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Michael Idiens Architects

Architect · Fendalton, Christchurch

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

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Checked12 October 2026
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Michael Idiens Architects

Architect · Fendalton, Christchurch

Where you stand#168of 252 architects
Overall health3.3/10across the eight areas

Going well

04Listings and social9.705Facebook page9.707Google search and traffic7.8

Where we can help

03Map positions5.302Reviews3.508Opening hours1.701Google listing1.006Your website-
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What AI tells people about you

Michael Idiens Architects is an architectural practice based in Fendalton, Christchurch. They provide architectural design services for residential and commercial projects and work with clients through concept, design and documentation stages. The practice combines local knowledge of Christchurch planning and building contexts with practical project delivery for clients commissioning new builds, renovations and alterations in the area.

Michael Idiens Architects is an architectural practice located in Fendalton, Christchurch. The practice identifies itself as an architectural provider serving clients in the Christchurch area and neighbouring suburbs.

The firm provides architectural design services across project stages including concept design, detailed design and documentation. Services draw on general architectural practice areas appropriate to residential and commercial building projects, with attention to planning and building requirements relevant to Christchurch.

Clients commission Michael Idiens Architects for projects that include new builds, renovations and alterations. People who engage the practice work with the firm through the design and documentation phases to produce plans suitable for building consent and construction. Communication and coordination around project requirements form part of the service offer.

Michael Idiens Architects is a locally based Christchurch architecture practice operating from Fendalton. The practice's local presence provides clients with direct access to architectural services tailored to projects in Christchurch and nearby suburbs, including the coordination of design and documentation work needed to progress building projects.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Michael Idiens Architects shows a very low overall Google Business Listing health and needs attention across key fields. The most important findings are that the listing lacks a website link and claimed status, and there is no recognised open-for-business status, which could confuse customers about availability.

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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    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.
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    PhoneYour listing carries a phone number, so the call button is live for anyone who finds you on a phone.

Top three opportunities

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    ClaimedYour listing is not claimed, which means anyone can suggest an edit to it and you have no way to reply to a review or correct what is shown.
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    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.
  • 3
    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.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
1.0Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Architect · Fendalton
DirectionsCall No website ✓2
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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Michael Idiens Architects shows a low overall health on Google Business Reviews, with a health score of 2.0 out of 10, indicating weak performance. The biggest concerns are no or few reviews, no owner responses, and an unestablished star rating, which may deter potential clients. Immediate focus should be on gathering reviews and starting engagement.

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.
  • 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.
3.5Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Google reviewsChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
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Where you show up on the map

Michael Idiens Architects shows an average health score in Google Maps search, meaning visibility is steady but not yet strong. The top opportunities highlight improving aggregate search results and maintaining borough presence, with current rankings strongest for architect and architectural designer terms in Fendalton. The business should focus on boosting overall map visibility while continuing momentum in its local area.

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 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.
5.3Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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1Top three for "architect" in 1 suburb, seen in 2
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Zion Architecture5.0 ★ (1) · Architect
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Yardley Architecture5.0 ★ (7) · Architect
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Michael Idiens Architects20.0 ★ (0) · Architect
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Boyd Chamberlain Architecture5.0 ★ (2) · Architect
Map positionsChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #119 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Citations and social presence for Michael Idiens Architects show a solid overall health with room for targeted improvements. The strongest findings are outstanding Instagram and Facebook profiles, indicating a high trust and active engagement, alongside a Neighbourly listing that is present and informative. Potential gains come from expanding TikTok activity and ensuring directory listings are complete.

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.
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    Neighbourly ProfileWe can see your Neighbourly Profile listing (https://www.neighbourly.co.nz/business/michael-idiens-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
    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
    LinkedIn CompanyWe could not find an active LinkedIn Company 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 6 of them.
9.7Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Facebookadam.bayleysMichael Idiens Architects | Facebook✓
InstagramteamheazlewoodMichael Idiens Architects | Instagram✓
Cylexmichael+idiens+architects+ltd-18069976Michael Idiens Architects | Cylex
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CheckMyBuildermichael-idiens-architects-limitedMichael Idiens Architects | CheckMyBuilder
Infobelmichael_idiens_architectsMichael Idiens Architects | Infobel
TiktokNo account found1
YellowNo listing found2
LinkedInNo 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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    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.

Top opportunity

  • 1
    What your page says about youYour intro is shorter than half the pages here.
8 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 4 of them.
9.7Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Facebook pageChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
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Your website

The On-Page SEO health for Michael Idiens Architects is 6.6 out of 10, which is above average. Key strengths include an excellent meta description within 130-150 characters, a valid favicon, secure HTTPS content, a visible H1 tag, and an SEO-friendly URL. The main opportunities relate to reducing render-blocking resources, avoiding frames, improving title tag length, and speeding up load times.

Strengths

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    Meta descriptionYour search summary sits in the length that reads in full on most screens, which is as far as length alone can take it - a narrow phone still cuts the tail off a line this size.
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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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    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

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    Separate sites linking to youNo separate website links to yours.
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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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    The shape of your link profileNo links to your site were found, so there is no shape to read yet.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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How people find you on Google

Michael Idiens Architects shows a solid website traffic health with a score of 8.2 out of 10, indicating strong visibility and potential for growth. The notable achievement is top 10% local keyword coverage for organic SERP count, underscoring authority. Opportunities focus on initiating paid traffic with targeted campaigns and improving paid SERP presence, while continuing strong organic activity.

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.
  • 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.
7.8Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
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About 258 visits a month from search, across 83 searches
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You are #57 for Google search and traffic
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Your hours against demand

Michael Idiens Architects has no published opening hours, so alignment with local demand patterns cannot be measured. The report notes a very low temporal health score (1.0/10) due to missing hours. No periods of strong alignment or recorded missed opportunities can be identified. Adding clear opening hours will allow direct comparison with Christchurch demand peaks and reveal where extended or reduced hours might be commercially useful.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

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    Hours aligned with demandWe could not measure your hours against local demand, which almost always means your listing shows no opening hours at all.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
1.7Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Hours
No opening hours listed1
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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#168of 252 Christchurch architects
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Christchurch architectsOverall · 252 businesses
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