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Criminal Defense Law

Wadkins & Wallace

233 12th St UNIT 517, Columbus, GA 31901, USA(706) 221-9451wadkinswallace.comView on Google Maps →
6.7/10 overall scoreGood
4.3

Business at a Glance

How we scored this →

Overall Score

Good

6.7/10

Category Rank

of 485 in Services · Bottom 50%

#310

Overall Rank

of 2464 in Columbus · Bottom 50%

#1774

Subcategory Rank

of 15 in Criminal Defense Law · Bottom 25%

#15

Online Presence

Fair

4.5/10

Website Rating

Needs Work · tap for breakdown

2/10
Mobile Score
39/100
Desktop Score
61/100
Page Load (LCP)
6000ms

Notes

no HTTPS; poor mobile score 39; poor desktop score 61; very slow LCP 18105ms

↗ Upside

  • Fixing your website to a 10/10 would lift you from #15 to #8 in Criminal Defense Law.

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Rank in Criminal Defense Law

#15of 15Bottom 50%
1
8.9
Ted Morgan Law
2
8.6
Law Offices of Scot Sikes
3
8.6
Poydasheff & Sowers
4
8.4
The Office of ALJ
5
8.3
The Wright Legal Group
6
8.2
Brace W. Luquire Attorney At Law
7
8.1
Mark Post Law
8
7.6
Gerald Ray Akin, Attorney At Law
Category average: 7.8/10

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 (18.1s → 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 24 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

+61

Lift mobile performance (39/100 → 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 (39/100)
  • Desktop speed needs improvement (61/100)
  • Slow page load — customers leave after 3 seconds
  • No photos on Google — listings with photos get 42% more direction requests

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