10 controversies and a brief history of the Framer marketplace Full disclosure, I do not work at Framer, nor do I have any affiliation with them. I’m just a regular creator who has been in the space for a while and watched the evolution unfold in real time. I sold my first Framer template in April 2023. That was over 3 years ago. I’ve been in the Framer space since late 2022. To say I’ve seen the Framer marketplace change and evolve in that timeframe is an understatement. To anyone who is just starting, this article is meant to encourage you that what the marketplace and community are experiencing is not new. Far from it. Take a trip with me back in time, and let’s look at how things were back then compared to now. Back in 2023, when I was getting started with Framer, there was seemingly endless opportunity with templates. Today we’d say that this was the gold rush. In those days, Framer was emerging quickly, and few creators were making resources specifically for Framer. Webflow was still all the rage, and Claude, Figma Sites, Codex, and other options were unforeseen. AI was primitive, with ChatGPT just sprouting. Framer was the new kid on the block and was quickly growing in popularity, mostly due to designers posting design porn, revenue screenshots, and resources on Twitter. The space was vibrant as ever at this time. I loved the blend of creativity and entrepreneurship. Cédric was launching templates like Dashfolio, Nandi was making tutorials and resources, Nabeel was making a remix library called SegmentUI , Aleks was building templates on livestream and creating Overrrides , Rahul Chakraborty was making groovy stickers and arrow dynamics , Joris and Ryan were building Framer form solutions, Isaac was making Framestack and RemixRoad, Matteo was making a design system library called Framepad , Matt Jumper, Dan Hollick, and Ryan Hayward were making their own Framer courses…The space was exciting, to say the least. With all of this happening, it was hard to tell

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