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Linton Photography

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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Linton Photography

Photographer · Addington-Middleton, Christchurch

Where you stand#96of 194 photography businesses
Overall health5.1/10across the eight areas

Going well

07Google search and traffic8.903Map positions6.4

Where we can help

08Opening hours5.601Google listing4.302Reviews3.805Facebook page2.004Listings and social0.906Your website-
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What AI tells people about you

Linton Photography is a Christchurch-based studio offering professional studio and location photography of people, places, objects and events. Operating from Addington and available nationwide for assignments, the studio notes membership of New Zealand photography industry bodies and a long track record dating back to 1992.

Linton Photography is a Christchurch photography studio based in Addington that provides professional studio and location photography of people, places, objects and events. The business states it has operated since 1992 and is available for assignments nationwide.

Services cover studio portraiture, event coverage such as graduations, and photography of places and objects for commercial or personal use. The website notes membership of New Zealand photography industry professional bodies and offers both in-studio sessions and on-location work around New Zealand.

Customers' comments show a mix of experiences. Several reviewers praised helpfulness, patience and professionalism in studio interactions, and some said they were satisfied with graduation photos. Other reviewers expressed disappointment with event timing and the quality of some graduation images. Owner replies to reviews indicate an effort to resolve issues and respond directly to unhappy clients.

Linton Photography is distinguished locally by its long presence in Christchurch and its stated nationwide availability for assignments. The studio offers a conventional mix of portrait, event and commercial photography, with customer feedback that highlights attentive in-person service by some clients alongside concerns about consistency for event shoots.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Linton Photography shows solid listing control and contact details, but overall health remains moderate as a 4.6 out of 10. The most impactful findings are that the listing is claimed and has a phone number, along with a working website link and open status. However, opportunities lie in adding photos, a logo, and further improving the description to raise local standing.

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.
  • 2
    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
    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.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
4.3Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Photographer · Addington-Middleton
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OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
From the business

Professional studio and location photography of people, places, objects and events since 1992. Christchurch based, available nationwide for assignments.

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Your reviews

Linton Photography shows a below-average Google Business health score of 3.7 out of 10, indicating room for improvement in online review performance. The two key findings are steady improvements in rating confidence and the number of reviews, plus a review response rate above a quarter of peers. Focus on maintaining high-quality experiences and increasing review volume to move into higher brackets.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Review confidenceRating and review volume together sit well behind this market, which means a customer comparing you has both halves of the picture reading thin.
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    Star ratingYour rating sits well below what customers here are used to seeing, and it is the first number they compare when two businesses look otherwise equal.
  • 3
    Response rateYou reply to some of your reviews but not most, so a customer scrolling your page finds long stretches where nobody answered.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing 3 of them.
3.8Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Emily D.★ · 10 months ago

For professional photographers, the timing of photos is atrocious. Looking through my whole classes graduation photos as we walk across the stage, I'm deeply disappointed. Lot's of eyes closed or too late to the photo as people are walking...

Response from the owner3

Hi Emily Disappointed to read that the you aren't pleased with your photo as you were presented with your award on stage at your graduation. Having reviewed all 44 of your entire classes...

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Alex★ · a year ago

Extremely disappointed with the photos. I feel like I wasted my money. For the price paid, I expected much more from a professional service.

Response from the owner

Hi Alex, we are sorry to hear that you are disappointed with your photos and we would love the opportunity to make things right. Please reach out to us either via email, [email protected] or phon...

Google reviewsChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

Linton Photography shows an above-average health score of 6.4 out of 10 for Google Maps performance, indicating solid visibility with room to grow. The strongest results are in Addington-Middleton, including top-5 rankings for several key services, while Spreydon and Riccarton also feature in top positions. Opportunities focus on broadening suburb coverage and maintaining median borough presence.

Strengths

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

Top two opportunities

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    Maps visibility across the city groupYou turn up across more of the surrounding suburbs than the middle of the field, so customers searching from outside your own patch are finding you.
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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.
6.4Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Little Clicks Photography5.0 ★ (7) · Photographer
Map positionsChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #70 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Linton Photography shows a healthy overall presence with a 0.9/10 health score, indicating very low overall social and directory visibility. The strongest recent achievement is listing in the Yellow Directory, which can improve local visibility when details stay complete and up to date. Key opportunity areas include enhancing Instagram trust, improving Facebook profile trust, and exploring LinkedIn and Neighbourly listings to broaden reach.

Strengths

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    Yellow ProfileWe can see your Yellow Profile listing (https://yellow.co.nz/y/linton-photography-579415678) found via: Google search results.
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    White Pages ListingWe can see your White Pages Listing listing (https://whitepages.co.nz/linton-photography-addington) found via: Google search results.
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    Infobel ListingWe can see your Infobel Listing listing (https://infobel.com/linton_photography) found via: Google search results.

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
    Instagram ProfileWe could not find an active Instagram Profile profile for your business, so a customer who looks for you there finds nothing.
  • 3
    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
16 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 6 of them.
0.9Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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White Pageslinton-photography-addingtonLinton Photography | White Pages✓
Yellowlinton-photography-579415678Linton Photography | Yellow✓
Infobellinton_photographyLinton Photography | Infobel✓
Instagramlinton_photoLinton Photography | Instagram2
FacebookNZIPPLinton Photography | Facebook1
TiktokNo account found3
Listings and socialChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
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05Facebook pageMarketbase business report

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
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Facebook pageChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
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Your website

Linton Photography shows a solid overall on-page health with a score of 8.0 out of 10, meaning technical elements are generally well managed. The strongest points include a valid favicon, an H1 tag, an SEO-friendly URL, and a relevant meta description, which support clear indexing and user experience. A few tweaks could lift performance 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 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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    Domain Age ScoreYour domain has been registered longer than almost any business in this market.

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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    Page titleYour home page headline does not fit the space a search result gives it, so a searcher sees either a half-empty line or one that trails off before your name arrives.
  • 3
    Pages linking to youMore pages link to you than half the businesses here, so search engines have a reasonable number of routes into your site.
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

Linton Photography displays a very healthy website traffic profile with strong organic reach and top local ranking. The key finding is sustained organic traffic success, combined with a stable presence in top local searches. While paid traffic shows room for initial growth, current performance remains solid and capable of supporting steady client inquiries.

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.
  • 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.
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What customers seeWhere you rank
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Linton Photography Limited Unit 2, 16 Bernard Street, Addington PO Box 8367, Christchurch. Phone 0-3-339 6699. Fax 0-3-339 6622. Email [email protected] Read more

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08Opening hoursMarketbase business report

Your hours against demand

Linton Photography's opening hours largely match weekday midday demand, especially on Monday and Wednesday, with 36 well-aligned peak hours out of 40 open hours. However, several high-demand evening slots are missed, notably Tuesday and Wednesday 8pm, Wednesday 6pm and Monday and Friday late-afternoon peaks. A few open hours fall into low-demand windows, suggesting minor trimming could improve efficiency.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

  • 1
    Hours aligned with demandYour hours cover some of the busy stretches but fewer than half the businesses here, which means someone ringing round on a Saturday morning reaches your competitors and your voicemail.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
5.6Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Linton Photography
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Hours 1
Monday9am-5pm
Tuesday9am-5pm
Wednesday9am-5pm
Thursday9am-5pm
Friday9am-5pm
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
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Opening hoursChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
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These are your top 19 opportunities, from the 72 checks we run on every business. Tick any of them to see where it takes you.

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#96of 194 Christchurch photography businesses
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Christchurch photographyOverall · 194 businesses
You are #96 overall
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