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Aniruddh Balasubramaniam
Jun 14, 2024
For freelancers, small business owners, hiring managers, sales staff, and even content creators, making yourself accessible online by posting contact information is essential. However, this approach comes with inherent challenges:
Irreversible Sharing: Once contact information is published, it can’t be retracted. If overwhelmed with connections, people can’t limit their accessibility or take back their already-shared details.
Unidentified Sources: When contacts are made through various online postings, users may not be able to discern the origin of each connection. This lack of clarity can be confusing and inefficient.
Trust Issues: Potential connections may hesitate to share their contact information due to concerns about misuse. For instance, small businesses might be perceived as likely to spam potential customers.
These issues underscore the need for a more flexible and secure method for online accessibility. That’s where Superports come in. Superports function like "Ports", but they allow for multiple connections.
The challenges mentioned above are instantly solved with Superports:
Reversible Sharing: Superports can be paused or deleted at any time, preventing further connections from being formed. Additionally, users can set the number of connections that can be formed with a Superport, ensuring they never get overwhelmed.
Identified Sources: Users can create and publish multiple Superports across different channels. This way, they know exactly where their new connections are coming from.
Enhanced Trust: People are more likely to explore something new if they don’t have to share their personal information.
Additionally, users can create a dedicated chat folder for all connections made through a Superport and set specific permissions for these connections, allowing them to adjust their level of access as appropriate.
As always with Port, any of these connections can be disconnected at any time if the conversation has run its course.
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