Shawnee Wright
Pro ExpertDesigner, strategist, Framer builder. Usually all three on the same project. Based in AZ. Always up for a good collaboration.
Another one shipped ⚡
A new landing page for PISA built around some seriously insane video content. Big visuals, strong motion, clean conversion flow, and a project that was just really fun to bring to life in Framer.
Very cool client. Very cool footage. Very cool project.
New site shipped! Polished, but not overly “techy.” Clinical, but not cold. And it gives the product enough room to do the talking.
Always fun getting to give a local organization an enterprise-level digital home. Built in Tucson, for Tucson. 🌵
According to Framer, the Trending ranking is not actually dynamic, and there is no set timeline for when rankings will be better at surfacing active contributors.
Many Experts have reached out to me privately, which is why I wanted to put this here to hopefully start an important public conversation. Would love to pool what we know here and give Framer constructive feedback.
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My experience:
Before the August update, I ranked among the top 10 Experts. After the update, I'm stuck around #1,528. The update was described as helping “better surface creators based on their contributions,” so I dug into the rankings.
I manually audited the 150 Expert profiles ranked immediately above mine.
~75% had zero visible publishing activity since the new Community launched in mid-June
25% weren’t even accepting work
The Expert directory has been a very meaningful source of high-quality inbound work for me. Going from top-10 visibility to ~#1,528 overnight has a very real effect on my income, after heavily investing in ranking well on Framer and becoming a Pro Expert, rather than focusing on Contra or other platforms.
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Many of us have spent years investing in this ecosystem: earning Pro Expert status, publishing work, building Marketplace assets, contributing to Community, growing substantial Framer portfolios, referring clients to the platform, and actively accepting Framer work.
I'd also love it if, when major ranking changes are made, they were communicated to Experts in advance going forward. This is the second significant directory change this year without notice, and these systems directly affect our businesses.
I think we all understand and support the goal of surfacing valuable contributors more effectively. We just need the system to actually deliver on it, especially when the people being buried are among those who have invested most in growing the Framer ecosystem.
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What are your thoughts, experiences, ideas?
Big ideas, smart systems, and a charming AI called Alfie. Built in Framer with bold type, subtle motion, and just enough personality.
Here's my Framer $1M Challenge breakdown of how I got to 103% of my $20K goal.
Looking at the challenge leaderboard, 54 of the 547 participants (just under 10%) reached their goal. I'm so proud to have been one of them.
Wrapping the @Framer $1M Challenge at $20.3K, just over my $20,000 USD goal.
This was my first time entering the challenge. I set a stretch goal that felt a little scary, and I hit it.
Breakdown of revenue:
Client websites (91%): $18,513
Dub Referrals (4%): $794
Passionfroot Framer UGC (3%): $550
Existing site maintenance (2%): $491
Grateful for the projects, referrals, and little internet breadcrumbs that added up.
A Framer template built for AI search visibility platforms, GEO tools, and AI marketing startups. Mobile-first, fully responsive, CMS-ready, and built to rank in the new generation of AI answer engines.
22 hours. A Framer Agent-powered archive of disappearing things. Full build documentation.
Please vote for my hackathon entry! Like/comment here: The Drift Atlas.
I'd love my LinkedIn community to feel more like this. Connect with me there, too!
Or drop your link, and I'll connect with you 👇
Where are all the women on Framer?
I know you’re out there. 👀 If you’re designing, building, freelancing, experimenting, or shipping things with Framer, let’s connect. I’d love to discover more of the work being made by women in this community.
I've been helping @Framer get the word out about their AEO scanner. 10/10 recommend using this on your sites to see how to improve.
What kind of scores are you getting? Let me know if you need help implementing improvements!
#aeo #ai #aeoscanner
When your client has styled the Obamas' hair, the website has to be on that level. Just wrapped the redesign for Anthony Dickey of Hair Rules: celebrity stylist, texture authority, three decades deep. The traffic stats on this one have been so fun to watch.
Building a website for a kick-ass developer can be a daunting task. Super proud of how minimal and engaging this site is for Backed Studio.
Just shipped a new site for SHIELD Proactive Maintenance.
SHIELD is the kind of company you root for- proactive property maintenance done right, across 10,100+ homes in Texas, with the kind of client reviews most companies dream about.
In a world of websites that disappear from memory the second you close the tab, Charted Advertising is the opposite.
Loving the way this site came together. Their projects speak for themselves, and this new chapter says exactly what it needs to.
