White label web development for agencies

Hand us the work.
Keep the margin.

Your full tech partner for design, development, SEO, content, and ongoing maintenance, delivered under your brand. Hand us the whole stack or just the overflow.

Team is all U.S. based NDA as standard

The White Whale Web team around a conference table.

Sound familiar?

You bring the vision. We handle the tech.

  • Your clients want a new website, and you don't have developers on staff.

  • You've handed off builds before and had to fix the result yourself.

  • Clients ask for SEO, accessibility, or ongoing maintenance you don't offer yet.

  • Your team is at capacity, so good projects get turned down.

Margin calculator

See what you keep on every hour we work.

Enter what you bill your client and how many hours a month you'd send us. Our rate is $115/hr, and you bill your client at your own rate.

Dollars per hour

Example: 40 hours

Your monthly margin

$1,400

You bill your client
$6,000
You pay us at $115/hr
$4,600
You keep per hour
$35

Partner examples

2 partners, 2 ways we work.

Two of our partner agencies, as examples. We never name them, and your client relationships get the same protection.

Example 1 A digital marketing agency

8 years as one team.

Our team has worked with them for 8 years. We sit in their weekly standup and work under an email on their domain, so their clients see one team. We monitor security, uptime, performance, and compliance, and make judgment calls without escalating.

We also write quotes for their clients. They approve them, we deliver, and they keep the margin on work they didn't have to build.

Example 2 A design-led agency

From hacked and outdated to fully supported.

They'd gone years without a tech partner they could turn to, and their sites had fallen into disrepair. Everything sat on one large shared server, so when it was hacked, every site was exposed.

In 4 months we fixed and moved dozens of sites to better hosting, updated codebases, caught up on compliance, took over maintenance and update requests, and started several redesigns.

They now spend their time on design and client relationships.

With both, we're simply members of their team, and we love working with them.

How we work with you

Your brand or ours. You decide, client by client.

Under your brand

We work under an email on your domain, and your clients see one team. You stay the agency of record.

Under our name

When you prefer, we work under White Whale's name. Either way, we sign your NDA as standard.

  • Retainer

    Your tech team

    Reserved capacity each month for design, development, SEO, content, and maintenance across your clients.

  • Project-based

    Fixed bid

    For defined scopes. Quoted in writing, delivered to your brand, ready to hand to your client.

  • Hourly overflow

    $115/hr

    Discounted from our $125/hr retail rate. Send work as it comes in. No minimum commitment.

What we cover

One partner for the whole stack.

  • Website design

    Award-winning design led by our creative director, built to fit your brand or your client's.

  • WordPress

    Theme and plugin development, Elementor, Gutenberg, and our in-house framework.

  • Laravel

    Custom applications, APIs, and integrations.

  • Website Accessibility

    Audits, remediation, or full conformance to WCAG 2.2 AA, tested with Lighthouse, VoiceOver, Siteimprove, and our in-house tool, Wha11y.

  • SEO

    Search optimization, including local search, so your clients' sites get found.

  • Content writing

    Website copy from our content writer, researched and written for your client's audience.

  • Maintenance

    Our Webmaster service can be white-labeled, so you add a recurring revenue line without staffing it.

  • Consulting

    Strategy and technical guidance when your team or your client needs a second opinion.

Examples of our partner work

We delivered these projects behind the scenes for partner agencies, and they're shared here with permission.

  • Idaho Department of Veterans Services website.

    State of Idaho Website redesign

    Idaho Department of Veterans Services

    Streamlined navigation, reduced PDF reliance, and a resource library, FAQ system, and events calendar, built to meet WCAG 2.2 AA.

  • Idaho Department of Environmental Quality website.

    State of Idaho Website redesign

    Idaho Department of Environmental Quality

    A custom event-display system with category, tag, and parameter filtering, plus an information architecture audit that reorganized or removed more than 300 pages.

  • The Inn at Riverwalk website.

    Boutique hotel WordPress redesign

    The Inn at Riverwalk

    An 18% increase in direct booking completions since launching in February 2025.

Accountable capacity

  • 5current partner agencies across Seattle, California, and Idaho
  • 6 + 6staff and contractors, all in the U.S.
  • 1-2 weeksfrom NDA to first project kickoff
  • No chargeto fix bugs we introduced

From a client

"They worked with our marketing, design and app team to make the site intuitive, fast, and actually fun to use. ... They don't just 'build' sites, they solve problems creatively, collaborate like true partners, and bring fully fledged visions and even half-baked ideas to life in ways that go beyond expectations and they're local, to boot!"

Megan StollDuck Club Entertainment, Co-founder

Awards and credentials

  • 2025 Vega Gold Winner, Website Redesign and Redevelopment
  • 2026 Silver Winner, IAF Rockies, Digital Experience / Website (Consumer)
  • 2025 Gold Winner, Favorite Website Design
  • W3C WCAG 2.2 Level AA
  • PMP-certified project manager on staff

Questions

What agency owners ask us first.

How does the margin work?

We invoice you at $115/hr, discounted from our $125/hr retail rate, or at a fixed bid. You invoice your client at your own rate. The difference is your margin. We don't interact with your client's billing or contracts.

Will my clients know you're involved?

Only if you want them to. We can work fully under your brand, using an email on your domain, or under White Whale's name when you prefer. You decide client by client, and we sign your NDA as standard.

Do you take on small jobs?

Yes. There's no project minimum for partner agencies on hourly engagements.

How quickly can you start?

Typical onboarding is one to two weeks from NDA to first project kickoff. Faster if scope is small and clear.

What happens if something goes wrong after launch?

We own it. Bugs we introduced get fixed at no charge. We don't hide behind scope language to escape accountability.

Can you take over maintenance for our existing clients?

Yes. Our Webmaster service can be white-labeled. Many of our partner agencies use it to add a recurring revenue line without staffing it themselves.

Do you do rush work?

Yes, when we have capacity. Rush availability is the strongest reason to have a retainer rather than ad-hoc overflow.

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