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Joel Wallan Creative

Wedding photographer · Addington-Middleton, 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
Your marketChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
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Joel Wallan Creative

Wedding photographer · Addington-Middleton, Christchurch

Where you stand#136of 194 photography businesses
Overall health3.0/10across the eight areas
How AI describes youMarketbase business report

What AI tells people about you

Joel Wallan Creative is a wedding photographer and videographer based in Addington, Christchurch. Joel offers wedding photo and video packages listed on his website and welcomes enquiries through his contact form. He presents a relaxed, friendly approach and aims to make couples and guests feel comfortable while capturing candid and formal moments on the wedding day.

Joel Wallan Creative is a wedding photographer and videographer operating from Addington in Christchurch. Joel focuses on capturing wedding days through both still photography and video, with package information available on his website and enquiries handled via his online contact form.

Services centre on wedding photography and videography, with options described on the business website. The offering covers ceremony and reception coverage, highlights reels and photographic delivery as part of packaged options. The listing encourages potential clients to review sample work and message through the site to discuss availability and package details.

Customers commonly describe interactions as friendly and laid back, noting clear communication and a calm, positive presence on the day. Review themes include making couples and guests feel comfortable in front of the camera, easygoing manner, and outcomes that matched or exceeded expectations. Several reviews mention being pleased with final photos and highlight reels, and recommend the service to other couples.

Locally, Joel Wallan Creative presents as a Christchurch-based wedding specialist offering combined photo and video packages and straightforward online booking contact. The combination of a relaxed working style, an emphasis on comfort for clients who are camera‑shy, and a portfolio available on the website are practical points that distinguish the studio within the local wedding photography scene.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Joel Wallan Creative shows a solid health score for its Google Business Listing, with reliable contact details and a complete address. The most important findings are that the listing is claimed and the website link is present, supporting customer inquiry and visibility, while the health score indicates room for improvement mainly in status, photo volume, and description length.

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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    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 category set is one of the better-fitted in this market, so you are eligible for nearly every search happening around you.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
6.8Good
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5.0 ★★★★★ (21)
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From the business

Kia ora! I'm a wedding photographer and videographer based in Christchurch, New Zealand. I would be so stoked if you would choose me to capture your wedding. Check out my work and packages on my website and flick me a message on there!

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Google listingChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
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Your reviews

Joel Wallan Creative shows above-average Google reviews health with a 6.4/10 health score. The strongest finding is a top-10% star rating, reflecting high customer satisfaction. A key improvement area is responding to reviews, as no responses have been posted yet, which can affect trust with customers.

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

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    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 ahead of half the field here, so a customer has enough to go on and no reason to hesitate.
  • 3
    Review countYour review count sits above the middle of this market, which puts you in the group customers read as established rather than untested.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing all of them.
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Google reviewsChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #61 for your Google reviews
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Where you show up on the map

The overall health score for Joel Wallan Creative on Google Maps is 2.9 out of 10, indicating below average visibility. The strongest finding is the solid top 5 ranking for several wedding photography keywords in Spreydon, Addington-Middleton and surrounding areas, showing good niche relevance. Opportunities lie in boosting aggregate map presence and improving local borough results to reach more potential clients.

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.
3.2Room to grow
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1Top three for "wedding photographer" in 1 suburb, seen in 8
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Paul Wilson Wedding Photographer5.0 ★ (25) · Wedding photographer
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Grey Area Productions5.0 ★ (53) · Wedding photographer
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Nicole Gourley Photography5.0 ★ (37) · Wedding photographer
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Mandy Caldwell Photography5.0 ★ (39) · Wedding photographer
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Map positionsChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #132 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Citations and Social Presence shows a very low health score that signals limited exposure across key social platforms. The strongest finding is the existing Instagram profile with high trust, while key opportunities lie in activating Facebook and TikTok profiles and improving Neighbourly and LinkedIn presence to reach local and professional 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

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    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.
3.0Room to grow
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FacebookNo account found1
TiktokNo account found2
YellowNo listing found3
Listings and socialChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #137 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
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Facebook pageChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #155 for your Facebook page
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Your website

Joel Wallan Creative shows a very low on-page SEO health score at 0.1 out of 10, indicating the homepage lacks baseline SEO structures. Key findings highlight missing meta description and title tag, no valid favicon, and potential issues with page structure. Addressing these basics is essential to improve visibility and click-through potential for couples seeking wedding photography in Christchurch.

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.
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    Separate sites linking to youNo separate website links to yours.
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    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.
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Your websiteChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
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How people find you on Google

This executive summary focuses on Website Traffic for Joel Wallan Creative. The overall traffic health is very low, with a health score of 0.3 out of 10. Key findings show near-zero organic traffic value and no positive organic traffic yet, alongside no organic keywords in the top 100. Paid traffic metrics are also missing, suggesting initial setup is needed.

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
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Google search and trafficChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #87 for Google search and traffic
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Your hours against demand

Joel Wallan Creative currently has no published opening hours, so alignment with local demand cannot be measured. No clear strong alignment with peak search times can be identified, and closed-during-peak risks cannot be confirmed. Adding accurate opening hours would immediately surface when the business is available during high-demand windows and reveal any mismatches to address.

Strengths

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

Top opportunity

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    Hours aligned with demandWe could not measure your hours against local demand, which almost always means your listing shows no opening hours at all.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
3.0Room to grow
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Opening hoursChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #137 for opening hours
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01Google listing3 opportunities

02Reviews3 opportunities

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#136of 194 Christchurch photography businesses
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Christchurch photographyOverall · 194 businesses
You are #136 overall
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