MStudio Asia
- Project
- Photo and video studio, Phuket
- Scope
- Migration from WordPress, design + build
- Result
- 105 old URLs redirected
- Live site
- mstudio.asia
Framer development
Framer development is building a website in Framer, a visual website builder with a built-in CMS and hosting. Pavlo Zhydkykh builds Framer websites your team edits without a developer: design system, CMS, motion and SEO in one build, from $1,200 and live in 1 to 4 weeks.
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- Platform
- Framer
- Timeline
- 1 to 4 weeks
- From
- $1,200
- PageSpeed
- 90+ on mobile
- Feedback
- 2 rounds
- After launch
- $30 / hour
Key takeaways
- A Framer landing page by Pavlo Zhydkykh starts at $1,200 and takes 1 to 2 weeks; a multi-page Framer site starts at $3,000 and takes 2 to 4 weeks.
- Online website builders combine visual editing, content management, hosting and maintenance in a single service, and Framer works that way.[1]
- Framer publishes clean HTML, CSS and assets, so search engines can crawl the pages.[2]
- Google counts a Largest Contentful Paint of 2.5 seconds or less as good; Framer builds by Pavlo target PageSpeed 90+ on mobile at launch.[3]
- For Inturai, an AI B2B company, Pavlo did the design, the Framer build, SEO and GEO across 37 pages, live since February 2026.
What is Framer development?
Framer development is the work of building a website in Framer: responsive pages, reusable components, CMS collections, motion and SEO settings, published on Framer hosting. The result is a site a marketing team edits in the Framer editor, with no developer needed for texts, images or new CMS items.
“Framer is the fastest way I know to ship a site marketers will actually edit. Code components come in only where native tools stop.”
Why a solo build
Fewer people,
faster launch
Most of a website project is lost between people. Here design and code stay in one pair of hands.
Typical agency
Three roles, many handoffs
A designer, a developer and an SEO specialist pass the project between each other.
- Design waits for a developer to build it
- Weeks lost between handoffs
- Plugins that slow the pages down
- You wait for every text change
Pavlo Zhydkykh
One person, 1 to 4 weeks
Design, build, motion and SEO in the same hands, at one fixed price.
- Design and build without handoffs
- Fixed price agreed before work starts
- PageSpeed 90+ on mobile
- Your team edits the CMS from day one
Anatomy
What goes into
one Framer build
Five layers, built together, so the site looks right, loads fast and stays easy to edit.
- 01
Pages
Every page laid out on a 12-column grid, desktop, tablet and phone.
- 02
Components
Buttons, cards and sections as variants your team reuses.
- 03
CMS
Blog, cases and team as collections marketers publish to.
- 04
Motion
Scroll and hover animation, light enough for PageSpeed 90+.
- 05
SEO and GEO
Titles, schema, redirects, sitemap and llms.txt.
Timeline
From first call to launch
in 1 to 4 weeks
A landing page goes live in about a week, a multi-page site in 2 to 4 weeks. Here is the multi-page path, step by step.
| # | Step | When | What happens | You get |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Call and fixed price | Week 1 | A call about goals, pages and content. | A fixed price and timeline in writing |
| 02 | Design: key pages | Weeks 1-2 | Home and key pages designed in Figma first, so the look is agreed before the build. | Figma design of the key pages |
| 03 | Feedback, round 1 | Week 2 | Your comments on the design in one round, applied before the build starts. | An approved design |
| 04 | Build in Framer | Weeks 2-4 | Responsive pages, CMS collections, components and motion, built in Framer. | A working site on a preview link |
| 05 | SEO, schema, content | Week 4 | Titles, meta, schema, sitemap, redirects and llms.txt, plus your final texts. | A site ready for Google and AI search |
| 06 | Feedback, round 2 | Week 4 | A second round on the working site, on desktop and phone. | Final fixes |
| 07 | Launch on your domain | End of week 4 | Domain connected, redirects live, Search Console checked. | A live site, then $30 an hour only when you need it |
Pricing
Build your estimate
Pick the project and add what you need. The final price is fixed after the first call, before any work starts.
Built in Framer
Framer sites
Pavlo Zhydkykh built
Sancts
- Project
- House plans by architect Bob Manders
- Scope
- Framer development from the client design
- Result
- 2 languages (EN, NL), 15 pages each
- Live site
- sancts.co
Checklist
7 checks before a Framer site goes live
The checks Pavlo Zhydkykh runs on a Framer build before the domain is connected. Each one takes minutes and is easy to miss.
1. A unique title and description per page
Set per page in the SEO settings, and per CMS item through variables, so no two pages compete with the same title.
2. A 301 for every old URL
Framer redirects send each old address to the closest new page, so links and rankings carry over from the old site.
3. Key text on the page, not in overlays
The Framer Help Center notes that content inside overlays is not indexed by search engines, so prices and answers belong on the page itself.
4. Images at the right resolution
Framer resizes images and serves WebP and AVIF, but the resolution setting still decides how heavy the hero image is, and the hero image is often the LCP element.
5. Large videos hosted outside Framer
The Framer Help Center recommends hosting videos on an external platform to keep load times short.
6. Motion that keeps PageSpeed at 90+
Scroll and hover effects that animate position and opacity stay light; effects that resize the layout cost PageSpeed points on mobile.
7. Search Console connected
Framer generates the sitemap automatically. Submitting the sitemap in Google Search Console after launch shows which pages Google has indexed.
Fit check
Is Framer
right for you?
A good fit if
- Startups that need a marketing site live in 1 to 4 weeks, with pages, a blog and case studies.
- Marketing teams that want to change texts, images and CMS items without waiting for a developer.
- Brands that need strong visual design and motion without a pile of plugins.
- Teams moving off WordPress, Webflow or Wix that need every old URL redirected.
Not the right fit if
- A web app with user accounts, a database or complex logic: Framer builds websites, not apps.
- A shop with a large catalogue: Framer has no native checkout, and store plugins run on Shopify.
- Content that must sit on your own servers: Framer sites are hosted by Framer on a paid site plan.
Compared
WordPress vs Framer for a marketing site
MStudio Asia moved from WordPress and WooCommerce to Framer. Here is what changes for the team that runs a site after a move like that.
| Criterion | WordPress | Framer |
|---|---|---|
| Editing | An admin panel, often with a page builder plugin | A visual editor, plus editing on the live page |
| Updates | Core, theme and plugin updates to install | No plugins to update; Framer maintains the platform |
| Hosting | A separate host, plus caching and security plugins | Included in the Framer site plan |
| SEO setup | Usually an SEO plugin | Titles, meta, sitemap and redirects built in |
| Speed | Depends on the theme and plugins | Pavlo targets PageSpeed 90+ on mobile at launch |
In their words
Framer, in the words
of the docs and clients
Word for word, with the source linked: research, official documentation and the people Pavlo Zhydkykh has worked for.
“Framer publishes clean HTML, CSS, and assets for fast, crawlable pages.”
“Redirects are essential when migrating your website to Framer, as they improve user experience and help visitors find the content they need.”
“To provide a good user experience, sites should strive to have Largest Contentful Paint of 2.5 seconds or less.”
“He did an amazing job on my landing page. It perfectly captures what I wanted.”
“It was an absolute pleasure working with Pavlo. The quality of work he delivered was AMAZING.”
“He is amazing in what he contributes, both design-wise and also from the ideas.”
FAQ
Questions
about Framer
Still unsure? Ask your AI about Pavlo Zhydkykh:
Q.01How much does a Framer website cost?
A landing page starts at $1,200, a multi-page site at $3,000, and a move from WordPress, Webflow or Wix to Framer at $2,200. The price is fixed after the first call, and two rounds of feedback are included.
Q.02How long does a Framer website take?
A landing page takes 1 to 2 weeks. A multi-page site takes 2 to 4 weeks, depending on the pages and the CMS.
Q.03Framer or Astro + Sanity?
Framer is faster to launch and easier for a marketing team to edit visually. Astro + Sanity fits sites that need top speed, full ownership or custom features. Pavlo builds on both and recommends one after the first call.
Q.04Is Framer good for SEO and AI search?
Yes, when it is set up properly. Every build ships with titles, meta, schema, a sitemap and llms.txt, and scores PageSpeed 90+ on mobile, so Google and AI assistants like ChatGPT can read the site.
Q.05Can I move my site to Framer without losing traffic?
Yes. Every old URL gets a 301 redirect, titles and metadata move over, and Search Console is checked after launch. On MStudio Asia that was 105 old URLs.
Q.06Can my team edit the site after launch?
Yes. Texts, images, CMS items and new pages from existing sections, all in the Framer editor without a developer. When you need more, Pavlo works at $30 an hour, with no retainer.
About the author
Pavlo Zhydkykh
Pavlo Zhydkykh is a web designer and developer in Eastern Europe who has built websites for AI, fintech and B2B startups since 2016, designing and building each project himself on Framer or Astro + Sanity. Clients include MStudio Asia, Silicon Data, Inturai, Accolade Pro, NimbleStax and Sancts.
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