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title: "Raintree’s Brent Dowling on 2021’s Best Franchise Development Websites"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/5f6dd662-3a70-4f2e-a474-f6590c69d155
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/raintrees-brent-dowling-on-2021s-best-franchise-development-websites-2717473
category: "Franchise Industry"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
topics: ["Emerging brands","Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2021-12-15T16:11:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:13:05.843Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/0e2ec182f86a3bb981d87886ed004ee78469.jpg
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# Raintree’s Brent Dowling on 2021’s Best Franchise Development Websites

**TL;DR:** Raintree's Brent Dowling shares insights on the best franchise development websites, emphasizing first impressions, content quality, and ease of use. Brent Dowling is the CEO and co-founder of Raintree, a full-service franchise development agency.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2021-12-15. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/raintrees-brent-dowling-on-2021s-best-franchise-development-websites-2717473).*

## Story

Each year, 1851 Franchise ranks the best development website for franchises among all segments. Our panel of expert judges studied more than 200 websites, critiquing factors such as first impressions, quality of content and ease of use. This year, we sat down with each judge to discuss what they found and their advice for franchise brands hoping to elevate their sales websites.

Today, we speak with Brent Dowling, CEO and co-founder of Raintree, a full-service franchise development agency, whose clients include Footprints Floors, Hounds Town USA, Shuckin’ Shack, Famous Dave’s* and a host of other franchise brands from across segments.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- franchise development (topic)
- Hounds Town USA (company)
- Footprints Floors (company)
- Raintree (company)
- Shuckin' Shack (company)
- Famous Dave's (company)
- Brent Dowling (person)
- website quality (topic)
- sales websites (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/raintrees-brent-dowling-on-2021s-best-franchise-development-websites-2717473). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/5f6dd662-3a70-4f2e-a474-f6590c69d155).