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This month, 1851 Franchise’s <a href="https://1851franchise.com/developmentawards2020">Franchise Development Website Awards</a> have <a href="https://1851franchise.com/franchisedevelopmentawards">returned</a> to celebrate the most effective and engaging development sites in franchising. 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.&nbsp;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 <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/brent-dowling-?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-90-81-2714193" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Brent Dowling,</a> CEO and co-founder of <a href="https://raintreesales.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-90-81-2714193" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Raintree</a>; <a href="https://www.msaworldwide.com/about-us/msa-senior-team/kay-ainsley/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-90-81-2714193" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Kay Ainsley</a>, managing director of <a href="https://www.msaworldwide.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-90-81-2714193" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">MSA Worldwide</a>; <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellemonroerowan?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-90-81-2714193" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Michelle Rowan,</a> president &amp; COO of <a href="https://franchisebusinessreview.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-90-81-2714193" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Franchise Business Review</a>; <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/4stanfriedman?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-90-81-2714193" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Stan Friedman</a>, president of <a href="https://www.frmsolutions.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-90-81-2714193" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">FRM Solutions</a>; <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-beagelman-58535210?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-90-81-2714193" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Steve Beagelman,</a> founder of <a href="https://smbfranchising.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-90-81-2714193" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">SMB Franchise Advisors</a>; <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-internicola-42506910?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-90-81-2714193" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Charles Internicola</a>, founder of<a href="https://www.franchiselawsolutions.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-90-81-2714193" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> The Internicola Law Firm</a>; <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianna-bailer-bb556b130?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-90-81-2714193" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Dianna Bailer</a>, vice president of operations at <a href="https://franchiseperformancegroup.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-90-81-2714193" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Franchise Performance Group</a>; <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomscott?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-90-81-2714193" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Thomas Scott</a>, CEO of <a href="https://brandjournalists.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-90-81-2714193" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Brand Journalists</a>; and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-spadea-a696256?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-90-81-2714193" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Tom Spadea</a>, co-founder of <a href="https://www.spadealaw.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-90-81-2714193" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Spadea Lignana Law Firm</a>.Here the average scores for the 10 websites that came in between 90 and 81:<h4>90. <a href="https://moranfamilyofbrands.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-90-81-2714193" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Moran Family of Brands</a></h4><ul><li>First Impressions: 3.71</li><li>Content: 3.43</li><li>Ease of Use: 2.86</li><li>Overall Average Score: 3.33</li></ul><h4>89. <a href="https://www.qualicare.com/franchising/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-90-81-2714193" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Qualicare</a></h4><ul><li>First Impressions: 3.43</li><li>Content: 3.71</li><li>Ease of Use: 2.86</li><li>Overall Average Score: 3.33</li></ul><h4>88. <a href="https://www.mooyahfranchising.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-90-81-2714193" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">MOOYAH Burgers, Fries &amp; Shakes</a></h4><ul><li>First Impressions: 3.67</li><li>Content: 3.17</li><li>Ease of Use: 3.20</li><li>Overall Average Score: 3.34</li></ul><h4>87. <a href="https://www.dreammakerfranchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-90-81-2714193" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">DreamMaker Bath &amp; Kitchen</a></h4><ul><li>First Impressions: 3.29</li><li>Content: 3.86</li><li>Ease of Use: 3.00</li><li>Overall Average Score: 3.38</li></ul><h4>86. <a href="https://www.discoverypoint.com/franchising-2020/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-90-81-2714193" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Discovery Point</a></h4><ul><li>First Impressions: 3.29</li><li>Content: 3.43</li><li>Ease of Use: 3.43</li><li>Overall Average Score: 3.38</li></ul><h4>85. <a href="https://www.cruiseplannersfranchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-90-81-2714193" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Cruise Planners</a></h4><ul><li>First Impressions: 3.29</li><li>Content: 3.43</li><li>Ease of Use: 3.43</li><li>Overall Average Score: 3.38</li></ul><h4>84. <a href="https://greatsteakfranchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-90-81-2714193" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Great Steak</a></h4><ul><li>First Impressions: 3.14</li><li>Content: 3.17</li><li>Ease of Use: 3.83</li><li>Overall Average Score: 3.38</li></ul><h4>83. <a href="https://franchise.mrhandyman.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-90-81-2714193" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Mr. Handyman</a></h4><ul><li>First Impressions: 3.29</li><li>Content: 3.29</li><li>Ease of Use: 3.57</li><li>Overall Average Score: 3.38</li></ul><h4>82. <a href="https://www.meltingpotfranchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-90-81-2714193" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Melting Pot</a></h4><ul><li>First Impressions: 3.67</li><li>Content: 3.17</li><li>Ease of Use: 3.33</li><li>Overall Average Score: 3.39</li></ul><h4>81. <a href="https://www.ownakona.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-90-81-2714193" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Kona Ice</a></h4><ul><li>First Impressions: 3.83</li><li>Content: 3.50</li><li>Ease of Use: 2.83</li><li>Overall Average Score: 3.39</li></ul>

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