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Contact & Location

Business	Michelangelo's
Address	465 Court St, Binghamton, NY, 13904, United States
Phone	(607) 724-4045
Website	http://www.michelangelosristorante.com/
Category	Pizza restaurant
Plus Code area	`87J644`

Rating & Reviews

4.31,904 Google reviews

Michelangelo's solid 4.3/5 rating across 1904 Google reviews shows consistent customer satisfaction for a Binghamton pizza spot. However, their review volume suggests slower velocity, meaning they likely aren't actively prompting new feedback. This quarter, they should implement a direct review request strategy at checkout to accelerate feedback and strengthen local search visibility.

Map & Directions

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Hours

Open today: Closed

Monday (today)	Closed
Tuesday	11:00 AM–9:00 PM
Wednesday	11:00 AM–9:00 PM
Thursday	11:00 AM–9:00 PM
Friday	11:00 AM–9:00 PM
Saturday	11:00 AM–9:00 PM
Sunday	12:00 PM–9:00 PM

These hours reflect the most recent public data we have. For the most current schedule, call or visit the business.

Recent Google Photos

Most recent photos pulled from the Google Business Profile during this audit.

About Michelangelo's

Michelangelo's operates in the pizza restaurant category in Binghamton and has accumulated 1,904 Google reviews at an average rating of 4.3/5. For most discovery happening in this category, that rating-and-volume pair is the single strongest first impression — searchers see the stars before they see anything else, and the review volume signals how many real customers stand behind the average. The business has clearly built a base of recurring customers, and the public-facing reputation reflects the kind of consistency that turns one-time visitors into regulars in this industry. The business maintains its own web presence at http://www.michelangelosristorante.com/, which matters more for pizza restaurant operators than many realize — Google increasingly cross-references the website's content, schema markup, and reputation back into the Business Profile's local-pack ranking, so a thin or stale site can quietly cap the profile's visibility even when the GBP itself is well-tended. This audit measures where Michelangelo's currently ranks in local search for the keywords that matter to its category, identifies the gaps between the present footprint and what the top competitors are doing, and lays out the specific moves that would lift the listing further into the local pack.

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Keywords Michelangelo's Should Rank For

High-intent local searches Stormrage would target for Michelangelo's in Binghamton, NY — ordered by likely conversion strength.

Keyword	Type	Intent
best pizza near Court St, Binghamton	street	high
pizza delivery 13904	zip	high
pizza restaurant Binghamton	geo	high
pizza near me in Binghamton	geo	high
pizza takeout Court St	street	med
top-rated pizza Court St	street	med
best pizza delivery Binghamton	geo	med
pizza menu Court St	street	low
pizza place 13904	zip	low
pizza Court St Binghamton	street	low

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Search Engine Signals

Public footprint as indexed by major search-engine crawlers — third-party crawl data.

Organic Keyword Coverage

Total keywords ranked for: 35
Top 10 (positions 1–10): 31
Positions 1–3: 12
Positions 4–10: 19
Positions 11–20: 2
Positions 21–50: 2

Geographic Relevance

Primary traffic country: US

Outbound Footprint

Internal links on site: 193
Domains linked to (followed): 2
Domains linked to (all-time): 3
Outbound links (followed): 39
Outbound links (all-time): 40

Link and keyword data sourced from a third-party crawler. Figures may differ from your own analytics or live SERPs.

Competitive Compass

The 1 closest same-category competitor within 5 miles of Michelangelo's, grouped by direction. Cards highlight the four most strategically important directions.

North0 competitors

No major competitors here — opportunity zone.

Northeast0 competitors

No major competitors here — opportunity zone.

East0 competitors

No major competitors here — opportunity zone.

West1 competitor

New York Pizzeria 1.56 mi 4.5 (1,504)

Demographics of your service area

US Census Bureau, ACS 5-year · ZCTA 13904

Total population

9,499

Median household income

$53,352

Households with kids

29.5%

Bachelor's or higher

18.3%

Findings

1 Critical 4 Major 2 Minor

Critical (1)

Address these first — they're blocking your visibility.

GMB has zero owner posts
Your Google Business Profile has no owner posts — which makes it look less actively managed than Pizza restaurant competitors who post regularly. Publish one post this week (an offer, hours change, or photo update) and aim for a monthly cadence.
Google Posts are an activity signal an owner controls; a profile with none looks less actively managed than competitors who post regularly.

Major (4)

Significant gaps that meaningfully limit ranking.

Photo count under threshold
Michelangelo's has only 5 Google photos — competitors in Binghamton typically run 20+. Upload 5 exterior shots, 5 interior/work shots, and 3 of your team this week at business.google.com → Photos.
Profiles with 10+ photos receive 35% more clicks-to-website on average (BrightLocal 2024).
Missing LocalBusiness schema on website
Your website http://www.michelangelosristorante.com/ doesn't ship LocalBusiness structured data (JSON-LD). That's the schema Google reads to understand your business as an entity — generate one at merkle.com/schema-generator and paste into your <head>, takes 10 minutes.
LocalBusiness JSON-LD helps Google understand a business as an entity; it supports — but does not guarantee — richer presentation in search.
Only primary category set
Michelangelo's only has the "Pizza restaurant" category set on GMB — Google allows up to 9 categories total. Add 2-3 closely-related secondaries (think "Family Pizza restaurant", "Pizza restaurant near me" variations) at business.google.com → Info → Category.
Secondary categories unlock additional 'X near me' rankings that primary alone misses.
Weak backlink profile
Only 0 other websites link to Michelangelo's — Google treats backlinks as third-party trust votes, so Pizza restaurant competitors with 10+ usually outrank you. Start with three free directory listings: BBB.org, your local Chamber, and Yelp.
Referring domains are a recognized link-authority signal in local ranking studies; more authoritative links generally help in competitive categories.

Minor (2)

Small wins — easy to fix, modest ranking lift.

Few social profiles linked
Only 1 social profile(s) linked from Michelangelo's's site. Add at least Instagram + Facebook for Pizza restaurant — Google uses cross-platform entity signals to confirm you're a real, active business.
Google looks at cross-platform signal continuity for entity confidence.
Business description too short
Your GMB description is too short — write 500-750 chars covering who you serve, what makes you different, and your service area at business.google.com → Info.
A complete GMB description helps Google and customers understand what you offer and where; very short descriptions leave that context blank.

Findings reflect the Google Business Profile state at the time of analysis. Time-sensitive signals (reviews, owner posts, hours, rating) may change as the profile is updated.

Public Profile Completeness

How complete this business’s public listing signals are (categories, hours, photos, website). This is a listing-completeness measure — not a live local-pack ranking. A full 49-cell GeoGrid rank scan is available on request.

85%

Profile Completeness

(Strong)

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Stormrage Expert Findings

Your Google Business Profile has no owner posts — which makes it look less actively managed than Pizza restaurant competitors who post regularly. Publish one post this week (an offer, hours change, or photo update) and aim for a monthly cadence.
Michelangelo's has only 5 Google photos — competitors in Binghamton typically run 20+. Upload 5 exterior shots, 5 interior/work shots, and 3 of your team this week at business.google.com → Photos.
Your website http://www.michelangelosristorante.com/ doesn't ship LocalBusiness structured data (JSON-LD). That's the schema Google reads to understand your business as an entity — generate one at merkle.com/schema-generator and paste into your <head>, takes 10 minutes.
Michelangelo's only has the "Pizza restaurant" category set on GMB — Google allows up to 9 categories total. Add 2-3 closely-related secondaries (think "Family Pizza restaurant", "Pizza restaurant near me" variations) at business.google.com → Info → Category.
Only 0 other websites link to Michelangelo's — Google treats backlinks as third-party trust votes, so Pizza restaurant competitors with 10+ usually outrank you. Start with three free directory listings: BBB.org, your local Chamber, and Yelp.
Only 1 social profile(s) linked from Michelangelo's's site. Add at least Instagram + Facebook for Pizza restaurant — Google uses cross-platform entity signals to confirm you're a real, active business.
Your GMB description is too short — write 500-750 chars covering who you serve, what makes you different, and your service area at business.google.com → Info.

Findings for Michelangelo's

Observations from your public ranking signals — every line is derived from data already on your Google Business Profile or in the public local pack.

Google Business Profile is 85% complete

Approaching parity with top-3 results but still under the 95% threshold most local-pack winners cross before consistent ranking.

4.3★ rating (1,904 reviews)

Near category median. Top-3 local-pack winners typically sit 4.5★+. Every fresh 5-star review compounds; every fresh 1-star nullifies several.

Target keyword: "pizza restaurant near me"

This is the highest-intent local search for Pizza restaurant in Binghamton, NY. Local-pack ranking for this term is the single largest lever on monthly inbound volume.

How Stormrage Helps Pizza restaurant Operators in Binghamton

Local pizza restaurant marketing is a rank-by-data game. The 4.3 rating from 1,904 reviews puts Michelangelo's near the category median — the three moves with measurable lift are: claim and complete the Google Business Profile, build NAP-consistent citations toward top-3 local-pack parity, and grow monthly review velocity. Each one compounds on the previous; skipping one wastes the others.

Stormrage runs all three as a single workstream and tracks rank-position movement weekly with transparent case-study reporting. If Michelangelo's would rather book the calls than do the homework, that’s exactly what we do — the contact form below connects directly to a strategist within 24 hours.

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