I'm interviewing founders about how it feels to run a GmbH in Germany and most sound traumatized. I can't say I wasn't warned.

Immigration office wait times have slightly improved last month.

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I'm writing a guide about creating a GmbH in Germany, since I am creating a GmbH in Germany. If you have been through this before, I would love to get in touch and ask you a million small questions.

How to (properly) apply for an apartment viewing, based on the bad messages I received. nicolasbouliane.com/blog/flat-se...

I am incorporating All About Berlin. First step: asking IHK Berlin if I can use "All About Berlin GmbH". €45 fee, 7-day processing time. After paying hundreds of euros in mandatory membership fees over the years, that just feels rude.

Sneak peak of a little something I'm working on:

A friend just told me about this website. It's an overview of what's playing at open air cinemas in Berlin and Brandenburg. It will be in my September newsletter. openair-kino.net?ln=en

Open Air Kino – open-air cinema program for Berlin and Brandenburg

The program of the open-air cinemas in a practical overview. The cinemas and films at a glance. Open-air cinemas in Berlin, Brandenburg and beyond.

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The Wikimedia Commons page for Berlin painter Clara Arnheim hosts dozens of her paintings, then a photo of her Stolperstein. She was murdered by the Nazi regime in August 1942.

The Abmeldung form has fields for multiple people, but if you deregister room mates or an unmarried couple, you must use multiple forms. No one tells you this, but you get scolded if you get it wrong. I'm updating my Abmeldung form filler to handle it automatically.

What are your thoughts about Conny, the rent reduction service? I'm updating my review to mention the high fees and dubious business practices. I would love to hear your thoughts.

A sudden 20% drop in traffic, despite a stable position in search. Google is pushing AI overviews more aggressively, which is pushing the websites it was trained on further down. At this pace, All About Berlin will not survive into 2027.

For the August edition of All About Berlin's newsletter, I chose another drawing by Heinrich Ziller: Berliner Strandleben. This edition takes longer to prepare because it triggered many guide updates. Subscribe to get it when it's out: allaboutberlin.com/newsletter

I'm preparing the August 2026 newsletter. It will be out in just a few days. allaboutberlin.com/newsletter

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I was interviewed for this NPR podcast episode. It explains how Google AI summaries strangle the web. Give it a listen! www.npr.org/2026/07/14/n...

Can the internet survive AI summaries? : The Indicator from Planet Money

AI summaries are gaining traction and making the potential for a “zero click web” increasingly real. What does that mean for the internet as we know it today? Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.Your Next ...

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I occasionally check every link on the website to make sure they still work. A few things I notice: - Businesses come and go - Federal government websites constantly break their URLs for no reason. - Newspapers - especially RBB - frequently delete old articles

Sick leave: the government proposes to require a doctor's note on day 1, and to ban getting sick notes by video call. www.rbb24.de/wirtschaft/b...

Was es mit der Krankschreibung ab Tag 1 auf sich hat

Nach dem Willen der schwarz-roten Koalition sollen Arbeitnehmer künftig ab dem ersten Krankheitstag eine Arbeitsunfähigkeitsbescheinigung vorlegen. Telefonisch sollen sie die aber nicht mehr bekommen ...

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New feature: a lawyer telling you if it's sensible to sue the immigration office. The assessment is 100% free.

I am preparing All About Berlin's July newsletter. As always, the curation, the words and the featured art are 100% human-made. For this month's featured image, I chose a painting of Wannsee by Philipp Franck. Subscribe here: allaboutberlin.com/newsletter

The Berlin immigration office has released its yearly report. In 2025, they have processed more applications than ever, especially citizenship applications. Slightly fewer asylum seekers, more deportations. 39% of their employees have a migration background. Link: www.berlin.de/einwanderung...

I still collect 3-7 residence permit data points EVERY DAY. Even the immigration office is now referring to this data. What should we measure next?

Good morning! It's already June! allaboutberlin.com/newsletter/j...

What's new in June 2026

AI woes, summer events, new train tickets, higher taxes.

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I am finishing up the June 2026 newsletter. It will be out on June 1. Subscribe here to get it in your inbox: allaboutberlin.com/newsletter

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AI is killing All About Berlin. When you Googled something, you used to get a link to my website. Now you get an AI-generated answer trained on my work. This has a devastating impact on traffic.

This is why I have bike insurance. They tried to steal my bike in broad daylight on a busy intersection. The Späti guy shooed them off just in time.

New menu. What do you think?

I'm working with Lucy Hellawell on a graph of immigration office wait times for this page: allaboutberlin.com/guides/immig... The graph updates when you change the filters, and works fine on small screens. There is also an accessible table for screen readers and crawlers.

The All About Berlin May 2026 newsletter is out: Public holidays, hay fever, better maps, cannabis update, government talks and automation. -> allaboutberlin.com/newsletter/m...

What's new in May 2026

Public holidays, hay fever, better maps, cannabis update, government talks and automation.

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More map updates: area and health insurance filters, and a "suggest a place" form. Next feature: sorting by distance.