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Upping Pro and Business Email Storage - 10-03-2010
That's right, we're increasing the amount of storage for all Jimdo email accounts by 1000%!
You don't need to do anything, your account has already been automagically updated by Jimdo's email elves to 10GB :-) No need to worry anymore about whether to keep an attachment or having to clean out your inbox to save space. Though you might want to keep it clean and organized so you can find what you're looking for! (Just another practical tip from the Jimdo team...)
Go enjoy all that new space for emails... don't use it all up in one place!
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No Sales Fee for JimdoBusiness - 05-03-2010
First of all, thank you for your comments and feedback about the new online store!
We are always really happy to hear from you… when it's praise we're overjoyed but we also appreciate your constructive criticism and improvement suggestions. There have been some questions and concerns about the sales fee, so we've been thinking about how we could make this work while taking your comments into consideration.The decision we've come to:
JimdoBusiness won't have a sales fee!
We definitely understand that you didn't like the idea of having to pay a sales fee after June 30th, even if you have Jimdo's top package. Based on your feedback and our discussions, we decided exempt JimdoBusiness. The sales fee is staying for JimdoFree and JimdoPro.
Just so there aren't any misunderstandings - how much, starting when, why - here's a run-down:- We're waiving the sales fees (for JimdoFree and JimdoPro) through June 30, 2010: this means anything you sell in your store between now and June 30th is
sales-fee-free!
- The sales fee starts on July 1, and it's only when you actually sell something in your store. Unlike other online stores, we don't charge you for adding items. So there's no risk!
- If you don't use the store, then don't worry: there are absolutely no charges or fees.
- Sales fees are pretty standard for online stores and ecommerce solutions. We've reviewed what's available, and we still think that we're one of the best deals out there.
- As much as we would love for Jimdo to be completely free all the time, it's just not feasible. The online store function is the result of several months of hard work by our development team, and hard work that continues, since we'll be constantly improving and updating the store.
As always, thanks for reading, and we hope you're as happy as we are that JimdoBusiness will stay sales fee free!
- We're waiving the sales fees (for JimdoFree and JimdoPro) through June 30, 2010: this means anything you sell in your store between now and June 30th is
sales-fee-free!
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JimdoBusiness Price Increase on March 9, 2010 - 05-03-2010
Buy Me Now!An important announcement: if you've been thinking about upgrading your JimdoPage to JimdoBusiness, take the leap! Starting Tuesday, March 9, 2010, JimdoBusiness is available at the new price only. Check here for an overview of all prices and features for the different Jimdo versions.
Current JimdoBusiness users: don't worry, this doesn't affect you. It only applies to *new* sites that are purchased after Tuesday. If you upgrade to JimdoBusiness before March 9th, then you can continue to enjoy the old price! And of course, when you renew, you'll renew at the old price. In short: you keep the price you started with!
If you've ever thought you might want to upgrade to JimdoBusiness (for the domains, the email accounts, the additional storage -- there are lots of reasons!) now is definitely the time to do it.
Not sure if you want to upgrade? Take a peek at all that JimdoBusiness offers.
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Birthday New Feature & Quiz Follow-Up - 02-03-2010
We've got fun news and not-so-good news. The fun news is about the new feature released for Jimdo's birthday -- read about it at the bottom. The not-so-good news is about the t-shirts for the quiz-takers... read about that right below. We'll get it out of the way first.
Birthday Quiz
Sadly... very sadly... no one answered all the questions on the quiz correctly! Here's a review of the correct answers:
- Jimdo launched 3 years ago on February 19, 2007
- There are now over 2 million JimdoPages
- One of Jimdo's founders is named Fridtjof Detzner
- The Jimdo system was originally developed on a farmhouse in Cuxhaven, Germany
- Features available for JimdoPro but not JimdoFree:
- Hide login link
- your own domain name
- 5GB Storage (not 3GB)
- 5 password-protected areas (not just 1)
- You can change the color of links in the Style section
- A favicon is an icon for a website that appears when you visit it
- When adding an element, the first one that appears is heading
- There are 35 special layouts available for regular Jimdo sites
- We hope you got this one right -- the best free website creator in the world is Jimdo!
- There were (at the time of the quiz) 36 Jimdo team members around the world
- The company's name is a compound word from "Jim" and just "do" it
- Virgule is wearing a Jimdo t-shirt on the team page
- What's the new feature? Read on to the next section!
New Birthday Feature
Most of you got this right on the birthday quiz! The new feature for Jimdo's 3rd birthday is a custom background! Now if you log in and go to the Style section, you can click on the new custom background section and upload your own image! Don't forget to choose whether the image should be tiled (repeated) horizontally and/or vertically.
Don't have any background images of your own at the moment? Not to worry, we've found a few places where you can look. But remember to check the copyright/use licenses:
Enjoy! (and here are some examples of sites with custom backgrounds)
The photo gallery requires at least Flash 9.0.28!
Please install the current FlashPlayer.
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Starting your Jimdo Store: A Guide - 25-02-2010
In this blog post, we'll show you how to your Jimdo site from 0 to 60 as a fully functioning online store. It's basically four main steps:
- Adding your store's items
- Making a catalog overview
- Filling out your store settings
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Using the new Orders button
1. Adding Items
Insert an element
Add a new element and select the Store Item option. The store item module looks similar to the regular Text with Photo element. Tip: We suggest you make a page for each item in your store. That way, you can add additional information, insert videos, or even extra information like PDFs. You can then link to the page from the catalog.Product Description
Give your item a name and add a description.
Tags
Select tags (keywords) to categorize your items. These can be used later to filter your store's catalog overview.
Photos
Click on the Photo tab of the element to upload as many of photos of the item as you'd like. The first is always the main image of the item and is displayed in the catalog overview. You can choose from three different image sizes.
With the detail-view option, images will be automatically enlarged and your customers can see the photos in high-magnification.
Click to see variationsPricing
Select the Price tab to set the item's price.
Shipping Costs
Set the shipping charges for the item for sale. Tip: You'll need to activate shipping charges first. This and other shipping settings are in the Shipping submenu of the Store settings. For example, you can set default shipping charges, maximum shipping costs, free shipping for orders of a certain size, etc.
Availability
Display information about the availability of the items in your store. Green = available, yellow = limited availability, red = not available. The exact availability descriptions can be changed in the site-admin menu: visit the Store section of Settings.
Item Variations
Variations of your items allow you to offer different types of the same product. For example, you can list a t-shirt in different colors and sizes. You can even set different prices and availability for the variants, if you're sold out of M or XL costs more. Just click on the set individually button for the price or availability column. As soon as you set different item variations, your customers will be able to choose from them.2. Creating a Catalog
As soon as you've added a few items to your store, you can display them in a catalog/list on your JimdoPage. Try adding the catalog to your site's main page your customers will be able to see everything you're selling in your store. If you've added tags to your items, you can also sort and filter items easily based on them.
There are two display options: catalog and list. Depending on which you select, your store items will be displayed differently. Try it out!
If someone sees something in your catalog that they like, when they click on it, they'll be taken to that item's page.
3. Setting up Shop
Fill out your profile info
So that we and your customers know who's running your online store, we need some basic contact information. Log into your Jimdo site, click on Settings, and then in the 2nd section on Your Profile. Fill it out, please!
Activate payment options
You can offer your customers multiple ways to pay! Select from PayPal (sign up for an account if you don't have one already), by invoice, payment in advance, collection upon delivery, local pickup, or local delivery. Your customers can choose from the activated payment methods during the order process.
Taxes
If local law requires you to charge sales tax or you need to display VAT, you can activate this and set the tax rate in the Store settings.
Personalize Emails
When they order, your customers receive an order confirmation, and a shipment confirmation when you make the purchase as shipped. Edit the email templates however you would like.
Review your Terms of Service, Refund/Cancellation Policy, and Contact Page
Check to make sure your Terms of Service, Refund/Cancellation Policy, Contact/About/Imprint are finished so that visitors and potential customers know your store's policies and how to get in touch with you.4. Checking your Orders
Orders is a new button in the Site-Admin
This new section is a summary of all orders. You can easily review your store's orders, manage the order process, mark orders as completed, and archive old transactions.
click to expand
Enjoy Your Store: Ready, set, sell!
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Now with an Online Store! Click. Sell. It?s that Simple! - 25-02-2010
Ready? Let's Get Going!
our guide to setting up your store
Thank You to our Testers
Their feedback has been immensely helpful. If you'd like to become a Jimdo Supporter, find out more and apply here.
One more note: Terms of Service changes
With the introduction of our new online store, we've made some changes to our Terms of Service (TOS) and privacy policy. Please review them and if you have objections, you may elect to reject them within the next four weeks.
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Tip: Add a forum to your Jimdo site - 21-02-2010
It couldn't be simpler: just sign up for a free forum at Forumotion and you can add it to your Jimdo site! If you've been looking for a way to do this, just head over to Forumotion now and you can get started.
Step 1: Insert a new Widget / HTML element.
Step 2: Copy and paste the code below, replacing the URL with the url for your forum
<iframe width="800" height="1000" frameborder="0" marginheight="0"
marginwidth="0" src="http://xxx.forumactif.net/"></iframe>Note: Don't forget to replace xxx.forumotion.com with your forum's address!
How can I change the size of the forum on my website?
Unfortunately, it's not possible to change the size of the forum. You do have the following options...
- Change the layout of your Jimdo site to allow for a larger main content area. For example:
Select a layout that has a wide main content area
- You can adjust the size of the embedded section by editing the HTML code above. For example:
Where it currently says width="800" height="1000" as the dimensions, you could reduce it to width="500" height="700". This makes the forum smaller (and maybe it'll fit better on the page) but your visitors may have to scroll horizontally and/or vertically in order to see everything. It's not perfect, but in short, your site does gain some interactivity. ;-) - Change the layout of your Jimdo site to allow for a larger main content area. For example:
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Happy Birthday to us! Jimdo's 3 Years Old! - 19-02-2010
Jimdo is celebrating its 3rd birthday today, and to mark the occasion, we're doing something special: a quiz! How well do you know your favorite website creator? Give it a try -- we'll raffle off 20 Jimdo t-shirts among all the quiz-takers who answered correctly.
Even if you're stumped by some of the questions, we're releasing a new Jimdo feature for you, too. What is it? The answer's hidden in the quiz, so take it :)
Your name will be in the raffle if you finish (and submit) the quiz by midnight Sunday, February 21, 2010 (11:59pm EST).
Good luck, hope you're a winner!
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A Little Problem with Gmail - Give us a hand! - 10-02-2010
If you use Gmail, you've probably noticed that in the last few weeks, all emails from Jimdo have been landing in your spam folder.
The affected messages:
- Welcome emails after you create a new Jimdo page
- Notification emails when someone leaves a message or comments on your site
- Updates from Jimdo (like the newsletter
We're working on getting this fixed, but you can help too:
Don't panic - you've received the email, it just might be in your Spam folder.
Tell Gmail that messages from Jimdo aren't spam by clicking on "Not Spam" once you've opened it.
We been in contact with Gmail several times about this issue, but they haven't responded yet. If enough Jimdo users click on "Not Spam," the Google bots that decide what's spam and what isn't will hopefully get the message that people want to receive these emails!
Thank you for taking the time to help us with this! And we're very sorry and apologize to those of you who haven't been receiving emails from us.
If you - even after looking in the spam folder - still don't see the email you're expecting from us, please contact us again at support@jimdo.com. We'll be able to happy to send it again!
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Jimdo Gift Certificates - 01-02-2010
We've got another surprise up our sleeves... one you've been asking for! If you've ever wanted to give someone a website (or an easy way to make one), now you can. Starting today, buy Jimdo gift certificates and give them as gifts!
- Does someone in your family need a website?
- Does a friend need a website to post her résumé and speed up her employment search?
- Is someone you know a budding blogger, photographer, artist
You probably can think of more ways than we can that a website could come in handy...
How to Order Jimdo Gift Certificates
Just visit the new Jimdo Gift Certificates page, fill out the form, and we'll take care of the rest.
You'll get a link in your email to pay, and once you do, we'll send you the gift certificate code, and you're on your way, bringing pages to the people!
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Hot off the Presses: Jimdo gets Drag-and-Drop! - 26-01-2010
If you've been using Jimdo for a while, you probably remember our user survey last year. Being able to create your website usinig 'drag-and-drop' was one of the most-requested features. Our developers have been hard at work, burning the midnight oil to make this reality as quickly as possible.
How It Works
Just click on element you want to move, "hold it", and drag it to the new location, and "drop" it there. Voilá! But just pushing elements around on the page is not the end of the coolness of this new feature! With the new Jimdo Drag-and-Drop Clipboard you can do much much more:
You can drag as many elements as you want (entire photo galleries, texts, or videos) onto this clipboard. The clipboard is a new toolbar next to the Site-Admin in edit mode. Then, you can drop them anywhere, even on another page of your site.
With the new drag-and-drop, it'll be easier and faster than ever to get your website looking the way you want. Take a look at the video to see just how much simpler:Important: Please note that the drag-and-drop clipboard area is a temporary location. If you close your browser or leave your Jimdo site while editing, any elements still on the clipboard will be dropped back in their original locations! An element is only saved to its new location when it's dropped there!
Drag-and-drop is ready for you now! So log in and give our latest greatest feature a try! We hope that it'll speed and ease creating and updating your Jimdo site. Enjoy it and have fun!
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Get Email Updates for new Jimdo Blog Posts - 15-01-2010
Starting right now, you can stay on top of all the Jimdo news without even having to open your web browser! You can subscribe to the blog by email.
If there are new posts on any given day, you'll get an email summary with the text and links to new blog posts. Don't worry, if there aren't any new posts, you won't get an email. And of course, you can unsubscribe at any time.
Prefer RSS?
You can still get your Jimdo blog updates via RSS:
What's RSS? It's an acronymn for Really Simple Syndication, and it's a way to keep up with sites that have frequently updating content without actually having to visit the every day.
Want to know more?
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What is RSS? (a one page explanation)
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Wikipedia's article on RSS
By the way, every single Jimdo site produces two RSS feeds automatically! One RSS feed displays changes you've made recently to the site. The 2nd RSS feed contains your blog entries (if you've activated the blog).
If you want link to your Jimdo site's RSS feed, here's the format:
Blog Feed: http://username.jimdo.com/rss/blog/
Site Activity Feed: http://username.jimdo.com/rss/activity
For JimdoPro and JimdoBusiness users, replace "username.jimdo.com" with your site's domain. For example, if your site is example.com, then your blog feed would be http://example.com/rss/blog/
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What is RSS? (a one page explanation)
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December 24th - What time is it? Time for a limited-edition LÜM-TEC Watch! - 24-12-2009
Prize Update: The winner of our final present is from France. Join us in congratulating docguillaume!
We hope you enjoyed our holiday blog and all the presents.
We've finally made it to the end of our holiday calendar, and to finish it off with a bang, we've got the biggest (most exciting, in our opinion) present for you! We're giving away, to one lucky commenter or retweeter, a brand new, limited-edition wristwatch (Model A5 of the Bull45 series) from LÜM-TEC worth $599!
This American company specializes in made-to-order and custom-produced watches. Each watch model is produced in very limited quantities, and we at Jimdo have the pleasure of giving away one of these rare watches!
Based on the feedback from watch connoisseurs and experts on the needs of watch lovers around the world, LÜM-TEC continues to develop and improve LÜM-TEC watches. Their watches set themselves apart through their high-quality workmanship as well as the unusual strength of their illumination. By using six layers of Superluminova, the watch face has extremely high visibility and retains an especially bright luminescent charge.
Dial: Chronograph
Casing: Bead blasted PVD 45 mm
Strap type: Top grade rubber strap
Dial window type: anti-reflective coating on both sides of sapphire crystal
Movement: Miyota OS10 chrono from Japan
Power supply: Battery
Water resistant: 100 meters (10 atmospheres)
Date function: Yes
Other functions: black dial, orange lume
Limited Edition: Only 100 produced
Special functions: MDV technology / Super-LumiNova / 8-layer MDV® LUM-TEC ORANGE luminous application
How to Win
Win this most awesome of awesome giveaways by leaving a comment below or by retweeting it. From all the comments and tweets made by 1am PST (4am EST), we'll pick the winner.
We'll announce the winner in an update on this blog post tomorrow, so don't forget to check back in to see if you're the lucky one! Also, make sure that you're logged into your Jimdo page when commenting (or make sure to fill in your website) so that we can get in touch with you if you win.
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December 23rd - Goodies from Google - 23-12-2009
Update:
The winner of the Google Goodies is from Russia: Елена, blog comment #35. Congratulations!
There aren't that many days left until Christmas (and Hanukah is coming to an end now too), so our holiday blog will be winding down in a few days. But don't be sad! There's still a week's worth of chances to get something great, to win one of the presents. Today's special gifts are a whole bunch of surprises from Google… and a whole bunch means that we're giving away 8 presents at once!
Each winner gets
- high quality pen
- 1GB USB thumbdrive
- T-Shirt
- Mug
- Rubiks Cube
- Note pad
- Mousepad
- Footbag
How to Win
You want to win the Google package? Leave a comment below or by retweeting it. From all the comments and tweets made by 1am PST (4am EST), we'll pick the winners.
We'll announce the winners in an update on this blog post tomorrow, so don't forget to check back in to see if you're the lucky one! Also, make sure that you're logged into your Jimdo page when commenting (or make sure to fill in your website) so that we can get in touch with you if you win.
Good luck!
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December 22nd - JimdoPro and JimdoBusiness Coupon Codes! - 22-12-2009
There are just two more days until Christmas! We wanted to give away something that's both great for you and maybe a lifesaver if you haven't finished your Christmas shopping yet! Starting today until December 31st, 2009, you'll save 30% when ordering or upgrading to JimdoPro and JimdoBusiness.
How? We've got a coupon code for you. Just enter during the order process, and you'll save!
The coupon code:
Jimdo-XMAS-2009
If you want to give the discount as a present, that's easy too! Just share the code with a friend… maybe write it in a nice card :)
JimdoPro offers
- Your own domain name (for example www.yourname.com)
- An ad-free website
- Additional layout options
- Premium Support
- Your own email address at your domain (for example info@yourname.com)
- and much more
You'll save $18 on JimdoPro!
JimdoBusiness offers
- 2 domain names (for example www.yourbusiness.com and www.yourbusiness.biz)
- Unlimited email aliases (forwarding addresses)
- Business-level Support
- 50 GB storage
- Unlimited password-protected areas
- and much more
You'll save $35.80 on JimdoBusiness!We hope that this token of our appreciation for you will help warm your holidays a little bit. Have a happy December 22nd!
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December 21st - Elf Yourself! - 21-12-2009
After our brief hiatus yesterday, the Jimdo holiday blog is back! This time with something that's sure to bring a smile to your face.
Get yourself into the holiday spirit with this nifty site called ElfYourself! All you need are a few pictures - of youself, your friends, your family - and you can all be prancing around in the funniest of outfits! You can even choose different dance styles and music. It's definitely worth a minute to have some fun with.
Just look at what fun can come out of it:
YouTube-VideoDo you have any other similar sites for holiday fun? Share them with us in the comments!
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December 19th - Deck Your Site in Holiday Cheer! - 19-12-2009
Your website can look as colorful and cheerful as the holiday season! Today we've got a new layout for ALL Jimdo users!
Don't worry, colorful doesn't mean garish. The background is a little brighter than usual, but the design is simple. Just try it out -- preview your site in it, you can always change back.How do you choose a new design? It's easy!
- Log into your Jimdo page
- Click on the Layout button
- Choose the new design!
Not a Jimdo user yet? Signing up just takes a minute :-)
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December 18th - Get through the winter with GiVille - 18-12-2009
GiVille's is a breath of fresh air from Giessen, Germany - and the sponsor for today's giveaway. To keep your ears, head, and throat warm this winter, the folks at GiVille are giving away five "anti-frost sets". Each anti-frost set includes one warm fleece hat and a matching scarf. You'll not only stay toasty in these cold winter months, you'll look good, too!
Even if you're not fortunate enough to win one of the gifts tomorrow, it's worth it to take a closer look at this clothing label. There are great hoodies, shirts, and other accessories for men as well as women. GiVille is definitely a place to look if you need a tip for finding your Christmas gifts! We've put together a preview below of their collection if you'd like to take a look.
How to Win
Win your frostbite protection by leaving a comment below or by retweeting it. From all the comments and tweets made by 1am PST (4am EST), we'll pick the winners.
We'll announce the winners in an update on this blog post tomorrow, so don't forget to check back in to see if you're the lucky one! Also, make sure that you're logged into your Jimdo page when commenting (or make sure to fill in your website) so that we can get in touch with you if you win
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December 17th - One-of-a-kind Silver Jewelry from MenZao in France - 17-12-2009
Congratulations to our winner today from Germany! He lucked out with comment #16: Robert Brungert on the German blog
Our gift to you today is another unique piece by a Jimdo user! We're totally enamored of the silver filigree jewelry piece made by French user Soline Désiré.
After studying jewelry design and goldsmithing, she opened her own studio "MenZao" in western France.
The name "MenZao" means standing stone in the Breton language, and embodies Soline's artistic philosophy: a mixture of the Orient, nature, tradition, and authenticity -- all MenZao pieces are handmade and unique!
We're giving away this necklace and earrings today… and there's even more good news! If you don't win, you can still buy something from her work -- at a 15% discount. If you see a piece you like, get in touch with Soline!
How to Win
For those of you just joining us, just leave a comment or retweet this for a chance to win!
From all the comments and tweets made by 1am PST (4am EST), we'll pick the winner.
We'll announce the winners in an update on this blog post tomorrow, so don't forget to check back in to see if you're the lucky one! Also, make sure that you're logged into your Jimdo page when commenting (or make sure to fill in your website) so that we can get in touch with you if you win
Good luck!
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December 16th - New Photos for your Jimdo Pages - 16-12-2009
It's time for another holiday blog present -- this time for everyone!
We want everyone to go home with something today, so our gift today is digital :-) Below are 31 new photographs of many different styles and subjects that you can use for your Jimdo site.
Please especially thank
for their generosity. The rest of the photos are from members of the Jimdo team. We hope you like today's present... :-)
Photos from cdesign-fotografie.de
Photos from museemarcviers.jimdo.com
Photos from the Jimdo Team
Photo Sites on the Web
We also have a few tips for sites around the internet where you can get photos for free (or for very little).
- Clipdealer (save 10% by entering the coupon code Jimdo when ordering)
- www.everystockphoto.com (search engine for free stock photos)
- www.freephotosbank.com
- Don't forget to always check the licensing agreements when using the photos, they can very and it's up to you to make sure you're doing it right.
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Tip: Add a forum to your Jimdo site - 21-02-2010
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