Top 100 Franchise Development Websites

All month, 1851 has been counting down the best franchise development websites in the industry. Today, we bring you the full list: our top 100 franchise development sites.

A panel of nine 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 Raintree CEO and Co-founder Brent Dowling; Managing Director of ?MSA Worldwide Kay Ainsley; President & COO at Franchise Business Review Michelle Rowan; President of FRM Solutions Stan Friedman; Founder of SMB Franchise Advisors Steve Beagelman; Founder of The Internicola Law Firm Charles Internicola; Vice President of Operations at Franchise Performance Group Dianna Bailer; Brand Journalists CEO Thomas Scott and Co-founder of Spadea Lignana Law Firm Tom Spadea.

Here is the full list of our top 100 franchise development websites for 2020:

• First Impressions: 3.17

• Content: 3.00

• Ease of Use: 3.67

• Overall Average Score: 3.67

• First Impressions: 3.00

• Content: 3.71

• Ease of Use: 3.14

• Overall Average Score: 3.29

• First Impressions: 3.29

• Content: 3.14

• Ease of Use: 3.43

• First Impressions: 3.43

• Content: 2.71

• Ease of Use: 3.71

• Ease of Use: 3.29

• First Impressions: 3.14

• First Impressions: 3.71

• Content: 3.43

• Ease of Use: 2.86

• Overall Average Score: 3.33

• Ease of Use: 4.00

• Ease of Use: 3.57

• Content: 3.29

• First Impressions: 3.67

• Content: 3.17

• Ease of Use: 3.20

• Overall Average Score: 3.34

• Content: 3.86

• Ease of Use: 3.00

• Overall Average Score: 3.38

• Ease of Use: 3.83

• Ease of Use: 3.33

• Overall Average Score: 3.39

• First Impressions: 3.83

• Content: 3.50

• Ease of Use: 2.83

• Overall Average Score: 3.43

• First Impressions: 4.0

• First Impressions: 3.57

• Content: 3.57

• Overall Average Score: 3.44

• Overall Average Score: 3.45

• First Impressions: 3.60

• Content: 3.60

• Overall Average Score: 3.47

• Overall Average Score: 3.48

• First Impressions: 3.86

• Content: 3.33

• Overall Average Score: 3.50

• Overall Average Score: 3.52

• Ease of Use: 3.86

• Content: 3.67

• Overall Average Score: 3.56

• First Impressions: 4.00

• Overall Average Score: 3.57

• Content: 3.83

• Overall Average Score: 3.61

• Overall Average Score: 3.62

• Content: 4.00

• Overall Average Score: 3.71

• Overall Average Score: 3.76

• Overall Average Score: 3.78

• Overall Average Score: 3.81

• Overall Average Score: 3.86

• Ease of Use: 4.14

• Ease of Use: 4.17

• Overall Average Score: 3.89

• Overall Average Score: 3.90

• Overall Average Score: 4.00

• Ease of Use: 4.29

• Ease of Use: 5.00

• First Impressions: 4.29

• Ease of Use: 4.10

• Overall Average Score: 4.10

• Overall Average Score: 4.19

• Content: 4.57