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Re:Show HN: Makers.so – A website builder inside Figma by roldie on Thursday February 10, 2022 @11:00AM (#30288049)
This demo is really impressive!

I'm a ux designer and keeping my portfolio up to date is so tedious. For better or worse, I do a lot of "thinking" in Figma these days, so this would shorten my workflow considerably.

I currently use Squarespace (and previously rolled own code because I felt like I needed to prove I could) and even though it's about as easy as a WYSIWYG could be, I still find it a chore to use and struggle to get things just how I want.

All that to say, this is really exciting, and good luck!

Re:Show HN: Makers.so – A website builder inside Figma by josefrichter on Thursday February 10, 2022 @05:44PM (#30293802)
I have my portfolio on Squarespace as well. Once you start tweaking the template, you hit walls real quick. For most use cases it's not a problem, but for us designers unpolished details harm our reputation.

Another thing I find annoying is paying $16/mo for a site that I update maybe twice a year.

It's a famous problems for all designers we literally spend FIVE YEARS building new portfolio, because we want it "perfect", while the current one is terribly outdated and we hate since week 2 from launch :-) Makers.so could be an answer, it reminds me of Framer Sites which has similar value proposition.

Re:Show HN: Makers.so – A website builder inside Figma by johnthemaker on Friday February 11, 2022 @05:33AM (#30299725)
This! This is exactly why I built makers.so.

Framer is an amazing tool. But if you are in the Figma ecosystem, it's boring to duplicate your work on a different tool. Same for Webflow. I'm trying to make life easier for Figma users.

Happy to help you get started with makers. Anything you need, just let me know :)

Re:Show HN: Makers.so – A website builder inside Figma by josefrichter on Friday February 11, 2022 @11:27AM (#30303346)
I meant Framer Sites - their new product, currently in (private?) beta. It’s exactly the same as your product. But of course Figma has much bigger user base and it’s good there’s something directly in Figma.
Re:Show HN: Makers.so – A website builder inside Figma by johnthemaker on Thursday February 10, 2022 @11:16AM (#30288331)
Thanks so much! You have no idea how happy your comment made me feel. After so many hours of endless coding, this is a breath of fresh air :)

Also, you are actually my ideal customer: a Figma user who wants to have an easy and fast way of managing his / her portfolio or personal site. I'm more than happy to answer any questions and keep this conversation going.