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JP Photography

Photographer · Edgeware, 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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JP Photography

Photographer · Edgeware, Christchurch

Where you stand#149of 194 photography businesses
Overall health2.3/10across the eight areas

Going well

04Listings and social8.605Facebook page7.2

Where we can help

02Reviews3.608Opening hours3.003Map positions0.301Google listing0.207Google search and traffic0.006Your website-
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What AI tells people about you

Jp Photography is a Christchurch Central City photographer offering wedding, elopement and couples photography. They describe themselves as a memories photographer who captures intimate, adventurous moments and stories of lovers. Based in Christchurch, they combine an onscreen-friendly approach with travel-ready skills to photograph ceremonies, elopements and portraits across local and nearby locations.

Jp Photography is a Christchurch Central City photography studio that works across wedding, elopement and couples photography. The listing identifies the business as a memories photographer focused on intimate and adventurous moments, operating from Christchurch and available for local assignments and nearby travel.

Their stated specialisations include wedding and elopement photography and capturing lovers and stories in natural, candid moments. Materials indicate a focus on close, emotive imagery and on creating memories rather than staged portraits. The business references travel and on-location shoots, suggesting flexibility for ceremonies and sessions outside a single venue.

Customers tend to encounter an approach framed around comfort and personality, with emphasis on real moments, laughter and close connections. The presentation suggests a relaxed, personable style that aims to help clients feel at ease during shoots and to capture those spontaneous interactions. Phrases used in source material emphasise heart-led moments, candid reactions and a preference for intimate, story-driven images.

Locally, Jp Photography positions itself as a Christchurch-based option for couples seeking wedding, elopement or couples photography that prioritises emotional, documentary-style images. The combination of a memories-focused description, willingness to travel and a stated interest in intimate, adventurous moments defines the business for customers looking for that style in Christchurch and nearby areas.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

The health of the Google Business Listing for Jp Photography is very low, indicating limited optimisation and incomplete profile details. The strongest current assets are a complete street address and a main image, but critical gaps remain that could hinder discoverability and credibility. Addressing claimed status, website link, phone number and a fuller description will improve trust and engagement.

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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    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.
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    AddressYour listing carries an address, so the directions button works and Google can match you to searches for your suburb.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    ClaimedYour listing is not claimed, which means anyone can suggest an edit to it and you have no way to reply to a review or correct what is shown.
  • 2
    WebsiteYour listing has no website link, so a customer who wants to check your prices or your work before ringing has nowhere to go from Google.
  • 3
    PhoneYour listing has no phone number, so the call button a customer expects to tap is not there and the ones in a hurry ring someone else.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
0.2Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Directions No website 32
OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
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Google listingChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Jp Photography shows a low overall health score on Google Business reviews (1.8/10). Key findings point to a weak rating confidence, an unestablished star rating, no response to reviews, and very few total reviews. The business should focus on gathering positive feedback and starting engagement with customers to build credibility.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Review confidenceYour rating and your review count together put you at the bottom of this market - either the rating is low, or there are too few reviews behind it for anyone to trust it.
  • 2
    Star ratingYou have no star rating yet, so a customer scanning results sees an empty space where every other business shows a number.
  • 3
    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.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing 3 of them.
3.6Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Google reviewsChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #125 for your Google reviews
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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

Jp Photography shows a very low overall health on Google Maps, at 0.4 out of 10. This indicates limited visibility even in city-wide searches, with some presence in broader maps queries. The top keywords show solid relevance to Edgeware-focused terms, but overall local reach remains weak.

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.
  • 2
    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.
0.3Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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1Seen in 1 search across Christchurch, top three in none
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Map positionsChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #189 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Jp Photography shows an above-average health score with solid social presence and strong engagement on Instagram and Facebook. The two key strengths are outstanding Instagram and Facebook profiles with very high trust scores, supporting credible branding. A primary opportunity is to extend reach to platforms like TikTok, Fresha, LinkedIn, and Yellow Directory to broaden visibility, especially among younger audiences.

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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    StarOfService ProWe can see your StarOfService Pro listing (https://starofservice.co.nz/jp-photography) 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
9:41
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FacebookwanderlustingloversJP Photography | Facebook✓
InstagramwanderlustingloversJP Photography | Instagram✓
StarOfService Projp-photographyJP Photography | StarOfService Pro✓
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 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

  • 1
    People following your pageFewer people follow your page than follow half the pages here.
  • 2
    Recommendations on your pageYou hold fewer recommendations than the middle of this market.
  • 3
    What your page says about youYour intro is shorter than half the pages here.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
7.2Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
facebook
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551 followers 1
Hi, I'm Jayde your Perth-based photographer here to capture all your special moments! 💕3
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★ 4 reviews · recommended 2
🌐 wanderlustinglovers.com✓
☎ +61 426 377 332✓
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Facebook pageChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #56 for your Facebook page
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Your website

Jp Photography shows an above-average health for on-page SEO with a 5.9/10 score. Notable strengths include a valid favicon, relevant meta description, and a precise title tag, along with a page under 256KB and adequate text length. The main opportunity is to improve technical elements to climb out of the bottom quartile and speed up page load times.

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.
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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.
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    Page file sizeYour home page is light enough to open quickly on a phone with a weak signal, which is where most people meet a local business for the first time.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Domain HealthYour website did not come back healthy when we tried it, and anyone clicking through from your Google listing is meeting whatever we met.
  • 2
    Separate sites linking to youNo separate website links to yours.
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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.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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2Separate sites linking to you
3On-page score
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How people find you on Google

Jp Photography's website health is low with a 2.3/10 score, indicating limited organic and paid traffic activity. The most important finding is that organic traffic value and paid traffic metrics are near zero or absent, suggesting a need for content, on-page SEO, and targeted campaigns. A second key finding is the lack of organic keywords ranking in the top 100, pointing to low visibility.

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.
  • 2
    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
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21About 0 visits a month from search, across 0 searches
Google search and trafficChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #87 for Google search and traffic
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Your hours against demand

Jp Photography has no published opening hours, so temporal alignment with Christchurch demand cannot be measured. Without hours, there are no confirmed periods of strong alignment or identified closed-peak missed opportunities. Adding clear opening times - especially for evenings, weekends and seasonal availability around wedding season - will quickly reveal where hours match local search demand and where adjustments could improve commercial returns.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

  • 1
    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
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Hours
No opening hours listed1
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 page3 opportunities

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#149of 194 Christchurch photography businesses
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Christchurch photographyOverall · 194 businesses
You are #149 overall
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