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Head Rush Hair Salon

Hair salon · Sydenham, 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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Head Rush Hair Salon

Hair salon · Sydenham, Christchurch

Where you stand#195of 498 hair salons & barbers
Overall health6.1/10across the eight areas

Going well

03Map positions9.504Listings and social8.901Google listing8.505Facebook page7.202Reviews6.6

Where we can help

08Opening hours5.507Google search and traffic0.006Your website-
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What AI tells people about you

Head Rush Hair Salon is a hair salon in Sydenham, Christchurch, combining award-described stylists with up-and-coming apprentices. They stock Keune products, including the So Pure Natural Balance range, and aim for a fresh, friendly approach. Customers can expect professional colour and cut services using ammonia-, paraben- and sulphate-free products and a focus on hair health.

Head Rush Hair Salon is a hair salon located in Sydenham, Christchurch. The salon describes its approach as fresh and friendly and notes an emphasis on careful hair care and contemporary styling.

The salon states that award-described staff work alongside up-and-coming apprentices. Services draw on Keune product lines, including the So Pure Natural Balance range, which they say is 100% ammonia, paraben and sulphate free and enriched with certified organic ingredients.

Customer feedback highlights trust in individual stylists, particularly for colour work, and frequent comments about skilled, welcoming and professional service. Reviews commonly mention consistently good results, a friendly atmosphere on visits and stylists who take time to understand client preferences.

Located in Sydenham, Head Rush Hair Salon is distinguished locally by its mix of experienced stylists and apprentice training, along with a focus on high-quality, gentler product formulations. Clients seeking professional colour and attentive service in Christchurch may find the salon noted for dependable results and a welcoming salon experience.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Head Rush Hair Salon shows a very healthy Google Business Listing with a score of 8.6 out of 10. Overall health suggests strong completeness and visibility, with coordinated advantages in contact and presence. The most notable findings: the listing includes a website link and phone number, and the business is claimed and open for customers. This supports easy discovery and reliable information.

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 more than most listings here do, so a customer choosing between three of you gets more of your case than of theirs.
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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.
  • 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.
8.5Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Head Rush Hair Salon
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4.9 ★★★★★ (90)
Hair salon · Sydenham3
Open 5 days · late Wed and Thu ✓
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From the business

Distinguished by a fresh and friendly approach, our award winning staff work alongside up and coming apprentices to make your every visit an experience you’ll love repeating. While we take the very best care of your hair by stocking high quality Keune products – including all New, So Pure Natural Balance range, being 100% Ammonia, paraben & sulphate free, enriched with certified organic ingredients.

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

Your reviews

Head Rush Hair Salon shows an above-average health score of 6.3 out of 10, indicating steady performance in Google reviews. The most notable findings are a solid review response rate and a strong rating confidence, with customers likely satisfied and returning. The business also benefits from a healthy volume of reviews, reflecting trust from clients.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Response rateYou reply to some of your reviews but not most, so a customer scrolling your page finds long stretches where nobody answered.
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    Review countYour review count sits above the middle of this market, which puts you in the group customers read as established rather than untested.
  • 3
    Review confidenceRating and volume together put you ahead of most of this market, which means a customer sees a well-rated business with enough reviews behind it to be believed.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing 3 of them.
6.6Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Susan W.★★★★★ · a year ago

Found Tyler again at Head Rush in Sydenham. She is amazing, thanks Tyler.

Response from the owner1

Thank you for the lovely review Susan!

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Jessica A.★ · a year ago

If I could give this place one Star I would, got my hair cut by Jess everything was fine until she mentioned that her Soon to be husband had killed a dog and then claimed it as an insurance job! Was absolutely shocked and would not recommen...

Response from the owner

Jessica, We don’t have you in our system as ever being a client? Fake google profile perhaps? Also we don’t have a Jess working at our Sydenham location, however we do have a Jess who works...

Google reviewsChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

Head Rush Hair Salon shows a very high health score in Google Maps search, indicating strong visibility and consistent performance across the market. Top opportunities focus on maintaining aggregate visibility levels and continuing momentum to elevate borough presence. The strongest keywords include hair extension technician in Sydenham and hair salon in Sydenham, which drive a steady stream of local clients.

Strengths

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    Maps visibility across the city groupThere is no wider Maps reach available to a business at your address - you appear across more of the surrounding suburbs than anyone in this market.

Top opportunity

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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.
9.5Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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✓Top three for "hair extension technician" in 1 suburb, seen in 33
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Head Rush Hair Salon14.9 ★ (90) · Hair salon
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G Majesty Unisex Salon5.0 ★ (121) · Hair salon
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Forbidden Hair & Extensions4.7 ★ (36) · Hair salon
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August Hair Extensions5.0 ★ (4) · Hair salon
Map positionsChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
You are #26 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Head Rush Hair Salon shows a solid baseline health of 6.3 out of 10, indicating above-average presence with room to grow across key directories and social channels. The strongest asset is a very high-trust Facebook profile and a well maintained Fresha listing. Opportunities lie in TikTok, LinkedIn, and GrabOne to widen reach and attract new clients.

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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    Yellow ProfileWe can see your Yellow Profile listing (https://yellow.co.nz/y/head-rush-579438493) found via: Google search results.

Top three opportunities

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    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
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    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.
  • 3
    LinkedIn CompanyWe could not find an active LinkedIn Company 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.
8.9Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Freshahead-rush-hair-salon-gasson-street-christchurch-RvEaQJHead Rush Hair Salon | Fresha
Yellowhead-rush-579438493Head Rush Hair Salon | Yellow✓
Instagramhead_rush_hairHead Rush Hair Salon | Instagram✓
FacebookheadrushhairnbeautyFound through search, not linked from anything you own✓
TiktokNo account found1
NeighbourlyNo listing found2
LinkedInNo listing found3
Listings and socialChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
You are #57 for listings and social
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05Facebook pageMarketbase business report

Your Facebook page

Strengths

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    People following your pageYours is one of the largest local followings in this market.
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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.

Top three opportunities

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    A phone numberNo phone number is published on your Facebook page, so someone who found you there and wants to ring has to go hunting elsewhere or send a message and wait.
  • 2
    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.
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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.
7.2Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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headrushhairnbeauty✓
7K followers ✓
Thanks for visiting the Head Rush FB page! Award winning salon & stylists Sydenham (03)3778180 Rangiora (03)3136656 Merivale (03)42147493
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Facebook pageChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
You are #139 for your Facebook page
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Your website

Head Rush Hair Salon shows an average overall on-page SEO health score with notable gaps in meta description, title tag and page speed. The most important findings are that no on-page SEO score is detected and that the homepage lacks a meta description and a title tag, plus the site takes longer than 3 seconds to load.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

  • 1
    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.
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    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 3 of them.
-Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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How people find you on Google

Head Rush Hair Salon shows mid-range website traffic health with several gaps in organic and paid visibility. The strongest takeaway is the need to begin establishing organic momentum through local content, on-page SEO and basic backlinks. Paid activity is also not yet measurable, suggesting a small, targeted campaign could help capture potential customers.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    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.
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    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
Ghair extensions sydenham
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headrushsalon.co.nzHead Rush Hair Salon: Home

Whether you visit us for our infamous blonde, blended balayage techniques, expert colour correction services or to enhance your look with hair extensions we ... Read more

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headrushsalon.co.nzHair Extensions

Transform your hair with luxurious extensions at Head Rush Hair Salon. ... HEAD RUSH SYDENHAM. 2/105 Gasson Street · 03 377 8180. Monday: Closed Tuesday ... Read more

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Google search and trafficChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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08Opening hoursMarketbase business report

Your hours against demand

Head Rush Hair Salon's opening hours show partial alignment with Christchurch demand. The salon is well open for midday Saturday and late-morning/early-afternoon Tuesday peaks, but it misses several popular lunchtime slots on Monday and an afternoon peak on Tuesday and Sunday. Total weekly hours are moderate; there are no low-demand open hours. Adjusting a few Monday and midweek hours could capture more clients.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

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    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.
5.5Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Head Rush Hair Salon
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Hours 1
MondayClosed
Tuesday9am-4pm
Wednesday10am-9pm
Thursday10am-9pm
Friday9am-5pm
Saturday9am-4pm
SundayClosed
Popular times Monday · Sydenham
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Opening hoursChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
You are #226 for opening hours
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02Reviews3 opportunities

03Map positions1 opportunity

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page3 opportunities

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#195of 498 Christchurch hair salons & barbers
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