Framer

Framer works like a design tool that publishes. You start from a template or a blank canvas, place text, images and sections where you want them, and add animations such as elements fading or sliding in as visitors scroll. When you hit publish, Framer hosts the site, so there is no separate hosting to set up.

For a creator, a typical Framer site has a homepage that explains who you are, a page for your newsletter or course, and a CMS-powered section such as blog posts, episodes or case studies. The CMS lets you add new items without redesigning the page each time. Templates help if you are not a designer, and you can change everything later.

Compared with Webflow, Framer is usually quicker to learn and feels closer to a design app, while Webflow gives more precise, near-code control and a stronger CMS for content-heavy sites. Compared with Squarespace, Framer offers much more design freedom; Squarespace is quicker for a tidy site from polished templates and includes more built-in business features. For most creator sites either can do the job; the difference is how you like to work.

Framer is not built for large online shops, so creators who sell usually link out or embed checkouts from tools like Gumroad, ThriveCart, Stan or a course platform. Complex, responsive layouts take practice to get right on phones and desktops. The free plan is a good way to build and test before choosing a paid plan, which is priced per site at the time of writing.