About
DialedIn was born out of a bit of frustration in finding good local creative talent at my last job. Like most any good Portlander, I got caught up in my emerging sense of civic duty and decided, Hey, wouldn’t it be cool if there was a site that shone a bit of light on our Web community and all the great people we have in this town? So, having a bit of free time, I built one.
DialedIn aims to bridge the gap between busy clients and Web talent. We provide a free listings directory that businesses can search to quickly find local Web businesses and talent. We also publish articles designed to demystify Web tech and trends as well as interviews with local Web thought leaders.
Why add yourself or your business to the directory?
Everyone can use a little extra online marketing, no? Directory listings are designed to be search-engine friendly and include a sample portfolio with images, and recent posts from an RSS feed (of your choice).
And hey, if you’re interested in writing for DialedIn, drop us a line at the email in the sidebar or at the bottom of the page.
About me: My name is Tim Barkow (twitter, linkedin) and I help run SMITH Magazine, creator of the New York Times bestselling book of six-word memoirs, Not Quite What I Was Planning, and publisher of fantastic Web comics, Shooting War, A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge, and Next-Door Neighbor. I’ve written for publications including ESPN The Magazine, Inc., Business 2.0, and I was an editor at Wired magazine and Wired News.
This blog runs on Wordpress and the directory was built with Codeigniter, a PHP framework from our friends in Bend, Ellis Lab.