Last month the following announcement appeared on the Jimdo website:
Owing to restrictions imposed by China's laws relating to the Internet and the demands of relevant agencies, on June 27 Jimdo will officially cease all free website services for the mainland China region. We express our heartfelt apologies to Jimdo users for any inconvenience and difficulty that this may bring you. As of July 27 all free Jimdo websites will no longer be accessible. If you are a Jimdo free website customer, you may:According to the Jimdo website:
1. Between June 27 and July 27, you may make a one time payment of 99 renminbi to retain your website's operation and accessibility on a permanent basis.
2. Between June 27 and July 27, you may upgrade you website to a professional or business edition, and retain your website's operation and accessibility on a permanent basis.
鉴于中国互联网相关法律的约束及有关管理部门的要求，Jimdo将于6月27号正式停止在中国大陆地区的所有免费建站服务。对于由此给您带来的不便与困扰，我们在此向所有Jimdo用户表示由衷的歉意！
所有Jimdo的免费网站将于7月27号正式停止访问。如果您是Jimdo的免费网站用户，您可以：
1、从6月27日至7月27日，您可以通过支付99元人民币的一次性费用来保留您网站永久免费运行和访问。
2、从6月27日至7月27日，您也可以升级自己的网站到专业版或商业版，以保留网站的运行和访问。
Jimdo puts the power of website creation in the hands of ordinary people. Anyone can share their passions and interests on the Internet -- on their own website -- simply and easily. Jimdo is free, and you don't need to know how to code or run a server to have a website. And not just any old website! You can start an online business, write a blog, send a newsletter, add your tweets, embed YouTube videos, link your Facebook Page, and embed almost any kind of widget you can imagine. Jimdo is a website creator for today's web.
Our motto is "Pages to the People!" -- because we are empowering every single person on the planet to make their voice heard. Whether you're young or old, coffee connoisseur or tea aficionado, Twitterati or literati, shutterbug, musician, student, crafter, or entrepreneur, there's a place for you at Jimdo.
