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Criminal Defense Law

Cross Law Firm

1906 Summerville Rd, Phenix City, AL 36867, USA(334) 298-4994www.crosslegal.netView on Google Maps →
7.4/10 overall scoreGood
3.7

Business at a Glance

How we scored this →

Overall Score

Good

7.4/10

Overall Rank

of 2464 in Columbus · Bottom 50%

#1831

Category Rank

of 485 in Services · Bottom 50%

#362

Subcategory Rank

of 15 in Criminal Defense Law · Bottom 25%

#13

Online Presence

Fair

5.8/10

Website Rating

Needs Work · tap for breakdown

4/10
Mobile Score
69/100
Desktop Score
83/100
Page Load (LCP)
4356ms

Notes

mobile score 69; desktop score 83; very slow LCP 4356ms

Rank in Criminal Defense Law

#13of 15Bottom 50%
1
9.2
Ted Morgan Law
2
8.7
Law Offices of Scot Sikes
3
8.7
Poydasheff & Sowers
4
8.6
The Office of ALJ
5
8.6
Mark Post Law
6
8.5
Brace W. Luquire Attorney At Law
7
8.1
The Wright Legal Group
8
7.9
Law Office of Bobby Jones
Category average: 8.1/10

Estimated Upside

benchmarks · industry sources

+42%

Add photos to your Google listing

Listings with photos receive 42% more direction requests and 35% more click-throughs to websites. Google research

Speed up site load (4.4s → 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 39 to 100+

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

+31

Lift mobile performance (69/100 → 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

+9%

Lift average rating to 4.0+ (currently 3.7)

A 1-star increase in Yelp/Google rating correlates with 5–9% higher revenue for local businesses. Harvard Business Review

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

Issues Found

  • Slow page load — customers leave after 3 seconds
  • No photos on Google — listings with photos get 42% more direction requests

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