15 Facts About Jimdo

1.

Jimdo is privately held and headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, with offices in Munich and Tokyo.

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Jimdo has two products, Creator and Dolphin, offering free and paid plans.

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Jimdo Dolphin is an AI-powered website-builder designed for users with basic computer skills and automates most of the website building process.

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4.

Jimdo Creator is a drag-and-drop website builder and hosting service suitable for users with some coding skills.

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5.

Jimdo was founded in 2007 by Matthias Henze, Christian Springub, and Fridtjof Detzner.

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6.

Jimdo started the "Lifeboat for GeoCities" promotion to help users transition to Jimdo.

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7.

Jimdo offered a 10 percent discount to users who moved from GeoCities and Google Page Creator to Jimdo.

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8.

In 2010, Jimdo added a "store" service that allows Jimdo website owners to conduct electronic commerce services.

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In February 2012, the 5 millionth Jimdo site went online and in November 2013, the 10 millionth.

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10.

On 8 June 2015, Jimdo secured 25 million euros worth of investment from the American company, Spectrum Equity.

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11.

In 2017, Jimdo launched its new artificially-intelligent website builder, Jimdo Dolphin.

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12.

Jimdo offers two different services; Creator is the company's original drag-and-drop website builder, and Dolphin is the company's new AI website builder.

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13.

Jimdo Dolphin was launched in March 2018, with a preview release in October 2017.

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In February 2019, Jimdo added an online "store" to its new website builder, Dolphin, to let users conduct electronic commerce.

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15.

In October 2019, Jimdo secured its first celebrity endorsement and released a television commercial featuring the American actor, Neil Patrick Harris.

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