Keyword Planner alternatives you should know
Keyword Planner: 5 alternatives to the Google tool
  • Search engine marketing

Google‘s Keyword Planner has already undergone numerous changes; new features have been added and existing features have been optimized. Since the end of 2016, the keyword-based tool has only had limited usability unless you have a larger AdWords campaign. Instead of obtaining exact values for the search volume of reviewed keywords, users of the free edition only get approximate range values that...

Keyword Planner: 5 alternatives to the Google tool
Advanced Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP)
AMQP: Introducing the Advanced Message Queuing Protocol
  • Web development

Many IT departments need communication between various applications to work swiftly and without errors. For example, lost messages or a bottleneck of messages can lead to expensive problems in the financial industry. With the AMQP protocol, problems like these don't occur. How does the Advanced Message Queuing Protocol work?

AMQP: Introducing the Advanced Message Queuing Protocol
Buyer personas for optimal targeting
Buyer personas: Getting to know your customers better
  • Web analytics

When it comes to online marketing, data is what counts most today. But what good is the information you have collected and analyzed if you address indefinite groups of people in your messages? It is better to identify the people behind the data set and focus on them. Creating concrete buyer personas helps to better align marketing measures with the target group.

Buyer personas: Getting to know your customers better
The first step: lead generation
Lead generation
  • Online sales

Are you looking for potential customers online? You will soon realize it’s quite a challenge to grab internet users’ attention. Users are becoming more and more sensitive to advertisements and end up deliberately ignoring them. It might seem impossible to establish contact in this way, let alone generate qualified leads. But with the right strategy, and working closely with lead management,...

Lead generation
Second screen for online advertising
Second screen: when one simply isn’t enough
  • Online sales

For many users, one screen is simply not enough. Dubbed by marketers as second screen, this phenomenon describes the new usage patterns of the smartphone generation. What’s meant here concretely is the simultaneous usage of multiple devices. Both television broadcasters as well as advertisers seek to use this advertising channel to their advantage for winning over potential customers. Find out...

Second screen: when one simply isn’t enough
Word Styles: Creating and Modifying Styles in Word
Using, creating and customizing Word styles
  • Online sales

It’s often very time consuming to format each and every heading of a document individually, especially for lengthy, complex documents. Font, font size, font color – these features, among others, must be consistent within a document to achieve a uniform layout. Word styles allow you to easily format and edit a text, making significant and otherwise tedious adjustments to features such as a table of...

Using, creating and customizing Word styles
Malvertising: what’s behind the cruel scam
Malvertising: how to protect your computer
  • Online sales

Malvertising is a growing problem for webmasters, online marketers and, last but not least, the millions of people who are affected every year. Behind this term is a sneaky method in which advertising banners are used to spread malicious software. No website is safe from this deceit – even well-known websites with millions of visitors have been compromised by these viruses. There are, however,...

Malvertising: how to protect your computer
Adblockers’ impact on web development
Adblockers’ impact on web design and web development
  • Web design

Approximately a quarter of all internet users in the United States use adblockers in order to circumvent pop-ups or ad banners. And while it may be nice to peruse through your favorite content unhampered by advertising, these extensions cut into the profits of both advertisers as well as those running ads on their brand or company. However, only few seem to be aware of the fact that it’s precisely...

Adblockers’ impact on web design and web development
How to create a website on Mac devices
Creating a website on your Mac–it’s all about the software
  • Website creation

Whether you’re a dab hand or a total novice, web designers are spoilt for choice when it comes to creating their web presence. Even with minimal knowledge of HTML and JavaScript, creating websites on Mac computers can be a simple process; you just need a web editor and a great idea. It’s also easier than ever to realize more complex projects thanks to a wide range of user-friendly, professional...

Creating a website on your Mac–it’s all about the software
Hosts File
What is the hosts file and how do you edit it?
  • Configuration

The hosts file used to resolve website names so that certain IP addresses could be accessed. The method was largely replaced by the DNS (domain name system). However, the hosts file is still indispensable for local networks. In addition, certain rules can be set for websites e.g. to block them. We show you where you can find and edit the hosts file in your operating system.

What is the hosts file and how do you edit it?