New at Jimdo: Get found, get booked, get paid.

Plus an update on what’s happening behind the scenes.

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The self-employed are the backbone of our economy. You just do it. You try things out. You make change that lasts. And you often run your business despite, not because of, the tools available to you. We’ve kept asking ourselves: what would be possible if that were different?

For several years now, our mission has been “To Unleash the Power of the Self-employed” because we know there’s more in you. Today, we’re taking a big step to support you far beyond your website.

Get found, get booked, get paid. Here’s what’s new:

Your website is still your site. It’s the starting point. To win customers, you need to get found where your customers are actually searching. You need to make it easy to get booked or buy from you online. And you should be able to get paid online, not just at the appointment in person. Ideally, all of this is connected, so you don’t have to juggle different tools. Everything as simple as possible. All in one place.

That’s what we’ve spent the last few months building.

Here’s what that means:

• Get found. Become visible on Google, Maps, in local directories, in recommendation systems, and with AI assistants like ChatGPT. Our AI helps you optimize your content for Search Engines, too. With Jimdo Local, you maintain your business profile in one place, and it stays up to date everywhere. And with Brand Monitoring, you keep an eye on your brand at all times and understand who’s talking about you, and how.
• Get booked. We’ve built a new booking tool that connects directly with your website: individual appointments and group classes. Visitors can pick a time and pay upfront online. Use Smart Forms to collect the leads and customer information that fit your business. And if you sell products, the integrated online shop ties straight into your site and social channels.
• Get paid. Every booking or sale can become an invoice with a payment link, sent via WhatsApp, email, or QR code. E-invoice compliant and GoBD (or GoB and GeBüv) compliant, so you don’t have to worry about it. We do love our regulation 🙂

We also know: it’s often hard to keep track of what really matters for your business. That’s what Companion, Jimdo’s AI, is for. It knows your business and works with you every day, offering insights, recommendations, and a chat that answers your questions. Always by your side, to make your business stronger.  Customers who started using it had 2.4x more visitors within 30 days.

All these new possibilities are an offer to you. You can discover the new features at your own pace. Log in and explore them. If you have questions, ask Companion directly, or reach out to support.

Almost everything is included in Jimdo’s paid plans, and we’re rolling features out to more countries all the time. See the end of this post for the specifics.

One more word to our Creator users (if you built your website with us before 2017, that’s you): we’ve just launched two products for you under “Get found”: Brand Monitoring and Advance AI. The booking tool and the invoicing tool will follow later this year.

What’s happening at Jimdo right now

For the past two years, Jimdo has been 100% founder-owned again. Now that we’re independent, the energy is just different.

What you see today is the result of a team that’s more driven than ever before. We strongly believe in you, the self-employed. We’re really going for it for you, and we’re enjoying every minute. I hope you can feel that too. In just the last few months, we’ve launched:

• Companion, our AI companion that knows your business and helps you get the most out of your website and your business. Customers who started using it had 2.4x more visitors within 30 days.
• A completely rebuilt booking tool
• Invoices with payment links, e-invoice and GoBD compliant. Directly connectable with the booking tool and online shop
• Jimdo Local, so your business profile stays in sync everywhere, from Google to Maps to local directories.
• Jimdo Brand Monitoring. So you can easily see where on social media people are talking about you.
• An FAQ block that AI tools like ChatGPT love

And we’re keeping up the pace. Development on Companion is moving especially fast right now. So check back often and give us feedback. That’s how we keep making it better.

If you already use Jimdo: discover what’s new at your own pace. If you don’t know Jimdo yet or thought you did: take another look. We’d love to support you too.

To close

Going self-employed is one of the bravest decisions a person can make. Our mission is to unleash the power of these people.

Let’s keep going!

Matze Founder and CEO of Jimdo

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Frequently asked questions about the new Jimdo platform

What is the new Jimdo platform? The new Jimdo is a business platform for solopreneurs and micro-businesses. It connects website, visibility (Get Found), bookings and inquiries (Get Booked), and invoices and payments (Get Paid) in one system, complemented by an AI called Companion, which taps into your business data and gives you concrete, relevant recommendations.

What changes for existing Jimdo customers? Your existing websites, content, and domains stay as they are. Step by step, you’ll get access to new platform features like bookings, Smart Forms, shop, invoices, payments, and Companion. You activate what you need, at your own pace.

What is Jimdo Companion? Companion is Jimdo’s AI assistant. Unlike a generic chatbot, Companion has access to your real business data (bookings, inquiries, website performance) and turns that into concrete recommendations: close SEO gaps, improve content, position prices, prioritize next steps.

Is the new platform GDPR compliant? Yes. Your data is processed in Europe. You can automatically generate legal texts and an Impressum for your website with the Legal Texts add-on and keep them up to date. Payments run PCI-DSS compliant.

Are the invoices e-invoice and GoBD compliant? Yes. Every invoice can be created with all required information and already supports the XRechnung and ZUGFeRD formats. Archiving is GoBD (or GoB and GeBüv) compliant.

Do I need a separate plan for each tool (booking, shop, invoice)? No. The new platform is built so that the core features live in one system. Which features you can use, and to what extent, depends on the plan you choose. You can start for free.

How quickly can I be online with the new Jimdo? In under five minutes. You describe your business to Jimdo’s AI, and it generates a first version of your website (structure, copy, images, calls to action), which you can then adapt. You activate bookings, shop, and invoices as needed.

What does the new Jimdo cost? You can start for free: no credit card, with AI features for the website. Advanced platform features like bookings with payments, team calendar, invoices, online shop, and full Companion depth are included in the paid plans.

Which features are available in which countries? We’re rolling out market by market, so coverage looks a bit different depending on where you do business. Bookings work across all EU countries that use the euro and Central European Time. Invoicing is available in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Payment links are available across all of Europe. More markets are on the way. We’ll keep this list current as we expand.