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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-20-11-2714252" 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-20-11-2714252" 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-20-11-2714252" 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-20-11-2714252" 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-20-11-2714252" 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-20-11-2714252" 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-20-11-2714252" 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-20-11-2714252" 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-20-11-2714252" 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-20-11-2714252" 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-20-11-2714252" 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-20-11-2714252" 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-20-11-2714252" 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-20-11-2714252" 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-20-11-2714252" 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-20-11-2714252" 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-20-11-2714252" 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-20-11-2714252" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> Spadea Lignana Law Firm</a>.Here the average scores for the 10 websites that came in between 20 and 11:<h4>20. <a href="https://www.crunch.com/franchise?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-20-11-2714252" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Crunch Fitness</a></h4>First Impressions: 3.86Content: 4.00Ease of Use: 3.43Overall Average Score: 3.76<h4>19. <a href="https://lennysfranchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-20-11-2714252" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Lennys Grill &amp; Subs</a></h4>First Impressions: 4.00Content: 3.43Ease of Use: 3.86Overall Average Score: 3.76<h4>18. <a href="https://franchise.wbu.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-20-11-2714252" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Wild Birds Unlimited</a></h4>First Impressions: 4.00Content: 3.86Ease of Use: 3.43Overall Average Score: 3.76<h4>17. <a href="https://www.collegehunkshaulingjunk.com/franchising/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-20-11-2714252#~d3Y4313" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">College Hunks Hauling Junk</a></h4>First Impressions: 4.00Content: 3.67Ease of Use: 3.67Overall Average Score: 3.78<h4>16. <a href="https://www.advantacleanfranchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-20-11-2714252" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">AdvantaClean</a></h4>First Impressions: 3.86Content: 3.86Ease of Use: 3.71Overall Average Score: 3.81<h4>15. <a href="https://thejointfranchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-20-11-2714252" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">The Joint Chiropractic</a></h4>First Impressions: 3.86Content: 3.71Ease of Use: 3.86Overall Average Score: 3.81<h4>14. <a href="https://sonicfranchises.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-20-11-2714252" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Sonic</a></h4>First Impressions: 4.00Content: 3.86Ease of Use: 3.57Overall Average Score: 3.81<h4>13. <a href="https://www.christianbrothersfranchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-20-11-2714252" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Christian Brothers Automotive</a></h4>First Impressions: 3.86Content: 3.71Ease of Use: 4.00Overall Average Score: 3.86<h4>12. <a href="https://aamcofranchises.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-20-11-2714252" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">AAMCO Total Car Care</a></h4>First Impressions: 3.86Content: 3.86Ease of Use: 3.86Overall Average Score: 3.86<h4>11. <a href="https://zoomdrainfranchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-franchise-development-websites-20-11-2714252" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Zoom Drain</a></h4>First Impressions: 3.57Content: 3.86Ease of Use: 4.14Overall Average Score: 3.86

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