It must be done....

Hi, I'm FRED. I build premium templates solo since a few months now.

No agency. No team. Just me, Framer, and an obsession for detail.

Here's how I got here (and why I almost quit twice) 🧵

First of all, I'm a former freelancer who managed web design projects, specifically landing pages for small businesses like hairdressers, restaurants, bakeries, etc. I never wanted to follow the classic path, so I decided to take matters into my own hands and build a community.

I gave it my all on Instagram until I built a community of 12k followers. I thought that all the clients would just rain down on me, but I quickly hit a wall... nothing changed. The same struggles, the client hunt in freelance mode. Sure, millions of views, but no real conversion. I was fed up and decided to stop everything to find a job in an agency....

That's when I came across a publication about the Framer Challenge 1 (the results) and I immediately changed my perspective. The achievements realized by the Framer community members were just fascinating.

So I did my research, I searched, and I decided to start over from scratch here on X. I left Instagram, with its views just for views, to build a solid brand and a website template business here on X.

So subscribe to see the journey taken.

It must be done....

Hi, I'm FRED. I build premium templates solo since a few months now.

No agency. No team. Just me, Framer, and an obsession for detail.

Here's how I got here (and why I almost quit twice) 🧵

First of all, I'm a former freelancer who managed web design projects, specifically landing pages for small businesses like hairdressers, restaurants, bakeries, etc. I never wanted to follow the classic path, so I decided to take matters into my own hands and build a community.

I gave it my all on Instagram until I built a community of 12k followers. I thought that all the clients would just rain down on me, but I quickly hit a wall... nothing changed. The same struggles, the client hunt in freelance mode. Sure, millions of views, but no real conversion. I was fed up and decided to stop everything to find a job in an agency....

That's when I came across a publication about the Framer Challenge 1 (the results) and I immediately changed my perspective. The achievements realized by the Framer community members were just fascinating.

So I did my research, I searched, and I decided to start over from scratch here on X. I left Instagram, with its views just for views, to build a solid brand and a website template business here on X.

So subscribe to see the journey taken.