I turned my own freelance site into a clean React, Tailwind & TypeScript template
Hey Indie Hackers đź‘‹
I'm a freelance dev, and I recently turned my own service site into a clean, animated React, Tailwind and TypeScript template called Essence.
At first, it was just my own site to present what I do. But I kept refining the layout, animations, and architecture — so I decided to make it reusable for other freelancers who want a professional site without spending days on it.
🧩 What it includes:
- React + Vite + Tailwind + TypeScript
- Framer Motion animations
- Mobile-first, accessible, and lightweight
- Modular architecture, clean and DRY
- Easy to customize (just edit /data/)
📸 [Live demo](https://marlenedubois.fr/essence-demo)
đź’ˇ [More info here](https://marlenedubois.gumroad.com/l/essence)
Built to help freelancers launch faster, with confidence. Hope it helps others out there 🙌
cool, im curious, the buttons in the live demo don't work?
Good catch! Most buttons work, but “Book a call” and “Send message” aren’t wired on purpose — they’re placeholders so you can plug in your own tools (like Calendly or a form endpoint).
Everything else works as expected — it’s just up to you to connect your own booking or contact system 🙌