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Argyle Welsh Finnigan

Law firm · Rolleston North West, Christchurch

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 216 Christchurch lawyers.

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Checked12 October 2026
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Argyle Welsh Finnigan

Law firm · Rolleston North West, Christchurch

Where you stand#42of 216 lawyers
Overall health8.1/10across the eight areas
How AI describes youMarketbase business report

What AI tells people about you

Argyle Welsh Finnigan in Rolleston provides legal services across Selwyn District, specialising in rural and agricultural law, commercial matters, estate planning, conveyancing, employment law and dispute resolution. The firm serves farmers, business owners and families, offers notarial services for international documents, and is known locally for prompt, efficient client service and practical advice for property transactions.

Argyle Welsh Finnigan is a law firm based in Rolleston that delivers legal services across Selwyn District and nearby areas. The firm operates alongside an Ashburton office and employs a team of more than 30 staff, combining local presence with a range of legal expertise.

The practice specialises in rural and agricultural law, corporate and commercial matters, estate planning, wills and trusts, residential conveyancing, property subdivisions, relationship property agreements, employment law and dispute resolution. It also provides notarial services for international documents and handles both first-home purchases and more complex property transactions.

Customers commonly report prompt, efficient handling and clear guidance through property purchases. Reviews highlight thorough support for first-home buyers and helpful, practical advice during complicated purchases, as well as a generally fast, professional service at reasonable cost.

Locally, Argyle Welsh Finnigan is positioned as a full-service lawyers' practice that combines modern legal capability with traditional values. It serves a broad community of farmers, business owners and families in Selwyn and neighbouring districts, with services tailored to conveyancing, rural matters and commercial needs.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Argyle Welsh Finnigan shows a very high health score on Google Business Listing, indicating strong completeness and optimization. Key strengths include having a claimed listing, a website link, a visible listing title, open-for-business status, and a phone number, which together support clear information for customers and easy contact.

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 opportunity

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    Photos on the listingYou carry more photos than most of this market, which gives a customer a real look at the work before they ring.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 4 of them.
10.0Strong
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4.6 ★★★★★ (9)
Law firm · Rolleston North West
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From the business

Argyle Welsh Finnigan's Rolleston office delivers expert legal services across Selwyn District. Our experienced lawyers specialise in rural and agricultural law, corporate and commercial matters, estate planning, wills and trusts, residential conveyancing, home purchases and sales, relationship property agreements, property subdivisions, employment law, and dispute resolution. We also provide notarial services for international documents. Our professional team combines modern legal expertise with traditional values to serve Selwyn's diverse community, from first-home buyers to established businesses. Whether you're a farmer, business owner, or family, we deliver tailored legal solutions with our signature prompt service throughout Selwyn.

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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Argyle Welsh Finnigan shows an average Google review health score with room for improvement in engagement. The business has made solid progress in total reviews and star rating, while response to reviews remains the main area to address. Fostering consistent responses could build trust, while current ratings momentum supports continued improvement.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    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.
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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.
  • 3
    Review countYour review count sits under the middle of this market, so you are readable to a customer without yet being convincing.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing 3 of them.
5.3Room to grow
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You are #103 for your Google reviews
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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

Argyle Welsh Finnigan in Rolleston shows very high visibility on Google Maps with a health score of 9.7 out of 10. The business ranks well overall, and specifically in its suburb, reflecting strong local visibility. Top opportunities focus on continuing growth across multiple local suburbs and pushing the suburb-lev el ranking toward the top 10%.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

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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.
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    Maps visibility in your own suburbYou show up in local Maps searches more often than nearly every business in your suburb, so a customer searching nearby sees you before most of your competition.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
8.2Strong
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Argyle Welsh Finnigan24.6 ★ (9) · Law firm
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Parry Field Lawyers - Rolleston5.0 ★ (2) · Law firm
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Alpers & Co4.8 ★ (41) · Law firm
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Nigel Mason Lawyer4.0 ★ (4) · Law firm
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You are #39 for map positions
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04Listings and socialMarketbase business report

Where customers find you

Argyle Welsh Finnigan shows an average health score for Citations & Social Presence, with a strong Facebook presence as a key strength. The main opportunity lies in establishing active profiles on Instagram, TikTok, TikTok Directory, GrabOne and Neighbourly to improve local visibility and trust.

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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    Top Lawyers ListingWe can see your Top Lawyers Listing listing (https://toplawyers.co.nz/argyle-welsh-finnigan-limited-rolleston-christchurch) found via: Google search results.
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    Find A Lawyer FirmWe can see your Find A Lawyer Firm listing (https://findalawyer.co.nz/argyle-welsh-finnigan) 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.
16 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 6 of them.
7.3Good
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InstagramNo account found1
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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 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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    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.

Top three opportunities

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    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.
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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.
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    What your page says about youThere is more in your intro than in half the pages here, so a visitor has a real sense of the business before they reach the photos.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
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06Your websiteMarketbase business report

Your website

Argyle Welsh Finnigan shows a modest overall on-page SEO health but remains below the ideal range. The site benefits from a valid favicon, secure HTTPS and an SEO-friendly URL, while no frames are used and the page content is adequately written. The most impactful findings relate to page speed and meta and title tag lengths that could be better aligned with best practices.

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

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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 titleYour home page headline does not fit the space a search result gives it, so a searcher sees either a half-empty line or one that trails off before your name arrives.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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How people find you on Google

Argyle Welsh Finnigan shows a mixed website traffic health, with an average health score and several clear growth opportunities in paid and organic traffic. Notable positives include organic keyword presence in the 25th-50th percentile and organic traffic value in the 50-75th percentile. Key focus should be on implementing targeted paid campaigns and refreshing content to grow visibility.

Strengths

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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 3 of them.
6.3Good
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08Opening hoursMarketbase business report

Your hours against demand

Argyle Welsh Finnigan's opening hours show strong alignment with weekday midday demand in Rolleston, especially Tuesday and Thursday late mornings and Tuesday-Wednesday at lunchtime. However, the firm is closed during several popular periods on weekends and early Friday mornings, notably Saturday 10am, Sunday 1-2pm and Friday 8am. No low-demand open hours were flagged, so any hour changes should target those missed high-demand windows.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

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    Hours aligned with demandYour hours cover more of the busy stretches than the middle of the field, so you are open for most of the searching that happens near you.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
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Argyle Welsh Finnigan
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Hours 1
Monday8:30am-5pm
Tuesday8:30am-5pm
Wednesday8:30am-5pm
Thursday8:30am-5pm
Friday8:30am-5pm
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
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02Reviews3 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#42of 216 Christchurch lawyers
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