Moving from iWeb to Jimdo

Have you heard? If you are an iWeb website owner and are currently using MobileMe to host it, sooner or later with Apple moving to the cloud, your website might end up in eternal nothingness. Better safe than sorry… Keep reading to learn how to bring your iWeb website over to Jimdo in a few easy steps.

 

 

iWeb - Jimdo

iWeb to Jimdo

Have something that you could do on iWeb that you don't know how to on Jimdo? Take a look at our getting started videos, visit our revamped help section, contact us, or ask your question in the community forum. We'll get back to you and show you how!

 

 

Sign Up!

Head over to Jimdo, choose a username and enter in your email address. 

Sign up for Jimdo
Sign up for Jimdo

 

 

Choose Your Layout

Layouts on Jimdo
Layouts on Jimdo

Choose one from our dozens of layouts that closely resembles the one that you have been using on iWeb, or choose a completely different layout from our hundreds of choices!

 

If you're using an iWeb Layout, consider using our equivalent:

  • White = F4026
  • Modern Frame = P4028
  • Play Time = F4076
  • Layered Paper = P4031
  • Cloud 9 = F491

 


 

 

Choose a Background

Style
Style tab

and then shoot over to

Background Pattern
Background Pattern tab

 

 

Upload Your Own Header Image

Add a header image to personalize your website even further.  Impress your visitors by uploading your own breath-taking image or choose one from our dozens of readily available images in our photo gallery

Editing the header image
Before
After
After

 

 

Recreate the Pages from Your iWeb Site

iWeb

Jimdo

Click on Edit Navigation, then the plus sign to create new pages on Jimdo with the same names as the pages in your iWeb site.


 

 

Edit Your Pages and Their Contents

Click on the plus sign to start adding elements to your site. You can add text, photos, photos with text, videos, comment forms, widgets, and many other elements. 

 

 


 

 

Add a New Heading

Not only is a heading on each page a good way to tell visitors what page they are on, you're also awarded bonus points by search engines (SEO).  

Add a new heading

 

 

Add Text, Photos, Videos and much more!

Bring your site to life by adding in some content.  Tell visitors about your site, show them colorful images, or embed your most favorite cat video.  

 

 

The Finishing Touch

Upgrade

Once you're happy with the end result, you can use your own domain, your own custom emails, remove the ads and add many other features. Click on the Upgrade tab in the Site Admin toolbar to turn any JimdoFree site into a JimdoPro or JimdoBusiness site.

 

 


 

 

Get Started Right Away!

Pretty easy, right? Sign up for a JimdoFree acount using the box below and follow the steps on this page to begin migrating your site. You'll be surprised at how similar building your site with Jimdo can be.

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