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Garret Messner - First Command

6.7/10 overall scoreGood
4.5

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What Customers Say

top reviews · via Google

★★★★★5 months ago

We’ve been working with Shawn Broe for over seven years and couldn’t be more grateful for his guidance. He has truly gone above and beyond to understand our family, our goals, and the unique dynamics of being a military family. As a veteran himself, he brings a level of unders…

Mary Alice Noel

★★★★★a year ago

I had the pleasure of working with Chris Dryden to start my financial planning. After sitting down with him I realized how much work I needed to do. He was very helpful and went over and beyond to help me with my financial needs. Although I wasn't the typical customer he stil…

Shameka Latreece

★★★★★10 months ago

I have the pleasure of getting financial guidance and planning from Shawn Broe. I was referred to work with him and he has greatly assisted in my financial management, investments, and future planning. He is professional, personable, and very enjoyable to work with. I highly r…

lauren martinez

Business at a Glance

How we scored this →

Overall Score

Good

6.7/10

Subcategory Rank

of 23 in Financial Planner · Top 10%

#2

Category Rank

of 485 in Services · Bottom 50%

#311

Overall Rank

of 2464 in Columbus · Bottom 50%

#1775

Online Presence

Good

6.6/10

Website Rating

Needs Work · tap for breakdown

2/10
Mobile Score
43/100
Desktop Score
64/100
Page Load (LCP)
6000ms

Notes

poor mobile score 43; poor desktop score 64; very slow LCP 15702ms

↗ Upside

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Rank in Financial Planner

#2of 23Top 25%
1
6.8
Momentum Wealth Management
2
6.7
Garret Messner - First Command
3
6.7
Howard Rush - First Command
4
6.6
Ismael Espada Jr. - Edward Jones Financial Advisor
5
6.4
Chris Webb - Edward Jones Financial Advisor
6
6.0
Capital Wealth Management Group
7
5.9
Stifel
8
5.9
Townsend Wealth Management
Category average: 5.6/10

Estimated Upside

benchmarks · industry sources

Speed up site load (15.7s → 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 10 to 100+

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

+57

Lift mobile performance (43/100 → 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

  • Mobile performance is poor (43/100)
  • Desktop speed needs improvement (64/100)
  • Slow page load — customers leave after 3 seconds

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