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How to send large files for free with these providers

Many free email providers, such as Gmail and Outlook, set limits on sending large at­tach­ments. However, if you need to send big files, you can use free file-sharing services. These platforms allow you to share large files by gen­er­at­ing download links and using cloud storage. We…

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What is an AI employee and how can you use one?

An AI employee can take re­pet­it­ive tasks off your team’s hands while leaving important decisions up to people. Choosing the right AI assistant for business use, setting clear rules for what it can and cannot do and in­tro­du­cing it gradually are key to making it work. For SMEs,…

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How to set up a family email address

Email remains one of the most widely used forms of digital com­mu­nic­a­tion, but free webmail addresses offer limited options for per­son­al­isa­tion. With your own family email account, you can create a unique family email address for each family member. This article explains the…

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Which free AI phone assistant options are there?

AI phone as­sist­ants promise 24/7 avail­ab­il­ity and take the pressure off your team. But how far can you really get with a free solution? This article explains what free, freemium, and trial models actually offer, what their limits are, and when it makes sense to upgrade to a paid…

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Which are the best free email providers?

More than 300 billion emails are sent worldwide every day, most through free email services. Free email providers continue to improve, offering more storage, stronger security and modern in­ter­faces at no cost. With so many email providers available, choosing the best free email…

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How to use AI in the workplace

AI in the workplace can help SMEs save time on everyday tasks, from drafting content and re­search­ing in­form­a­tion to analysing documents and answering customer enquiries. This guide explains where ar­ti­fi­cial in­tel­li­gence in the workplace adds real value, what risks to consider and…

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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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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.