How to protect Word documents with a password
By password protecting a Word document, you’re encrypting important data to protect it from unauthorised access or unwanted changes. With this feature, your Microsoft Word or Office program file can only be opened if a valid password is entered. Find out how to password protect a…
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What are the free Microsoft Word alternatives?
Microsoft Word is one of the best-known computer programs in the world. It’s likely that anyone who has ever written a document on a computer has used Word, and it is widely utilised by companies. However, one significant downside is its cost. The price can be prohibitive,…
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How to add page numbers in Word
Adding page numbers makes documents more accessible and easier to reference. With the built-in feature for inserting page numbers in Microsoft Word, numbering pages is easy. In this article, we’ll explain how to insert page numbers in Word as well as different page numbering…
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How do you round numbers in Excel?
With Excel, you can perform complex computations. However, sometimes you may want to simplify the results, either by rounding up or down. In Excel, you can round using a function, saving you time and effort. You can use the ROUND function in its simple form or build it into…
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Excel LOOKUP formula: Commands and examples
Do you have a huge table where it’s difficult to keep track of all the entries? In Excel, you can use LOOKUP to quickly find values. You can think of this function as a mini search engine for your spreadsheet. Enter a search term and Excel will seek out the value for you. Here,…
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Excel: Move columns and rows - A step-by-step-guide
Moving columns and rows in your Excel spreadsheet is effortless when you use the drag-and-drop function or keyboard shortcuts. In this article, we’ll show you how to move columns or rows in Excel as well as how to cut and paste them into a different location. That way, you can…
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How to calculate the median in Excel
The median is the middle number in a set of numbers. It is also known as the central value. If you don’t want to measure the average, but instead are looking for the central value in a series of numbers, you can use Excel’s median function. The median function can be applied to…
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WEEKNUM in Excel – How to use it
In business, you often need to know the calendar week number. Excel’s WEEKNUM function ensures that you always have the correct week number right at your fingertips. The function can even take different counting methods into account, allowing it to adapt to international…
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How to split cells in Excel
If a cell contains several values, it often makes sense to split the Excel cell. Although the Microsoft spreadsheet program doesn’t offer a general feature for this, you can split the contents in the cell among multiple columns by configuring and using separators. In this…
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How to create a histogram in Excel
A histogram shows the frequency of data, making this chart an important tool for statistics. With a bar graph format, histograms make it easy to identify which ranges of data have a high frequency and which ones don’t. Luckily, you don’t need to use any extra software, because…
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Online marketing
The IONOS Guide to Online Marketing: tips and expertise for all
There are many options and strategies for marketing content, products, and services online. In addition to traditional outlets (like banners or videos), e-commerce also lends itself particularly well to generating customer attention: methods like search engine, affiliate, and social media marketing are all part and parcel of a good online marketing mix. In our guide on the topic, we’ve compiled important information on the basics of online marketing and have also included plenty of expert-level tips.
Who should use our Online Marketing Guide?
From beginners to experienced professionals, this guide offers individuals of all competency levels relevant tips for successful online marketing. And online marketing basics are just as much a part of this guide as expert-level topics (‘Cloaking–an SEO blackout’ or ‘Canvas fingerprinting–web tracking without Cookies’). Readers looking to set up e-commerce platforms or become online marketers stand to gain a lot with this content. Small and mid sized companies aiming to enter the online market or expand their marketing skills will also find useful resources here (e.g. ‘Creating a business plan for your online store’, ‘8 tips for successful online store marketing’, or ‘Successful social media marketing’).
How the guide is structured
The articles are divided into four different subcategories. Under ‘Online sales’, you’ll find texts on how to construct and operate an online shop. In addition to the fundamentals of online marketing, there’s a lot of information on how to upgrade your web store located in this section. The subcategory, ‘Social media’ provides tips on how to win over customers and create campaigns within today’s conventional social media networks. Here, you can find out how to execute different strategies in varying levels of complexity. Under the keyword, ‘Social media marketing’, there are articles on search engine optimisation (SEO), search engine advertising (SEA) as well as useful online marketing tips for relevant tools and techniques. The fourth and final subcategory, ‘Web analytics’, covers different approaches and tools for gathering data on visitor behavior and how to create web statistics (e.g. with Google Analytics). IONOS’s Online Marketing Guide is a one-stop shop for clear and comprehensive information on online business and online marketing.