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Jo Grams Photographer

Photographer · Mount Pleasant, Christchurch

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

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Checked13 October 2026
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Jo Grams Photographer

Photographer · Mount Pleasant, Christchurch

Where you stand#25of 194 photography businesses
Overall health8.8/10across the eight areas

Going well

04Listings and social8.602Reviews7.701Google listing6.807Google search and traffic6.108Opening hours6.0

Where we can help

03Map positions5.605Facebook page4.406Your website-
How AI describes youMarketbase business report

What AI tells people about you

Jo Grams Photographer is a Christchurch-based wedding and portrait photographer operating from McCormack Bay. With more than two decades of experience, Jo specialises in documentary, editorial and fine-art styles that focus on storytelling and natural emotion. Clients travel across New Zealand and internationally for her emotive, timeless images and her calm, empathetic approach to photographing couples, families and creative projects.

Jo Grams Photographer is a wedding and portrait photographer based in McCormack Bay, Christchurch, working across New Zealand and internationally. She describes her work as documentary, editorial and fine-art, using light, composition and atmosphere to create cinematic, personal images that preserve meaning and emotion.

Her services cover weddings, portraits for couples and families, and creative brand work. The available material notes a signature emphasis on storytelling rather than trends, with imagery shaped by interplay of light and shadow and a balance of editorial aesthetics and honest documentary moments.

Clients consistently report a relaxed, comfortable experience with attention to making people at ease, including children and pets. Reviews highlight friendly, empathetic interaction, a collaborative approach on the day, and a history of returning clients who value a consistent photographic style across years and occasions.

Locally, Jo Grams is distinguished by long experience and a refined visual approach that blends fine-art composition with documentary instincts. Her practice is oriented toward preserved memories and emotional storytelling, attracting couples, families and creative clients seeking natural, timeless photography in Christchurch and beyond.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Jo Grams Photographer shows solid profile health with a score of 7.0 out of 10. The listing demonstrates complete basics like a claimed status, phone number and website link, and an open-for-business indicator, which supports customer trust.

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
    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.
  • 3
    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.
6.8Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
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5.0 ★★★★★ (3)
Photographer · Mount Pleasant
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OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
From the business

Jo Grams is an award-winning photographer capturing love stories and life with authenticity, elegance, and heart. With over two decades of experience, Jo brings a seasoned eye and deep understanding of connection to every celebration. Recently celebrating 20 years of marriage herself, she photographs with empathy, artistry, and purpose. Her work spans New Zealand and beyond—from Barcelona to Waiheke, Queenstown to the Gold Coast. Jo’s style is emotive, timeless, and beautifully natural—focused on storytelling, not trends. Every image is a memory, captured with soul.

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Google listingChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Jo Grams Photographer shows a healthy Google review profile, with an 8.2/10 health score and a top 10% star rating. The most important findings are a high star rating and early momentum in gathering reviews, plus strong engagement in responding to reviews. This combination suggests solid customer satisfaction and active listening.

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.
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    Response rateYou answer virtually every review, which almost nobody in this market does, and the page reads as a business that is present.

Top two opportunities

  • 1
    Review confidenceRating and review volume together sit well behind this market, which means a customer comparing you has both halves of the picture reading thin.
  • 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.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing all of them.
7.7Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Kathy F.★★★★★ · 6 months ago

We had such an amazing experience with Jo! From the moment we arrived, she made our whole family feel comfortable and relaxed — everyone was laughing and having fun. Jo captured the most beautiful, natural moments between us. The photos are...

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"Thank you so much for your beautiful words! It was such a joy photographing your family and capturing those special moments between you all. I’m so happy to hear the photos mean so much to you — that...

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Jo M.★★★★★ · 6 months ago

Jo took some family portraits of my children and was fantastic with them, made them feel at ease and even got the family dogs involved and the end result was a beautiful photo. Would highly recommend using Jo she is lovely to work with,.

Response from the owner

Thank you so much for your kind words! It was such a joy photographing your beautiful family (including the pups!). I’m so glad the kids felt comfortable—that’s always my goal—and I’m thrilled you lov...

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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

Jo Grams Photographer shows an above-average health score of 5.8/10 for Maps Search Performance, indicating some visibility but room to improve. Top opportunities focus on strengthening aggregate Maps presence and maintaining momentum in the borough. Notable keywords include strong rankings for 'photographer in mount pleasant' and 'wedding photographer in mount pleasant' which support steady inbound interest.

Strengths

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

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 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.
5.6Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Angela Sutton Photography5.0 ★ (8) · Photographer
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Agnes Grace Photo & Film5.0 ★ (22) · Photographer
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Jo Grams Photographer25.0 ★ (3) · Photographer
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Jemma Mitchell Photography5.0 ★ (17) · Photographer
Map positionsChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #85 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Jo Grams Photographer shows a solid health score with strong social presence and two completed achievements. The latest data highlights outstanding Instagram and Facebook profiles, indicating trust and active engagement. Opportunities lie mainly in expanding to TikTok, Fresha, LinkedIn, Yellow Directory, and TikTok Directory to broaden reach and improve search 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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    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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    Wedding Guide ListingWe can see your Wedding Guide Listing listing (https://myweddingguide.co.nz/jo-grams-photographer) found via: Google search results.

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.
16 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 6 of them.
8.6Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Facebook61577070811792Jo Grams Photographer | Facebook✓
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TiktokNo account found1
YellowNo listing found2
NeighbourlyNo listing found3
Listings and socialChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #28 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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    What your page says about youFew intros in this market run as full as yours, and it sits close to the limit that length has stopped being a lever.

Top three opportunities

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    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.
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    People following your pageFewer people follow your page than most in this market, which means a post reaches people who already know you rather than anyone still deciding.
  • 3
    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.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
4.4Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Jo Grams is a New Zealand-based wedding photographer capturing love stories with soul, elegance, and honesty. Creating timeless, heartfelt images that reflect the beauty, emotion, and uniqueness of yo...✓
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Facebook pageChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
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Your website

Jo Grams Photographer shows a very high on-page SEO health, with a 9.2/10 score. The most notable strengths include an excellent meta description, a valid favicon, relevant metadata and a fast page load under 3 seconds. Opportunities focus on refining the title tag, reducing text lumps, and removing render-blocking resources and frames to further improve performance for customers and clients.

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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    Meta descriptionYour search summary sits in the length that reads in full on most screens, which is as far as length alone can take it - a narrow phone still cuts the tail off a line this size.
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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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    Separate sites linking to youOnly a handful of separate websites link to yours, well behind most of this market.
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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.
  • 3
    Pages linking to youFewer pages link to yours than most of this market, so search engines have few routes into your site.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
-Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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1Separate sites linking to you
2The shape of your link profile
3Pages linking to you
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How people find you on Google

Jo Grams Photographer shows an above-average health score for website traffic, with room to grow in organic and paid channels. The top opportunities point to building organic value through quality content and better keyword focus, while exploring small, targeted paid efforts. Maintaining the current organic momentum is advised alongside initial paid testing.

Strengths

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

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    What that traffic is worthSearch is delivering you nothing you would otherwise have to pay for.
  • 2
    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.
  • 3
    Monthly search visitsYour site draws fewer visitors from search than most businesses here, so most people looking for what you do are landing somewhere else.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
6.1Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
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08Opening hoursMarketbase business report

Your hours against demand

Jo Grams Photographer's opening hours largely align with local demand, especially weekday mid-day sessions. Key strong matches include Monday 11am-2pm and Wednesday 12pm when searches are highest. However, several popular evening slots - notably Tuesday and Wednesday 8pm, Wednesday 6pm, and weekdays around 5pm - are closed. A few low-demand open hours (Tuesday mornings, Friday and Saturday afternoons) could be reduced to improve efficiency.

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.
6.0Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Jo Grams Photographer
OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
Hours 1
Monday9am-5pm
Tuesday9am-5pm
Wednesday9am-5pm
Thursday9am-5pm
Friday9am-5pm
Saturday9am-5pm
SundayClosed
Opening hoursChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
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01Google listing3 opportunities

02Reviews2 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#25of 194 Christchurch photography businesses
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Christchurch photographyOverall · 194 businesses
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