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Draftline

Architecture firm · Addington-Middleton, Christchurch

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

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Checked12 October 2026
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Draftline

Architecture firm · Addington-Middleton, Christchurch

Where you stand#94of 252 architects
Overall health6.3/10across the eight areas
How AI describes youMarketbase business report

What AI tells people about you

Draftline is an architectural design and draughting firm based in Addington, Christchurch, delivering services across New Zealand. They specialise in residential and commercial new builds and alterations, from simple wall removals to high-end architectural projects and motel complexes. The team has in-house expertise and established relationships with Building Consent Authorities to support consent acquisition nationwide.

Draftline is an architectural design and draughting firm based in Addington, Christchurch, providing services across New Zealand with local teams in Christchurch, Timaru and Cromwell. The practice focuses on residential and commercial projects, handling both new builds and alterations.

Services include architectural design and detailed drafting for a range of work from simple interior alterations through to high-end architectural builds and motel complexes. The team states they manage projects from concept through to consent, and they are experienced in building consent processes and working with specialist consultants.

Customers frequently describe clear communication, helpful and responsive staff, and a smooth consent process. Reviews note practical pricing expectations, quick turnaround on specific consent or exemption applications, and attention to detail during engagement. Clients mention friendly, engaging interactions with named staff and reliable delivery for design and consent tasks.

Locally, Draftline presents as a Christchurch-based practice with national reach, combining in-house expertise and established relationships with multiple Building Consent Authorities. That mix of local presence and consent experience is a practical point of difference for clients seeking architectural design and drafting support across New Zealand.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Draftline shows an average overall health score for its Google Business Listing, meaning room for improvement. The strongest current asset is a verified listing with a phone number and a website link, while the logo is missing and should be added to improve brand presence.

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
    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.
  • 2
    Photos on the listingYou have fewer photos than nearly every business here, so a customer comparing you against them builds a picture of their work and guesses at yours.
  • 3
    Category fitYour categories cover less of this market than nearly every competitor, so someone searching for a job you actually do is shown a list your listing was never entered into.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
5.0Room to grow
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4.3 ★★★★★ (6)
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From the business

Architectural Design and Draughting Service Nationwide. Draftline specialise in residential and commercial alterations and new builds. From simple wall removals through to high end Architectural builds, Motel complexes and everything in between. With an experienced team on board, we have the expertise in house to handle your project. We have established relationships with Building Consent Authorities from all over the country and competent in consent acquisition processes

Google listingChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Draftline shows an overall health score of 5.7 out of 10 for Google reviews, indicating a mixed performance. The strongest finding is the solid number of total reviews and a decent rating trajectory that has moved above the bottom quartile. A key area for improvement is responding to reviews, which can build trust with customers and signal engagement.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

  • 1
    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
    Star ratingYour rating sits below what half the businesses here carry, which gives a customer choosing between three of you a reason to pick one of the others.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing 3 of them.
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4.3★★★★★6 reviews
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2How far your rating and your review count together can be trusted
Google reviewsChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #90 for your Google reviews
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Where you show up on the map

Draftline's Maps Search health sits at 3.1 out of 10, indicating below-average visibility in Google Maps. The business shows some presence in broader maps queries and strong performance for top keywords focused on Spreydon and Addington. The most important opportunities are to improve aggregate map visibility and to lift borough-level results to a higher local ranking.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

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    Maps visibility across the city groupYou turn up across fewer of the surrounding suburbs than half the businesses here, so someone two suburbs over searching for your service is shown your competitors and never sees your name.
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    Maps visibility in your own suburbYou show up in local Maps searches, but below most businesses in your suburb, so a customer looking from a nearby street is shown someone else first.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
3.5Room to grow
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1Seen in 2 searches across Christchurch, top three in none
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Map positionsChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #165 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Draftline shows a solid social presence with Instagram and Facebook profiles performing well, and an active LinkedIn Company listing. Health sits at 7.3 out of 10, indicating high overall health. The strongest findings are outstanding Instagram and Facebook profiles and a well-maintained LinkedIn presence, suggesting trust and reach among clients and professionals.

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.
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    LinkedIn CompanyWe can see your LinkedIn Company listing (https://linkedin.com/company/draftline-2021-limited) found via: Your website.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
  • 2
    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
    Neighbourly ProfileWe could not find an active Neighbourly Profile listing for your business, which means anyone checking you there finds nothing and moves on to whoever is listed.
18 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 6 of them.
8.0Strong
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TiktokNo account found1
YellowNo listing found2
NeighbourlyNo listing found3
LinkedInNo listing found✓
Listings and socialChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
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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 pageA couple of recommendations have landed on the page, fewer than most here.
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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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    A street addressYour page publishes no street address, so someone deciding whether you are near enough to bother with has nothing to check and moves on to a page that tells them.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
5.5Room to grow
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Facebook pageChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #115 for your Facebook page
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Your website

Draftline shows an above-average on-page SEO health score of 5.8 out of 10, with solid completions like a valid favicon, HTTPS resources, an H1 tag, and an SEO-friendly URL. The most impactful finding is room to improve the on-page SEO score by refining technical elements to move out of the bottom quartile, and tweaking the meta description and title tag to better fit ideal lengths.

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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    Separate sites linking to youOnly a handful of separate websites link to yours, well behind most of this market.
  • 3
    Page titleThe headline on your home page is either a single word or long enough that a search result cuts it off part way through.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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How people find you on Google

Draftline's website traffic health sits at 4.8 out of 10, indicating average performance. The top opportunities point to building paid traffic with targeted campaigns and landing pages, while organic traffic remains modest but improving. Prioritising paid spend, tight keyword targeting, and ongoing SEO refinements will help move the needle for local clients.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    What that traffic is worthThe search visitors reaching your site are worth less than most businesses here, which means the work coming in arrives through word of mouth and repeat customers rather than through people searching for what you do.
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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.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
4.9Room to grow
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1About 37 visits a month from search, across 11 searches
Google search and trafficChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #130 for Google search and traffic
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Your hours against demand

Draftline's opening hours match several weekday mid-day peaks, notably Wednesdays 11-12 and Tuesday/Thursday 12-1, providing useful access when local demand is moderate. However, large weekend search volumes around Saturday 11-2 and Sunday noon are missed because the firm is closed then. There are no low-demand open hours, so the schedule is efficient but could gain commercial value by targeted weekend availability or flexible appointments.

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.
4.4Room to grow
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Hours 1
Monday8am-5pm
Tuesday8am-5pm
Wednesday8am-5pm
Thursday8am-5pm
Friday8am-5pm
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
Opening hoursChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #142 for opening hours
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01Google listing3 opportunities

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#94of 252 Christchurch architects
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Christchurch architectsOverall · 252 businesses
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