--- title: "Franchise Development Website Awards Judge Insights" url: https://burnaze.com/article/5c131acb-5460-4242-9fd7-44a11e781a47 source: "1851 Franchise" original_url: https://1851franchise.com/franchise-development-website-awards-judge-insights-steve-beagelman-2709912 category: "Suppliers" industry: "Franchise Industry" segment: "Suppliers" topics: ["Development & multi-unit"] published: 2019-05-16T13:08:01.000Z modified: 2026-11-01T22:34:13.303Z image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/5492d5d86954a9f40a9e12ca111de4557779.jpg --- # Franchise Development Website Awards Judge Insights **TL;DR:** 1851 Franchise discussed trends and best practices with judges for the Franchise Development Website Awards, including Steve Beagelman, president and CEO of SMB Franchise Advisors. Beagelman shared his insights from this year's franchise development site submissions. *originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2019-05-16. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/franchise-development-website-awards-judge-insights-steve-beagelman-2709912).* ## Story 1851 caught up with the president and CEO of SMB Franchise Advisors to learn his main takeaways from this year's franchise development site submissions. As part of the 2019 Franchise Development Website Awards, 1851 Franchise sat down with each of the issue's judges to discuss notable trends, best practices, how franchise brands are winning at digital marketing and how they expect franchise development sites to continue changing in the future. Steve Beagelman, president and CEO of franchise consultancy SMB Franchise Advisors, has worked in franchising for more than 30 years. Beagelman has been both an entrepreneur and a senior-level executive, giving him unique insight into growing, operating and building brands. ## Entities - 1851 Franchise (publication) - Franchise Industry (sector) - franchise development (topic) - digital marketing (topic) - SMB Franchise Advisors (company) - website awards (topic) --- Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/franchise-development-website-awards-judge-insights-steve-beagelman-2709912). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/5c131acb-5460-4242-9fd7-44a11e781a47).