Manifesto

Be found for the work you actually do.

SurfedIn is a public directory for independent professionals and the people who hire them. Not a social network. Not a feed. Just discovery — straight to the work.

In 30 seconds

A public profile. A searchable directory. A direct way in.

No algorithm pushing posts. No inbox to manage. Your profile is your pitch and the search bar does the rest.

A profile that pitches for you

Positioning, projects, packages, paid content, reviews — all on one public page that Google can index.

A directory that surfaces you

Browse and filter by skill, industry, country, language, or rate. The right person finds you, not the loudest.

A direct way to get in touch

Skip the DMs and the gatekeeping. Profiles link straight to the channel where the person actually replies.

Inside the dashboard

Everything an independent needs on one page

No portfolio site to maintain. No Notion link to share. The building blocks live together and stay searchable.

Profile & positioning

A clean header with your role, skills, industries, country, languages, rate, and the one-liner that lands you the right work.

Projects & case studies

Show what you shipped — outcomes, stack, the brand. Each project has its own page that ranks on its own.

Service packages with public rates

List productized offers with scope and price up-front. No discovery call to find out what you cost.

Paid content & tools

Sell templates, plugins, courses, workshops, reports, newsletters — or share them free. Your IP, your store.

Reviews from real engagements

Reviews are tied to people you actually worked with. Trust is earned in public, not faked in testimonials.

A public wall

Endorsements, intros, and short notes from your network — visible to anyone considering working with you.

For independents

Stop performing visibility. Start being findable.

Whatever you do solo, SurfedIn is the page you send instead of a CV, a Notion doc, and three screenshots.

Fractional operator

Get inbound from founders who already understand the offer

A public profile with packages and rates filters out the tire-kickers. The founders who reach out are pre-qualified.

Designer / creator

Sell templates, plugins, and assets next to your services

Productize what you already build. A Figma plugin, an Obsidian vault, a Notion template — all sit on the same profile.

Advisor / coach

Package advisory tiers without rebuilding a website

Define monthly retainers, sprint packages, or one-off audits. Public scope, public price, no proposal cycle.

Builder / engineer

Ship case studies that rank for the problems you solve

Each project gets its own indexed page. Clients searching for your stack and outcomes land on your work directly.

For founders & teams

Hire and buy without the discovery-call tax

See the offer, see the price, see the work, see who already worked with them. Then reach out.

Early-stage founder

Find a fractional CFO, CMO, or operator with public rates

Filter by skill, industry, and country. Compare scope and price side-by-side instead of running a five-call shortlist.

Marketing lead

Hire a creative for a defined package, not an open brief

Pick a productized offer with clear deliverables. Less back-and-forth, faster start, no surprise invoices.

Hiring manager

Vet someone before you ever message them

Public case studies and reviews tied to real engagements give you a signal you can actually act on.

Operator / team

Buy a ready-made template, playbook, or plugin

Skip the build. The same independents who do the work also sell the assets that helped them ship it.

Talent / HR

Run a public search instead of a private shortlist

Post an open search or mandate as a project. Independents who fit reach out to you — no agency fee, no inbox dragnet, no LinkedIn cold-DM theatre.

Why it works

Discovery-first, not feed-first

SurfedIn is more direct than a social network. The platform exists so good work gets found, not so anyone has to perform.

Discovery is the product

The home screen is search and filters, not a timeline. People find you because they were looking for what you do.

Public rates, public scope

Every package shows price and deliverables. Pricing transparency saves both sides hours of pre-sales.

SEO-indexed profiles

Profiles, projects, and content are server-rendered with proper metadata. Google can find them. So can your next client.

Reviews tied to real work

Reviews live on the platform and reference specific engagements. Less theatre, more signal.

Paid content built-in

Sell templates, tools, courses, workshops, newsletters, and reports without bolting on a separate storefront.

Zero algorithm, zero noise

No engagement loop, no posting schedule, no streaks. The page works while you don't.

One link replaces a stack

One URL covers your CV, portfolio, store, and rate card. Send it once. Pin it everywhere.

Built for being seen, not scrolled

Every page is structured for clarity — for the human reading it and the search engine indexing it.

Straight to the work

No personal-brand performance. Your work, your rates, your reviews. That's the pitch.

What you can do today

Concrete next steps, both sides of the directory

If you sell your work

  • Create a public profile with your role, rate, and one-liner.
  • Add projects and case studies with outcomes.
  • Publish a service package with a public price.
  • List a template, plugin, or report — paid or free.
  • Ask past clients for a public review.

If you're hiring or buying

  • Browse the directory by skill, industry, or country.
  • Compare service packages with public scope and price.
  • Read case studies and reviews before reaching out.
  • Buy a template or plugin from the people who built it.
  • Leave a public review of someone you've worked with.