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title: "Franchise Experts Evaluate Websites"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/b9c0f8d2-e0b1-4925-92d9-27659a9dc6eb
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/team-of-12-franchise-experts-evaluates-200-websites-announces-tied-for-11th-and-13th-2703182
category: "Franchisors"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
segment: "Franchisors"
published: 2017-07-07T15:10:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:10:54.331Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/b1ea2ba9fa4a41ab21448ee78e96db793552.jpg
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# Franchise Experts Evaluate Websites

**TL;DR:** More than 200 franchise brand websites were reviewed by industry judges, and 75 were recognized as best-in-class. The judging panel was comprised of industry experts who evaluated the websites based on a ten-point scale.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-07-07. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/team-of-12-franchise-experts-evaluates-200-websites-announces-tied-for-11th-and-13th-2703182).*

## Story

More than 200 franchise brand websites were reviewed by industry judges, and 75 were recognized as best-in-class. Each of these categories were meticulously evaluated by a panel of 12 judges and given a score on a ten-point scale; the website rankings are based on a composite average of these scores. Below are the brands that earned a gold recognition -- ranked tied for 11th and 13th.

The judging panel was comprised of industry experts: Sean Fitzgerald, of 1851 Franchise; Nick Powills, of No Limit Agency*; Batchelor, CEO and Jack Monson, Director of Digital Strategy, of Qiigo; Michelle Rowan, President of Franchise Business Review; Craig Slavin, CEO of Franchise Navigator; Jamshaid Hashmi, CEO of ClickTecs; Kay Ainsley, Managing Director of MSA Worldwide; Keith Gerson, President of FranConnect; Stan Friedman, President of FRM Solutions; Steve Beagelman, CEO of SMB Franchise Advisors; and Todd Bingham, President of Pinnacle. Each judge was tasked with judging hundreds of submissions, from which they awarded 75 standout franchise development websites with a gold, silver or bronze designation.

11: Boston’s | | Score: 7.16

11: Anytime Fitness | | Score: 7.16

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- franchise development (topic)
- Sean Fitzgerald (person)
- Anytime Fitness (company)
- SMB Franchise Advisors (company)
- FranConnect (company)
- Michelle Rowan (person)
- Keith Gerson (person)
- Jack Monson (person)
- MSA Worldwide (company)
- Kay Ainsley (person)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/team-of-12-franchise-experts-evaluates-200-websites-announces-tied-for-11th-and-13th-2703182). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/b9c0f8d2-e0b1-4925-92d9-27659a9dc6eb).