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title: "Top 100 Franchise Development Websites"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/887cb00e-7996-4469-9531-4553cd59b38a
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/the-top-100-franchise-development-websites-2714355
category: "Suppliers"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
segment: "Suppliers"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2020-12-02T19:14:09.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:25:53.917Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/0096a3033eeb6fe1b4a0577c030719cf6024.jpg
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# Top 100 Franchise Development Websites

**TL;DR:** 1851 Franchise has released its list of the top 100 franchise development websites in the industry, evaluated by a panel of nine expert judges based on three criteria: first impressions, quality of content, and ease of use.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2020-12-02. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/the-top-100-franchise-development-websites-2714355).*

## Story

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

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- franchise development (topic)
- Charles Internicola (person)
- SMB Franchise Advisors (company)
- Michelle Rowan (person)
- Raintree (company)
- Internicola Law Firm (company)
- MSA Worldwide (company)
- Brent Dowling (person)
- Kay Ainsley (person)
- industry awards (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/the-top-100-franchise-development-websites-2714355). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/887cb00e-7996-4469-9531-4553cd59b38a).