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McCoy Wixon Architects

Architecture firm · Christchurch Centre, Christchurch

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 252 Christchurch architects.

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McCoy Wixon Architects

Architecture firm · Christchurch Centre, Christchurch

Where you stand#123of 252 architects
Overall health5.1/10across the eight areas

Going well

08Opening hours9.207Google search and traffic7.505Facebook page6.4

Where we can help

04Listings and social5.703Map positions4.602Reviews3.501Google listing2.706Your website-
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What AI tells people about you

McCoy Wixon Architects is a Christchurch Central City practice offering full-service architectural solutions for commercial and high-end residential projects. With more than 70 years of experience across the South Island, the firm emphasises a collaborative approach and careful listening to clients, and maintains a diverse portfolio that contributes to the local architectural fabric.

McCoy Wixon Architects is a Christchurch Central City architectural practice providing full-service design for commercial and high-end residential projects. The firm traces more than 70 years of work across the South Island and positions itself as a long-standing presence within Christchurch's built environment.

The practice focuses on commercial and high-end residential architecture, taking projects from initial concept through to completion. Services are delivered by an experienced team that highlights integrity and quality in design and practice, and that takes a collaborative approach with clients throughout each stage of a project.

Clients work with a studio that places emphasis on listening and fully understanding aspirations and needs. The firm states that understanding client goals determines project success, and it works to translate those aspirations into thoughtful and functional designs. Projects are managed with attention to detail and ongoing client engagement from inception to completion.

Locally, McCoy Wixon Architects is distinguished by its long track record and its contribution to Christchurch's architectural fabric. The practice maintains a diverse portfolio of commercial and residential work and describes a commitment to collaborative design processes and quality outcomes for clients throughout the South Island.

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Your Google listing

McCoy Wixon Architects shows a below-average Google Business health score with room for improvement. The listing already has a clear title, claimed status, phone number, and full address, while branding assets are missing. The top findings suggest adding a website link and a logo, continuing to add photos, and optimising the listing description to remain competitive in the local market.

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
    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.
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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
    Photos on the listingYou have fewer photos than nearly every business here, so a customer comparing you against them builds a picture of their work and guesses at yours.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
2.7Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Architecture firm · Christchurch Centre
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From the business

McCoy Wixon Architects in Christchurch provide full-service architectural solutions. With a track record extending beyond 70 years across both commercial and high-end residential projects, our experienced team delivers thoughtful and functional designs through a collaborative approach that extends from each project’s inception to its completion. Explore our diverse portfolio to see how we have contributed to the local architectural fabric.

Google listingChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

McCoy Wixon Architects shows a low health score on Google reviews, with limited customer feedback and no owner responses. The top issues are a weak overall rating, few reviews, and no response activity, which can deter potential clients. Improving visibility and engagement with clients is essential to build trust and attract new commercial and high-end residential projects.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    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.
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    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.
3.5Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Google reviewsChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
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Where you show up on the map

McCoy Wixon Architects shows a below-average health score in Google Maps at 4.1 out of 10, indicating limited visibility in local searches. The strongest performance is in top ranking for key local keywords such as architecture firm in phillipstown and architect in linwood, though overall reach across suburbs could improve. Focus on aligning the listing with the exact suburb spelling and boosting aggregate visibility.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

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    Maps visibility in your own suburbWe are not seeing you in Maps searches in your own suburb, which is the search a customer standing a street away actually makes.
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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.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
4.6Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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McCoy Wixon Architects10.0 ★ (0) · Architecture firm
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Performance Architecture5.0 ★ (3) · Architecture firm
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SMC Design Studio5.0 ★ (44) · Architecture firm
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JosephDavid Architecture5.0 ★ (7) · Architecture firm
Map positionsChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #137 for map positions
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Where customers find you

McCoy Wixon Architects shows a moderate health level with key strengths in Facebook and LinkedIn presence. Facebook has a very high trust profile, supporting strong brand authority, while LinkedIn Company listing helps reach customers when kept up to date. Opportunities lie in expanding other platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, and directories to broaden reach and credibility.

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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    ArchiPro ProfessionalWe can see your ArchiPro Professional listing (https://archipro.co.nz/mccoy-wixon-architects) 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
    Instagram Profileyour Instagram Profile page surfaces strongly in search, which is how we found it, though nothing you control points at it.
  • 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.
18 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 5 of them.
5.7Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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InstagrammccoywixonMcCoy Wixon Architects | Instagram2
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TiktokNo account found1
YellowNo listing found3
Listings and socialChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #110 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

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    Recommendations on your pageNo recommendations sit on your page, so a stranger who came to see whether anyone else has used you leaves with only your own posts to go on.
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    People following your pageFewer people follow your page than follow half the pages here.
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    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.
6.4Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Facebook pageChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
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Your website

McCoy Wixon Architects shows an above-average on-page SEO health with a 6.9 out of 10. The score indicates solid fundamentals, while several key gaps offer practical room for improvement. The most impactful findings are the short or long meta description and render-blocking resources that slow the page, affecting both visibility and user experience.

Strengths

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    Page titleYour home page headline fits a search result exactly, so the whole line reads to someone scanning a page of results rather than cutting off mid-phrase.
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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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    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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    Domain HealthYour site answers, but something did not check out - an insecure link, a redirect chain, a domain shared with other businesses, or a listing pointing at a social page.
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    On-page scoreMost checks on your home page pass, so someone clicking through from a search gets a page that opens quickly and says what it is.
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

McCoy Wixon Architects shows an above-average health score for website traffic with room to grow in paid channels. Key takeaways highlight ongoing organic traffic value and local reach, while paid activity remains minimal and requires a focused start. The business should refine paid campaigns and continue content and backlink efforts to sustain growth.

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.
7.5Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
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About 335 visits a month from search, across 30 searches
Google search and trafficChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #65 for Google search and traffic
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Your hours against demand

McCoy Wixon Architects shows focused alignment with weekday lunchtime demand, particularly Wednesday and Thursday around 11-13 and Tuesday at 12. The practice is closed during several high-demand weekend midday periods, especially Saturday midday and Sunday noon, representing clear missed client access. There are no low-demand open hours, so current weekday coverage is efficient. Consider modest weekend openings or targeted appointment slots at peak weekend times.

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.
9.2Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
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McCoy Wixon Architects
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Hours 1
Monday8:30am-5pm
Tuesday8:30am-5pm
Wednesday8:30am-5pm
Thursday8:30am-5pm
Friday8:30am-5pm
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
Opening hoursChristchurch architects · 252 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#123of 252 Christchurch architects
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Christchurch architectsOverall · 252 businesses
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