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Annual Event / Festival

Christmas Made in the South

801 Front Ave, Columbus, GA 31901, USA(706) 327-4522columbustradecenter.comView on Google Maps →
8.2/10 overall scoreGood
4.5

Business at a Glance

How we scored this →

Overall Score

Good

8.2/10

Category Rank

of 142 in Things to Do · Top 50%

#37

Subcategory Rank

of 15 in Annual Event / Festival · Top 50%

#5

Overall Rank

of 2464 in Columbus · Top 50%

#834

Online Presence

Good

7.6/10

Website Rating

Needs Work · tap for breakdown

4/10
Mobile Score
56/100
Desktop Score
84/100
Page Load (LCP)
4277ms

Notes

no HTTPS; mobile score 56; desktop score 84; very slow LCP 4277ms

Rank in Annual Event / Festival

#5of 15Top 50%
1
8.6
Fountain City Tattoo Expo
2
8.5
The Chattahoochee Valley Daylily Festival
3
8.4
Columbus Botanical Garden
4
8.2
TriColumbusGA
5
8.2
Christmas Made in the South
6
8.2
Hot Air Balloon Festival at Callaway Gardens
7
8.1
Breakfast with Santa - Columbus Georgia Convention & Trade Center
8
7.9
Music Under the Dome
Category average: 7.8/10

Estimated Upside

benchmarks · industry sources

Speed up site load (4.3s → 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

↑ rank

Switch to HTTPS

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

+44

Lift mobile performance (56/100 → 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

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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