Literally just posted that I had zero sales this month 😅 And here we go.
Another North Bureau sale.
Really grateful for every single one. Thank you!
Had a pretty good number of template sales last month, so now I’m curious if some of those buyers will turn into framer subscriptions this month.
Let’s see if this theory actually works 👀
October 5th so far, and zero commissions and zero template sales. We’ll see.
While I’m working on my next framer template, a little reminder about North Bureau 👀
A portfolio template for architecture and interior design studios.
Clean, minimal, and focused on letting the work speak for itself.
A few thoughts about the Framer template market.
My small, minimal portfolio template for designers has been pretty successful in terms of sales.
At the same time, my much bigger template for a creative agency has only sold once.
That made me think that maybe it makes more sense to build smaller templates for solo designers, freelancers, small businesses, etc.
They take less time to build, and the target audience is probably more likely to actually buy a template. Bigger companies and agencies might be more likely to go for something custom anyway.
Then I released my architecture studio template, and it started selling pretty well too.
So that kind of broke my theory 😅
Maybe company size isn't really the deciding factor at all, and niche matters much more than I thought.
What do you think about this? Would love to hear your thoughts.
September recap:
$533.94 from Framer template sales $367.01 from Framer affiliate commissions
$900.95 total.
Definitely my best month so far. Slowly getting somewhere :)
Lately, I often feel a bit lost because I simply don’t know what to focus on.
Clients, marketing, AI, design, trying to become more of a design engineer and handle the development side too, Framer templates…
And all of this outside of my full-time job.
There are so many directions I want to grow in, but there’s just not enough time for everything.
How are you guys dealing with this? Do you ever feel the same?
Guys, I’ve been completely out of work mode and away from Framer for a week. Time to get back. What did I miss? Any interesting updates, news, or anything else worth checking out? Catch me up.
Meanwhile, while many big Framer template creators are stepping away, this month is looking like it might be my best one yet in terms of revenue.
It got me thinking. What if there’s still decent money to be made with Framer templates, but we’re just seeing some kind of redistribution?
For a smaller creator like me, hundreds or a few thousand dollars can still be a great side income. For some people, maybe even a main income.
But if you were making tens of thousands and your sales dropped by 70%, that’s obviously a completely different story. Even if you’re still making good money, the drop feels huge compared to what you had before.
Just a thought. I’m still pretty new to all of this, so I’m curious to see how it plays out.
Guys, you have no idea what a rough day I’ve had today. A lot going on with moving, work, stress, and just thinking way too much about the future. And then, at the end of the day, this little notification comes in. Maybe it’s silly, but it genuinely feels like a small good sign from the universe when I really needed one. Really grateful for this.
Another reason to be happy today. 🙌
Meanwhile, I’ve already started working on my next template. In my free time, as usual 😅
Shimoda has only had one sale so far. But a few days ago I got this email from the person who bought it, and honestly, this kind of feedback really warms my heart 🙏 Knowing that someone enjoyed working with something I made and turned it into their own website feels pretty special.
I set myself a goal to get better at building websites with pure code, without Framer, Webflow, or any other platform. For now I’m just experimenting with a small playground project and trying to build something more creative. But so far, I feed the AI website references, images, explain what I want, and the results are honestly terrible 😅 Nothing close to what I have in mind. I know people who get great results with basically prompting + references, so I can’t figure out what I’m doing wrong. I’m using Codex for this, while it seems like most people doing this kind of work use Claude Code. Could that actually make a difference, or am I just doing something wrong? Would really appreciate any tips from people who’ve figured this out 🙏
Interesting comparison between two of my Framer templates: Shimoda and North Bureau.
They’re actually pretty similar in structure, both have Home, About, Services, Projects, etc. Shimoda is a portfolio for designers/creative studios, while North Bureau is for architecture & interior studios.
But Shimoda has been out for around 3 months and has only 1 sale. North Bureau has been out for less than a month and already has 4. Why do you think there’s such a difference? Is it mostly the niche, designers vs architects, or maybe something about the design itself?
