos, so you should use those :)

Maybe you want to change your header to match the changing seasons....

Or something fresh and new to shake up your site a little bit.

Add a touch of summer to keep you warm during these cold dreary months. We've got it all here

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Even More JimdoPro and Special Layouts for you!

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:38:00 +0000

After the new JimdoBusiness layouts last week, we've also got some fresh JimdoPro and Special Layouts for you. Maybe you've already discovered them, but if not, take some time to try them out. The preview galleries below give you a small taste of the new layouts!

Preview -- Screenshots of the new JimdoPro Layouts

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Preview -- Screenshots of the new Special Layouts

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Jimdo Spotlight on Dustin's Big Run

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:27:17 +0000

Time and time again we're astonished of the wide range of users our Jimdo community holds.

We've got students, parents, animal lovers, designers of many sorts, computer savvy folks, regular guys and gals who just want their personal website, and many more...

And we've got one crazy runner on a mission. Dustin Hucks and his site dustin3n1.us

Compared to Dustin we're all a bunch of sloths! No offense, but most of us are. Not only does he run for miles on end but he also does it for a good, selfless cause:

To raise money to support the American Cancer Society and their research.

Read on to find out more about Dustin, his brave mission and the driving force behind his BIG RUN from California to Texas and how you can support him in our latest Jimdo Spotlight.

You seem like a very impressive guy. For sure, running such a long distance is no walk in the park! Please tell our community a few stats about yourself:

Certainly. My name is Dustin Hucks, I'm twenty nine, and was born in West Texas. I've lived in Southern California for almost ten years. I'm not sure how impressive that all is, but those are the basics. I've been running since I was eighteen, lost a few years to injury, and hopped back on the running wagon about a year ago

Dustin, you’ve almost reached your goal – running to your home town in Lubbock, West Texas. Who or what inspired you to run in the first place?

My Aunt Debbie has stage four lymphoma, which is inoperable. She's currently in remission however, which is fantastic. She was one of the major catalysts in getting me out running for the American Cancer Society to raise money for general cancer research. The other inspiration was simply my love of running. I've always wanted to challenge myself, and running halfway across the United States during the hottest month of the year seemed like a good opportunity to see what I was made of.

...and what did your family and friends think of this plan of yours? Did they support it or were they rather worried for you to "get lost"?
They were concerned, yes...and still are. My Aunt Debbie said I was crazy, and I've sadly made my mother cry a few times when things have gotten rough on the road. When I lost my run crew in Flagstaff, Arizona the consensus was that I should stop and go home. I'm stubborn, however, so I picked up a pack and started hiking across Arizona into New Mexico, and finally into Texas. They've been very supportive, but obviously there are worries as well. All in all though, my friends and family are happy with what I've accomplished to this point.

Did you ever run such a long distance...any distance that can compare to this big (huge) run?
Nothing close to this, no. I am considering, with proper planning and a larger window of time, running across the entire United States from coast to coast. After that, I think it would be neat to run across parts of Europe, perhaps Australia, New Zealand...etc. Every country has their cancer research organizations, and I'd like to support each one if I get the chance.

How do you cope with not seeing your friends and family and basically being by yourself for three and a half months?
I've always been very solitary. I love my friends and family, but most of the people I'm closest to live in Texas, and I live in California. Not seeing them is nothing new to me. Being on the road alone has really given me a lot of time to reflect, and grow as a person. Basically, when you spend that much time alone...you get many opportunities to get to know yourself. I've enjoyed most of this time I've spent in the middle of nowhere. It's humbling.

And how, out of all reasons to run, did you come up with the idea to run to support cancer research? Is there a story behind your big run?
Again, my Aunt Debbie was one of the reasons I chose to do this, but she's not the only person in my family that has been touched by cancer. I've also known a number of people outside of my immediate family that have suffered the ravages of cancer. Honestly, I just want to see the dangers of cancer wiped away completely. I think it can be done. They're flipping genetic switches in lab mice that are causing the body to eradicate cancer cells, and creating medicines that teach the body to regulate and eventually completely stop cancer cell growth. I think we're close, and I want to contribute to getting us that much closer.

If I may ask, how much money have you raised so far? What amount are you aiming for?
I've raised a little over one thousand dollars, of the million I'm attempting. I just signed with a publicity firm that is doing all of my media for me, so they have access to national media outlets I did not have access to on my own. I'm hoping once this journey is known across the United States, that donations will increase. If I do not meet my mark, however, I'll continue to do events like this until I've reached one million dollar.

How has your Jimdo site helped you communicate your big run?
Jimdo is a simple, inexpensive way to get a functional website up and on the internet quickly. I have lots of visitors, and it's the cornerstone of my social networking endeavors for this run.

What Jimdo features do you like best?
The prompt, personal customer service. The folks at Jimdo that answer my questions are always more than friendly, willing to clarify, and quick to respond. That's rare these days. The site itself is simple to navigate and perform my editing duties on, but more than anything I really dig the personal attention of the staff.

How would you convince someone lazy (like me) to engage in running?
Honestly, I think people should just find the thing that they love and do it. Any physical activity is fantastic. Bike, run, swim, climb mountains, kickbox....whatever makes you happy and keeps you active, participate in it and take it to the extreme if you feel so inclined. I want to participate in the 2012 Olympics in London as a marathoner. I have two years to achieve that goal, but that's just me. If a jog around the block makes your heart content, then I'm thrilled for you. Keeping active, no matter what the activity, is important to keeping us happy and healthy.

What do I "get" out of it?
Running? Endorphins! I'm never so happy as when I've just finished a long run. It stays with you all day. Plus, of course, the health benefits. There are very few things better for you than running. It's a fantastic way to take care of your long term health.

And finally: What's the most interesting thing that has happened to you during your big run? Collected any memorable moment that will stay with you forever aside from the run itself?

There isn't any one thing that sticks out. I've had incredible experiences thus far. The biggest thing is meeting cancer survivors. I've met families that have suffered through this, fought it, beat it...and many that were no so lucky. I've developed connections with people I would have never known otherwise had I not lost my run crew and had the opportunity to hike through these communities. This entire journey has exceeded my expectations on so many levels.

I'm very lucky I've had the opportunity to do this.

Dustin, your perservance and drive is amazing!
The entire Jimdo team wishes you the best of luck in reaching those $1 million soon.
Thank you very much for this eye-opening interview!
- Lisa

Twitter Widget: Brings Your Tweets to Your Jimdo Page!

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:26:00 +0000

Do you twitter? We've been tweeting for a while now, and we know those of you who are fans of Jimdo and Twitter will be happy to hear the news:

You can show your Twitter updates on your Jimdo site!

Here's a little baby chick that you can use as Twitter icon, and there's a link to even more free Twitter icons at the bottom of the post.

Here's how you can put your Twitter updates on your Jimdo page, it's easy:

Add a new element to your page, choose the Twitter element (see the screenshot below)
Enter your Twitter username, so that your tweets appear on the page.
Choose how many updates you'd like to be displayed
Click save, and you're done!

That's how easy it is to add your Twitter feed to your Jimdo page. This is what it looks like:

The Twitter widget in action!

Loading Twitter messages...

If you need a Twitter icon for your Jimdo page (linking it to your Twitter page would be one way to get more followers) take a look at this Smashing Magazine bog post. A little further down you'll find a whole slew of free twitter-related icons you can use!

Haven't heard of Twitter at all? Sorry to have gone on so long without asking! If you're interested in finding out more about microblogging and this latest social web site, the Wikipedia article has a nice overview... or just give it a try. Sign up for a free Twitter account and start tweeting today!

Don't forget to follow Jimdo while you're at it :)

New Business Layouts and a Header Surprise!

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:27:38 +0000

Our designers just released some sparkling new layouts for JimdoBusiness. There are ten great new layouts, you can take a look at them all in the gallery below. They're ready to use, so if one looks right for your site, go for it! You can use it on your Jimdo site right now.

Make way for the new layouts!

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Header Surprise: Transparency!

It's not just these layouts that are new -- there's also a handy new function you'll be sure to like: for all the new JimdoBusiness layouts (for certain other select layouts if you're a JimdoPro and JimdoBusiness users, too) you'll be able to set the header graphic to "transparent" so that your logo appears directly on top of the background.

Not sure what we mean? Just follow the "before" & "after" example below to see what a cool effect this can be!

Before

In our example we're starting out with a JimdoBusiness layout and the header image with the little ladybug. To set the header image to be transparent, choose the first "image" in the gallery. If you've done some work with image editors before, you might have seen the grey-and-whitesquares, which indicate transparency.

After

Now that the header image is transparent, we've uploaded an image as our logo (a feature for JimdoPro and JimdoBusiness users - have you tried it out yet?), and it appears directly on the wood-grain background. Pretty fancy, don't you think?

All that's left now is for you to try it out. Have fun with it! It's definitely worth it to play around with the new layouts, new backgrounds, and your logo. Your site will get a fresh new look! :)

New Backgrounds for JimdoPro and JimdoBusiness

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:19:55 +0000

We've got a nice update for all our JimdoPro and JimdoBusiness users: many new background patterns for you to use on your websites. They're fresh, they're eye-catching, they'll look great on your site! Take a look at the new backgrounds - one of them (maybe one of the wood textures, damask or floral patterns, among many others) will be the perfect finishing touch for your website. And you can change it in just a few clicks!

To use one of the new background images for your Jimdo site, log in and click on the "Style" button of the Site Admin panel, then choose the "Background Image" (see the screenshot). Try out as many different backgrounds as you'd like.

We've got a preview of the backgrounds below. Have fun trying them all out and sprucing up your websites!

Preview of the New Backgrounds

Recent System Updates - Too many for one headline!

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:53:07 +0000

Our developers are unbelievably and hard-working! They almost never sleep, they basically live in the office, they're basically thinking 24/7 about Jimdo, and about ways they can improve Jimdo for you. We haven't talked a lot about their work behind the scenes, since it's not really new features or new designs. But now we've thought about it more, and we've decided that it'd be cool to share and recognize the little things they're doing to improve Jimdo. After all, the devil is in the details! So we're taking a moment to say thank you and recognize the work our developers are doing!

1) New Help Section in the Site Admin

If you need help in editing your Jimdo site, the three places to look are in the Forum, the Jimdo Help articles, and the support team. Just recently, we added the Help Center in the Site Admin. As you can see on the right, a help window opens if you click on the question mark. The window has direct links to our FAQ, the Jimdo Help articles, the forum, some video tutorials, as well as a contact form through which you can reach the support team. The contact form even has different subject lines, depending on what you need help for.

2) Jimdo supports these browsers

Important! We're talking about the browser with which you can edit your Jimdo site. The visitors to your site can, of course, use any other web browser (or an older version). So, these are the ones you can use to change and update your Jimdo site:

Internet Explorer (version 6 and higher)
Firefox (version 3 and higher)
Safari (version 4 and higher)
Opera (version 10 and higher)
Chrome (version 2 and higher)

3) Site Admin - Expand and Retract

As useful and engaging as it is, sometimes the Site Admin gets in the way when you're trying to edit your Jimdo site...

If you click on close at the bottom of the Site Admin (see the screenshot), it rolls up out of the way, until you need it again. It will reappear again if you need it, just click on open.

4) More Possibilities for the Copyright Footer

Until just recently, your copyright always had to have the (c) in it. That's no longer automatically in there, so you have more freedom to determine what your footer and copyright lines look like.

Multiple-line footers
Use custom HTML
Linking from the footer section

Here's how to edit it: go to Settings, the Website subsection, then click the Copyright Bar icon. You can see it clearly in the screenshot:

5) BMP image files now usable in the Emotion Header!

Die headline says it all - up until now you couldn't use images in the bitmap (.bmp) format in the emotion header. If you want to read more about the recent updates to the emotion header, take a look at this blog post.

6) Flash Image Galleries - Sorting and Canceling

When you're creating a new image gallery (more precisely, when you're uploading the pictures) the sorting works correctly now. And now you can cancel your photo uploads at any time (that didn't always work before).

New & Improved Email Management!

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:15:00 +0000

JimdoPro users have one email account and three email aliases (forwarding addresses) included in their package; JimdoBusiness users get five accounts and unlimited aliases. To make it easier for you to manage all these email accounts and aliases, we've completely revamped the email management and made it much simpler!

Once you're logged into your Jimdo site, click on Settings, then take a look at the the Domain and Email Administration section. Here you're able to view which email accounts you've already set up as well as add, edit, and delete accounts.

A particularly useful new feature: you can create and manage mailing lists right here. For example, you can set up a general contact address like info@yourdomain.com that forwards to several people. Pretty cool, right? Read on to learn the details of how it all works!

1) How to manage your email accounts

How to edit, create, and delete email accounts

In Settings, specifically in the Email Accounts view, you can modify existing email accounts, delete them, and create new accounts. In the example, there are two existing email accounts and at the bottom a new account is being created.

On the left side of the window you'll see the account. On the right, you can delete the account or change the password. To create a new email account, just click on "Add a New Account". As in the screenshot, a form drops open. Fill out the name of the email address, choose the domain (if you have more than one domain associated with the account), and create a password. When you're finished, click on "set up". That's it! You can also log into your new email account directly through your Jimdo site's management interface, so you can get started emailing right away!

2) Email Aliases

How to create, edit, or delete email aliases/lists

This is how it works! In Settings, go to Email Forwarding to edit your email lists. In this example, there are already two email lists. You can simply change these or delete lists whenever you need to.

At the bottom of the screenshot, see how a new forwarding list is being created. Fill in the name of the forwarding list in Alias. You can choose anything, like redteam@yourdomain.com, but in this sample we chose buddies@yourdomain.com. Below the alias name, you can enter the email addresses to which you'd like us to forward the messages. Click save when you're finished, and you're all done!

It's that easy.

So even though this blog post is rather long, we hope you'll see that the new email management is really easy to use. Just give it a try, create a new email accounts and email aliases. You'll see how simple we've made it for you!

Cheers,
The Jimdo team

Dynamic Duo: Domain Management and Domain Assistant

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:11:00 +0000

Jimdo has a brand-new domain management interface! It's never been easier to order additional domain names for your Jimdo site. To go with this new feature: our Domain Assistant! We've created it to help set up a domain name you already own with your Jimdo site.

To access the new domain management, click on Settings, then click on Domains in the Email and Domain Management section.

The new domain management interface lets you

see which domains you're already using with your Jimdo site
order new domains
check domain name availability
see domain name status (if it has been successfully activated)
change the default domain (if you're using multiple domains)

The Domain Assistant: Connect your Domain Name with your Jimdo Site

The domain assistant is there to help you if you already own a domain and you'd like to use it with Jimdo. If you already have a domain registered, it's no problem at all to set it up for your Jimdo site -- and the domain assistant is there to help you make it happen. It'll help you figure out these things during the set-up process:

how to use an existing (previously registered) domain name with your Jimdo site
print out instructions for working with your domain registrar
determine, through some simple questions, whether you should transfer your domain or set up a forwarding mechanism (don't worry, the domain assistant will explain!)

It's really quite easy to set up a domain name with Jimdo. The following screenshot is a quick preview of the domain assistant:

Now with 100% more image rotation!

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:21:52 +0000

It happens to all of us: you forgot to edit your images before you uploaded them, and now the photo in your gallery (or image element, or image with text) is upside-down or sideways. Don't worry! Jimdo users (Free, Pro, and Business) don't need to edit and re-upload the picture anymore. Now you can just rotate it in the right direction. Pretty cool, right?

Take a look at this video that shows exactly how to do it (video shots done on a German Jimdo site, but there's no narration anyway, so just look at the pictures)

YouTube-Video

Jimdo means Business. JimdoBusiness!

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:03:00 +0000

You're probably asking why the Jimdo team dressed is so dressed up (well, relatively). Well, there's a reason for it: JimdoFree and JimdoPro got a big brother today -- JimdoBusiness!

As you can guess from the name of the new package, JimdoBusiness is customized for the needs of business users, and it includes everything that a company or entrepreneur needs for a successful web presence:

Two domains
Five email address and unlimited aliases
Exclusive JimdoBusiness designs
The fastest support Jimdo can offer - top priority!
And much more...

But you don't have to take our word for it!

These customers are using Jimdo for their business websites, and if you take a look, you'll see just how well it works to make your business' site with Jimdo!

www.SuiGenerisClothing.net

Toronto-based designer Jordan de Ruiter showcases her striking and completely hand-made clothing line on her Jimdo site. it's certainly an advantage for the promising young designer to be able to update her quickly and easily.

www.CometPingPong.com

Restaurant, music venue, and place to play ping pong, Comet Ping Pong's distinctive website serves as one place to find out everything -- their menu, their location, customer testimonials, news, and booking/reservation contact information -- Comet Ping Pong even links to its Facebook page!

www.web2asia.com

Web2Asia is a Shanghai-based firm offering consultancy and market entry solutions to Western companies entering Asian markets. Their extensive website highlights their history, services, and expertise, integrating their blog, newsletter, and portfolio. They have placed their Twitter widget in a sidebar, so you can keep up with the latest news.

JimdoBusiness makes it easy for everyone!

For additional information about JimdoBusiness, take a look here. Discover the details of the features included in JimdoBusiness. Of course, we'll be working on improving the package, adding more features and making sure that JimdoBusiness stays the best all-around deal for a successful internet business!

If we've managed to convince you, that the JimdoBusiness option is right for you, go for it! You can either order it right here, or upgrade through your existing Jimdo site's control panel. Log in and click on the "upgrade" button. You'll be taken through the upgrade process step-by-step.

Jimdo Spotlight Candy Gourlay

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:00:00 +0000

Can you believe it?!

We've got over one million sites!

With this incredible amount of sites under one roof, Jimdo is proud to be the

only website creator out there that is seriously curious about the actual people behind all those pages.

Trying to make the world a less anonymus place (starting with our Jimdo community), we regularly reserve space in this blog to present special sites and site-owners we find outstandingly interesting and unique.

Today's gem in the Jimdo Spotlight is multi-talented mom of three Candy Gourlay and her site self-titled site candygourlay.com

Candy is a woman of many skills.

"I wanted to become a writer from the moment I learned to read. I did become a writer but for a long time, I was the wrong kind of writer, working as a reporter for newspapers and magazines."

With her three children "turning up" in her house, she decided to "do the right kind of writing - writing for children."

As a mom of three she not only writes books for kids, but also draws funny scribbles and designs cool-looking websites for other people using Jimdo. What a great combination! Her style is fresh, her attitude wholesome and just by looking over her site you cannot help but smile. Beyond all of the above, Candy wrote and presented a BBC Radio 4 documentary called Motherless Nation in 2005 and speaks about "the art and craft of story" at author conferences. What a bundle of energy - we totally love her!

To bring some inspiring Candy to your life, please continue reading and don't miss to check out her site candygourlay.com

Candy, you've got such a cool, artsy-sounding name.

Is this your real name?

I am from the Philippines also known as the The Land Where Every Person Has a Nickname. When I was born my parents gave me a formal name that would look good on my tombstone: Maria Cristina.

But my big sister, then 2 years old, decided I should be called Candy, after her dolly.

Then she bit me.

How about three personal stats/facts we cannot find on your site?

1. I have two sisters and three brothers: and they are all to varying degrees techno-proficient and into multimedia. It must have been a geek gene.
2. I hate fairground rides.
3. I adore babies. Love them, love them. But I sure am glad all my kids are now too old to have their bottoms wiped.

Did you have a website before starting your Jimdo site?
My very first website was built when I was a bored young mother while trying to avoid washing dishes. It's still up there. Mumatwork.co.uk. Building it taught me that I had a lot to learn about websites and design. I've kept a blog NotesfromtheSlushpile.co.uk since 2005 and CandyGourlay.com is just the latest incarnation of my homepage.

How did you find out about Jimdo and what do you like about it especially?
I actually found Jimdo through another website making service which we will identify as W. I was trying to help a friend build a website on W and it just wasn't working for my friend. I did a search for other content management sites and found Jimdo. I much preferred the toolset and I liked the usability. I also liked the personal and friendly service. I now build websites for my website clients using Jimdo.

You work in three different areas: writing, drawing and building websites.
Interesting combination - how did that "happen"?
Writing has always been what I do. I was a journalist and a magazine editor in my early career. I've never made any money out of drawing (though I did have a weekly comic strip in the Philppines a long long time ago) but I really enjoy stuff to do with graphics. The two skill-sets were a good fit for web design - websites are all about organising information and helping the reader find what they are looking for - that's what I did when I worked in magazines.

You are a mother and a career woman. Do you see any conflict in that?
Motherhood is the oldest profession in the world and I'm just lucky that I can work from home, keep my own hours and be with the kids (who contrary to popular belief often prefer quantity time rather than quality time from their parents). One of my mottos is: Let's do it all ... we're already tired anyway.

And boy, am I tired. But happy.

What motivates you? Where do you get your creativity from? Any trick to share?
Everything is motivating when you're open to change. I find that people have varying degrees of receptiveness to change - change meaning learning new stuff, trying other things, getting out of your comfort zone. And you're more receptive when you are not afraid to play around with stuff. A lot of older people I know develop a fear for change ... but they are surprised when they embrace change and discover that they enjoy it!

Your current work in progress is a book called Tall Story. Please be so kind and give us a short summary and let us know what sparked your inspiration here.
Tall Story is about a boy who suffers from gigantism. It's a coming of age story for teenagers - when I was a teenager I thought I was a freak ... what if you really did suffer some abnormality like gigantism? I combined this idea with some magical elements to do with giants in Philippine folklore.

Giants figure in a the folk lore of countries which suffer from natural disasters like earthquakes - in the Philippines, we believe the frequent earthquakes happen when giants underneath the earth are moving.

A propos basketball and boys who suffer from gigantism - it also so happened that my sister's husband used to coach an Indonesian basketball team that recruited a giant boy, in the hope of matching the success of the Chinese giant Yao Ming. The problem was, the boy was not tall like Yao Ming. He was a giant.

The book is going well and turning out to be quite funny. It's the fourth novel I've written. I am hoping it will become my first published book.

Has your Jimdo site helped you get your message across? If so, how?
Apart from the fact that Jimdo is so easy to update, it also provides the ability to add contact forms on any page. I think this is crucial in an age when the audience is no longer content to merely receive your information but to participate in it. I think the comments forms create that easy link between the author and the reader.

Is there anything you would like Jimdo to improve? Is there a certain feature you're missing?
The number one killer feature would be an UNDO button - or better yet, a versions app. Having the ability to go back to a previous version of your website would be so cool. You can also create the ability to save ‘skins' for your website that you just click on when you feel like changing - white and snowy in winter, green and fresh in spring, that sort of thing.

Interview with multi-talented artist Candy Gourlay

Candy, best of luck to you with your upcoming book Tall Story and many more projects to come!

Thank you so very much for this smart and funny interview!

- Lisa

New Layouts for JimdoPro Users!

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:50:00 +0000

"A few extra layouts for JimdoPro, please!" - this was one of the more frequent requests from our users. From your mouths straight to our designers' ears, there are now nine (9!) brand-new layouts for your viewing pleasure. These elegant JimdoPro layouts are appropriate for professional or business sites, while keeping the style of a modern website.

You'll find the new JimdoPro layouts under "Layouts" in your JimdoPro sites - there's a new section called "JimdoPro Layouts". Just select it and choose one of the new designs.

We hope you'll enjoy trying out the new designs. And if you're feeling just a bit jealous as a JimdoFree user, take a look at all the features JimdoPro offers in addition to these great layouts. Maybe JimdoPro's right for you! It's very easy to upgrade - just log into your Jimdo site and click on the "Upgrade" button (see image) in the toolbar on the right. In just a few steps you'll be the proud owner of a professional website and can enjoy all the advantages of JimdoPro.

But enough about that! Here's a preview of all the new JimdoPro layouts that you've been waiting for :)

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1 Million Jimdo Sites Online! (Also, Join us on Facebook and Twitter)

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:40:00 +0000

Wohoo! We've got a reason to jump for joy - we've just reached a BIG milestone:

1,000,000 Jimdo Sites!

Because it's so exciting and we're so happy: Jimdo's growth, in graph form! :)

We don't let great chance to celebrate go by, so the Jimdo team took this great news as an opportunity to have a little barbeque party on the balcony (take a look at the photos below). And of course, this is another opportunity for us to shout out a huge THANK YOU to all of the great Jimdo users. We couldn't have done it without you, that's for sure.

Jimdo's Here for You!

By the way, if you want to stay up-to-date on what's going on at Jimdo, follow us on Twitter and become official Jimdo fans on Facebook! Just click on the icons below.

Click on the symbol and become a Jimdo fan on Facebook.

Click here to follow our tweets...

Jimdo Celebrates 1 Million Sites with Schnitzel and Salad

Create Links in Your Photo Gallery!

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:00:00 +0000

Dear Jimdonauts, we've got great news for your photo galleries!

It was always been easy to link to other pages or sites from single images... and starting immediately you can do even more with image galleries - you can set a link for each image in a photo gallery! We hope those of you with online shops and similar sites will find this particularly useful.

Please note: as soon as you set a link for one or more photos in any photo gallery, clicking to enter enlarged (slideshow) mode won't work anymore - but that makes sense, right? :) If you don't have link any of the images, then of course you'll be able set the gallery to behave as it always has: pictures expand when you click on them. The links themselves are simple to add - you can do it in the gallery editing interface (see below).

Enjoy the newly updated photo gallery!

The Europas 'Best Web Apps' Finalists & TechCrunch Top 100 Index

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:54:45 +0000

I wrote previously that Jimdo was nominated in a few categories at the Europas Awards (TechCrunch's European startup awards). Many thanks to all of you who voted for Jimdo, and the judges who also helped winnow through the nominees in each category.

Jimdo made it to the five finalists for the Europas Best Web Application or Service category. Sadly, we didn't win, but we'd like to congratulate Spotify who took the prize in that category.

In other great news, Jimdo's currently #18 on the newly launched TechCrunch Europe Top 100 Index! TechCrunch explains

"This is a new, constantly updated Index of the most innovative and highest-potential European tech companies, as compiled by our partner YouNoodle."

Take a look, watch Jimdo climb up to #1! :)

Jimdo now works with Google Chrome!

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:50:27 +0000

If you're a fan of the new Google browser, heads up! Starting immediately, Jimdo is completely compatible with Google Chrome.

Of course, you can still keep using Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, Safari, or even Flock - but if Chrome's your favorite browser, you can use it worry-free on your Jimdo page.

By clicking on one of browsers listed above (Firefox, for example), you'll go to the official download page where you can get the latest version. It's a good idea to keep your web browser updated, since the developers are constantly improving and adding features!

If you'd like to learn more, take a look here:

What is a browser, anyway?

Have you tried out the new header features yet?

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:14:00 +0000

The recent big update that affected all Jimdo pages that were created BEFORE January 2, 2009 was finished a few weeks ago. Now we want to take the opportunity to introduce you again to the new "emotion" header interface. Since the update, it's been available to all Jimdo users, even those with older sites. Exciting, right? Keep reading to learn everything about the new options it offers...

New Possibilities!

We don't want to speak too poorly of the old header tool, but the new one can do so many more things, it's way better. A site's header really makes it individual and distinctive. We already offer a gallery of headers for you to choose from -- a gorgeous variety of choices, if we do say so ourselves. If you want to upload your own picture, that's a great way to add a unique touch to your Jimdo page.

When you're editing the header, click on "Settings" on the new toolbar. You'll see the new menu (see right). Depending on the size of your photo, you can change the height of the header area, zoom into a particular section, and even shift the image horizontally or vertically. Just try it out, and click "apply" when you're happy.

We've got an example ready for you and more detailed information about the new header in our header help article. There's also a short video below the two example images that shows everything the header can do!

Enjoy!

Before & After: Get the Full Effect of Your Photograph

Video of New Header Features

Vote for Jimdo in "The Europas" - TechCrunch Europe's Awards

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:39:28 +0000

Every vote counts! Vote Jimdo for Europe's best web application!

The nominations for TechCrunch's "The Europas" were just announced, and Jimdo has been nominated in a couple categories! The European counterpart of TechCrunch, the most important and most widely-read tech blog, has decided to celebrate and highlight Europe's web scene with the TechCrunch European Awards 2009. They've selected startups in 14 categories from all over Europe -- you can vote to decide who is best!

Jimdo's Nominations

Your favorite web site creator has been nominated in two categories. The two links below take you right to the voting page. You only have until Thursday, July 2nd to choose, so do it now!

Jimdo needs your help! Vote for Jimdo so that everyone can see what a great service we are :) Tell your friends, ask them to tell their friends. Every vote counts (and think about the Jimdo founders, who would love to go to London for the award ceremony!)

We're really honored to be considered for the Europas and the chance to prove how great Jimdo is. Thanks for your support!

Jimdo Server Updates & Statistics Downtime

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:27:29 +0000

Server Updates

The Jimdo developers (see them on our team page) have been working really hard the last few months to create new features & all sorts of improvements for Jimdo users. In order to make these future changes go more quickly and smoothly, we're doing a system-wide update. It started over the weekend (at the end of May) with a server in China, and it will, in total, last around 2 weeks.

Not to worry -- your site will still be online for everyone to see. The editing function will be temporarily disabled for the duration of the update. In fact, it's only when our migration team is working on the specific server that your site lives on, that you won't be able to make changes. We're estimating that can be anywhere from 24-36 hours.

The first servers with English-language Jimdo sites are getting their code tune-up as I'm writing this post. We're keeping a thread in the forum updated, click through below for the latest information.

Forum Topic with latest updates:

Important System Updates [May 27 - June 10, 2009]

Statistics Downtime

Jimdo has grown very quickly, and we've got so many amazing Jimdo sites that are attracting a ton of visitors.
This is great and you all deserve a huge congratulations, but it also means that our statistics system is overloaded and can't handle the traffic right now.

At this time, visitor statistics are not being updated anymore. Our engineers and developers are already trying their very best to get the stats up and running again. You are not going to lose any stats or counts, not even from the time period (right now) when the statistics aren't being shown. Phew! What a relief!

If you don't want to miss out on using a statistics system, you can add a free statistics tool to your Jimdo Page: Google Analytics. We explain how to add it to your site in our Google Analytics help article.

As soon as our tech crew has fixed this problem we will notify you in the forum topic on the statistics module!

To all the Jimdo users, thanks so very much for your incredible patience during our growing pains!