COLUMBUS, GA · The Best of The Best
DIGITAL EDITION · 2026
Best of Columbus
COLUMBUS, GA
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Fairway Home Mortgage

5820 Veterans Pkwy STE 107, Columbus, GA 31904, USA(706) 575-2462www.harriettelkins.comView on Google Maps →
7.9/10 overall scoreGood
5.0

Business at a Glance

How we scored this →

Overall Score

Good

7.9/10

Category Rank

of 544 in Home & Garden · Top 50%

#242

Overall Rank

of 2464 in Columbus · Top 50%

#1224

Subcategory Rank

of 20 in Home Mortgage · Top 50%

#10

Online Presence

Fair

5.4/10

Website Rating

Needs Work · tap for breakdown

2/10
Mobile Score
32/100
Desktop Score
31/100
Page Load (LCP)
6000ms

Notes

no HTTPS; poor mobile score 32; poor desktop score 31; very slow LCP 20486ms

Rank in Home Mortgage

#10of 20Top 50%
1
8.6
NorthStar Mortgage Advisors
2
8.6
Benchmark Mortgage
3
8.6
Open Mortgage
4
8.5
Silverton Mortgage
5
8.3
John Tuggle - Fairway Mortgage
6
8.3
John Tuggle, Senior Loan Officer, Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation
7
8.1
American Pacific Mortgage
8
8.0
FBMC Mortgage Corp
Category average: 7.8/10

Estimated Upside

benchmarks · industry sources

Speed up site load (20.5s → 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 38 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

+68

Lift mobile performance (32/100 → 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
  • Mobile performance is poor (32/100)
  • Desktop speed needs improvement (31/100)
  • Slow page load — customers leave after 3 seconds

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