# Gordon Law
## Online Presence Audit

**Location:** El Dorado Hills, CA  
**Vertical:** Law  
**Audit date:** 15 August 2026  
**Prepared for:** Gordon Law  
**Prepared by:** VeriPath

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## Executive Summary

We audited Gordon Law across its primary online surfaces: Google Business Profile, Apple Maps, and the business website. The business shows 4.9 ★ across 45 Google reviews. 
**4 material integrity issues were identified:**

1. Phone numbers are inconsistent across directories.
2. Business hours are inconsistent between Google and Apple.
3. No website could be located for this business.
4. No business description is set on any directory.

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## Surfaces Reviewed

| Surface | Status | Rating | Reviews |
|---------|--------|--------|---------|
| Google Business Profile | ✓ | 4.9 ★ | 45 |
| Apple Maps | ✓ | No rating | No reviews |
| Website | ✗ | Not found / unreachable | — |

> **Limitation:** The website could not be reached or located at audit time. A blocked or missing website is itself a customer-path risk: visitors arriving from search cannot engage the business. Reachability should be re-verified; if the block persists, treat it as a material finding in the next run.

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## Findings

### Finding 1: Phone number inconsistent across directories

**Observation:**  
Google lists **(916) 354-6261**. Apple lists **+1 (916) 877-7822**.

**Impact:**  
Customers reaching the business through a single directory may call a disconnected or wrong number. Inconsistent NAP (name-address-phone) signals reduce local search ranking across all surfaces.

**Recommendation:**  
Confirm the correct primary number, then update every directory to match. Keep the verified number identical across Google, Apple, and the website.

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### Finding 2: Hours mismatch between Google and Apple

**Observation:**  
monday: Google “Open 24 hours” vs Apple “8:00 AM-5:00 PM”; tuesday: Google “Open 24 hours” vs Apple “8:00 AM-5:00 PM”; wednesday: Google “Open 24 hours” vs Apple “8:00 AM-5:00 PM”; thursday: Google “Open 24 hours” vs Apple “8:00 AM-5:00 PM”; friday: Google “Open 24 hours” vs Apple “8:00 AM-5:00 PM”

**Impact:**  
Customers planning a visit see different availability depending on which directory they use. Mismatched hours drive no-shows and lost calls at the edge of the workday.

**Recommendation:**  
Verify actual operating hours with the business. Update the non-authoritative surface to match Google's verified schedule, or correct Google if its hours are inaccurate.

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### Finding 3: Website listed on GBP but unreachable at audit time

**Observation:**  
GBP website='http://www.cgordonlaw.com/' — surface blocked; documented limitation per process §4

**Impact:**  
Without a website, the business cedes its owned property: no service pages, no schema, no conversion path beyond a phone call. AI search surfaces increasingly require a website to cite.

**Recommendation:**  
Stand up (or link on GBP) a business website with service pages, contact details, and LocalBusiness schema.

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### Finding 4: No business description found on any surface

**Observation:**  
{"surfaces_checked": ["google", "bing", "website"]}

**Impact:**  
An empty description leaves the local-pack snippet to algorithmic default and forfeits the business's own service language in search results.

**Recommendation:**  
Write a 2-3 sentence GBP description covering services, service area, and differentiators.

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*Prepared under the VeriPath beta audit process v1.0. Findings reflect reviewed engine output; format-level discrepancies were normalized before inclusion.*