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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

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

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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