Is a Clear Pest Pros franchisee allowed to create their own website or URL for their Clear Pest Pros business?
Clear_Pest_Pros Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You also promise to use, subscribe to, and pay for, as directed by us, a customized website connected to our website and managed by our website provider. You may not attempt to redirect any traffic on the customized website. You may not implement a website or URL for your Clear Pest Pros Business either yourself or through a third-party provider. We have sole discretion and control over the website (including timing, design, contents and continuation).
We may, but are not obligated to, create interior pages on the website(s) that contain information about your Clear Pest Pros Business and other Clear Pest Pros Businesses. If we do create such pages, we may require you to prepare all or a portion of the page for your Clear Pest Pros Business, at your expense, using a template that we provide. All such information will be subject to our approval prior to posting.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 32–37)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Clear Pest Pros's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are not permitted to create their own website or URL for their Clear Pest Pros business. Clear Pest Pros requires franchisees to use a customized website that is connected to and managed by the franchisor's website provider. Franchisees are prohibited from redirecting any traffic from this customized website. Clear Pest Pros maintains sole discretion and control over the website's timing, design, content, and continuation.
Clear Pest Pros may create interior pages on the website that contain information about the franchisee's Clear Pest Pros Business, and may require the franchisee to prepare all or a portion of the page for their specific business using a template provided by Clear Pest Pros. All information on these pages is subject to Clear Pest Pros's approval before being posted.
This policy ensures brand consistency and allows Clear Pest Pros to maintain control over its online presence. Prospective franchisees should be aware that they will not have the freedom to create their own independent website or URL, and must adhere to the franchisor's guidelines for online marketing and branding.