We are excited to announce our very own Wes Todd has been promoted to Lead Front-End Developer.

The front-end team is responsible for all things related to the visual display of a website. They are the middle men between a designer and the final product. They handle the UI, UX and content display.

“We feel Wes is the person for the job with his unyielding level of energy, passion for lifelong learning and the chops to throw down with the best of them,” says White Lion owner, Steve Kahle.

Among his regular day-to-day front-end awesomeness, Wes will work with the entire Front-End team to improve our efficiency and expand our responsive design, HTML5, and CSS capabilities.

Our goal is and has always been to produce the highest caliber custom web sites and applications we are all proud to launch. Wes will be doing his utmost to continue that tradition.

Andrew Hamlin
Information Architect
White Lion Internet Agency

We recently launched a new online donation module for the Austin Ridge Bible Church called World Changers.

It provides a very easy way for anyone to support mission opportunities in Austin and around the world.

Each opportunity features tiers that explain what the donation will be used for.

One organization being supported is Side By Side Kids — a faith-based, afterschool program located in East Austin. A $50 donation provides afterschool programming for one student for a month, while a $100 donation feeds 60 students a meal.

Since launching the new World Changers site, donations have increase 700%.

I might have buried the lead on this one.

The new site is tremendously easy to use, and has been a huge hit for both Austin Ridge and the various organizations being supported.

We are really proud of this one.

Andrew Hamlin
Information Architect
White Lion Internet Agency

SPIbelt is an Austin-based company that makes small personal item belts (think fanny pack, but a lot less nerdy and it’s made for sporty types).

Having made the Inc. 500’s List of America’s Fastest Growing Companies in 2011, they were doing many things right. But, as they focused on the growth of the company and expansion into international markets, their website began to look dated and the abandoned cart rate was too high.

They had outgrown their off-the-shelf ecommerce system and needed something that matched the company’s unique business rules and workflow.

The new SPIBELT site features:

• A refreshed identity (kudos to our friends at Frank+Victor for the amazing new look for SPIbelt)
• A portal, dashboard and shopping cart for wholesalers and distributors
• Conversion-focused custom ecommerce
• An improved section for Press and Media
• QuickBooks integration
• Tools to easily make site updates and keep the content fresh
• Integrated social media

About SPIbelt
SPIbelt is the original small personal item belt. The belts are sleek, expandable but do not bounce. They can be expanded to hold items such as an iPod, smart phone, keys, and other small personal items. All of the products are hand made in Austin, TX, by locals who put their heart into each product. In 2011, SPIbelt was honored the #175 spot on the Inc. 500 list of America’s Fastest Growing Companies.

SPIbelt has been featured on The BIG IDEA with Donny Deutsch, CNN, The TODAY Show, The Rachel Ray show, Good Morning America and in a number of publications. Available in over 30 countries, SPIbelt has become the recognized brand people turn to when looking for a simple and secure means to carry their small personal items.

Tracy Hinson
Business Development
White Lion Internet Agency

As 2012 comes to a close, we want to say thanks to everyone that has entrusted us to help with their business.

As 2013 rings in, we want to say welcome to a Happy New Year! Our team is stronger than ever before, and we stand proud and ready to support our clients any way we can.

Andrew Hamlin
Information Architect
White Lion Internet Agency

We warmly welcome Matt J. as our newest member to the White Lion team. Matt is a Front-End Developer who enjoys sinking his teeth into complicated user interface projects.

He puts his unique perspective to work crafting fast and seamless user experiences.

Through the combination of HTML, CSS and JavaScript he strives to balance the creative vision of design with the needs of the website’s users.

As someone who loves design as much as code, Matt makes a well-rounded addition to the White Lion team.

Andrew Hamlin
Information Architect
White Lion Internet Agency

As we near the end of a really great year,
We want to pass on a little bit of cheer.

Our elves have taken an itty bitty break,
To create some joy for goodness sake.

If crowded malls are not for you,
And playing online is what you’d rather do.

Just click below to feed your passion,
And grab your Santa to get to smash’in!