Ask Jimdo Experts for their favorite Jimdo template, and they’ll probably tell you all about Malaga. Clean and modern, Malaga is a go-to template for business websites. But, as you’ll see from the examples below, a “business website” doesn’t have to be boring. Malaga is also versatile enough to use for online stores, portfolio sites, and more.

Check out these top reasons why Malaga is a designer favorite, and learn some of the best ways to make Malaga work on your own website.

Last week, my colleague Laura told you all about Jimdo’s most popular templates. There’s wide-open Zurich, flashy Rio, and easy-to-use Berlin. All three have risen to the top to become our users’ favorites.

But out of all of Jimdo’s responsive templates, I want to take a moment to highlight some of the lesser known ones. The unsung heros. The wallflowers. The hidden gems.

If you’re looking for a template that’s off the beaten path, be sure to give these three a chance:

Sidebars, breadcrumbs, dropdowns...picking the perfect template can mean scrolling through a lot of options. How do you find the one template that’s just right?

Well, if you believe in the wisdom of crowds, you might go with the templates that your fellow Jimdo users like best. With over 15 million websites and counting, there are some templates that keep rising to the top as our users’ favorites. Why not start there?

The following templates have been tried and tested by Jimdo users and still rank among our most popular. Take a look and see why!

Beautiful, welcoming, easy to navigate...these words describe the city of Stockholm, and our new Stockholm template too!

We hope you had a chance to check out our new, responsive template update last week. Now, we’re really happy to add another rocking responsive template to the mix—meet Stockholm.

How do you usually look at your website? From a laptop? A mobile phone? Or do you switch back-and-forth between the two? Now your website will look absolutely amazing on every device you use, because all of Jimdo’s templates are now responsive!

If you’ve ever spent time trying to navigate a website on a tiny screen, squinting and accidentally hitting the wrong buttons, then this update is for you...We’ve been rolling out responsive templates for a while now, but today we’re happy to share that every single Jimdo template is responsive, from Amsterdam to Zurich. Read on to see what this means for your own website—we think you’ll really like the change.

In the five years that I’ve worked on Jimdo’s Support Team, one of the most frequently asked questions that I see come across our helpdesk is “how can I get more visitors to my site?” It’s a question everyone struggles with when they first start out, and that’s why I’ve written this guide to help get some visitors to your site in a relatively short amount of time.

The first thing you notice about Jimdo customer Florian Voss is his broad smile and infectious laugh.

The renowned opera singer, based in Sweden, is one of those lucky few who possess true charisma—a talent for great storytelling, true conviction in oneself, and the ability to make you feel like you are the only person in the room.

His inspirational success story proves the John F. Kennedy quote correct: "Things do not happen. Things are made to happen."

Big news, Jimdo users! We’ve added Adobe’s powerful Creative SDK Image Editor to Jimdo’s website builder. Now you have an easier, faster way to customize images so they look just right on your website. Edit, crop, enhance...all without leaving your site!

To celebrate the season of warm sunshine and new beginnings, our designers collaborated with our Tokyo office and designed a template to match this vibrant, cosmopolitan city.

We asked web designer Jill Heyer to tell us about Tokyo, and provide some design tips on how to best use this gorgeous template.

What did you want to be when you grew up? An actor, astronaut, or scientist? According to a global LinkedIn survey, nearly a third of workers say they’re in their childhood related dream job or field. Encouraging news, but what if you’re still looking for your dream job or aren’t sure how to make that dream a reality?

So you’ve started your own blog. You’ve agonized over a clever name; spent months carefully selecting the right layout, fonts and color scheme; and painstakingly crafted post after post jam-packed with perfect prose.

So why isn’t anybody reading?

Microwave popcorn, pizza scissors, and bathtub wineglass holders—these are all awesome inventions that make life easier and better. Today, we’re excited to add Suggested Layouts to the list!

If you're already using Jimdo, we hope you're starting to feel like a pro. You're choosing fonts, adding columns, and maybe even using some third-party widgets to make your website even snazzier. But there might be some features that even you, Jimdo master, have overlooked so far.

Blue. Light blue. Light blueish greenish. Sometimes the exact color you want is hard to describe, especially if you’re trying to match colors in your logo or brand. But instead of approximating colors on your website and hoping they’re “close enough,” there’s actually a much better, easier way to guarantee a good match. No squinting or guesswork required.

There’s no reason for your designs to look drab—especially when it comes to color. A quick glance online and you’ll find a stockpile of color scheme apps ready to help you learn, play and perfect your next palette.