Why pingmi?

I built pingmi because I needed a way for co-workers and collaborators to contact me without exposing my private phone number. I didn't have a separate work phone, but I still wanted people to be able to reach me easily and have a real conversation with me.

That meant I needed bi-directional communication, not just one-way notifications or anonymous forms, but something I could actually reply from, as if they had my number, without ever sharing it.

From messages to meetings

Over time, I was also relying on a meeting booking platform that showed my availability and let people book calls directly into my agenda. It was genuinely helpful, but it came with trade-offs: ongoing subscription costs, another vendor account to manage, and less control over how my scheduling data was handled.

That's when I decided to add booking capabilities to pingmi as well, so I could offer the same convenience in a way that I actually owned and controlled.

A single, private layer between you and the internet

Today, pingmi combines these needs into one focused tool:

• Private, direct contact: People reach you through a single link; you reply from your side without sharing your phone number.
• Lightweight meeting booking: Visitors can see when you're available and book a call directly into your calendar, without dragging in a heavyweight SaaS dependency.

In other words, it's a simple contact and booking layer that sits between the public web and your real communication channels.

Privacy as the main feature

Privacy wasn't a nice-to-have; it was the main reason pingmi exists.

• No need to expose your phone number: pingmi acts as a shield between you and the people contacting you. They get a clean, simple interface; you keep your personal details to yourself.
• Tight control over your data: The design is intentionally minimal: only the data needed to deliver messages and manage bookings is handled, and you stay in control of how and where it lives.
• Separation of identity and communication: Your identity (phone, email, calendar) stays behind pingmi. People interact with the interface, not with your raw contact details.

pingmi is my answer to a simple question: how can I stay reachable and bookable, without paying for it with my privacy?