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Andy Brown Photography

Photography · Edgeware, 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
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Andy Brown Photography

Photography · Edgeware, Christchurch

Where you stand#84of 194 photography businesses
Overall health5.7/10across the eight areas

Going well

05Facebook page9.704Listings and social9.407Google search and traffic9.2

Where we can help

02Reviews4.403Map positions3.408Opening hours3.001Google listing1.706Your website-
How AI describes youMarketbase business report

What AI tells people about you

Andy Brown Photography is a Christchurch-based photographer in the Saint Albans area who specialises in adventure elopement and unscripted photo adventures. The studio offers both still photography and hybrid video, focusing on relaxed, natural imagery for couples who prefer informal, adventurous locations. Services reference experience dating back to 2008 and a focus on collaborative, low-production shoots.

Andy Brown Photography is based in the Saint Albans area of Christchurch and describes a strong focus on adventure elopement work, including photo adventures in Wanaka. The practice presents itself as an adventure elopement photographer offering photography and hybrid video across outdoor, unscripted settings.

Services emphasise elopement and wedding photography with a hybrid video option, framed around informal, natural imagery rather than staged portraits. The website describes collaborative experimentation, less static posing and a low-production approach for couples who prefer quieter, more adventurous locations. Experience in elopements and weddings is noted from 2008.

Customer feedback is represented by an average rating of 5, indicating consistently positive responses from clients. Review themes point to satisfied customers who value the relaxed, informal manner of shoots and the combination of stills and motion that captures moments without a big-production feel.

Locally, Andy Brown Photography is presented as a photographer for couples seeking adventure-style elopements and informal wedding imagery. Practical strengths listed include hybrid video capability, long experience with elopements, and an emphasis on relaxed, collaborative sessions in distinctive outdoor locations.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Andy Brown Photography shows a health score of 0.7 out of 10, indicating a very low overall health for its Google Business Listing. The strongest points are a listed phone number, a complete full address, and a main image, which help customers reach and recognise the business. Significant gaps remain in status, website link, description and photos that prevent full effectiveness.

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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    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.
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    PhoneYour listing carries a phone number, so the call button is live for anyone who finds you on a phone.

Top three opportunities

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    ClaimedYour listing is not claimed, which means anyone can suggest an edit to it and you have no way to reply to a review or correct what is shown.
  • 2
    WebsiteYour listing has no website link, so a customer who wants to check your prices or your work before ringing has nowhere to go from Google.
  • 3
    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.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
1.7Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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5.0 ★★★★★ (1)
Photography · Edgeware
DirectionsCall No website ✓2
OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
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Google listingChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Andy Brown Photography shows a below-average overall health score of 3.9 out of 10 on Google Business reviews. The strongest finding is a top 10% star rating, indicating high customer satisfaction, while there is room to grow in engagement and review volume. The business should continue delivering quality experiences to lift the overall rating and prompt more reviews.

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

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    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.
4.4Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Google reviewsChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #110 for your Google reviews
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Where you show up on the map

Andy Brown Photography shows an overall health score of 3.4 out of 10 for Google Maps searches, meaning visibility is below average and there is room for improvement. Top findings include strong rankings for photography-related terms in Edgeware and St Albans, and a solid position for a wedding photographer in Edgeware. The neighbourhood score has improved but remains below the city midpoint.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

  • 1
    Maps visibility across the city groupYou turn up across fewer of the surrounding suburbs than half the businesses here, so someone two suburbs over searching for your service is shown your competitors and never sees your name.
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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.
3.4Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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1Top three for "photographer" in 1 suburb, seen in 3
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Utpal Patel Photography5.0 ★ (3) · Photography
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LRD Photography5.0 ★ (8) · Photography
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Andy Brown Photography25.0 ★ (1) · Photography
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J N J Photography5.0 ★ (10) · Photography
Map positionsChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #128 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Citations and Social Presence for Andy Brown Photography shows a very healthy overall presence with a health score of 9.2 out of 10. The strongest highlights are outstanding Instagram and Facebook profiles, a solid LinkedIn Company page, and a professional LinkedIn personal profile that reinforce credibility with clients and partners.

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/andybrownphotography) found via: Google search results.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
  • 2
    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
    Neighbourly ProfileWe could not find an active Neighbourly Profile listing for your business, which means anyone checking you there finds nothing and moves on to whoever is listed.
16 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 6 of them.
9.4Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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White Pagesandy-brown-photography-edgewareAndy Brown Photography | White Pages
TiktokNo account found1
YellowNo listing found2
NeighbourlyNo listing found3
Listings and socialChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #13 for listings and social
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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

  • 1
    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.
9.7Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
facebook
andybrownphotovideo✓
4K followers ✓
Documentary wedding and elopement photo + video. Based in Wanaka, available worldwide.1
FollowMessage
🌐 andybrown.co.nz✓
☎ +64 27 327 3334
PostsAboutPhotosReviews
Facebook pageChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #6 for your Facebook page
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Your website

The On-Page SEO health for Andy Brown Photography remains above average, scoring 7.1 out of 10. This indicates solid technical setup with room for targeted improvements. Notable strengths include a valid favicon, relevant meta description, an SEO-friendly URL, an H1 tag, and a strong title tag that align with the page's content and purpose.

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 file sizeYour home page is light enough to open quickly on a phone with a weak signal, which is where most people meet a local business for the first time.

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.
  • 2
    On-page scoreThe basics on your home page are half in place: it opens and it reads, but enough checks still fail that a customer on a phone away from wifi notices the wait before they notice the business.
  • 3
    Domain HealthYour site answers, but something did not check out - an insecure link, a redirect chain, a domain shared with other businesses, or a listing pointing at a social page.
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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How people find you on Google

Andy Brown Photography shows a very strong overall health score for Website Traffic, indicating solid traffic volume and keyword visibility. The standout finding is the high organic traffic and top local SERP coverage, suggesting strong audience reach and relevance. Paid traffic appears underdeveloped, presenting clear opportunities to test targeted campaigns and landing pages.

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.
  • 2
    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.
9.2Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Your hours against demand

Andy Brown Photography has no published opening hours, so temporal alignment cannot be measured against local demand patterns. The algorithm flags city-level peak search windows, but without hours the listing shows as closed during those peaks. This drives a very low health score (0.9/10). Adding clear hours or appointment windows would immediately clarify availability and reduce missed 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.
3.0Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Andy Brown Photography
OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
Hours
No opening hours listed1
Opening hoursChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #137 for opening hours
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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#84of 194 Christchurch photography businesses
9:41
Christchurch photographyOverall · 194 businesses
You are #84 overall
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