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Just Cuts Riccarton

Hairdresser · Riccarton, Christchurch

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 498 Christchurch hair salons & barbers.

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Checked13 October 2026
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Just Cuts Riccarton

Hairdresser · Riccarton, Christchurch

Where you stand#14of 498 hair salons & barbers
Overall health9.7/10across the eight areas

Going well

05Facebook page10.007Google search and traffic9.808Opening hours9.304Listings and social8.102Reviews7.901Google listing7.2

Where we can help

03Map positions2.306Your website-
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What AI tells people about you

Just Cuts Riccarton is a walk-in hair salon in Riccarton, Christchurch, specialising in haircuts for men, women and children. The salon offers stylecuts, buzz cuts, fades, layers and trims plus professional haircare products, shampoos, blow waves and thermal styling. Customers can drop in without appointments for quick, everyday hair services.

Just Cuts Riccarton is a walk-in hairdressing and barbering salon located in Riccarton, Christchurch. It operates on a no-appointment basis and focuses on routine haircutting for men, women and children across all ages.

Services listed include stylecuts, buzz cuts, fades, layers and trims, alongside shampoos, dry-offs, blow waves and thermal styling. The salon also stocks professional haircare products for customers to buy.

Customer reviews commonly highlight attentive, friendly staff and haircuts that match clients' requests, with mentions of stylists teaching haircare tips. Some reviewers travelled from outside Riccarton for work they were pleased with, while a minority raised issues about unexpected charges and occasions when a cut did not meet expectations.

In practical terms, Just Cuts Riccarton positions itself as a local, accessible salon for everyday hair services with a steady focus on standard cuts, styling and retail haircare. Its walk-in model, range of basic and specialised cuts, and visible customer service themes are what customers are most likely to encounter locally.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Just Cuts Riccarton shows solid Google Business Listing health with an above-average score of 5.9/10. The listing already provides a direct phone number and a website link, and it is claimed and open for business. The main opportunity is adding a logo to strengthen brand recognition; the description is already mid-range for local competitors and can continue to be refined.

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 two opportunities

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    LogoYour listing has no logo, so in a list of local results yours is the one with a blank space where every competitor has a mark.
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    Description lengthYour description gives a reader more than most listings here do, so a customer choosing between three of you gets more of your case than of theirs.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 5 of them.
7.2Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Just Cuts Riccarton
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4.0 ★★★★★ (417)
Hairdresser · Riccarton
Open 7 days · late Thu and Fri ✓
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From the business

Cutting hair is what we do best. We are your local Hairdressing and barbering experts. We specialise in haircuts for Men, Women and children of all ages. Stylecuts, buzz cuts, Fades, layers, trims.. You name it.😊 We also offer Professional Haircare products, shampoos, dry off’s, blow waves and thermal Styling. No appointments!! Just come in.

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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Just Cuts Riccarton shows an above-average health score and solid review activity. The business benefits from a top-10% total reviews, indicating strong local reputation, and a good response rate. The key takeaway is growing the review base while maintaining engagement to move into higher rating brackets and further improve confidence.

Strengths

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    Review countYou hold one of the deepest review banks in this market - social proof that does its own selling.

Top three opportunities

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    Star ratingYour rating sits well below what customers here are used to seeing, and it is the first number they compare when two businesses look otherwise equal.
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    Review confidenceYour rating and your review count together sit behind half the businesses here, so a customer weighing three listings has slightly less reason to trust yours.
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    Response rateYou answer more of your reviews than the middle of this market, so a customer scrolling your page mostly finds you there.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing all of them.
7.9Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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4.0★★★★★417 reviews ✓
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Mere M.★★★★★ · 2 days ago

I can highly recommend stylist Sonny from Just Cuts Riccaton. Six weeks ago he rescued my hair from a disastrous cut (not just cuts). I have just gone for a six week tidy up and he was amazing!

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Thank you, Mere Morris😁 We're thrilled to hear about your fantastic experience at Just Cuts Riccarton! It's wonderful to know Sonny's expertise turned a disastrous cut into a look you love. We're del...

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adrian D.★★★★★ · a week ago

5 stars! Had a great experience at Just Cut Salon Riccarton - Racel was very professional and detailed, She even taught me how to take care of my hair and gave me a top-notch haircut. Would definitely come back. Highly recommended 😊

Response from the owner

Thank you, Adrian Domingo😁 We're delighted to hear about your fantastic experience at Just Cuts Riccarton! It's wonderful to know Racel's professionalism and attention to detail provided you with an...

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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

Just Cuts Riccarton shows a low overall health score of 2.3 out of 10 for Google Maps search, indicating limited visibility. The borough presence has improved but remains below midpoints, while the aggregate score is starting from a similar low base. Top keywords indicate strength in local hairdressing terms, but there is room to broaden visibility.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

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    Maps visibility across the city groupYou appear in a handful of Maps searches across the suburbs around you, far fewer than most businesses here.
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    Maps visibility in your own suburbYou show up in local Maps searches less often than half your suburb, so on a search from nearby you sit below businesses a customer would otherwise treat as equal.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
2.3Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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unisex hairdresser
1Seen in 2 searches across Christchurch, top three in none
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Hair Sense4.4 ★ (165) · Hairdresser
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Synergy Hair Riccarton4.5 ★ (175) · Hairdresser
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J&K Hair Design4.7 ★ (45) · Hairdresser
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Angels Hair and Beauty5.0 ★ (14) · Hairdresser
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Map positionsChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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Where customers find you

Citations and Social Presence shows a solid overall health with a health score of 8.3 out of 10. The most important findings are strong Facebook and Instagram presence with very high trust, and a well-maintained Fresha listing. Opportunities exist in expanding local profiles (Neighourly and GrabOne) and listings to broaden local reach.

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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    Instagram ProfileWe found your Instagram Profile page, and the trail between you and it is unambiguous - it is linked from something you own, or it dominates a search for your name.
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    LinkedIn CompanyWe can see your LinkedIn Company listing (https://linkedin.com/company/just-cuts-) found via: Your website.

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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    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.
  • 3
    Fresha ProfileWe could not find an active Fresha 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.
8.1Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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FacebookJustCutsSalonsJust Cuts Riccarton | Facebook✓
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LinkedInjust-cuts-Just Cuts Riccarton | LinkedIn✓
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TiktokNo account found1
YellowNo listing found2
LinkedInNo listing found✓
Listings and socialChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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05Facebook pageMarketbase business report

Your Facebook page

Strengths

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    People following your pageYours is one of the largest local followings in this market.
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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.

Top opportunity

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    What your page says about youYour intro is shorter than half the pages here.
8 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 4 of them.
10.0Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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56.4K followers ✓
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Facebook pageChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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Your website

Just Cuts Riccarton shows an above-average on-page SEO health of 6.8 out of 10, indicating decent technical foundations with room for improvement. The strongest confirmed elements are a valid favicon, a compact page size under 256KB, and adequate, relevant meta description and title tag that clearly describe the content. The main opportunity lies in further optimising speed and H1 presence.

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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    Separate sites linking to youMore separate websites link to you than almost any business in this market - a spread built over years that a competitor cannot buy their way into.
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    Pages linking to youMore pages link to yours than almost any business in this market - the accumulated result of years of being referred to.

Top three opportunities

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    On-page scoreSeveral checks on your home page fail at once, and a visitor meets all of them in the first few seconds: a slow open, no clear heading, nothing under your name in search that says what you do.
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    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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    Page titleThe headline on your home page is either a single word or long enough that a search result cuts it off part way through.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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✓Separate sites linking to you
✓Pages linking to you
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How people find you on Google

Just Cuts Riccarton shows a very high health for Website Traffic, indicating strong organic performance and keyword footprint. The top takeaway is outstanding organic traffic and value, with continued emphasis on SEO and competitive monitoring to maintain the local top tier.

Strengths

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    What that traffic is worthThe search visitors reaching your site are worth more than almost any business in this market - an enquiry stream with no cost per click behind it.
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    Monthly search visitsYour site draws more visitors from search than almost any business in this market - a stream of enquiries arriving at no cost per visit.
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    Search terms you rank forYour site appears for more search terms than almost any business in this market, so there are more ways to find you than to find anyone else here.

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 all of them.
9.8Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Just Cuts RiccartonNot in these results✓
✓✓About 1,659,878 visits a month from search, across 81,974 searches
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08Opening hoursMarketbase business report

Your hours against demand

Just Cuts Riccarton's opening hours are strongly matched to local demand. Most peak times are covered, especially mid-day on Saturdays and late morning on Tuesdays. There are a few missed high-demand slots on weeknights and an early Sunday morning gap. No low-demand hours are open, so minor tweaks to Tuesday-Wednesday evening and Sunday morning hours could improve commercial coverage without adding off-peak waste.

Strengths

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    Hours aligned with demandNo business here matches the demand around it more closely than you do - you are open when people are looking and shut when they are not.

Where we can help

Nothing to sort here. Your hours already line up with when people are looking.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
9.3Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Just Cuts Riccarton
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Hours ✓
Monday9am-6pm
Tuesday9am-6pm
Wednesday9am-6pm
Thursday9am-9pm
Friday9am-9pm
Saturday9am-6pm
Sunday10am-6pm
Opening hoursChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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01Google listing2 opportunities

02Reviews3 opportunities

03Map positions2 opportunities

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page1 opportunity

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

Where you'd stand#14of 498 Christchurch hair salons & barbers
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