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L. Erik Westerlund, MD - The Hughston Clinic

8.5/10 overall scoreExcellent
★ 4.9

Business at a Glance

How we scored this →

Overall Score

Excellent

8.5/10

Subcategory Rank

of 77 in Physician · Top 10%

#8

Overall Rank

of 2464 in Columbus · Top 25%

#362

Category Rank

of 529 in Health & Beauty · Top 25%

#112

Online Presence

Good

7.3/10

Website Rating▾

Needs Work · tap for breakdown

2/10
Mobile Score
65/100
Desktop Score
58/100
Page Load (LCP)
5234ms

Notes

no HTTPS; mobile score 65; poor desktop score 58; very slow LCP 5234ms

↗ Upside

  • Fixing your website to a 10/10 would lift you from #8 to #1 in Physician.

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Rank in Physician

#8of 77Top 25%
1
9.1
Evan Sussenbach, MD - West Georgia Eye Care Center
2
9.0
Daryl A. Ellis, MD - Piedmont Healthcare
3
9.0
Walter L. Jackson II, OD - West Georgia Eye Care Center
4
8.8
Christopher Miller, DDS - Rivertown Dental Care
5
8.7
Jake Dunn, DO - Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
6
8.6
Gary Dawson, MD - River City Rehabilitation & Spine Specialists
7
8.6
Joseph R. Lewis, Jr., MD - Piedmont Healthcare
8
8.5
L. Erik Westerlund, MD - The Hughston Clinic
Category average: 6.9/10

Estimated Upside

benchmarks · industry sources

5×

Speed up site load (5.2s → 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

+35

Lift mobile performance (65/100 → 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

7×

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
  • ✕Desktop speed needs improvement (58/100)
  • ✕Slow page load — customers leave after 3 seconds

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