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Braids by Janeli

Beauty salon · Sydenham, Christchurch

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 570 Christchurch beauty businesses.

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Checked13 October 2026
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Braids by Janeli

Beauty salon · Sydenham, Christchurch

Where you stand#399of 570 beauty businesses
Overall health3.0/10across the eight areas

Going well

04Listings and social9.5

Where we can help

02Reviews4.901Google listing4.205Facebook page4.208Opening hours1.303Map positions0.507Google search and traffic0.006Your website-
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What AI tells people about you

Braids by Janeli is a Sydenham-based braiding specialist in Christchurch offering styled braids with extensions and attentive care. Run by Janeli, the service is appointment-based and focuses on neat, lasting braids suited to everyday wear and active lifestyles. Customers frequently note friendly service and durable results that hold up well over a week.

Braids by Janeli is a braiding specialist located in Sydenham, Christchurch. The studio is run by Janeli and operates on an appointment basis, providing braids for local customers who want styled, extension-enhanced looks done with care.

The service offering centres on a range of braided styles, including work with extensions and attention to styling details. The description provided by the business emphasises doing braids "with style, and with care," and customers can book a session directly with Janeli for personalised attention.

Customers tend to report friendly interactions and satisfaction with the finished style. Reviews highlight that results have lasted well for more than a week and that the braids have been comfortable for active use, including wearing a helmet while mountain biking. Those themes suggest a focus on durable, wearable braids and a positive client experience.

Locally, Braids by Janeli is distinguished by single-operator attention from Janeli herself and by a clear focus on braids with extensions and practical styling. The combination of personalised appointments, consistently positive feedback, and durability of results positions the salon as a straightforward option for Christchurch customers seeking reliable braid work in Sydenham.

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Your Google listing

Braids by Janeli shows a low overall health on Google listings, but has a clear base with essential contact details. The strongest finding is that the listing is claimed and includes a website link and phone number. However, the health score remains low and several key elements require attention to improve visibility and credibility.

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

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    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
    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.
  • 3
    Photos on the listingThere are more pictures on most listings around you than on yours, so a customer flicking between them gets a fuller look at the businesses either side of you.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
4.2Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Beauty salon · Sydenham
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From the business

Braids done right – with extensions, with style, and with care. Book your appointment with me, Janeli, today.

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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Braids by Janeli shows above-average Google review health with a strong star rating and initial review growth. The business has a top-10% star rating and is accumulating more reviews, while engagement with reviews is progressing. The main takeaway is solid customer satisfaction that supports continued focus on gathering feedback to lift overall confidence and listing credibility.

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.
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    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.
  • 3
    Response rateYou answer more of your reviews than the middle of this market, so a customer scrolling your page mostly finds you there.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing all of them.
4.9Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Nicki R.★★★★★ · 3 months ago

It was a good experience happy with the result, will be back

Response from the owner3

Thank you Nicki 😇

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Renee M.★★★★★ · 5 months ago

Janeli is super friendly and amazing at doing braids was very pleased with my hair and it has lasted well over a week . Would definitely recommend

Response from the owner

Thank you Renee 🩷

Google reviewsChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

Braids by Janeli shows very low overall health in Google Maps search at 0.3/10, indicating limited visibility. Top findings highlight strong performance for several hair extension and salon terms in Waltham and Sydenham, suggesting niche strengths. Opportunity lies in improving aggregate and suburb-specific scores to lift overall visibility.

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 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.
0.5Room 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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Map positionsChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
You are #543 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Braids by Janeli shows very high health in citations and social presence, with strong Facebook and Instagram profiles already in place. The key takeaway is the very high trust on those channels and existing Fresha visibility, which supports steady customer flow. The main opportunities lie in expanding TikTok, LinkedIn, and Fresha profile depth for broader reach.

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.

Top three opportunities

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    Tiktok ProfileWe found your Tiktok Profile page through search rather than through anything you own.
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    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
    Fresha ProfileWe could not find an active Fresha Profile listing for your business, which means anyone checking you there finds nothing and moves on to whoever is listed.
14 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 5 of them.
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What customers seeWhere you rank
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Tiktok@thetaylatakeFound through search, not linked from anything you own1
Freshalp/en/tt/hair-braiding/in/gb-london/sydenhamBraids by Janeli | Fresha3
YellowNo listing found2
FreshaNo listing found3
Listings and socialChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
You are #29 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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    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 follow half the pages here.
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    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.
4.2Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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✨ Braids with Extensions 💥 Kardashian Braids | Festival Braids 📍 Based in Christchurch | 5+ yrs experience 💌 DM to book your appointment
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Facebook pageChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
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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 Age ScoreWe could not read how long your domain has been registered, or it is only weeks old.
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    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.
  • 3
    Domain UniquenessYour web address belongs to a platform rather than to you - a social page or a site builder's own domain.
3 checks on your website. You're seeing all of them.
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What customers seeWhere you rank
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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

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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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Your hours against demand

Braids by Janeli has no published opening hours, so temporal alignment with local customer demand cannot be measured. The lack of hours is itself a missed opportunity: potential customers searching during high-demand windows cannot see availability. Adding clear opening times and appointment slots will immediately improve visibility; consider matching city-level peak search periods and tracking bookings to refine hours.

Strengths

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

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.
1.3Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Opening hoursChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
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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#399of 570 Christchurch beauty businesses
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