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EPA Business

Accountant · Riccarton, Christchurch

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 245 Christchurch accountants.

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Checked12 October 2026
Your marketChristchurch accountants · 245 businesses
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EPA Business

Accountant · Riccarton, Christchurch

Where you stand#146of 245 accountants
Overall health4.1/10across the eight areas

Going well

02Reviews6.601Google listing6.3

Where we can help

05Facebook page5.204Listings and social4.708Opening hours3.403Map positions2.807Google search and traffic0.006Your website-
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What AI tells people about you

EPA Business is an accounting firm based in Riccarton, Christchurch, providing accounting services to individuals and businesses. The practice focuses on clear, client-focused service and approachable support. Reviews highlight a friendly, responsive team and consistently positive experiences. EPA Business serves local clients across Riccarton and greater Christchurch, presenting a familiar, reliable option for everyday accounting needs.

EPA Business is an accounting practice located in Riccarton, Christchurch. The firm provides accounting services to individuals and businesses in the area and identifies as a local provider serving Riccarton and the surrounding Christchurch community.

The practice offers general accounting support tailored to local clients. Services are presented under the accounting category and are aimed at both personal and business needs. The firm positions itself as a practical option for routine accounting work in Riccarton.

Customer feedback centres on service quality and the team's manner. Reviews describe the staff as friendly and approachable and note a consistently high level of service. Clients have recommended the firm and used language that characterises their experience as exceptional and dependable.

Locally, EPA Business is distinguished by its Riccarton location and the strong positive sentiment in client feedback. The combination of a client-oriented approach and repeated recommendations in reviews gives a clear sense of how clients experience the practice. That local presence and consistent feedback are key features for customers seeking straightforward accounting support in Christchurch.

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Your Google listing

EPA Business shows solid health with room for improvement in the Google Listing. The listing already includes a website link, a listed phone number, a claimed status and an open/closed indicator, plus a verified title. A key finding is the health score of 6.4 out of 10, which is above average. The most important potential upgrade is adding a more meaningful description to attract 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 lengthThere is no real description on your listing, so when someone finds you on Google there is nothing in your own words telling them what you do.
  • 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.
  • 3
    Category fitYour categories cover this market better than the middle of the field, so you appear in most of the searches your competitors appear in.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
6.3Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Accountant · Riccarton3
Open 4 days ✓
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OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
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Google listingChristchurch accountants · 245 businesses
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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

The EPA Business profile shows an above-average health score of 6.1 out of 10 for Google reviews, reflecting solid overall performance. The key finding is a top-10% star rating, indicating high customer satisfaction. Immediate attention should focus on engaging with reviews to build trust, while continuing to grow the review base to strengthen 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

  • 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.
  • 2
    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
    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.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing all of them.
6.6Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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3How far your rating and your review count together can be trusted
Google reviewsChristchurch accountants · 245 businesses
You are #84 for your Google reviews
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Where you show up on the map

The Maps search health for EPA Business is 2.8 out of 10, indicating low visibility in Google Maps. Top findings show the business already ranks in the top 10 for several Riccarton keywords, including tax preparation service, accountant and accounting firm in Riccarton, and bookkeeping service in Riccarton. The borough score has improved but remains below mid-range, suggesting focus on local presence can yield steady gains.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

  • 1
    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 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.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
2.8Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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1Seen in 2 searches across Christchurch, top three in none
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Chan and Associates5.0 ★ (1) · Accountant
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SBA Small Business Accounting Riccarton4.6 ★ (14) · Accountant
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WK Advisors and Accountants5.0 ★ (5) · Accountant
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Map positionsChristchurch accountants · 245 businesses
You are #177 for map positions
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Where customers find you

EPA Business shows an overall health of 4.5 out of 10 in this area, indicating average presence on social platforms and directories. The strongest current asset is an outstanding Facebook profile with a very high trust score, suggesting solid local reach and credible engagement. Focus should be on establishing missing profiles to broaden 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.

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.
  • 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.
15 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 4 of them.
4.7Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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FacebookEPA-Business-100063676051938EPA Business | Facebook✓
InstagramNo account found1
TiktokNo account found2
YellowNo listing found3
NeighbourlyNo listing found
Listings and socialChristchurch accountants · 245 businesses
You are #130 for listings and social
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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 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

  • 1
    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.
  • 2
    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.
  • 3
    People following your pageFewer people follow your page than follow half the pages here.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
5.2Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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93 followers 3
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Facebook pageChristchurch accountants · 245 businesses
You are #117 for your Facebook page
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Your website

EPA Business shows very low on-page SEO health with a score of 1.0 out of 10. Immediate focus should be on establishing a baseline through proper page structure, meta tags and core content. Key findings include missing title tag and meta description, no valid favicon, and mixed content links that undermine trust. Addressing these areas will improve crawlability and user trust.

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.

Top three opportunities

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    On-page scoreYour home page did not return anything we can measure, and a page that will not answer a scanner is usually the same page that keeps a customer waiting.
  • 2
    Separate sites linking to youNo separate website links to yours.
  • 3
    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.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 4 of them.
-Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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1On-page score
2Separate sites linking to you
3Meta description
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How people find you on Google

EPA Business shows very low overall website traffic health (1.4/10). Its main pattern indicates near zero organic traffic value and no measurable paid traffic, suggesting limited visibility and outreach. The strongest takeaway is the need for foundational SEO and content work to start attracting local visitors and potential clients.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

  • 1
    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.
  • 3
    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
9:41
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No ads from you on any search
EPA BusinessNot in these results3
Google search and trafficChristchurch accountants · 245 businesses
You are #144 for Google search and traffic
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08Opening hoursMarketbase business report

Your hours against demand

EPA Business shows some clear alignment with local demand but overall timing is below par. The practice is open during a concentrated Thursday peak window (9am-3pm), matching high search activity. However, substantial demand outside those hours is unmet - notably on Friday mornings and Sunday late morning to noon - creating missed revenue opportunities that could be addressed by modest hour shifts.

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.
3.4Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
EPA Business
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Hours 1
Monday8:30am-5pm
Tuesday8:30am-5pm
Wednesday8:30am-5pm
Thursday8:30am-5pm
FridayClosed
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
Opening hoursChristchurch accountants · 245 businesses
You are #162 for opening hours
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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#146of 245 Christchurch accountants
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