So I've been sitting with this new @Framer update for a bit, thinking about how it's actually been for me.
And honestly, my timeline is full of people going "templates are dead" and stuff like that. In my personal opinion that's kind of a hypocritical thing to say.
Like, you chose Framer. Framer didn't choose you. So if they decide to go a different direction, it's on you to adapt. The company doesn't owe it to you to bend around you.
And if you're the type to complain about this kind of thing, I'll be straight with you, this isn't for you. A business has its ups and downs. Some people profit off an update, some take a loss. That's just how the business side of the world works.
Now has this affected me? Yeah it has. I'm seeing a 70 to 90% drop in my click rate. So this is a big loss on my end and I'm not gonna sit here and act like it isn't.
But here's the thing most people are missing. Framer just removed the review process. Anyone can publish instantly now. So basically overnight the marketplace got flooded and discovery got shuffled around. Of course the numbers dropped. That's not Framer turning on creators, that's just a new system trying to find its balance.
And one thing I really respect about how Framer operates (just my own thought process here), they wanna scale hard but they genuinely care about the community too. They paid out 6.5M to creators last year and took 0% of it (correct me if I'm wrong). They're not trying to make the pie smaller. The start of this is gonna sting for some of us, but I have a strong feeling more fixes are already on the way for the marketplace algorithm.
I've always been bullish on Framer and I still am.
And me personally, I'm putting my trust in God with this one. Tawakkul. I do my part, build better, stay patient, and leave the rest to Him. There's khayr in this even if I can't see it right now. It's only a matter of time before this becomes the new normal, inshaAllah.
So I've been sitting with this new @Framer update for a bit, thinking about how it's actually been for me.
And honestly, my timeline is full of people going "templates are dead" and stuff like that. In my personal opinion that's kind of a hypocritical thing to say.
Like, you chose Framer. Framer didn't choose you. So if they decide to go a different direction, it's on you to adapt. The company doesn't owe it to you to bend around you.
And if you're the type to complain about this kind of thing, I'll be straight with you, this isn't for you. A business has its ups and downs. Some people profit off an update, some take a loss. That's just how the business side of the world works.
Now has this affected me? Yeah it has. I'm seeing a 70 to 90% drop in my click rate. So this is a big loss on my end and I'm not gonna sit here and act like it isn't.
But here's the thing most people are missing. Framer just removed the review process. Anyone can publish instantly now. So basically overnight the marketplace got flooded and discovery got shuffled around. Of course the numbers dropped. That's not Framer turning on creators, that's just a new system trying to find its balance.
And one thing I really respect about how Framer operates (just my own thought process here), they wanna scale hard but they genuinely care about the community too. They paid out 6.5M to creators last year and took 0% of it (correct me if I'm wrong). They're not trying to make the pie smaller. The start of this is gonna sting for some of us, but I have a strong feeling more fixes are already on the way for the marketplace algorithm.
I've always been bullish on Framer and I still am.
And me personally, I'm putting my trust in God with this one. Tawakkul. I do my part, build better, stay patient, and leave the rest to Him. There's khayr in this even if I can't see it right now. It's only a matter of time before this becomes the new normal, inshaAllah.
