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DIGITAL EDITION · 2026
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Gardening Store / Nursery

Below The Node

2301 Airport Thruway Suite A, Columbus, GA 31904, USAbelowthenode.comView on Google Maps →
7.3/10 overall scoreGood
★ 4.6

Business at a Glance

How we scored this →

Overall Score

Good

7.3/10

Category Rank

of 544 in Home & Garden · Top 50%

#250

Overall Rank

of 2464 in Columbus · Bottom 50%

#1393

Subcategory Rank

of 9 in Gardening Store / Nursery · Bottom 25%

#7

Online Presence

Good

6.5/10

Website Rating▾

Needs Work · tap for breakdown

4/10
Mobile Score
57/100
Desktop Score
73/100
Page Load (LCP)
6000ms

Notes

no HTTPS; mobile score 57; desktop score 73; very slow LCP 8822ms

↗ Upside

  • Fixing your website to a 10/10 would lift you from #7 to #4 in Gardening Store / Nursery.
  • Earning ~90 more 5★ reviews would push you into the top 3 of Gardening Store / Nursery.

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Rank in Gardening Store / Nursery

#7of 9Bottom 50%
1
8.6
The Sandlot
2
8.2
Bloomers at MidTown
3
8.2
Southern Oaks Nursery & Landscaping
4
8.1
To-Mar Garden Center
5
8.0
Seasonal Concepts Lawn & Landscaping
6
7.6
Stovall & Company
7
7.3
Below The Node
8
7.1
SiteOne Landscape Supply
Category average: 7.7/10

Estimated Upside

benchmarks · industry sources

5×

Speed up site load (8.8s → under 2.5s)

Pages loading in 1s have 5× higher conversion than pages loading in 5s. 53% of mobile users abandon sites that take longer than 3 seconds. — Google CrUX

+50%

Grow reviews from 25 to 100+

Listings with 100+ reviews see roughly 50% higher click-through from local search results vs. sub-50-review listings. — BrightLocal 2024

↑ rank

Switch to HTTPS

Google deprioritizes HTTP sites in search rankings, and modern browsers flag them "Not Secure" — visitors leave on sight. — Google Webmaster

+43

Lift mobile performance (57/100 → 90+)

60% of local searches happen on mobile. A poor mobile score means slow loading, high bounce, and lost customers before they ever see you. — Think with Google

7×

Complete your Google Business Profile

Profiles with full descriptions, hours, services, and Q&A get up to 7× more clicks than partial ones. — Google Business research

Estimates are industry benchmarks, not guarantees. Actual results depend on execution, competition, and your specific market.

Issues Found

  • ✕Not using HTTPS — Google penalizes this
  • ✕Slow page load — customers leave after 3 seconds

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