How to Create a SAAS Landing Page Using React and Tailwind – Tutorial

Creating a SAAS landing page using React and Tailwind CSS can greatly enhance the overall look and feel of your website. In this tutorial, we will go through step-by-step on how to build a SAAS landing page using these technologies.

Before we get started, make sure you have Node.js and npm installed on your machine. If not, you can download and install them from the official Node.js website.

Step 1: Setup React App

First, let’s create a new React app using Create React App. Open your terminal and run the following command:

npx create-react-app saas-landing-page

Once the app is created, navigate to the project directory by running:

cd saas-landing-page

Step 2: Install Tailwind CSS

Next, let’s install Tailwind CSS and its dependencies. Run the following command in your terminal:

npm install tailwindcss postcss autoprefixer

Now, we need to create a Tailwind configuration file. Run the following command:

npx tailwindcss init -p

This will create a tailwind.config.js file in your project directory.

Step 3: Configure Tailwind CSS

Open the tailwind.config.js file and add the following code to enable all the default Tailwind CSS styles:

// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  purge: [],
  darkMode: false, // or 'media' or 'class'
  theme: {
    extend: {},
  },
  variants: {},
  plugins: [],
}

Step 4: Create Components

Now let’s create the components for our SAAS landing page. Inside the src directory, create a new folder called components. In this folder, create the following components:

• Header.js
• Hero.js
• Features.js
• Pricing.js
• Footer.js

Each component will contain the HTML markup for that specific section of the landing page.

Step 5: Build the Landing Page

In the src directory, create a new file called App.js. In this file, import the components we created earlier and add them to the JSX markup:

import React from 'react';
import Header from './components/Header';
import Hero from './components/Hero';
import Features from './components/Features';
import Pricing from './components/Pricing';
import Footer from './components/Footer';

function App() {
  return (
    <div>
      <Header />
      <Hero />
      <Features />
      <Pricing />
      <Footer />
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

Step 6: Add Tailwind CSS Styles

To apply Tailwind CSS styles to our landing page, we need to import the Tailwind CSS stylesheet in the index.css file. Open the src/index.css file and add the following line:

@tailwind base;
@tailwind components;
@tailwind utilities;

Step 7: Add Custom Styles

To add custom styles to our landing page, open the src/App.css file and add your custom CSS styles. You can also add styles directly to the components if needed.

Step 8: Run the Development Server

Finally, start the development server to see our SAAS landing page in action. Run the following command in your terminal:

npm start

This will start the development server and open the landing page in your default web browser.

That’s it! You have successfully built a SAAS landing page using React and Tailwind CSS. Feel free to customize the page further by adding more components, styles, and functionality to suit your needs. Happy coding!