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Above Media

Drone service · St Albans, Christchurch

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 194 Christchurch photography businesses.

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Checked13 October 2026
Your marketChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
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Above Media

Drone service · St Albans, Christchurch

Where you stand#126of 194 photography businesses
Overall health3.5/10across the eight areas

What you have

01Open statusYour listing shows the business as trading, so customers see accurate availability and Google treats the listing as live.01ClaimedYour listing is claimed, so you control what it says, you can reply to reviews, and edits suggested by the public come to you first.01NameYour 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.

Where we can help

01Google listing5.902Reviews5.108Opening hours4.405Facebook page2.003Map positions0.604Listings and social0.407Google search and traffic0.006Your website-
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What AI tells people about you

Above Media provides drone mapping, construction progress reporting and media production from Merivale in Christchurch. They produce aerial and close-up imagery for construction professionals, delivering organised visual reports and regular site progress media. Customers note responsive service, high-resolution drone images and helpful communication, which supports project documentation and stakeholder updates.

Above Media operates from Merivale in Christchurch, offering drone mapping, construction progress reporting and media production for construction projects. They focus on capturing site progress media and aerial footage that documents work over time and creates visual records for project teams.

Services include regular site media capture, organised visual reports and repeatable aerial angles so progress can be compared consistently. They describe workflows that produce high-resolution drone imagery and video, close-up inspections (including roof assessments), and media formatted for sharing with stakeholders and regulators.

Customers commonly report responsive, easy-to-work-with service and high-quality imagery. Review themes point to clear communication, useful close-up drone shots for problem diagnosis, and deliverables that are ready to present at compliance or project meetings. Feedback also highlights helpfulness and reliability when coordinating site visits.

Locally, Above Media is positioned as a supplier of construction-focused media in Christchurch that combines drone mapping and production workflows with organised reporting. The combination of repeatable aerial captures, high-resolution imagery and client-focused communication is a practical fit for construction teams needing regular progress documentation and stakeholder-ready media.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Above Media shows a solid Google Business Listing health with a 7.0/10 score, meaning the listing is above average but has room to improve. The strongest points are the claimed status, active open/closed indicator, and a visible website link and phone number. There is also a basic description in place, and photos are growing but could be expanded for better local presence.

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 is far shorter than what most businesses here have written, which means a customer comparing listings gets a line from you and three paragraphs from the business beside you.
  • 2
    Photos on the listingYou have fewer photos than nearly every business here, so a customer comparing you against them builds a picture of their work and guesses at yours.
  • 3
    Category fitYour category set is one of the better-fitted in this market, so you are eligible for nearly every search happening around you.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
5.9Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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From the business

Drone mapping, construction progress reporting, and media production for construction companies and other industries.

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Google listingChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Above Media shows a solid overall health in Google Reviews with a health score of 5.0 out of 10, indicating average performance and room for growth. The standout finding is a top-10% star rating, reflecting strong customer satisfaction. A key opportunity is to boost engagement by responding to reviews, which can improve trust and local presence.

Strengths

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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 three opportunities

  • 1
    Review confidenceRating and review volume together sit well behind this market, which means a customer comparing you has both halves of the picture reading thin.
  • 2
    Response rateNone of your reviews have a reply, which means a customer reading them sees your happiest and your angriest customers with nothing from you in between.
  • 3
    Review countYour review count sits well below what buyers here are used to seeing, which means a customer comparing options side by side reads you as the less proven choice.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing all of them.
5.1Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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1How far your rating and your review count together can be trusted
Google reviewsChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #96 for your Google reviews
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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

Above Media shows a very low overall health on Google Maps search performance, with a health score of 0.5 out of 10. This indicates limited visibility and frequent missed opportunities for local visibility. The strongest results are in photography and photographer keywords in Strowan, suggesting niche strengths in that area that could be leveraged.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

  • 1
    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 suburbWe are not seeing you in Maps searches in your own suburb, which is the search a customer standing a street away actually makes.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
0.6Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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1Seen in 1 search across Christchurch, top three in none
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Above Media25.0 ★ (3) · Drone service
Map positionsChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #182 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Above Media shows a very low health score for social presence, with limited activity across key platforms. The most notable finding is the strong Facebook presence, labelled very high trust, but other channels like Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Neighbourly and Fresha are missing or inactive, reducing overall credibility and discoverability.

Strengths

Your first one is close. Sort an opportunity below and it moves up here.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Having a Facebook page at allWe could not find an active Facebook Profile page for your business, so anyone who goes there to check your hours, read your posts or send a message lands on nothing.
  • 2
    Instagram ProfileWe could not find an active Instagram Profile profile for your business, so a customer who looks for you there finds nothing.
  • 3
    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
16 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 3 of them.
0.4Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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FacebookNo account found1
InstagramNo account found2
TiktokNo account found3
YellowNo listing found
NeighbourlyNo listing found
Listings and socialChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #186 for listings and social
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Your Facebook page

Strengths

Your first one is close. Sort an opportunity below and it moves up here.

Top opportunity

  • 1
    Facebook pageCriticalWe could not find an active Facebook Profile page for your business, so anyone who goes there to check your hours, read your posts or send a message lands on nothing. Shown at a typical score for this market.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 1 of them.
2.0Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Facebook pageChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #155 for your Facebook page
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Your website

Above Media shows a strong on-page health score with several solid foundations. Key strengths include a valid favicon, secure HTTPS content, a relevant meta description and a page load time under 3 seconds, contributing to a reliable user experience. Minor improvements are possible in meta description length and the textual balance on the page.

Strengths

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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.
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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

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    Separate sites linking to youNo separate website links to yours.
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    The shape of your link profileNo links to your site were found, so there is no shape to read yet.
  • 3
    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.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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What customers seeWhere you rank
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1Separate sites linking to you
2The shape of your link profile
3Meta description
Your websiteChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
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How people find you on Google

Above Media's website traffic currently shows a very low health score and limited organic visibility, with near-zero organic traffic value. Key findings indicate no organic traffic and no measurable paid traffic, suggesting gaps in content, on-page SEO, and paid campaigns that need attention.

Strengths

Your first one is close. Sort an opportunity below and it moves up here.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    What that traffic is worthSearch is delivering you nothing you would otherwise have to pay for.
  • 2
    Monthly search visitsYour site draws no measurable visitors from search, so the only people reaching it are ones you sent yourself.
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    Search terms you rank forYour site does not appear in search results for any terms we can measure, so nobody is finding it by searching for what you do.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
0.0Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Google search and trafficChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #87 for Google search and traffic
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Your hours against demand

Above Media's published hours largely align with daytime project demand in Merivale, especially mid-day on Mondays and Wednesday lunchtime where searches are strong. Several weekday evenings when customer interest is high are closed, representing missed chances. A few early-morning and mid-afternoon open hours show low local search activity and could be reviewed for commercial efficiency.

Strengths

Your first one is close. Sort an opportunity below and it moves up here.

Top opportunity

  • 1
    Hours aligned with demandYour hours line up with demand worse than nearly every business here, which means a good share of your open time passes with nobody looking for what you do.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
4.4Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Hours 1
Monday8am-5pm
Tuesday8am-5pm
Wednesday8am-5pm
Thursday8am-5pm
Friday8am-5pm
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
Popular times Sunday · St Albans
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Opening hoursChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #110 for opening hours
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These are your top 19 opportunities, from the 72 checks we run on every business. Tick any of them to see where it takes you.

01Google listing3 opportunities

02Reviews3 opportunities

03Map positions2 opportunities

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page1 opportunity

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#126of 194 Christchurch photography businesses
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Christchurch photographyOverall · 194 businesses
You are #126 overall
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