Jimdo Creator Review: We take Jimdo for a test drive

Well organized and very intuitive with drag and drop functionality. This is one of the fastest editors we’ve seen, but be aware that Jimdo has no preview function. This means that all your changes will be saved directly to your live website. Their new iPhone/iPad app allows you to edit your website from mobile devices.

There is even an easier website builder called Dolphin, which Jimdo offers as a separate product. An intelligent assistant tool helps you set up everything in the most effortless way possible.

The templates were completely modernized a short while ago. All designs are optimized for mobile devices (fully responsive). Style sets (fonts, colors, etc.) can be changed very flexibly now. Advanced users also have HTML and CSS access to create custom templates.

In Jimdo Pro and Business. JimdoFree sites display a relatively small Jimdo button in the footer.

The interface supports eight languages, while the editor supports any language. Multilingual websites are also possible although it’s more of a workaround than a proper solution.

All paid plans include a free domain (e.g. .com) for the first year. Afterwards, it will cost you $20 AUD/ year. You’re allowed to re-direct your existing domain: more info here. Email accounts on your personal domain name can be added at an extra cost via Google Workspace, Google’s professional email solution. All sites are SSL-encrypted (https) in any of their plans.

Two sub-levels possible. Another level would be nice.

Embedded video (YouTube) and excellent photo galleries keep your website looking good. Facebook and other social media services can be integrated. There’s no integrated Web-App store like in Wix or Weebly.

Jimdo’s app lets you create and work on your website with a tablet or smartphone. In our opinion, it is currently one of the best native mobile apps that the website builder market has to offer. It’s available for iOS and Android.

The store includes a range of payment options and even has its own order management system. The PRO plan allows you to put 15 products on your site, BUSINESS doesn’t have a limit. Find our review of the online store here.

Page title, meta descriptions, URLs and image ALT tags are all editable on the PRO plan. In the Business plan you can also exclude certain pages from search engines and set 301 redirects. (More on SEO). Note, that the Free Jimdo plan doesn’t index pages in search engines.

It’s a bit complicated to set up (instructions here). Includes all the standard blog features such as trackbacks and pings, but no categories. Install Disqus if you want more comment features.

The nicely-integrated Google Analytics provides detailed stats.

Jimdo has recently started offering its own integrated statistics tool, “Jimdo Statistics”, which can be used to measure visitor numbers, visitor behavior, orders, and so on.

Fields are fully customizable with Jimdo’s form builder. You can also edit the confirmation message.

You can protect your site or individual pages. Depending on your Jimdo plan it is possible to create several password-protected areas with different passwords. Blog posts can’t be protected. More information.

Doesn’t offer a newsletter tool anymore but you can easily integrate external newsletter services. Check EmailToolTester for recommendations.

Allows you to add other widgets and tools.

PRO gives you 5 GB, JimdoBUSINESS offers unlimited storage. With Jimdo you don’t need any additional hosting contract.

Unfortunately, it is not possible to create a backup or restore your content. You can find a workaround here.

E-Mail and knowledge base. In our tests, support quality was really high, scoring them position 3 out of 10 website builders.

The fun factor is high with this builder!

Jimdo's support is nice. It is not instant - usually 24 to 36 hours but it has been on target to my questions.

It was the first time I ever tried to create a website. It made everything easy.

They have a very good email subscription service.