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Christchurch Headshot Photographer

Photographer · Waltham, Christchurch

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 194 Christchurch photography businesses.

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Christchurch Headshot Photographer

Photographer · Waltham, Christchurch

Where you stand#26of 194 photography businesses
Overall health8.7/10across the eight areas

Going well

02Reviews10.008Opening hours9.203Map positions9.007Google search and traffic8.401Google listing7.6

Where we can help

04Listings and social2.805Facebook page2.006Your website-
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What AI tells people about you

Christchurch Headshot Photographer is a Phillipstown-based studio offering professional business portraits, corporate team headshots and branding imagery. The photographer creates clear, authentic and confident portraits for Christchurch businesses, teams and professionals. Sessions start from $99 plus GST per person and focus on natural, consistent images suited to professional and brand use.

Christchurch Headshot Photographer is a Phillipstown, Christchurch studio specialising in professional business portraits, corporate team headshots and branding imagery. The photographer focuses on clear, authentic, confident portraits for businesses, teams and professionals across Christchurch.

Services include individual headshots, consistent team photography and brand-aligned portrait sessions. Pricing information on the website notes headshots and portraits starting from $99 plus GST per person. The studio presents options for both single professionals and organisational bookings aimed at natural, professional-looking results.

Customers commonly report a relaxed, friendly and professional experience. Reviews note the photographer is easy to work with and makes clients feel comfortable during sessions. Feedback also mentions fast turnaround on images and satisfaction with photo quality and the overall session atmosphere.

Locally, Christchurch Headshot Photographer positions itself as a practical choice for businesses and individuals wanting straightforward, brand-consistent portraits. The studio serves Christchurch organisations and professionals who need reliable, natural-looking headshots and team photography with prompt delivery and an approachable studio experience.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

The Google Business Listing for Christchurch Headshot Photographer shows a healthy 7.6 out of 10. Strengths include a live website link, claimed status, a listing title, a visible phone number, and Open-for-Business status. The top findings: description length is improving and photos meet the local median, indicating solid visibility and trust with potential clients.

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 gives a reader less than half the listings here do, so someone reading yours and then a competitor's gets less to go on from you.
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    Category fitYour category set covers less of this market than half the field, so there are jobs being searched for near you that your listing is not eligible to appear in.
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    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 6 of them.
7.6Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
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5.0 ★★★★★ (130)
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Open 7 days · late Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu and Fri ✓
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From the business

Christchurch headshot photographer specialising in professional business portraits, corporate team headshots, and branding imagery. I create clear, authentic, confident portraits for Christchurch businesses, teams, and professionals.

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Google listingChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
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Your reviews

Christchurch Headshot Photographer shows a very high health status on Google reviews, with strong customer satisfaction and solid social proof. The top achievements include a stellar Google Business Rating Confidence (top 10%), a brilliant Google Star Rating (top 10%), and an outstanding total reviews count (top 10%). The main opportunity noted is maintaining an excellent review response rate within the top quartile.

Strengths

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    Review confidenceRating and volume together put you at the head of this market: well rated, with enough reviews behind it that a customer takes the number seriously.
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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.
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    Review countYou hold one of the deepest review banks in this market - social proof that does its own selling.

Top opportunity

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    Response rateYou answer nearly all your reviews, which is more than almost anyone in this market, and a customer reading the page sees a two-sided conversation rather than a scoreboard.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing all of them.
10.0Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Charu U.★★★★★ · 2 weeks ago

Sky was incredibly easy to work with and made us feel completely at ease. The session was relaxed and effortless. The photo quality is outstanding and the speed of service was fantastic. I highly recommend him.

Response from the owner1

Thanks so much Charu for the review and opportunity. All the best. -Sky.

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Tamika W.★★★★★ · 2 weeks ago

I had an amazing experience with Sky today for my headshot. He was friendly and professional, He instantly made me feel comfortable in front of the camera. I had a few requests and he was incredibly accommodating which I really appreciated....

Response from the owner

Thanks so much Tamika for such an awesome review! I hope we do work together again soon. Take care. -Sky

Google reviewsChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
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Where you show up on the map

The Christchurch Headshot Photographer shows strong overall health in Google Maps with a health score of 8.1 out of 10, indicating solid visibility and steady growth. Top findings include leadership in key Phillipstown and Christchurch City terms, and a strong position for portrait and photography studio queries in Phillipstown. Continued momentum in borough visibility supports ongoing client reach.

Strengths

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

Top two opportunities

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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.
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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.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
9.0Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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2Top three for "photographer" in 6 suburbs, seen in 18
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Susannah Blatchford Photography5.0 ★ (32) · Photographer
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Christchurch Headshot Photographer15.0 ★ (130) · Photographer
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Pete Prue Photography5.0 ★ (114) · Photographer
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Lens King Photography0.0 ★ (0) · Photographer
Map positionsChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #20 for map positions
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Where customers find you

The Christchurch Headshot Photographer shows strong overall health with a 7.8 out of 10, indicating solid online presence and trust. Key strengths include outstanding Instagram and Facebook profiles, reflecting consistent branding and audience engagement. The main opportunity is to broaden local and social reach by adding profiles on TikTok, Yellow, Neighbourly and LinkedIn to engage different audiences.

Strengths

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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

  • 1
    Having a Facebook page at allWe could not find an active Facebook Profile page for your business, so anyone who goes there to check your hours, read your posts or send a message lands on 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 4 of them.
2.8Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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FacebookNo account found1
TiktokNo account found2
YellowNo listing found3
NeighbourlyNo listing found
Listings and socialChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #140 for listings and social
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Your Facebook page

Strengths

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

Top opportunity

  • 1
    Facebook pageCriticalWe could not find an active Facebook Profile page for your business, so anyone who goes there to check your hours, read your posts or send a message lands on nothing. Shown at a typical score for this market.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 1 of them.
2.0Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Facebook pageChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #155 for your Facebook page
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Your website

Christchurch Headshot Photographer shows an above-average on-page health with a 6.5/10 score. Strengths include a valid favicon, relevant title tag, compact page size, no frames, and secure HTTPS content. The most important findings are a strong title tag and overall page efficiency, with opportunities to improve meta description length and defer render-blocking resources.

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 youOnly a handful of separate websites link to yours, well behind most of this market.
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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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    The shape of your link profileYour links are piled onto a small number of sites for a profile this size, so they are doing less for you than the count suggests.
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

The Website Traffic health for Christchurch Headshot Photographer remains strong, with a health score of 8.2 out of 10. The key takeaways are solid organic traffic value in the 50-75% local band and notable organic traffic total, suggesting good visibility. Paid channels show opportunities to begin small, targeted campaigns to capture incremental customers.

Strengths

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

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    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.
  • 2
    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.
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    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.
8.4Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
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www.christchurchheadshotphotographer.co.nzContact & Pricing

Make a Booking. [email protected] · Email me and I'll respond the same day (usually within an hour). Phone/text: 0210 336 047 ... Read more

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About 41 visits a month from search, across 31 searches
Google search and trafficChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #31 for Google search and traffic
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Your hours against demand

Christchurch Headshot Photographer's hours largely align with city demand, with strong coverage around Monday late-morning and early afternoon plus Wednesday midday. However several high-demand evening and late-morning slots are closed, representing missed bookings. A small number of open hours fall below the peak threshold, suggesting modest inefficiency. Adjustments to a few evening and Friday morning hours could capture more clients without large increases in weekly hours.

Strengths

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

Top opportunity

  • 1
    Hours aligned with demandYour hours line up with demand better than nearly every business here, so most of the time you are open, people are actually looking.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
9.2Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Christchurch Headshot Photographer
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Hours 1
Monday11am-8pm
Tuesday10am-8pm
Wednesday11am-8pm
Thursday11am-8pm
Friday11am-8pm
Saturday11am-2pm
Sunday11am-2pm
Popular times Saturday · Waltham
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Opening hoursChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #17 for opening hours
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01Google listing3 opportunities

02Reviews1 opportunity

03Map positions2 opportunities

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page1 opportunity

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#26of 194 Christchurch photography businesses
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Christchurch photographyOverall · 194 businesses
You are #26 overall
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