Cross-Company Collaboration Without Turning WordPress Into a Public Directory

Cross-company collaboration becomes useful when it makes introductions easier without turning internal user accounts into a public contact database.

Share a limited profile

AIM’s directory model is based on a display name, role label, company or site name and an indication of the company contact. WordPress email addresses do not need to be published into the shared directory.

Start with a partnership pre-talk

An organisation can send a subject and short introduction to another connected company. The result is a private AIM Network thread rather than an unsolicited public post.

Track the relationship simply

Prospect, Pre-talk, Exploring, Active and Paused are enough to show whether the relationship is moving without trying to replace a dedicated CRM.

Mirror internally when useful

If a company already works in Slack or Microsoft Teams, a configured webhook can mirror the introduction into an internal channel. The external company-to-company conversation can still stay inside AIM.