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Applied Design

Architectural designer · Waltham, Christchurch

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 252 Christchurch architects.

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Checked12 October 2026
Your marketChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
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Applied Design

Architectural designer · Waltham, Christchurch

Where you stand#238of 252 architects
Overall health0.6/10across 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.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.01PhoneYour listing carries a phone number, so the call button is live for anyone who finds you on a phone.

Where we can help

05Facebook page4.302Reviews3.504Listings and social3.303Map positions2.008Opening hours1.701Google listing0.507Google search and traffic0.006Your website-
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What AI tells people about you

Applied Design is an architectural practice based in Waltham, Christchurch. The firm provides architectural design services for residential and commercial projects, emphasising practical, site-specific solutions. Clients can expect local knowledge of Christchurch planning and building contexts and collaboration through the design process.

Applied Design is an architectural practice located in the Waltham suburb of Christchurch. The firm operates in the architects category, offering design expertise to projects within the city and surrounding area.

The practice provides architectural design services for residential and commercial buildings. Work focuses on design development, spatial planning and documentation appropriate to site and brief, drawing on professional architectural methods and industry knowledge.

Clients engage Applied Design for a range of architectural projects and for guidance through design phases and project documentation. Engagements typically centre on translating client needs into architectural drawings, coordinating with consent and construction processes, and refining designs to suit site and budget considerations.

Applied Design is positioned as a local Christchurch architectural resource in Waltham, serving clients who need professional design and documentation. Its local presence supports familiarity with regional planning rules and construction practices, which informs its approach to projects in the area.

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Your Google listing

Applied Design has a very low health on Google Business Listing, with several critical gaps that limit online presence. The most important findings are that there is no website link and the listing is not claimed, plus the status shows as closed or unknown. Current strengths include a valid listing title, a phone number, a full address, and a main image. These elements provide a basic foundation while actions are taken to improve visibility.

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

  • 1
    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.
0.5Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Google listingChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
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Your reviews

Applied Design shows a very low Google review health score, indicating a cautious customer base. Key findings include a very low overall rating confidence, a star rating not yet established, few or no reviews, and no response to reviews. Addressing these areas can help build trust with Christchurch clients seeking practical, site-specific architectural solutions.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Review confidenceYour rating and your review count together put you at the bottom of this market - either the rating is low, or there are too few reviews behind it for anyone to trust it.
  • 2
    Star ratingYou have no star rating yet, so a customer scanning results sees an empty space where every other business shows a number.
  • 3
    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.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing 3 of them.
3.5Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Google reviewsChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #163 for your Google reviews
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Where you show up on the map

Applied Design in Christchurch shows a low overall health score on Google Maps at 2.2 out of 10, indicating limited visibility. The top findings are a starting point in broader maps queries and a minimal local presence in the borough, with the borough address recognised but room to improve local results positioning.

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, but below most businesses in your suburb, so a customer looking from a nearby street is shown someone else first.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
2.0Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Map positionsChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #203 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Applied Design's social presence health sits at 3.2 out of 10, signaling below-average visibility. The strongest area is Facebook, with a very high trust score and active engagement; LinkedIn Company listing is present but needs ongoing accuracy. Focus should be on stabilising core profiles and preparing the ground for future platforms to improve trust and discoverability.

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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    LinkedIn CompanyWe can see your LinkedIn Company listing (https://linkedin.com/company/applied-design-works) 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.
18 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 5 of them.
3.3Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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FacebookapplieddesignarchitectureApplied Design | Facebook✓
InstagramNo account found1
TiktokNo account found2
YellowNo listing found3
LinkedInNo listing found✓
Listings and socialChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #170 for listings and social
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Your Facebook page

Strengths

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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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    What your page says about youFew intros in this market run as full as yours, and it sits close to the limit that length has stopped being a lever.
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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

  • 1
    Recommendations on your pageNo recommendations sit on your page, so a stranger who came to see whether anyone else has used you leaves with only your own posts to go on.
  • 2
    People following your pageFewer people follow your page than most in this market, which means a post reaches people who already know you rather than anyone still deciding.
  • 3
    Where your page link pointsThe link on your page sends people to another feed or a links page rather than to a site of your own, so someone chasing a price ends up one more tap from the answer and scrolls until the errand is forgotten.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
4.3Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Facebook pageChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #145 for your Facebook page
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Your website

Strengths

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

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Domain HealthYour website did not come back healthy when we tried it, and anyone clicking through from your Google listing is meeting whatever we met.
  • 2
    Domain UniquenessWe could not find a domain registered to your business, which means there is no address of your own for a customer to go to and nothing for your Google listing to link to.
  • 3
    Domain Age ScoreWe could not read how long your domain has been registered, or it is only weeks old.
3 checks on your website. You're seeing all of them.
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What customers seeWhere you rank
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Your websiteNo website of your own1
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How people find you on Google

Strengths

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

Where we can help

Nothing to sort here.
0 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing all of them.
0.0Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Google search and trafficChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #175 for Google search and traffic
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Your hours against demand

Applied Design currently has no recorded opening-hours data, so no specific alignment with Christchurch demand patterns can be measured. Because opening hours are missing, it is not possible to identify which high-demand windows the practice already covers or misses. Adding clear published hours would allow comparison against local peak search times and reveal practical changes to improve temporal alignment.

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.
1.7Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Hours
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Opening hoursChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #210 for opening hours
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The next step

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These are your top 18 opportunities, from the 48 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 page3 opportunities

06Your website3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#238of 252 Christchurch architects
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Christchurch architectsOverall · 252 businesses
You are #238 overall
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