Top Franchise Development Websites 81-100

This month, 1851 Franchise’s Franchise Development Website Awards have returned to announce the most effective and engaging development sites in franchising. A panel of eight expert judges evaluated each franchise development site according to three criteria: first impressions, quality of content and ease of use. Sites were scored on a five-point scale in accordance with these three criteria, with the overall website rankings based on a composite average of the judges’ scores.

The first impressions metrics for each franchise development site are determined in consideration of five subfactors: usability, UI/UX design, site performance, SEO and mobile accessibility. The content metrics are determined by the presence and strength of three subfactors: motivating content, calls to action and reasons to buy now. The ease-of-use metrics score was determined in relation to location, depth and ease of application.

This year's judges include Stan Friedman, president of FRM Solutions; Michelle Rowan, president & COO of Franchise Business Review; Thomas Scott, CEO of Brand Journalists; Tom Spadea, co-founder of Spadea Lignana Law Firm; Brent Dowling, co-founder and CEO of Raintree; Sean Fitzgerald, president of TruBlue Total House Care; Liane Caruso, senior vice president of Entrepreneur Media; and Kay Ainsley, managing director of ?MSA Worldwide.

Here the average scores for the 10 websites that came in between 100 and 81:

100. PINCHO

• First Impressions: 1.0

• Content: 1.0

• Ease of Use: 1.0

• Overall Average Score: 1.0

99. Famous Toastery

100. Rent-A-Center

• First Impressions: 2.3

• Content: 1.8

• Ease of Use: 1.8

• Overall Average Score: 2.0

97. Gold’s Gym

• First Impressions: 2.5

• Ease of Use: 3.0

• Overall Average Score: 2.4

96. Care Patrol

• First Impressions: 2.6

• Content: 2.6

• Ease of Use: 2.4

• Overall Average Score: 2.5

95. Pet Depot

• First Impressions: 2.7

• Content: 2.8

• Ease of Use: 2.2

• Overall Average Score: 2.6

94. Mosquito Joe

• First Impressions: 2.8

• Ease of Use: 2.8

• Overall Average Score: 2.8

93. ILEC (Intelligent Leadership Executive Coaching)

• First Impressions: 3.2

• Content: 2.7

• Overall Average Score: 2.9

92. Truly Nolen

• First Impressions: 3.3

• Content: 2.5

91. Green Home Solutions

• Content: 3.3

• Ease of Use: 2.7

90. Lightbridge Academy

• First Impressions: 3.0

89. Aire Serv

• Content: 3.2

• Overall Average Score: 3.0

88. Pestmaster Services

• Content: 3.0

• Ease of Use: 3.3

• Overall Average Score: 3.1

87. Mowbot

• Ease of Use: 3.5

86. Patrice & Associates Hospitality Recruiting

87. Five Star Painting

• Overall Average Score: 3.2

84. Mister Transmission

85. BrightStar Care

86. Amada Senior Care

• First Impressions: 3.5

• Content: 3.7

• Overall Average Score: 3.3

81. Amazing Athletes