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Laura-Jane

Beauty salon · Somerfield, Christchurch

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 570 Christchurch beauty businesses.

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Checked13 October 2026
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Laura-Jane

Beauty salon · Somerfield, Christchurch

Where you stand#174of 570 beauty businesses
Overall health7.0/10across the eight areas
How AI describes youMarketbase business report

What AI tells people about you

Laura-Jane is a Christchurch-based beauty therapist operating from a studio in Beckenham. Jane (also known as Laura-Jane) offers specialist brow, lash and skin treatments with 20+ years' experience. The salon focuses on brow sculpting, henna, lash lifts and skin treatments such as facials and microneedling, with a calm, private studio setting.

Laura-Jane is a beauty therapist based in Beckenham, Christchurch. Jane, who works under the name Laura-Jane, describes herself as a fully qualified beauty therapist with more than 20 years in the industry and runs a small studio focusing on brow, lash and skin treatments.

Services concentrate on brows, lashes and skin. The menu lists browsculpt, henna and lamination alongside lash lifting, tinting and 3D filler. Skin options include facials, dermaplaning, microdermabrasion and microneedling (collagen induction therapy). Add-on treatments are available to tailor appointments.

Customers commonly describe consultations and appointments as friendly, informative and professional. Reviews note precise brow work, successful correction of difficult or poorly tattooed brows, and long-lasting results from Korean-style lash lifts. Multiple reviews highlight a welcoming atmosphere and clear treatment advice from Jane.

Locally, Laura-Jane is presented as a specialist practitioner who concentrates on a focused treatment menu rather than a wide commercial salon offer. The combination of long experience, a private studio approach and repeated customer comments about skill with brows and long-lasting lash lifts are positioned as practical distinguishing features for clients seeking focused brow, lash and skin care in Beckenham.

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Your Google listing

Laura-Jane's Google Business Listing shows the business health as below average, with a 2.9 out of 10. The listing has essential contact details and a claimed status, but the profile lacks a robust description and recent photos. The most impactful findings relate to fixing the Open-for-Business status and expanding a meaningful description to attract local clients.

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 lengthThere is no real description on your listing, so when someone finds you on Google there is nothing in your own words telling them what you do.
  • 2
    Photos on the listingThere are more pictures on most listings around you than on yours, so a customer flicking between them gets a fuller look at the businesses either side of you.
  • 3
    Category fitYour category set covers less of this market than half the field, so there are jobs being searched for near you that your listing is not eligible to appear in.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
5.3Room to grow
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5.0 ★★★★★ (149)
Beauty salon · Somerfield3
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OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

The overall health of Laura-Jane's Google Business Reviews is very high, with a health score of 9.9 out of 10. This indicates strong customer satisfaction and engagement. The most notable findings are the outstanding Google Business Rating Confidence (top 10% of peers) and a brilliant Google Star Rating (also in the top 10%).

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.
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    Star ratingYour rating is among the highest in this market and it does its own selling - a customer sees it before they read anything else.

Top two opportunities

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    Response rateYou answer nearly all your reviews, which is more than almost anyone in this market, and a customer reading the page sees a two-sided conversation rather than a scoreboard.
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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.
9.9Strong
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Lyn C.★★★★★ · 2 weeks ago

First time having any eyebrow shaping. Laura was.friendly, informative and gave goid service annd advice

Response from the owner1

Thanks Lyn! I’m glad you enjoyed the experience 🥰 see you next time

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Claire C.★★★★★ · a month ago

Jane is a master of Brows. Perfection. Never disappointed. Highly recommend!

Response from the owner

Thanks Clare 😘

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Where you show up on the map

Maps Search Performance for Laura-Jane shows a healthy overall health score with room to extend visibility. Top findings include a strong aggregate standing and a borough presence that has risen above bottom quartiles, while top keywords demonstrate dominance for brow and lash services in Beckenham and nearby suburbs.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

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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.
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    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.
7.8Good
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2Top three for "eyebrow bar" in 6 suburbs, seen in 27
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Laura-Jane15.0 ★ (149) · Beauty salon
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The Posh Makeovers5.0 ★ (11) · Beauty salon
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Simply Beauty Barrington4.6 ★ (337) · Beauty salon
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inkd Cosmetic Studio5.0 ★ (3) · Beauty salon
Map positionsChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
You are #127 for map positions
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Where customers find you

The overall health of the Citations & Social Presence for Laura-Jane is below average, with a score of 3.1 out of 10. This indicates limited trust signals across third-party profiles and directories. The key finding is that Facebook is outstanding, while Instagram and Fresha presence are moderate and the overall directory visibility needs attention.

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/laura-jane-brow-skin-boutique-cashmere-road-christchurch-G5XMX3) found via: Google search results.
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    Infobel ListingWe can see your Infobel Listing listing (https://infobel.com/laura_jane_brow_skin_boutique) found via: Google search results.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Instagram ProfileWe could not find an active Instagram Profile profile for your business, so a customer who looks for you there finds nothing.
  • 2
    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
  • 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.
2.7Room to grow
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FacebookLaura-Jane-Brow-Artistry-1959471130983395Laura-Jane | Facebook✓
Freshalaura-jane-brow-skin-boutique-cashmere-road-christchurch-G5XMX3Laura-Jane | Fresha✓
Infobellaura_jane_brow_skin_boutiqueLaura-Jane | Infobel✓
Instagramlaura_jane.brow_skin.boutiqueLaura-Jane | Instagram1
TiktokNo account found2
YellowNo listing found3
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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 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.
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    An email addressCustomers can see an email address on the page, which gives the one who wants a quote in writing a route that does not depend on anyone picking up the phone.

Top three opportunities

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    A page address you choseYour page address is one Facebook generated rather than one you chose - your business name with a long number bolted on, or just the number.
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    Recommendations on your pageYou hold fewer recommendations than the middle of this market.
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    People following your pageYour following sits ahead of half the pages here, so an ordinary post reaches a real local audience without you paying for it.
8 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
4.9Room to grow
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people1
1K followers 3
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★ 5 reviews · recommended 2
🌐 laurajane.co.nz✓
☎ +64 22 652 9357✓
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Facebook pageChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
You are #294 for your Facebook page
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Your website

Laura-Jane's On-Page SEO health is 7.0 out of 10, which is above average for local sites. The top findings include an outstanding on-page SEO score, a valid favicon, and a clear H1 tag, plus a relevant title tag and adequate text length. These strengths support visibility and credibility with local beauty clients in Christchurch.

Strengths

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    On-page scoreFew sites in this market clear these checks as completely as yours: fast to open, readable, and accurate about itself to Google and to the person who lands on it.
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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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    FaviconThe tab your site opens in carries your own icon, so a customer with a dozen tabs going can find their way back to you by sight.

Top three opportunities

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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.
  • 3
    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.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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How people find you on Google

The Website Traffic health for Laura-Jane sits at 7.1 out of 10, indicating above-average performance. Organic traffic value and total organic traffic show progress, but paid channels are underdeveloped. The main takeaway is that organic efforts are yielding mid-range value and rankings, while paid efforts have little to no measurable activity. Targeted paid campaigns could balance growth and capture additional local clients.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

  • 1
    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
    What that traffic is worthThe search visitors reaching your site are worth less than half the businesses here, so the people arriving are browsing rather than buying.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
7.3Good
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www.laurajane.co.nzLaura-Jane

Beautiful brows, lashes and skin treatments at my peaceful and private home studio in Huntsbury, Christchurch. Services include brow lamination, ...

salonist.ioBest Lash Lift near me in Huntsbury, Christchurch
3About 154 visits a month from search, across 47 searches
Google search and trafficChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
You are #153 for Google search and traffic
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Your hours against demand

Laura-Jane has no recorded opening hours, so temporal alignment cannot be measured directly. As a result, no strong alignment with peak customer demand is identifiable. The lack of hours means the business is effectively closed during city-level peak windows, representing missed opportunities. Adding published hours, particularly evening weekday slots and Saturday mornings, should be prioritised to capture more demand.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

  • 1
    Hours aligned with demandWe could not measure your hours against local demand, which almost always means your listing shows no opening hours at all.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
1.3Room to grow
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Hours
No opening hours listed1
Opening hoursChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
You are #496 for opening hours
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01Google listing3 opportunities

02Reviews2 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#174of 570 Christchurch beauty businesses
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Christchurch beautyOverall · 570 businesses
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