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Post by Solsville on Feb 9, 2012 12:12:18 GMT -5
Question: Is it better to buy a business outright or franchise one?
There isn't one correct answer.
Franchise: You can buy a higher popularity business with coins (if you are located in the same town as the business). So in this case it is better to franchise. You get the benefits of high popularity, plus you don't pay for jobs. The only drawback is you make less for jobs.
Buy: If you can buy a business you like with coins - this is the best route. You get the full income and you own the biz outright. The drawbacks are that ALL businesses over 800 popularity, cost Green Bucks!
If you don't mind paying green bucks - Buy.
If you want to conserve on Green Bucks - Franchise.
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Post by Solsville on Feb 10, 2012 12:04:59 GMT -5
(Posted with permission from cankiss)
Hi guys,
A while ago someone asked which is the better way, franchise or own a business outright.
There was a link attached for the answer to this question leading us to the proboards forum. And it says there that if u franchise a business u make less for jobs but if u purchase it u get the full income. i've been having doubts about this because when i try to franchise a business i see that there is a + x% income so according to this i should make more for jobs not less. So i gave it a try and purchased a business from the store. (it was a very low popularity business, just right for this experiment) and it gave me 46coins for three minutes. i deleted it and franchised the same business from a friend and it gave me 64coins for three minutes. So i'm a little confused about the answer in the proboards forum that says u make less for jobs. i really think it's better to franchise. Plus the jobs are free am i right? __________________ my town 2 ID : 33914829 town name : cankiss's town
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Post by Solsville on Feb 10, 2012 13:07:20 GMT -5
OK, I ran a test on this in my local market in Florida:
Here is a comparison for a business that I Franchised and then deleted and then Purchased.
FRANCHISED: Business: Nature's Food Patch Owner's business Level: 9 Popularity: 395 Income: +45% Cost: $4750 coins to franchise Earnings at Level 1: 3 min: 56 30: 226 2 hours: 527 10 hours: 1131
PURCHASE: Business: Nature's Food Patch Popularity: 414 (Interesting note: Popularity bumped up 19 points or 5%) Income: 100% Cost: $4946 coins to purchase Earnings at Level 1: 3 min: 39 30: 157 2 hours: 366 10 hours: 786
So, it does appear that Franchising will make you more money with all things being equal.
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Post by dhelsdon on Feb 10, 2012 15:24:16 GMT -5
Is it better to get people to franchise from you, or you from them? I've franchised a few businesses from others but I don't think anyone has franchised from me.
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Post by Solsville on Feb 10, 2012 15:47:23 GMT -5
Is it better to get people to franchise from you, or you from them? I've franchised a few businesses from others but I don't think anyone has franchised from me. You want to get both to happen. Franchising from others gives you the ability to own a high popularity business that you can make more immediate income on with less. Plus if you are in the same town, you can purchase it with coins. Otherwise, you have to use the very scarce/expensive Green Bucks. When someone Franchises from you - you receive coins or Green Bucks (currently capped at 50) depending on what type of currency they used to purchase he franchise. Plus it's a boost to your propery stats. I hope this answers your questions. Let me know.
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Post by frubbs on Feb 12, 2012 10:57:25 GMT -5
While you may make more money per job when you franchise, as an original owner you make more over time time as the popularity increases, attracting more franchisees, and franchise fees.
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Post by iTown on Mar 19, 2012 14:04:03 GMT -5
I want to make sure I do this right. I've been franchised before but recently I got some high popularity businesses and when I got franchised I got 50 bucks for it. After picking up my jaw off the floor cause I've never gotten so many bucks before i realize what happened. So when I want to franchise people I view their town and find their highest popularity business and change my home town to match that business. Then I franchise it and they should get 50 bucks. Right?
My questions. If I delete the business I just franchised from them can I delete it while it's still building without affecting them getting the 50 bucks? What popularity/cost does the business have to be for them to get the 50 bucks?
Thanks.
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