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# Audit Findings — Appleseed Horticulture
**Generated:** 2026-08-16 01:15 UTC
**Sources checked:** google_business_profile, apple_maps, website
**Rating:** 4.9 | **Reviews:** 84
## Severity Summary
| Severity | Count |
|----------|-------|
| 🟥 Immediate | 2 |
| 🟧 High | 1 |
| 🟨 Medium | 3 |
| 🟩 Enhancement | 2 |
| **Total** | **8** |
## Findings
### Finding #1: Phone number inconsistent across 1 surface(s)
- **Severity:** 🟥 Immediate
- **Category:** Digital Identity
- **Recommendation:** Standardize phone format across all directories. GBP is authoritative.
- **Evidence:** ```json
{
"google": "(530) 622-5190",
"apple": "+1 (530) 622-5190",
"website": "8666666666"
}
```
### Finding #2: Hours mismatch on 7 day(s) — GBP is authoritative
- **Severity:** 🟥 Immediate
- **Category:** Google Business
- **Recommendation:** Correct hours on non-GBP surfaces to match GBP. Mismatched hours cause customer complaints and trust loss.
- **Evidence:** ```json
[
{
"day": "saturday",
"google": "10 AM-5 PM",
"apple_maps": "10:00 AM-4:00 PM"
},
{
"day": "sunday",
"google": "11 AM-4 PM",
"apple_maps": "10:00 AM-4:00 PM"
},
{
"day": "monday",
"google": "9:30 AM-5:30 PM",
"apple_maps": "9:00 AM-5:1800 PM"
},
{
"day": "tuesday",
"google": "9:30 AM-5:30 PM",
"apple_maps": "9:00 AM-5:1800 PM"
},
{
"day": "wednesday",
"google": "9:30 AM-5:30 PM",
"apple_maps": "9:00 AM-5:1800 PM"
},
{
"day": "thursday",
"google": "9:30 AM-5:30 PM",
"apple_maps": "9:00 AM-5:1800 PM"
},
{
"day": "friday",
"google": "9:30 AM-5:30 PM",
"apple_maps": "9:00 AM-5:1800 PM"
}
]
```
### Finding #3: No JSON-LD schema found on website
- **Severity:** 🟧 High
- **Category:** Technical SEO
- **Recommendation:** Add LocalBusiness/BeautySalon JSON-LD schema. Critical for rich results and local ranking.
- **Evidence:** ```json
{
"url": "https://www.facebook.com/Appleseed-Horticulture-226187400847519/",
"has_jsonld": false
}
```
### Finding #4: Cannot determine review recency — no dates available in samples
- **Severity:** 🟨 Medium
- **Category:** Reviews
- **Recommendation:** Review date data is not available from current surfaces. Monitor via GBP dashboard directly.
- **Evidence:** ```json
{
"sources_with_dates": []
}
```
### Finding #5: Category varies across surfaces: garden center, shopping
- **Severity:** 🟨 Medium
- **Category:** Digital Identity
- **Recommendation:** Align primary category across all directories. GBP primary category is the ranking driver.
- **Evidence:** ```json
{
"google": "garden center",
"apple": "shopping"
}
```
### Finding #6: No business description found on any surface
- **Severity:** 🟨 Medium
- **Category:** Content
- **Recommendation:** Add a keyword-rich description to GBP and website. Descriptions improve click-through and category relevance.
- **Evidence:** ```json
{
"surfaces_checked": [
"google",
"bing",
"website"
]
}
```
### Finding #7: Price level not set on GBP or Apple Maps
- **Severity:** 🟩 Enhancement
- **Category:** Content
- **Recommendation:** Set price level ($$$$$) on GBP. Helps users self-select and improves relevance.
### Finding #8: No Open Graph tags on website
- **Severity:** 🟩 Enhancement
- **Category:** Technical SEO
- **Recommendation:** Add OG tags for proper link preview on social media and messaging apps.
- **Evidence:** ```json
{
"url": "https://www.facebook.com/Appleseed-Horticulture-226187400847519/"
}
```
## Failed Surfaces
- ❌ `bing_places` — no data returned