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Raymond James & Associates

260 Brookstone Centre Pkwy, Columbus, GA 31904, USA(706) 257-7900www.raymondjames.com/columbuswealthmanagementView on Google Maps →
5.5/10 overall scoreFair
★ 5.0

Business at a Glance

How we scored this →

Overall Score

Fair

5.5/10

Subcategory Rank

of 23 in Financial Planner · Top 50%

#10

Category Rank

of 485 in Services · Bottom 25%

#405

Overall Rank

of 2464 in Columbus · Bottom 25%

#2130

Online Presence

Needs Work

4.3/10

Website Rating▾

Needs Work · tap for breakdown

1/10
Mobile Score
32/100
Desktop Score
54/100
Page Load (LCP)
6000ms

Notes

no HTTPS; poor mobile score 32; poor desktop score 54; very slow LCP 16633ms

↗ Upside

  • Fixing your website to a 10/10 would lift you from #10 to #1 in Financial Planner.
  • Earning ~25 more 5★ reviews (or ~35 at 4★) would push you into the top 3 of Financial Planner.

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Rank in Financial Planner

#10of 23Top 50%
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

+42%

Add photos to your Google listing

Listings with photos receive 42% more direction requests and 35% more click-throughs to websites. — Google research

5×

Speed up site load (16.6s → 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 2 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

+68

Lift mobile performance (32/100 → 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

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 (32/100)
  • ✕Desktop speed needs improvement (54/100)
  • ✕Slow page load — customers leave after 3 seconds
  • ✕No photos on Google — listings with photos get 42% more direction requests

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