IONOS: How to do cross-sell on shared hosting without selling BS

Many companies focus their growth narratives around cloud, platforms, or AI layers on top. Against that, IONOS stands out, mainly because it never tried to reinvent shared hosting. Instead, IONOS quietly turned shared hosting and domains into a highly efficient cross-sell engine and continues to expand ARPU while keeping churn flat. The company’s public filings over the last five years show a model that is operationally disciplined and unusually effective.