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Kristyj Fox Hair

Hair salon · Opawa, 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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Kristyj Fox Hair

Hair salon · Opawa, Christchurch

Where you stand#267of 498 hair salons & barbers
Overall health4.6/10across the eight areas

Going well

07Google search and traffic8.905Facebook page7.404Listings and social6.5

Where we can help

01Google listing4.103Map positions3.308Opening hours1.502Reviews0.806Your website-
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What AI tells people about you

KristyJ@ Fox Hair is a Christchurch hair studio located at 124 Opawa Road that operates within Fox Hair, a group of independent professional hairstylists. The salon offers creative cutting and styling services by individual stylists; bookings are essential and clients book directly with their chosen stylist through each stylist's profile or the studio's booking channels.

KristyJ@ Fox Hair operates as part of Fox Hair, a collective of independent professional hairstylists based at 124 Opawa Road, Christchurch. The site lists multiple stylists working in a shared, creative salon space where each stylist manages their own clients and booking hours.

Services are delivered by individual stylists named on the Fox Hair site, including cutting, styling and appointment-based hair work. The studio emphasises that bookings are essential and that hours and availability differ by stylist; clients are directed to each stylist's profile for detailed booking information and to arrange appointments online or by email.

Clients interacting with KristyJ@ Fox Hair therefore generally engage directly with the chosen stylist within a collaborative salon environment. The presentation on the Fox Hair site highlights a highly creative workspace where independent stylists collaborate and support one another while servicing their own client lists. The salon also notes the professional team and the products they stock, which are referenced on the location page.

What distinguishes KristyJ@ Fox Hair locally is its model of independent, leading hairstylists operating from a shared Christchurch address. The combination of individual stylist profiles, essential bookings, and a creative group environment sets expectations for clients seeking a stylist-led appointment at a known Opawa Road salon.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

KristyJ@ Fox Hair shows a decent overall health score for a Google Business Listing, with room for improvement in description and visuals. The most important findings are that the listing is claimed and phone number is present, while the open-for-business status and website link are also in place, setting a stable foundation for customer inquiries.

Strengths

  • ✓
    Open statusYour listing shows the business as trading, so customers see accurate availability and Google treats the listing as live.
  • ✓
    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
    Description lengthThere is no real description on your listing, so when someone finds you on Google there is nothing in your own words telling them what you do.
  • 2
    Photos on the listingYou have no photos on your listing, or close to none, so a customer scrolling past sees a blank where every other business shows their work.
  • 3
    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.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
4.1Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Hair salon · Opawa
Open 4 days ✓
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Google listingChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

KristyJ@ Fox Hair shows a very low health score on Google Business reviews. Overall performance in this area is weak, with little engagement and few customer reviews to date. Key findings point to a lack of responses to reviews, a not-yet-established star rating, and a small review count that reflects limited social proof for potential clients.

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.
0.8Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Google reviewsChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

KristyJ@ Fox Hair shows a below-average health score of 3.6 out of 10 for Google Maps search visibility. The business ranks well for several Opawa and Hillsborough terms, such as hair salon in opawa and unisex hairdresser in opawa, indicating solid local relevance. Opportunities lie in lifting the aggregate Maps presence and pushing borough visibility toward the local midpoint.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

  • 1
    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.
  • 2
    Maps visibility in your own suburbYou show up in local Maps searches less often than half your suburb, so on a search from nearby you sit below businesses a customer would otherwise treat as equal.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
3.3Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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hair salon
1Seen in 3 searches across Christchurch, top three in none
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Ninety Three Hair Studio5.0 ★ (50) · Hair salon
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Fox Hair4.9 ★ (112) · Hair salon
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Shambhala Organic Hair4.9 ★ (87) · Hair salon
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Soulstyle Organic Hair Salon4.4 ★ (14) · Hair salon
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Map positionsChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
You are #332 for map positions
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Where customers find you

KristyJ@ Fox Hair shows a healthy digital presence with an overall health score of 7.5 out of 10. The strongest findings are outstanding Instagram and Facebook profiles, indicating solid social trust and brand visibility. A notable opportunity is improving TikTok presence to reach younger audiences, alongside listing optimisations on NoSecretSalon and LinkedIn profiles.

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.

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
    Fresha ProfileWe could not find an active Fresha Profile 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 5 of them.
6.5Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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FacebookFoxHairChchKristyj Fox Hair | Facebook✓
Instagramfox_hair_nz_Kristyj Fox Hair | Instagram✓
Freshalp/en/bt/hair-salons/in/nz-christchurch/opawaFound through search, not linked from anything you own3
TiktokNo account found1
YellowNo listing found2
FreshaNo listing found3
Listings and socialChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
You are #173 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.
  • ✓
    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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    An email addressCustomers can see an email address on the page, which gives the one who wants a quote in writing a route that does not depend on anyone picking up the phone.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    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
    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.
  • 3
    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.
7.4Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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1.1K followers 2
Fox Hair is proud to have a dynamic team of leading CHCH stylists working together in a highly creative environment.3
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Facebook pageChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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Your website

KristyJ@ Fox Hair shows a solid on-page SEO health with a 7.2/10. Notable strengths include a valid favicon, fast load times under 3 seconds, a compact page size, an H1 tag, and no render-blocking resources. The top risks relate to meta description and title tag lengths and some mixed content links, which, if addressed, could lift the score further.

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 Age ScoreYour domain has been registered longer than almost any business in this market.
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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

  • 1
    Meta descriptionThe summary under your name in search results is either too brief to say anything or long enough that Google cuts it mid-sentence.
  • 2
    Page titleThe headline on your home page is either a single word or long enough that a search result cuts it off part way through.
  • 3
    Separate sites linking to youFewer separate websites link to you than half the businesses here, which means when someone searches for what you do, the businesses with a longer list of vouchers are the ones on the page they actually read.
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

KristyJ@ Fox Hair shows a very healthy website traffic profile, with strong organic reach and solid local visibility. The top findings point to opportunities in paid traffic and keyword coverage to broaden reach while maintaining the current organic momentum and value.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

  • 1
    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.
  • 2
    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.
  • 3
    Search terms you advertise onYou are not covering any search terms with ads, which for most local businesses here is normal.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
8.9Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Google search and trafficChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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Your hours against demand

KristyJ@ Fox Hair's opening hours are poorly aligned with local demand: there are no hours open during peak search periods and 71 popular hours are missed. Key missed windows are mid-day Saturdays (11am-1pm) and late-morning Tuesdays (11am-12pm), when customer interest is highest. No evidence of opening during low-demand times, so reductions are not the primary issue.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

  • 1
    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.
1.5Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Kristyj Fox Hair
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Hours 1
MondayClosed
Tuesday12am-4am
Wednesday12am-8am
Thursday12am-8am
Friday10am-4am
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
Popular times Thursday · Opawa
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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#267of 498 Christchurch hair salons & barbers
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