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Laura Scott Beauty Therapy

Beautician · Hornby-Islington, Christchurch

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 570 Christchurch beauty businesses.

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Checked13 October 2026
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Laura Scott Beauty Therapy

Beautician · Hornby-Islington, Christchurch

Where you stand#177of 570 beauty businesses
Overall health6.9/10across the eight areas
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What AI tells people about you

Laura Scott Beauty Therapy is a home-based beauty clinic in Christchurch offering nails, waxing, tinting, facials, spray tans and relaxation massage. Run by a qualified therapist with over six years' experience, the studio focuses on personalised treatments delivered from a comfortable back-of-house studio. The practice emphasises friendly, attentive service and a calm, relaxed environment for clients.

Laura Scott Beauty Therapy operates from a comfortable studio at the back of a home in Christchurch. Laura Scott is a qualified beauty therapist who runs the clinic and offers a range of common salon services from this home-based location.

Services listed include gel polish manicures and pedicures, waxing, tinting, relaxation massage, spray tans and facials, with mention of additional services coming soon. The setup is presented as a compact, client-focused studio rather than a large commercial salon.

Customers tend to describe visits as relaxing and caring, noting a friendly manner and a professional approach. Reviews highlight a calm treatment experience and welcoming conversation during appointments. Clients commonly mention leaving treatments feeling comfortable, relaxed and satisfied with how they look after a session.

Local distinguishing points include the home-studio setting in Christchurch and the owner-operated nature of the business. The combination of a qualified therapist, a selection of core beauty treatments and a small, personable studio environment defines how the business presents itself to Christchurch clients.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Laura Scott Beauty Therapy shows above-average overall health on Google Business Listing, with a health score of 5.8 out of 10. The listing already includes a title, claimed status, a website link, a phone number, and Open-for-Business status, which supports customer trust and easy contact.

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
    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.
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    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.
  • 3
    Category fitYour categories cover less of this market than nearly every competitor, so someone searching for a job you actually do is shown a list your listing was never entered into.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
4.6Room to grow
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5.0 ★★★★★ (26)
Beautician · Hornby-Islington3
Open 6 days · late Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu and Fri ✓
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From the business

Laura Scott is a Beauty Therapist running a beauty clinic from a comfortable studio at the back of my home. I am a qualified Beauty Therapist that offers treatments for Nails (Gel Polish Manicures & Pedicures), Waxing, Tinting, Relaxation Massage, Spray Tans, Facials & more coming soon. I am a passionate therapist who has been in the industry for over 6 years. I like to think I am very good at my job, offer quality service & am friendly & kind. Any questions please don't hesitate to get in contact. Look forward to seeing you soon. Laura Scott

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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Laura Scott Beauty Therapy shows a very high overall health score on Google reviews, indicating strong customer sentiment and reliable engagement. The standout achievement is a top-10% star rating, reflecting high satisfaction. Opportunities focus on growing total reviews, improving rating confidence, and maintaining a high response rate to reviews.

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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    Review countYour review count sits under the middle of this market, so you are readable to a customer without yet being convincing.
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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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    Response rateYou answer nearly all your reviews, which is more than almost anyone in this market, and a customer reading the page sees a two-sided conversation rather than a scoreboard.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing all of them.
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Frankey★★★★★ · a year ago

This lady is an absolute gem. Laura is a professional and caring groomtech. Her banter and conversations are light and fun, sprinkled with deep questions that have you chatting and leave you wondering where all that time went.

Response from the owner3

Frankey 🥰 Thankyouuu! Always love having you in for treatments and chats.

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Philippa Y.★★★★★ · a year ago

I love each visit I have with Laura. She is excellent at her profession. I highly recommend her for any beauty treatment.

Response from the owner

Thankyou Philippa xx love love love having your in for your treatments 😍

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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

Laura Scott Beauty Therapy shows a low health score on Maps at 1.6/10, indicating limited overall visibility. The top finding is that the business already ranks in several local maps queries, particularly for beautician and nail salon terms in Hei Hei and surrounding areas. Focus should be on maintaining this presence while addressing the borough and aggregate gaps to improve rankings.

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.
2.0Room to grow
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1Seen in 4 searches across Christchurch, top three in none
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Skyhawk Beauty5.0 ★ (17) · Beautician
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Little Beauty Bar5.0 ★ (60) · Beautician
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Trends Hair Beauty and Nails4.7 ★ (104) · Beautician
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Simply Beauty Christchurch4.7 ★ (175) · Beautician
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Laura Scott Beauty Therapy2Further down, below the first results
Map positionsChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
You are #455 for map positions
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Where customers find you

The overall health is 4.5 out of 10, indicating below-average presence in social and local directories. The strongest shown achievement is a very high trust Facebook profile, complemented by a well-maintained Fresha listing; both support reliable customer discovery. Opportunities include adding a TikTok presence and creating profiles on NoSecretSalon, Neighbourly, and Yellow 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.

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
    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.
6.1Good
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Freshalp/en/bt/beauty-salons/in/nz-christchurch/hornbyLaura Scott Beauty Therapy | Fresha3
Instagramlaura.scott.beauty.therapyLaura Scott Beauty Therapy | Instagram✓
Facebookls.beauty.CHCHLaura Scott Beauty Therapy | Facebook✓
TiktokNo account found1
YellowNo listing found2
Listings and socialChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
You are #221 for listings and social
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05Facebook pageMarketbase business report

Your Facebook page

Strengths

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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.
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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

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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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    What your page says about youYour intro is shorter than half the pages here.
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    Recommendations on your pageYour count sits above the middle of this market, so a visitor reading the page finds enough written by other people to stop needing anything written by you.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
6.3Good
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Home Based Beauty Therapist offering Quality treatments & Professional Service. Gel Nails, Waxing, T2
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★ 8 reviews · recommended 3
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☎ +64 27 237 1100✓
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Facebook pageChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
You are #209 for your Facebook page
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06Your websiteMarketbase business report

Your website

The on-page health for Laura Scott Beauty Therapy sits at 5.8 out of 10, indicating an above-average level of technical optimisation but with room for improvement. The most impactful findings are the need to improve the meta description length and title tag length to better match search results, and the absence of a valid favicon which can affect branding and click-through rates.

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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    Page load speedYour home page appears in under three seconds, so someone tapping through from a search result meets your business rather than a blank screen while they decide whether to wait.
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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

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

The Website Traffic health for Laura Scott Beauty Therapy scores 6.3 out of 10, which is above average and indicates reasonable performance with room for targeted improvement. The most notable findings are that organic traffic is above the 25th percentile and paid traffic is not yet measurable, while organic opportunities remain solid. Focus on small, targeted paid campaigns and continued SEO refinements.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    What that traffic is worthThe search visitors reaching your site are worth less than most businesses here, which means the work coming in arrives through word of mouth and repeat customers rather than through people searching for what you do.
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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.
  • 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.
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Laura Scott Beauty TherapyNot in these results
31About 8 visits a month from search, across 16 searches
Google search and trafficChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
You are #222 for Google search and traffic
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Your hours against demand

Laura Scott Beauty Therapy's opening hours mostly match local demand: 61 of 64 weekly open hours align with peaks, including Tue 11am, Wed 3pm, Thu 4-5pm and Sat 1pm. Missed high-demand windows occur Sat 2-4pm and Sun 1-2pm, creating 16 popular hours when the studio is closed. There are no low-demand open hours. Consider trialling limited Saturday afternoon and Sunday lunchtime slots to capture missed bookings.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

  • 1
    Hours aligned with demandYour hours cover more of the busy stretches than the middle of the field, so you are open for most of the searching that happens near you.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
6.8Good
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Laura Scott Beauty Therapy
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Hours 1
Monday9am-9pm
Tuesday9am-9pm
Wednesday9am-9pm
Thursday9am-9pm
Friday9am-9pm
Saturday9:30am-2pm
SundayClosed
Opening hoursChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
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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#177of 570 Christchurch beauty businesses
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