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Gift Shop

Local Vendor Village

3544 US-280 Suite E, Phenix City, AL 36867, USA(334) 384-9005localvendorvillage.comView on Google Maps →
6.4/10 overall scoreFair
★ 4.5

Business at a Glance

How we scored this →

Overall Score

Fair

6.4/10

Subcategory Rank

of 17 in Gift Shop · Bottom 50%

#11

Overall Rank

of 2464 in Columbus · Bottom 25%

#1873

Category Rank

of 231 in Shopping · Bottom 25%

#201

Online Presence

Fair

5.6/10

Website Rating▾

Needs Work · tap for breakdown

2/10
Mobile Score
36/100
Desktop Score
73/100
Page Load (LCP)
5966ms

Notes

no HTTPS; poor mobile score 36; desktop score 73; very slow LCP 5966ms

↗ Upside

  • Fixing your website to a 10/10 would lift you from #11 to #10 in Gift Shop.
  • Earning ~262 more 5★ reviews would push you into the top 3 of Gift Shop.

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Rank in Gift Shop

#11of 17Bottom 50%
1
9.2
Rocket Fizz
2
8.9
Bloomwoods Flowers & Gifts
3
8.2
Historic Westville Village
4
8.2
Star Spangled Tea
5
8.1
Garden of Eden Nursery
6
8.1
Skin Traditions Tattoo Studio
7
8.0
Plant Magic Market
8
7.7
Aglow Apothecary + Healing Haven
Category average: 7.0/10

Estimated Upside

benchmarks · industry sources

5×

Speed up site load (6.0s → 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 8 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

+64

Lift mobile performance (36/100 → 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
  • ✕Mobile performance is poor (36/100)
  • ✕Slow page load — customers leave after 3 seconds

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