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Authentic Projects

Architectural designer · Hornby-Islington, Christchurch

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

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Authentic Projects

Architectural designer · Hornby-Islington, Christchurch

Where you stand#183of 252 architects
Overall health2.7/10across the eight areas

Going well

03Map positions6.7

Where we can help

01Google listing3.905Facebook page3.902Reviews3.508Opening hours2.104Listings and social2.007Google search and traffic0.006Your website-
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What AI tells people about you

Authentic Projects offers architectural design and project management from its Hornby base in Christchurch. The practice works on new residential builds, alterations, kitchen layouts and custom joinery design, combining architectural design with project oversight. Clients can expect a focus on design that reflects individual needs and practical outcomes within the local Christchurch context.

Authentic Projects is an architectural practice based in Hornby, Christchurch, providing architectural design and project management services. The practice describes itself as working with clients on residential projects and local builds across the Christchurch area.

Services include new residential design, alterations, kitchen design and custom joinery design, supported by project management. The firm presents architectural design alongside practical project oversight, and lists these core specialisations on its website.

The website states that Authentic Projects prioritises a seamless blend between innovative design and functional purpose, aiming to reflect the unique character and needs of each client. That emphasis on combining design and functionality is a stated feature of how the firm approaches projects and client briefs.

Locally, Authentic Projects is identified by its focus on residential work and detailed joinery and kitchen design within Hornby and greater Christchurch. Customers commissioning new homes, renovations or bespoke cabinetry will find services that focus on integrating architectural intent with construction and delivery through project management.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Authenic Projects shows a health score of 4.3 out of 10, indicating room for improvement in the Google listing. The most notable findings are that the listing already has a working website link, a listing title, and a claimed status, which helps control information shown to customers.

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.
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    Photos on the listingYou have no photos on your listing, or close to none, so a customer scrolling past sees a blank where every other business shows their work.
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    LogoYour listing has no logo, so in a list of local results yours is the one with a blank space where every competitor has a mark.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
3.9Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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From the business

Authentic Projects Architectural Design and Project Management Services New Residential, Alterations, Kitchens Design, and Custom Joinery Design

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Your reviews

Authentic Projects shows a low Google Business health score, with limited reviews and no owner responses. The top findings indicate a very low overall rating confidence and no established star rating, plus no response rate yet. Immediate steps focus on gathering reviews, prompting happy clients, and starting to reply to existing feedback to build trust.

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.
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    Star ratingYou have no star rating yet, so a customer scanning results sees an empty space where every other business shows a number.
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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.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing 3 of them.
3.5Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Where you show up on the map

Authentic Projects shows above-average health in Google Maps search, with an overall health score of 6.6 out of 10. The business is making progress on visibility across multiple local suburbs, and the borough presence has moved above the bottom quartile. Top opportunities focus on broadening suburb reach while maintaining strong local performance.

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 the middle of the field, so customers searching from outside your own patch are finding you.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
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What customers seeWhere you rank
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Authentic Projects10.0 ★ (0) · Architectural designer
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Boutique Architecture5.0 ★ (1) · Architectural designer
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Creative Intentions5.0 ★ (1) · Architectural designer
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Warren & Mahoney Architects4.7 ★ (14) · Architectural designer
Map positionsChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #84 for map positions
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Where customers find you

The overall health of Authentic Projects in Citations & Social Presence is low, with a health score of 1.7 out of 10. This indicates significant room for improvement in social profiles and local directory visibility, which affects trust and discoverability. The most impactful findings are missing or weak Instagram and TikTok presence, a partially trusted Facebook profile, and missing Neighbourly and Yellow Directory listings.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    Instagram ProfileWe could not find an active Instagram Profile profile for your business, so a customer who looks for you there finds nothing.
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    Having a Facebook page at allWe found your Facebook Profile page through search rather than through anything you own.
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    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
18 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 3 of them.
2.0Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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InstagramNo account found1
TiktokNo account found3
YellowNo listing found
Listings and socialChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #201 for listings and social
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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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    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 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
    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.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
3.9Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Authentic Projects is a Design and Project Management company, specializing in Architectural design and joinery detailing, both residential and commercial.
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☎ +64 21 232 9256✓
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Facebook pageChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
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Your website

Authentic Projects shows a below-average on-page SEO health score of 3.9 out of 10. The most notable findings are a missing meta description for the homepage and a suboptimal title tag length, which can limit click-through and full relevance in search results.

Strengths

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    Domain HealthYour site answers cleanly over a secure connection, so a customer clicking through from Google lands where they expect with nothing in the way.
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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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    Separate sites linking to youNo separate website links to yours.
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    Meta descriptionYour pages carry no summary line of your own, so the two lines under your name in search results are whatever Google decides best fits the search.
  • 3
    The shape of your link profileNo links to your site were found, so there is no shape to read yet.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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What customers seeWhere you rank
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How people find you on Google

Website Traffic health for Authentic Projects is low, with a health score of 1.6 out of 10. This indicates limited organic and paid activity and weak visibility in search. The most important findings are that organic traffic value is near zero and there are no organic keywords in the top 100, suggesting immediate work on content, on-page SEO, and basic backlinks.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    What that traffic is worthSearch is delivering you nothing you would otherwise have to pay for.
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    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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21About 0 visits a month from search, across 0 searches
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08Opening hoursMarketbase business report

Your hours against demand

Authentic Projects shows limited overall alignment: 32 weekly hours coincide with local peak search times, but significant demand is missed across weekend midday periods. Strong fits are midweek lunchtime slots-Tuesday noon, Wednesday 11-12am, and Thursday noon-1pm-while Saturday and Sunday middays are closed despite high local interest. Consider opening limited weekend hours around Saturday 11am-2pm or extending Friday/Thursday late lunchtimes to capture more enquiries.

Strengths

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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.
2.1Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Hours 1
Monday9am-5pm
Tuesday9am-5pm
Wednesday9am-5pm
Thursday9am-5pm
FridayClosed
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
Popular times Saturday · Hornby-Islington
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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#183of 252 Christchurch architects
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