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Criminal Defense Law

Heather L Champion, Attorney at Law

5353 Veterans Pkwy Suite C, Columbus, GA 31904, USA(706) 323-5353www.hlchampionlaw.comView on Google Maps →
7.4/10 overall scoreGood
3.1

Business at a Glance

How we scored this →

Overall Score

Good

7.4/10

Category Rank

of 485 in Services · Bottom 50%

#350

Overall Rank

of 2464 in Columbus · Bottom 50%

#1785

Subcategory Rank

of 15 in Criminal Defense Law · Bottom 25%

#12

Online Presence

Fair

5.8/10

Website Rating

Fair · tap for breakdown

6/10
Mobile Score
87/100
Desktop Score
99/100
Page Load (LCP)
2820ms

Notes

no HTTPS; mobile score 87; slow LCP 2820ms

Rank in Criminal Defense Law

#12of 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

Speed up site load (2.8s → 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 21 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

+9%

Lift average rating to 4.0+ (currently 3.1)

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

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

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