Where your competition is in Alabama
The largest concentrations of gutter companies in our Alabama data are in Huntsville, Birmingham, Mobile, Prattville, Montgomery, Dothan, Opelika and Northport. Competition for the map pack is heaviest there, and so is the reward: the same review count that dominates a small town is invisible in Huntsville.
The map pack in Alabama
In Alabama, 68.3% of gutter companies have fewer than ten reviews. That is the good news if you have twenty: most of your local competitors are not trying. The bad news is that the three shops in the map pack for Birmingham searches are not in that group. They are near 65 reviews and they ask every customer.
The website gap in Alabama
55.6% of Alabama gutter companies list no website on their Google profile, more than the national 37.9%. Nationally, gutter companies with a website have a median of 11 reviews against 2 without. A five-page site with tap-to-call and a page per service is the cheapest gap to close.
How Alabama compares
Of the 40 states in our data, Alabama ranks 24th for the number of gutter companies, 32nd for median review count, and 1st for the share with no website, which leaves more room than most states for a shop that builds a real site. The review bar is lower than in most of the country, so a few months of asking every customer moves you up fast.
| State | Listed | Median reviews | No site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 63 | 4 | 55.6% |
| Delaware | 16 | 5.5 | 31.2% |
| Florida | 358 | 15.5 | 31.8% |
| Georgia | 161 | 8 | 38.5% |
| Kentucky | 49 | 4 | 53.1% |
| Maryland | 61 | 10 | 24.6% |
| Mississippi | 33 | 2 | 39.4% |
| North Carolina | 152 | 6.5 | 40.8% |
| South Carolina | 82 | 7 | 32.9% |
What to do first in Alabama
- Put up a real website if you are in the 55.6% without one. Service pages, city pages for Huntsville, Birmingham, Mobile, tap-to-call on every screen.
- Set a review velocity. One review per job day, asked at the door, moves a 4-review shop past the Alabama 75th percentile (13) within a year. The guides have the scripts.
- Finish the Google profile: primary category, every service you offer, real job photos, and hours that match reality. It is free and it is where Alabama customers decide.
- Follow up every lead within five minutes. Speed to lead beats ad spend in a trade where the customer is collecting three quotes. The calculator shows what slow replies cost.
- Then, and only then, spend on ads. Pointed at a profile with 4 reviews and no website, ads pay for your competitor's education. Pointed at a finished profile, they work.
The full national picture, with percentiles, ratings and hours, is in the benchmark report. The method is on the about page.