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Jimdo Offers To Help Displaced Geocities Users
German-based Jimdo has put out a call to all Geocities users…a lifeboat if you will. Jimdo launched in 2007 and currently has a staff of 30. The service offers an easy way to create a website and the company says that no technical skills are required.
Their “lifeboat” is a new offering they are near completion on which will allow Geocities users to transfer their sites into Jimdo. The basic Jimdo service is free and you can upgrade to JimdoPro for $5/month. JimdoPro offers more detailed statistics, larger storage space, personalized domain name, and no ads.
They are offering Geocities’ (and Google Pages) users 10% off the JimdoPro fee. This is a smart move for Jimdo as it makes them look like heros for helping users of a system that is closing.
Great idea and business idea! #geocities 4 Life! :)
[...] seen this type of targeting before, most recently when Jimdo targeted former Geocities users. The MoneyStrands post provides an overview of the service and a checklist including the [...]