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JosephDavid Architecture

Architect · Christchurch Centre, Christchurch

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JosephDavid Architecture

Architect · Christchurch Centre, Christchurch

Where you stand#26of 252 architects
Overall health9.0/10across the eight areas

Going well

04Listings and social9.808Opening hours9.203Map positions9.002Reviews8.301Google listing8.2

Where we can help

05Facebook page5.807Google search and traffic5.406Your website-
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What AI tells people about you

JosephDavid Architecture is a Christchurch-based architectural firm in the Central borough that designs bespoke, modern residential and commercial buildings. Services include house extensions, renovations, luxury home designs and minimalist commercial offices. The practice emphasises meticulous workmanship, quality materials and a client-focused design process delivered by appointment from its Oxford Terrace studio.

JosephDavid Architecture is an architectural practice located in central Christchurch, based at 312A Oxford Terrace. The firm specialises in contemporary, bespoke architecture for residential and commercial clients across New Zealand, working by appointment from its Oxford Terrace studio.

Services include modern house extensions and renovations, luxury residential home design, multi-unit and townhouse developments, interior design input and minimalist commercial office projects. The firm describes a focus on creativity, innovation and bringing each client's vision into the architectural outcome, using top-quality materials and cost-conscious detailing.

Client feedback emphasises professional communication, attentive listening and a collaborative design process that many clients describe as calm and stress-free. Reviews note that projects are handled with care and attention to detail, and that the practice coordinates well with builders and trades to deliver practical outcomes.

Locally, JosephDavid Architecture is positioned as a Christchurch architect offering tailored design solutions from concept to delivery, with an emphasis on thoughtful modern design and hands-on project management. The combination of bespoke design work, local presence on Oxford Terrace and a client-centred approach are presented as distinguishing features for homeowners and developers in the area.

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Your Google listing

JosephDavid Architecture shows a strong Google Business Listing health with an 8.3/10 score and solid basics in place. The most important findings are that the listing already includes a website link, a visible listing title, claimed status, open-for-business status and a contact phone number, indicating clear information for 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

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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.
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    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.
8.2Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
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From the business

JosephDavid Architecture Ltd specialises in designing bespoke and timeless modern buildings. With a passion for the people we serve and their unique vision, our aim is to bring that core value of design into every aspect of the building's architecture in creative and innovative ways. Whether it's a modern architectural house extension or renovation, luxury residential home designs, or a sleek and minimalist commercial office building, we'll ensure your dream is brought to life with meticulous workmanship and top-quality materials, always in the most cost effective way.

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Your reviews

JosephDavid Architecture shows a high overall health in Google Business reviews with a healthy star rating in the top 10% and a solid review base. A notable finding is the high rating confidence, indicating customers generally trust the ratings. The key gap is the lack of response to any reviews, which can affect perceived engagement and trust among 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.
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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.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing all of them.
8.3Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Google reviewsChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #43 for your Google reviews
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Where you show up on the map

JosephDavid Architecture shows a high overall health score for Google Maps search at 8.3 out of 10, indicating strong visibility. The strongest opportunities lie in sustaining aggregate map presence and continuing to perform well at the borough level, with current rankings already at or above local medians. Focused improvements should protect momentum and support top spots.

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.
9.0Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Map positionsChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
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Where customers find you

Citations and Social Presence for JosephDavid Architecture shows very high overall health with a score of 9.7/10, indicating strong visibility across key platforms. The most important findings are outstanding Instagram and Facebook profiles, plus active LinkedIn and Neighbourly listings. Opportunities exist mainly in adding or updating TikTok, LinkedIn Company, TikTok Directory, GrabOne and Neighbourly Directory 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.
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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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    Neighbourly ProfileWe can see your Neighbourly Profile listing (https://www.neighbourly.co.nz/business/josephdavid-architecture-ltd) 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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    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
    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.
18 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 6 of them.
9.8Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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FacebookjosephdavidarchitectureJosephDavid Architecture | Facebook✓
InstagramjosephdavidarchitectureJosephDavid Architecture | Instagram✓
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ArchiPro Professionaljoseph-david-architectureJosephDavid Architecture | ArchiPro Professional
Houzz Professionaljosephdavid-architecture-ltd-pfvwnz-pf~1740634604JosephDavid Architecture | Houzz Professional
CheckMyBuilderjosephdavid-architecture-limitedJosephDavid Architecture | CheckMyBuilder
LinkedInjoseph-perkinson-139725151JosephDavid Architecture | LinkedIn3
TiktokNo account found1
YellowNo listing found2
LinkedInNo listing found3
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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 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 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.
5.8Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Facebook pageChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
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Your website

JosephDavid Architecture shows an above-average on-page SEO health with a score of 7.0 out of 10. Key strengths include a valid favicon, a small page size, a relevant title tag, secure content via HTTPS, and no frames. The two most impactful findings are the opportunity to improve page load time and align the meta description with page content to attract more relevant searches.

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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    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.

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.
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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.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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What customers seeWhere you rank
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How people find you on Google

JosephDavid Architecture shows a mixed website traffic picture with an overall health score of 5.4 out of 10, which means average performance for driving visitors and visibility. The most important findings are that organic traffic is above the bottom 25% but not yet strong, and paid traffic is not currently measurable. Targeted paid campaigns and improved keyword strategy could lift overall traffic performance.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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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.
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    What that traffic is worthThe search visitors reaching your site are worth less than half the businesses here, so the people arriving are browsing rather than buying.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
5.4Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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3About 14 visits a month from search, across 17 searches
Google search and trafficChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #116 for Google search and traffic
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Your hours against demand

JosephDavid Architecture's opening hours align with weekday lunchtime demand, particularly Tuesday 12pm and midweek 11am-1pm windows. However the practice is closed during the city's strongest high-demand times on weekends, notably Saturday midday-2pm and Sunday noon. No hours are open during low-demand times, so any added weekend coverage would fill clear demand gaps rather than reduce efficiency.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

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    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.
9.2Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Hours 1
Monday9am-5pm
Tuesday9am-5pm
Wednesday9am-5pm
Thursday9am-5pm
Friday9am-5pm
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
Opening hoursChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
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01Google listing3 opportunities

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#26of 252 Christchurch architects
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Christchurch architectsOverall · 252 businesses
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