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title: "Team of Experts Evaluates Franchise Websites"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/0bcdfa61-695f-484b-8c9c-6274a2bd1ca7
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/team-of-12-franchise-experts-evaluates-200-websites-announces-gold-winners-tied-for-17th-2703181
category: "Franchisors"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
segment: "Franchisors"
published: 2017-07-06T15:10:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:04:55.767Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/b1ea2ba9fa4a41ab21448ee78e96db797559.jpg
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# Team of Experts Evaluates Franchise Websites

**TL;DR:** A panel of 12 industry judges reviewed 200 franchise brand websites and ranked them on a composite average of scores.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-07-06. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/team-of-12-franchise-experts-evaluates-200-websites-announces-gold-winners-tied-for-17th-2703181).*

## Story

Each of the 200 franchise brand websites was reviewed by a panel of 12 industry judges. They were given a score on a ten-point scale, and the website rankings are based on a composite average of these scores.

The judging panel was comprised of industry experts including Sean Fitzgerald, of 1851 Franchise; Nick Powills, of No Limit Agency; Batchelor, CEO and Jack Monson, Director of Digital Strategy, of Qiigo; Michelle Rowan, President of Franchise Business Review; Craig Slavin, CEO of Franchise Navigator; Jamshaid Hashmi, CEO of ClickTecs; Kay Ainsley, Managing Director of MSA Worldwide; Keith Gerson, President of FranConnect; Stan Friedman, President of FRM Solutions; Steve Beagelman, CEO of SMB Franchise Advisors; and Todd Bingham, President of Pinnacle.

Each judge was tasked with judging hundreds of submissions, from which they awarded 75 standout franchise development websites with a gold, silver or bronze designation.

The following brands were recognized with a gold designation, ranked tied for 17th:

- Famous Toastery

- Lennys Grill & Subs

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/team-of-12-franchise-experts-evaluates-200-websites-announces-gold-winners-tied-for-17th-2703181). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/0bcdfa61-695f-484b-8c9c-6274a2bd1ca7).