A (not so) Brief History of Small Box

With the goal of elevating the Web one site at a time, long-time friends and co-workers Jeb Banner and Joe Downey established Small Box Web Design in January, 2006. As the “idea guy,” Jeb infuses his forward-thinking vision into every project. Joe is the company’s computer guru, with extensive experience in the latest technologies for the Web. He builds the machines that build the company.

Small Box landed its first client — NUVO Newsweekly — in February 2006, and the company was on its way. In June of that year, PJ Christie came on board, bringing years of Web master experience as well as business and project management skills to the team. In August 2007 Ben Jehring was added to the mix to help Small Box meet the growing demand for Search Engine Optimization (SEO)  services. Small Box continued to expand its web design and development capacity with the acquisition of Web Designer/Developer Jack Shepler in September 2007, and Creative Director/Designer/Developer Lydia Whitehead in February 2008.

In Spring of 2008, Small Box matured into a full service agency with a renewed focus on quality and efficiency when the added two more staff members.  Karl Hofstetter is pushing Small Box by standardizing practices in web production and organic serach engine optimization.  Jordan Wilson has added Flash services to our clients and helped us grow in e-commerce. As Small Box diversified its services and client base, we continued to grow in uncertain economic times.

In 2009, Small Box added more staff members to accomodate a growing emphasis on Search Engine Optimzation and Usability, improving the business of the web making our sites easier to find and easier to use, increasing traffic and improving conversions.  Ed Rice is working with our design staff to help our clients to the next level in identifying audience goals and improving conversions through a user centered design process.

This was the year we celebrated our fourth anniversary by having a big party at the Northside Social on College Avenue. Small Box decided that the worst of the economic downturn was behind us, and that it was time to look ahead aggressively to be a part of the future. Our goal of being among the top Internet Marketing agencies in the state was finally realized.

We hit the ground running in 2010, when Small Box brought on Leigh Marino, a Creative Director with over 20 years of experience, who has brought incredible depth to the team and value to our clients. PJ Christie opened Small Box South in Austin, Texas to provide better resources for our growing list of national clients.

We hired again around our growing services in SEO and Internet Marketing. Emily Watkins is now doing more organic optimization, localization, and research. Dan Fahrner is breathing new life into to the way Small Box talks about itself in newsletters, social media, and the press.

End of History....so far

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