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Mankind Barbers

Barber shop · Woolston, Christchurch

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Mankind Barbers

Barber shop · Woolston, Christchurch

Where you stand#158of 498 hair salons & barbers
Overall health6.8/10across the eight areas

Going well

08Opening hours10.002Reviews9.903Map positions9.105Facebook page8.601Google listing6.4

Where we can help

04Listings and social4.407Google search and traffic0.006Your website-
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What AI tells people about you

Mankind Barbers is a barber shop in Woolston, Christchurch offering haircuts and beard trims. The salon focuses on skilled, professional service from familiar barbers including Will and Chris. Customers commonly note consistent quality, attention to detail and a straightforward, no-fuss experience that combines precise cutting with friendly, attentive service in a local neighbourhood setting.

Mankind Barbers is a barber shop located in Woolston, Christchurch that provides haircuts and beard trims. The salon operates as a neighbourhood barbering service with named barbers such as Will and Chris mentioned by customers.

Services centre on classic barbering: precision haircuts, beard trims and groomed finishes. The available information emphasises hands-on barber work rather than broader salon treatments; beard trims and detailed cutting are specifically noted in customer feedback.

Customers tend to report a professional, skilled and consistent experience. Reviews mention attentive staff who take time on haircuts and deliver the style clients request, plus focused beard work. Several comments describe minimal small talk and an emphasis on quality and attention to detail, while other notes reference friendly, reliable barbers with repeat clients.

Locally, Mankind Barbers reads as a straightforward, dependable barber shop for clients seeking competent cuts and beard maintenance in Woolston. The combination of named barbers, consistent reviews and a focus on precise trimming and cutting helps define the shop as a familiar option for those wanting careful, no-nonsense barbering in Christchurch.

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Your Google listing

Mankind Barbers shows a solid health score for its Google Business Listing with clear strengths in claimed status, open-for-business status, a listed website, and a phone number, supporting easy customer contact. The primary finding is the listing description being too brief, missing compelling detail that explains services and value to customers. Addressing this could lift 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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    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.
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    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.
  • 3
    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.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
6.4Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
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4.8 ★★★★★ (288)
Barber shop · Woolston2
Open 7 days ✓
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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Mankind Barbers shows a very high Google review health score with strong momentum in ratings and engagement. The business is performing well on total reviews, with social proof in the top decile for local credibility, and a high response effort. This combination indicates solid customer satisfaction and reliable service in Woolston, Christchurch.

Strengths

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    Review countYou hold one of the deepest review banks in this market - social proof that does its own selling.

Top three opportunities

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    Star ratingYour rating sits ahead of half the businesses here, so the number is not pushing anyone away.
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    Review confidenceRating and volume together put you ahead of most of this market, which means a customer sees a well-rated business with enough reviews behind it to be believed.
  • 3
    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.
9.9Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Roland U.★★★★★ · 2 weeks ago

Had a great experience with Chris today. He was professional, skilled, and took the time to make sure everything was perfect. The haircut turned out exactly how I wanted. Highly recommend Chris and Mankind Barbers.

Response from the owner3

Thanks Roland!

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Ian B.★★★★★ · Edited a month ago

I’ve been going to Will (formerly at Barberland) for quite some time now, and I can confidently say that he is consistently good and thorough. Every visit is a pleasant experience, thanks to his friendly demeanor and professional approach....

Response from the owner

Hi Ian Thank you for such a lovely review We are very lucky to have Will onboard at Mankind 😊!

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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

Mankind Barbers shows a very high health score in Google Maps search performance, indicating strong local visibility. The business ranks well for several key terms, especially barber shop in woolston and in bromley, brookhaven-ferrymead, with solid positions in Clifton-Sumner and Hillsborough. Opportunities lie in expanding aggregate presence across suburbs and maintaining momentum in the borough presence.

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.
9.1Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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✓Top three for "barber shop" in 4 suburbs, seen in 18
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Mankind Barbers14.8 ★ (288) · Barber shop
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Lee's Barber Shop4.5 ★ (11) · Barber shop
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Bayside Barbers5.0 ★ (29) · Barber shop
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Ace of Blades Barbers5.0 ★ (148) · Barber shop
Map positionsChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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Where customers find you

Mankind Barbers shows a below-average health score for citations and social presence, with 3.7 out of 10. The most notable strength is a very high trust Facebook profile, supporting credible local engagement. A Fresha directory listing also helps visibility beyond the main profile. Key opportunities focus on Instagram and TikTok activity, Yellow Directory listings, and NoSecretSalon presence to boost discoverability.

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.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Instagram ProfileWe found your Instagram Profile page through search rather than through anything you own.
  • 2
    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
  • 3
    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.
14 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 4 of them.
4.4Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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FacebookMankindNZMankind Barbers | Facebook✓
InstagrammankindnzMankind Barbers | Instagram1
Freshalp/en/bt/barbershops/in/nz-christchurch/woolstonMankind Barbers | Fresha
TiktokNo account found2
YellowNo listing found3
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05Facebook pageMarketbase business report

Your Facebook page

Strengths

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    People following your pageYours is one of the largest local followings in this market.
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    Recommendations on your pageYour recommendation count is one of the deeper collections in this market, and enough of it is written by other people that the page does some of the arguing for you.
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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.

Top two opportunities

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    What your page says about youYour intro is shorter than half the pages here.
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    Where your page link pointsYour page points customers at a booking system or directory rather than a site of your own.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 5 of them.
8.6Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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3.4K followers ✓
Barbershop based at the Tannery in Woolston, Christchurch. OPEN 7 DAYS. Call 03 3899517 for an appoi1
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★ 41 reviews · recommended ✓
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☎ +64 3-389 9517
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Facebook pageChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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06Your websiteMarketbase business report

Your website

Mankind Barbers' on-page SEO health is very low, with a score of 0.4 out of 10. The most important findings are missing meta elements and slow load time, which limit visibility and user experience. Addressing these basics should yield the clearest immediate gains.

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.

Top three opportunities

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    On-page scoreYour home page did not return anything we can measure, and a page that will not answer a scanner is usually the same page that keeps a customer waiting.
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    Separate sites linking to youNo separate website links to yours.
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    Meta descriptionYour pages carry no summary line of your own, so the two lines under your name in search results are whatever Google decides best fits the search.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 4 of them.
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What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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How people find you on Google

Mankind Barbers shows weak Website Traffic health with a score of 0.5 out of 10, indicating substantial room for improvement. The strongest signals relate to opportunities to grow organic and paid traffic, with immediate focus on creating local, actionable content and targeted on-page SEO to start lifting rankings, and starting small paid campaigns to attract local customers.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    What that traffic is worthSearch is delivering you nothing you would otherwise have to pay for.
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    Monthly search visitsYour site draws no measurable visitors from search, so the only people reaching it are ones you sent yourself.
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    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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mankindbarbers.co.nzMankind Barbers: Men's Barber Christchurch

Mankind Barbers Christchurch, providing a unique and contemporary experience for men at The Tannery. We do anything from a simple cut to a hot towel shave, ...

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thetannery.co.nzMankind Barbers - Christchurch
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Your hours against demand

Mankind Barbers' opening hours largely match local demand, with strong alignment around late-morning and early-afternoon peaks. Peak Saturday 11am-1pm and Tuesday 11am-12pm are covered. Missed opportunities appear around weekday and weekend early-evening slots (Tues/Thurs/Wed 6pm, Sat/Sun 5pm) where demand is high but the shop is closed. No low-demand open hours were identified; adding a few evening hours on busy days could increase bookings without extra wasted time.

Strengths

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    Hours aligned with demandNo business here matches the demand around it more closely than you do - you are open when people are looking and shut when they are not.

Where we can help

Nothing to sort here. Your hours already line up with when people are looking.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
10.0Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Mankind Barbers
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Hours ✓
Monday9am-6pm
Tuesday9am-6pm
Wednesday9am-6pm
Thursday9am-6pm
Friday9am-6pm
Saturday9am-5pm
Sunday9am-5pm
Popular times Thursday · Woolston
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02Reviews3 opportunities

03Map positions1 opportunity

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page2 opportunities

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

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