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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

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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