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Canterbury Cutz

Hairdresser · Bryndwr, Christchurch

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 498 Christchurch hair salons & barbers.

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Canterbury Cutz

Hairdresser · Bryndwr, Christchurch

Where you stand#287of 498 hair salons & barbers
Overall health4.2/10across the eight areas

Going well

05Facebook page8.101Google listing6.9

Where we can help

03Map positions5.808Opening hours5.602Reviews4.904Listings and social3.207Google search and traffic0.006Your website-
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What AI tells people about you

Canterbury Cutz Limited is a no-frills hairdressing and barbering salon in Bryndwr, Christchurch. The salon focuses on straightforward cuts, practical styling and value-for-money service. Customers can expect friendly, chatty service from a small local team, a tidy salon environment and simple conveniences like reading material while waiting.

Canterbury Cutz Limited is a no-frills hairdressing and barbering salon located in Bryndwr, Christchurch. The listing describes the business as focused on straightforward hairdressing and barbering rather than elaborate services, serving local customers in a suburban setting.

Services centre on haircuts and barbering with an emphasis on practical styling and value. Reviews mention services such as blow dries alongside straight-to-the-point haircuts, and the salon presents itself as offering good value for money rather than premium or high-end treatments.

Customers regularly report friendly, personable service and light banter with the proprietor, Bronwyn. Reviews note a clean, tidy salon environment, a relaxed atmosphere, reading material while waiting, and repeat visits from satisfied clients who highlight the welcoming interaction and consistent results.

As a local Bryndwr salon, Canterbury Cutz Limited presents a simple, dependable option for people seeking no-frills haircuts and barbering. Its practical focus, friendly customer interactions and tidy premises are distinguishing features for clients who prioritise value, straightforward service and a familiar, small-salon experience.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Canterbury Cutz Limited shows solid health on Google Business Listing with a 6.9/10 above average. Key strengths include a verified claim, a visible website link, a contact phone number and an open-for-business status that keeps customers informed. The business also benefits from a clear listing title. The main area for improvement is refining the listing description to stand out.

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 two 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.
  • 2
    Photos on the listingYou have more photos on your listing than half the businesses here, so a customer arriving has enough to look at that they stay on it.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 5 of them.
6.9Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
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4.3 ★★★★★ (88)
Hairdresser · Bryndwr
Open 6 days ✓
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From the business

No frills hairdressing/barbering at it's best!

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Google listingChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Canterbury Cutz Limited shows a below-average overall health score of 3.9 out of 10 for Google reviews, signaling room for improvement. The business has begun collecting reviews, with a growing response rate and solid listing engagement, indicating customers are noticing and some interaction is taking place. The key finding is that reviews and engagement are improving but still far from the local top tier.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Star ratingYour rating sits well below what customers here are used to seeing, and it is the first number they compare when two businesses look otherwise equal.
  • 2
    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
    Response rateYou reply to some of your reviews but not most, so a customer scrolling your page finds long stretches where nobody answered.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing 3 of them.
4.9Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Canterbury Cutz
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4.3★★★★★88 reviews
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bolderwiser W.★★★★★ · a week ago

Bron is always super friendly and great value for money. Fantastic service and good for a laugh. Plenty of reading material for when you wait and the saloon is always clean and tidy

Response from the owner3

Thank you for your lovely review and continued support ❤️🕯️

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Castro D.★ · 3 months ago

my son came home looking homeless, i am extreamly ashamed i wasted 23$ on this haircut when it could’ve been used for something more productive,

Response from the owner

I'm offended you would write such a horrible comment! for $23 he would've had one clipper comb all over and your photo does not portray this... thanks for the feedback 😊

Google reviewsChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
You are #252 for your Google reviews
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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

Canterbury Cutz Limited's overall Maps Search health is 5.9 out of 10, which is above average. The business already appears in a reasonable mix of local maps queries and holds several solid top positions for key terms. The top opportunities focus on improving aggregate visibility and sustaining borough performance to push into the top tier.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

  • 1
    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.
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    Maps visibility in your own suburbYou show up in local Maps searches more often than the middle of your suburb, so a customer searching nearby is likely to see you in the first handful.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
5.8Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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unisex hairdresser
1Seen in 4 searches across Christchurch, top three in none
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Map positionsChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
You are #209 for map positions
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04Listings and socialMarketbase business report

Where customers find you

Canterbury Cutz Limited shows a low overall health score for Citations & Social Presence, at 2.1 out of 10, indicating limited activity on key social and directory platforms. The strongest existing asset is a high-trust Facebook profile and a kept Fresha listing, but gaps exist on Instagram, TikTok, GrabOne, Neighbourly profiles, and Neighbourly directory visibility.

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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    Infobel ListingWe can see your Infobel Listing listing (https://infobel.com/canterbury_cutz) found via: Google search results.
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    ServiceFinder ProfileWe can see your ServiceFinder Profile listing (https://servicefinder.co.nz/Canterbury-Cutz-158234) 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.
14 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 6 of them.
3.2Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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FacebookcanterburycutzchchCanterbury Cutz | Facebook✓
ServiceFinderCanterbury-Cutz-158234Canterbury Cutz | ServiceFinder✓
Infobelcanterbury_cutzCanterbury Cutz | Infobel✓
Freshalp/en/tt/menFound through search, not linked from anything you own
Yellow/bryndwr/concrete-cutting-boringCanterbury Cutz | Yellow3
InstagramNo account found1
TiktokNo account found2
YellowNo listing found3
Listings and socialChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
You are #339 for listings and social
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05Facebook pageMarketbase business report

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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    People following your pageFewer people follow your page than follow half the pages here.
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    Where your page link pointsYour page points customers at a booking system or directory rather than a site of your own.
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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.
8 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
8.1Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
facebook
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414 followers 1
Relaxed, friendly salon providing a high quality express service... BYO colours and foils available by appointment...3
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🌐 maps.google.com2
☎ +64 21 252 2161✓
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Facebook pageChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
You are #93 for your Facebook page
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Your website

Strengths

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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.
-Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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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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Google search and trafficChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
You are #212 for Google search and traffic
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08Opening hoursMarketbase business report

Your hours against demand

Canterbury Cutz Limited's opening hours largely align with local peak demand, especially midweek and Saturday mid-day. The salon is open during strong demand windows on Tuesday 11-12pm and Saturday 11am-1pm. Missed opportunities appear on Sunday afternoons and Saturday 2pm when searches remain high but the salon is closed. No low-demand open hours were identified, so adjustments should focus on selectively adding weekend hours.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

  • 1
    Hours aligned with demandYour hours cover some of the busy stretches but fewer than half the businesses here, which means someone ringing round on a Saturday morning reaches your competitors and your voicemail.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
5.6Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Canterbury Cutz
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Hours 1
Monday9am-5pm
Tuesday9am-5pm
Wednesday9am-5pm
Thursday9am-5pm
Friday9am-5pm
Saturday9:30am-2pm
SundayClosed
Popular times Saturday · Bryndwr
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Opening hoursChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
You are #218 for opening hours
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01Google listing2 opportunities

02Reviews3 opportunities

03Map positions2 opportunities

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page3 opportunities

06Your website3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#287of 498 Christchurch hair salons & barbers
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Christchurch hair salons & barbersOverall · 498 businesses
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