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Creative Salon

Hair salon · Linwood, Christchurch

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Creative Salon

Hair salon · Linwood, Christchurch

Where you stand#67of 498 hair salons & barbers
Overall health8.7/10across the eight areas

Going well

05Facebook page9.007Google search and traffic9.003Map positions8.508Opening hours8.201Google listing8.002Reviews6.9

Where we can help

04Listings and social5.106Your website-
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What AI tells people about you

Creative Salon is a hair salon in Linwood, Christchurch offering haircuts and comprehensive hair care for men, women and children. Specialties include hair colour and foils, keratin and chemical straightening, and treatments for straight or curly hair. The salon highlights an experienced overseas stylist and accepts appointments via email or phone.

Creative Salon is a hair salon located in Linwood, Christchurch. It serves men, women, children and senior citizens and operates from a central Linwood location with contact available by email and phone.

The salon lists a wide range of hairdressing services performed by an experienced overseas stylist. Services include cuts, blow waves, colouring, foils, hair straightening, keratin and other hair treatments. Pricing information for kids, ladies and mens services is provided on the salon's service list.

Customer feedback themes show clients find the stylist knowledgeable, detail oriented and skilled with colour and cuts. Reviews indicate the stylist listens to client requests, explains recommended approaches and can fit in last‑minute appointments when needed. Several clients mention repeat visits and travelling from outside the immediate area to return to the salon.

Locally, Creative Salon is distinguishable by its focus on colour work, straightening treatments and a broad service list covering all ages, plus a named stylist noted for technical skill. The salon states appointment contact via [email protected] and a phone number for enquiries and bookings.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

The Google Business Listing for Creative Salon shows a solid health score of 8.0 out of 10, indicating the profile is well-optimised and reliable for local customers. The business benefits from a live website link, a claimed listing, an open-for-business status, and a visible phone number. The main opportunities are to further improve the listing description and maintain strong photo visuals.

Strengths

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    Open statusYour listing shows the business as trading, so customers see accurate availability and Google treats the listing as live.
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    ClaimedYour listing is claimed, so you control what it says, you can reply to reviews, and edits suggested by the public come to you first.
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    NameYour business name is showing on the listing, so a customer searching for you by name finds you, and everything else on the listing hangs off it.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Description lengthYour description gives a reader less than half the listings here do, so someone reading yours and then a competitor's gets less to go on from you.
  • 2
    Photos on the listingYou have more photos on your listing than half the businesses here, so a customer arriving has enough to look at that they stay on it.
  • 3
    Category fitYour categories cover this market better than the middle of the field, so you appear in most of the searches your competitors appear in.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
8.0Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
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4.9 ★★★★★ (153)
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Open 6 days ✓
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OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
From the business

For appointment or any enquires please email [email protected] Contact 0212204976 The salon is highly specialised in offering comprehensive hair care ranging from hair colour/foils, haircuts for men and women, straight or curly hair, keratin/chemical straightening and treatments.

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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

The Google Business profile for Creative Salon shows an above-average health score of 6.0 out of 10, indicating stable performance with room to improve. The top finding is a strong star rating and high rating confidence, placing the business in the top 10% for customer satisfaction. A solid achievement is the rating confidence and a good overall reputation.

Strengths

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    Review confidenceRating and volume together put you at the head of this market: well rated, with enough reviews behind it that a customer takes the number seriously.

Top three opportunities

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    Response rateYou have replied to a small share of your reviews, so most customers reading your page still see feedback about you with no voice from you anywhere on it.
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    Star ratingYour rating is higher than most of this market, and it is the first thing a customer reads about you.
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    Review countYou hold more reviews than most of this market - depth buyers read as proof.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing all of them.
6.9Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Creative Salon
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4.9★★★★★153 reviews 3
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Syed H.★ · 6 years ago

Inappropriate and Unprofessional behaviour, rude attitude.No respect of anyone and even he has no time to talk with the customer. Very busy and proudy man.If u want to see the face of arrogance go and see him. Waste ur time to book an app...

Response from the owner1

We are sorry you felt you had a bad experience at creative Salon, Randy is always friendly and professional with ALL customers and this is reflected in our many positive reviews and regular customers....

Google reviewsChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

Creative Salon shows a healthy Google Maps presence with a score of 8.4/10. Overall health indicates strong local visibility, with room to grow in suburb-focused reach. Top opportunities focus on maintaining momentum across multiple local suburbs and solidifying performance in the Linwood borough, ensuring continued progress toward top performers.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

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    Maps visibility in your own suburbYou show up in local Maps searches more often than the middle of your suburb, so a customer searching nearby is likely to see you in the first handful.
  • 2
    Maps visibility across the city groupYou turn up across more of the surrounding suburbs than nearly everyone here, so a customer searching well outside your own patch still sees you.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
8.5Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Map positionsChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
You are #77 for map positions
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Where customers find you

The overall health for Creative Salon in the Citations & Social Presence area indicates moderate overall presence, with opportunities to strengthen key profiles. The strongest completed asset is a very high-trust Facebook profile, complemented by a solid GrabOne and Fresha presence. Priorities include improving Instagram trust, launching TikTok and Neighbourly profiles, and ensuring directory listings are complete.

Strengths

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    Having a Facebook page at allWe found your Facebook Profile page, and the trail is strong enough that nobody would question it is yours - it is linked from something you own, or it dominates a search for your name.
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    Fresha ProfileWe can see your Fresha Profile listing (https://fresha.com/creative-salon-worcester-street-christchurch-LyEXbA) found via: Google search results.
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    Infobel ListingWe can see your Infobel Listing listing (https://infobel.com/creative_salon_limited) found via: Google search results.

Top three opportunities

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    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
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    Instagram Profileyour Instagram Profile page surfaces strongly in search, which is how we found it, though nothing you control points at it.
  • 3
    Yellow ProfileWe could not find an active Yellow Profile listing for your business, which means anyone checking you there finds nothing and moves on to whoever is listed.
14 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 6 of them.
5.1Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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FacebookcreativesalonchchCreative Salon | Facebook✓
Family Company Studiocreative-salonCreative Salon | Family Company Studio
Freshacreative-salon-worcester-street-christchurch-LyEXbACreative Salon | Fresha✓
GrabOnebeauty-massage-spa/hair-colour-highlights/p/creative-salon-2Creative Salon | GrabOne
Infobelcreative_salon_limitedCreative Salon | Infobel✓
InstagramheadcreativesalonCreative Salon | Instagram2
TiktokNo account found1
YellowNo listing found3
Listings and socialChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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05Facebook pageMarketbase business report

Your Facebook page

Strengths

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    Where your page link pointsThe link on your page goes to a domain that is yours, so a visitor who came for the photos leaves on your terms and the enquiry lands in your inbox rather than someone else's.
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    A page address you choseThe address on your page carries your business name, so a customer told about you at a barbecue can find the page by typing what they heard.
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    A phone numberA phone number shows on your page, so the person who found you on Facebook before they found your website can ring straight from it.

Top three opportunities

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    People following your pageFewer people follow your page than follow half the pages here.
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    Recommendations on your pageMore customers have recommended you than at most pages in this market, and depth like that reads as a business that has been doing this a while.
  • 3
    What your page says about youYour intro carries more detail than most pages in this market and is doing the work of a short landing page for the visitors who never reach your website.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
9.0Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
facebook
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473 followers 1
Creative Salon is based in CHCH and offers a wide range of services and treatments by a highly experienced and knowledgeable overseas hair stylist expert! Please make an appointment via facebook, ph...3
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★ 24 reviews · recommended 2
🌐 creativesalon.nz✓
☎ +64 21 220 4976✓
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Facebook pageChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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Your website

The On-Page SEO health for Creative Salon shows an overall score of 6.5 out of 10, which is above average but room for improvement. The site already loads quickly and stays under 256KB, with secure HTTPS content and a meaningful meta description. A concise improvement focus is needed on the meta description length, title tag length, and adding an H1 tag.

Strengths

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    Domain HealthYour site answers cleanly over a secure connection, so a customer clicking through from Google lands where they expect with nothing in the way.
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    Domain UniquenessYour web address is yours alone, so everything your site earns - links, mentions, search standing - accumulates under your name and stays with the business.
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    Page load speedYour home page appears in under three seconds, so someone tapping through from a search result meets your business rather than a blank screen while they decide whether to wait.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Meta descriptionThe summary under your name in search results is either too brief to say anything or long enough that Google cuts it mid-sentence.
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    Separate sites linking to youFewer separate websites link to you than half the businesses here, which means when someone searches for what you do, the businesses with a longer list of vouchers are the ones on the page they actually read.
  • 3
    Page titleYour home page headline does not fit the space a search result gives it, so a searcher sees either a half-empty line or one that trails off before your name arrives.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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What customers seeWhere you rank
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How people find you on Google

The Creative Salon's Website Traffic health is very high, indicating strong overall traffic and visibility. Key findings show solid organic traffic value in the 50-75% range, suggesting good content and backlinks, while paid traffic opportunities remain untapped and should start with targeted, trackable campaigns. Prioritising paid search can complement existing organic strengths for growth.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    What you spend on adsWe can see no paid search activity for your site, which in most local markets is the norm rather than a gap.
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    Monthly ad visitsYour site receives no visitors from paid search, which for most local businesses in this market is the norm rather than a problem.
  • 3
    Search terms you advertise onYou are not covering any search terms with ads, which for most local businesses here is normal.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
9.0Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Creative Salon is located in the heart of Linwood ... Treatments on offer include cuts, blow waves, colouring, foils, hair straightening and keratin and other

www.fresha.comBest Hair Salons near me in Linwood, Christchurch
About 2,464 visits a month from search, across 330 searches
Google search and trafficChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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08Opening hoursMarketbase business report

Your hours against demand

Creative Salon's opening hours largely match Christchurch demand peaks, especially late-morning and early afternoon windows on Tuesday and Saturday. The salon is closed during several Monday midday peaks, which are notable missed opportunities. No open hours fall into low-demand windows, so current hours are efficient overall. Adjusting Monday midday availability could capture additional bookings without increasing low-value hours.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

  • 1
    Hours aligned with demandYour hours line up with demand better than nearly every business here, so most of the time you are open, people are actually looking.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
8.2Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Creative Salon
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Hours 1
MondayClosed
Tuesday9am-6pm
Wednesday9am-6pm
Thursday9am-6pm
Friday9am-6pm
Saturday9am-6pm
Sunday9am-6pm
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01Google listing3 opportunities

02Reviews3 opportunities

03Map positions2 opportunities

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page3 opportunities

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#67of 498 Christchurch hair salons & barbers
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