Stop Wasting Engineering Cycles on Landing Pages: The Framer Playbook for Startups
A founder-focused guide to keeping the core product in Next.js while offloading marketing pages to Framer, complete with next.config.js rewrites and the Framer Startup Program.
Why we picked it
It bridges the classic engineering-versus-marketing tension with a concrete subpath routing pattern and real startup examples like Perplexity and Loops.
What you’ll learn
- Use Next.js rewrites to serve Framer pages under /blog, /about, or other subpaths
- Keep engineering focused on the app while designers own the marketing site
- Evaluate the Framer Startup Program for free Pro or Startup plans
- Publish marketing content without a pull request or deployment pipeline
Who it’s for
Startup founders and developers who want a fast marketing site without diverting engineering time.
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