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Franchise brands

Websites for franchise brands.

The brand site sells to customers, lists every location and recruits new franchise owners, all on one domain. We build the site or take over yours, give each franchisee a location page they can update inside the brand's template, and send franchise inquiries to your development team.

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What we look after

What a franchise brand website has to do.

A page for every location

Each location page comes from one template with its own hours, phone number, map and booking or ordering link. A new location needs its details filled in, not a new design.

Franchisee logins inside the brand

Franchisees can change their hours, photos and local specials, while the logo, colors and brand copy stay with head office.

Recruit new owners

The franchise development pages and the inquiry form send leads to your development team or its CRM. We set up the mail records so those leads arrive.

A store locator that agrees with the pages

Customers search by ZIP code or by their location. The locator reads from the same location list as the pages, so the two never disagree.

Openings and closings handled

An opening soon page goes up before a location opens. When one closes, its address redirects to the locator or the nearest store, so search traffic still lands somewhere useful.

Brand changes rolled out once

A new logo, a national promotion or a menu change is made in one place and appears on every location page after a review on staging.

What we often hear

What usually goes wrong.

  • A franchisee built a separate site with the old logo, and it ranks above the brand page for their town.
  • Location hours are only as current as the last email someone remembered to send head office.
  • Franchise inquiries go to a general inbox, and the development team hears about them a week late.
  • Closed locations still show up on the map.
A note from Ryan

One location list

When a franchise brand sends me its site, I compare the store locator, the location pages and the list head office keeps, and they rarely match. I'd fix that first by putting every location in one list that the pages and the map both read from. Then I'd look at what each franchisee can log in and change.

Ryan Lovett, founder of Hosterr
Ryan Lovett
Founder, Hosterr
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Do your franchisees keep their pages current?

Send us the brand site and tell us who updates each location now. We'll look at the location pages and the logins and write back with how we'd set them up.

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Plans

How much do you want us to do?

Organizations like yours usually go on a Custom SLA, with response times and the terms written into the contract. Smaller sites can still use Managed.

Managed

$50 /mo

per site

You already have a site and you update it yourself. We look after everything underneath it.

What we take care of
  • Plugin, theme and WordPress updates snapshot saved first
  • Server, PHP and database updates planned and tested by us
  • Backups twice a day verified and kept off-site for 30 days
  • Security and monitoring scanning with a firewall and alerts
  • Same-day replies from the developer who does the work
  • Regular email updates what we did, in plain English
  • Free migration we move it for you
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Changes to the site itself are quoted first at our standard $95/hr.

A new website included

Managed + Website

$99 /mo

per site, built and hosted by us

We build you a new website, then host it and keep it current. After that, send the requests, like text changes or new pages, and they get made.

Everything in Managed, plus
  • A new website, built for you up to 10 pages, designed and built when you join
  • 1 hour of developer time a month worth $95 at our standard rate
  • Site problems fixed out of that time no quote to approve first
  • Checks after updates we test your forms and checkout
  • A monthly review a look at speed and security
  • First in line your email gets picked up first
  • A design refresh after two years your existing pages, made current
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12-month minimum, then month to month. Unused time carries over one month. Extra hours are quoted first at $95/hr.

Custom SLA

Quote

after we look at your sites and the terms you need

For agencies, larger organizations, and custom web apps and software that need more development, resources and attention.

Everything in Managed, plus
  • Set up for agencies white-label, every client site on one bill
  • Response times in the contract agreed before anything gets signed
  • Uptime commitments in writing with a named person to escalate to
  • A dedicated server, if you need one sized to your traffic
  • Update windows that suit you scheduled around your busy hours
  • Custom software and integrations web apps and tools built around how you work
  • A development team when you need one vetted US-based developers for bigger jobs
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We agree on the terms with you first.

Add-ons for either plan

Common questions

What people ask us.

Yes. They get a login that reaches their own location page and the fields on it, like hours, photos and local offers. The layout, the logo and the brand copy can't be changed from that login, so every page stays on brand.

We can move their content into a location page on the brand site and redirect their old domain to it, so they keep what they've built up in search. Whether franchisees may run separate sites is a matter for your franchise agreement, and we work to whatever it says.

Yes. Each location page has a field for its own booking, ordering or scheduling link, whether every location uses the same platform or each uses its own. When a location changes platforms, we swap the link and test it.

Yes. The new logo, colors and brand copy are built on a staging copy of the whole site, reviewed by whoever signs off, and launched at a time you set. Because every location page uses the same template, they all change together.
Clients

A few of the businesses we host.

A few of the businesses whose websites and apps we look after.

ANPC
Go Auto
Congruity 360
500+ sites supported
Cortex Building Intelligence
Public Counsel
Animal Flow
The Pharmacist Choice
10+ years building & managing sites
Boston Carpentry
City Construction
Speak Local
My Allergy Experts
RYCO Inc
The Mobile Locker Co.
Optiline Enterprises
Pivotal Talent Search
Sara Ray
PRO+GRIP
World Academy
Southern New Hampshire Vertigo and Balance Center
UserGuard

What customers say.

Reviews from Trustpilot

A person could not find a better company for their internet needs. Customer service is number 1. Whenever we have an issue Ryan addresses the problem immediately no matter the time or day.
Cindy S.
Hosterr actually has a soul Hosterr is one of the few tech companies that I use that doesn't feel like it's trying to squeeze every last dollar out of you. It works well, easy to switch and the services are fair value for my. A great fit for my marketing agency digital environment
Adam C.
Great customer service! I have multiple websites hosted on Hosterr. Setup was seamless and super easy, customer service has always been fantastic and quick to respond. I've had 100% uptime with no issues. Would recommend Hosterr to anyone looking for a reliable webhost.
Nathan T.
I use Hosterr for multiple websites. I recommend them to anyone who needs hosting! I have never had an issue with downtime and my sites are blazing fast. Also their customer service is unmatched, leagues better than GoDaddy.
Adam S.
Franchises and multi-location

Others we look after.

Franchises and multi-location

One website for the brand and a page for every location.

Multi-location businesses

One business, many locations, one website.

Restaurant groups

Several restaurants with menus, hours and reservations.

Hotel and hospitality groups

Several properties with booking engines.

Tell us what you need.

Tell us what you're running and what's getting in the way. We'll write back the same day with a plan, and if Hosterr isn't the right fit, we'll say so.

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Every message goes straight to Ryan.