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How to implement AI in your business

Small and medium-sized busi­nesses can implement AI without a large IT team or major upfront in­vest­ment. The key to adopting AI suc­cess­fully is to choose a clear use case, find the right tool and start with a low-risk pilot. Learn how to implement AI in your business step by step…

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How a virtual medical re­cep­tion­ist can support your GP practice

GP practices are under growing pressure to keep up with patient calls. A virtual medical re­cep­tion­ist can handle many routine enquiries and help your team stay on top of daily demand. This article explains what these AI tools can do, how they differ from tra­di­tion­al digital…

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How much does an AI answering service cost?

AI answering service costs vary widely depending on the provider and pricing model. Many busi­nesses un­der­es­tim­ate how much total costs differ between SaaS sub­scrip­tions, pay-per-use billing and en­ter­prise solutions. This article breaks down how much AI answering services cost,…

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How does an AI phone assistant support trade busi­nesses?

In trades, important calls often go un­answered because you might be with a client or on a job site. This is where an AI phone assistant for trades comes in. It reliably answers calls, collects customer data, and can schedule ap­point­ments directly in your calendar. Discover in…

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Which are the best email marketing tools?

The classic news­let­ter is often un­der­rated as an online marketing tool. Virtually no other online channel lets you contact customers so spe­cific­ally and in­di­vidu­ally. With the help of pro­fes­sion­al news­let­ter software, you can create and send automated personal news­let­ters. Find…

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What is an AI trans­lat­or and how does it work?

AI trans­lat­ors are a practical tool when content is needed quickly in multiple languages, whether for emails, websites, documents, support chats or in­ter­na­tion­al com­mu­nic­a­tion. Modern AI trans­la­tion tools not only translate but, depending on the ap­plic­a­tion, can also adjust style…

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How to use Gmail with a custom domain

Configure Gmail with an email address using your custom domain. This demon­strates strong com­mu­nic­a­tion skills. What are the steps to integrate your custom domain with Gmail? What key details should you consider? How can you acquire your own domain? Our guide provides a…

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How to set up a family email address

Email continues to be one of the most important forms of digital com­mu­nic­a­tion. Addresses from webmail providers are in high demand, but if you want a unique email address for your family, it’s best to use your own domain. Find out the ad­vant­ages of a family email account and how…

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What is an ICS file and how can you open or import it?

Ex­chan­ging calendar in­form­a­tion is quick and easy with a digital calendar. Both sending and receiving important ap­point­ments are possible using so-called ICS files. In this article, we’ll explain what an ICS file actually is and how you can open these files with programs such as…

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Personal email address: What it is and how to create one

A personal e-mail domain is a must in the com­mer­cial sphere. Conveying a pro­fes­sion­al image in your contact details will ensure that customers and busi­nesses take you seriously. Find out about the ad­vant­ages of having an in­di­vidu­al mail domain and learn how to secure a personal…

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E-mail

IONOS E-mail Guide: everything need to know about e-mails

Most people couldn’t imagine a life without e-mails. Whether you use them to com­mu­nic­ate for business or personal reasons, e-mails have prac­tic­ally replaced tra­di­tion­al letters. Over 200 billion e-mails are sent around the world each day and despite the rise in social media and instant messaging, they show no sign of slowing down. Our E-mail Guide forms part of the IONOS Digital Guide and is dedicated to the basic framework of the e-mail–from the technical security re­quire­ments to marketing strategies you should use when sending business e-mails. The contents of this E-mail Guide cater for both beginners as well as more ex­per­i­enced computer users.

The E-mail Guide’s target audience

The numerous e-mail tips in the guide are aimed at a wide read­er­ship, from hobbyists and novices to IT and e-mail marketing pro­fes­sion­als. Owners of small and medium-sized companies can also benefit from articles that provide in­form­a­tion on how to create business e-mails and build suc­cess­ful e-mail marketing campaigns. The e-mail guide takes into con­sid­er­a­tion that readers have different levels of IT knowledge; as well as in­tro­duct­ory articles on FAQs (e.g. ‘How is an e-mail sent?’ or ‘What should an e-mail header contain?’) there are also more detailed and specific articles such as ‘E-mail en­cryp­tion with PGP’ or ‘Creating in­di­vidu­al news­let­ter templates’.

The E-mail Guide’s structure and topics

In IONOS’s Digital Guide, the E-mail Guide offers three different sub­cat­egor­ies. Under ‘E-mail marketing’ you can read about marketing trends as well as tips on direct marketing via e-mail. The ‘E-mail security’ sub­cat­egory mainly deals with e-mail en­cryp­tion and how to handle spam and phishing e-mails. Lastly, under ‘Technical matters’, you’ll find various articles about structure, operation and storage of e-mails and the cor­res­pond­ing software. In our guide, we provide detailed in­form­a­tion on everything to do with e-mails, presented to you in a clear and un­der­stand­able way.