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Nine Moons Nail Salon

Nail salon · St Albans, 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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Nine Moons Nail Salon

Nail salon · St Albans, Christchurch

Where you stand#166of 570 beauty businesses
Overall health7.1/10across the eight areas
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What AI tells people about you

Nine Moons Nail Salon is a small nail studio in Merivale, Christchurch, offering manicures and pedicures in a calm, neat space. The salon provides services for adults and children, signature spa treatments and bridal bookings. Reviews note careful attention to detail, a relaxing atmosphere and long-lasting BIAB gel options, with competitive pricing and an intimate setting.

Nine Moons Nail Salon is a nail studio located in Merivale, Christchurch. Since opening in 2023 it presents itself as a neighbourhood salon offering manicure and pedicure services in a serene, neat setting suited to clients seeking a quieter alternative to busy mall salons.

The salon lists a range of services including standard manicures and pedicures, BIAB gel treatments, signature spa options and treatments for children. It also accepts bridal party bookings and promotes an intimate studio experience. Colour samples and polish displays form part of the salon decor.

Customers commonly describe a relaxing, unhurried experience with close attention to detail from staff. Review themes mention a gentle touch, a clean studio and friendly service from named technicians. Multiple reviewers note BIAB gel that lasts several weeks and a small capacity approach - the salon typically fits only a few clients at a time, which contributes to a pampered-feeling appointment.

Locally, Nine Moons positions itself as Merivale's newer option for nail care, emphasising a calm environment, competitive pricing and focused service. Clients looking for tidy, detail-oriented manicures or pedicures in a boutique setting will find the salon's small-scale approach and range of treatments a defining feature in this part of Christchurch.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Nine Moons Nail Salon shows a healthy Google Business Listing with easy access to contact details and active status. The overall health is good, aided by a claimed listing and a live website link, while the main opportunity lies in strengthening the listing description to move closer to the local mid-point.

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 two opportunities

  • 1
    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.
  • 2
    Category fitYour category set covers less of this market than half the field, so there are jobs being searched for near you that your listing is not eligible to appear in.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 5 of them.
7.7Good
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4.7 ★★★★★ (53)
Nail salon · St Albans2
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From the business

Nine Moons is the newest nail salon in Merivale. We provide manicure and pedicure services in a serene setting. Uncover serenity and exceptional nail care at our new Merivale nail salon. Immerse yourself in affordable luxury, where elegance meets indulgence.

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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Nine Moons Nail Salon in Merivale, Christchurch shows a below-average health score of 3.9/10 on Google reviews, indicating room for improvement. The most important findings are a developing response rate to reviews and solid listing metrics, with steady growth in star rating and review count. While listing engagement and rating confidence are improving, more proactive responses and service quality refinements could help raise overall perception.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Response rateYou have replied to a small share of your reviews, so most customers reading your page still see feedback about you with no voice from you anywhere on it.
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    Review confidenceYour rating and your review count together sit behind half the businesses here, so a customer weighing three listings has slightly less reason to trust yours.
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    Star ratingYour rating sits below what half the businesses here carry, which gives a customer choosing between three of you a reason to pick one of the others.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing 3 of them.
4.7Room to grow
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4.7★★★★★53 reviews
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Shinta M.★★★★★ · 6 months ago

The studio is neat and clean, and I found it interesting to see the nail colour samples used as part of the decoration rather than just stacked in the corner. From the moment I walked in, Selina was warm and welcoming. She analysed my nails...

Response from the owner1

Dear Shinta, thanks so much for your review here and kindly suggestion, yes, we definitely sanitize the equipment for every client but next time we probably need to put them in the disposable steriliz...

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Pauline G.★ · a year ago

Response from the owner

Hi Pauline, can you please give us a call so we get to know the reason for the one star. We dont have any booking under your name in our records. Thank you.

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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

Nine Moons Nail Salon shows a low overall Google Maps health score of 2.2/10, indicating limited visibility. The strongest opportunity lies in improving the local suburb results, where the borough address is recognised but overall local presence remains minimal. Top keywords show solid in-borough terms like nail salon in merivale and nearby areas that can guide optimisation.

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.
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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.
2.5Room to grow
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1Seen in 9 searches across Christchurch, top three in none
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Beauty with Grace St Albans4.8 ★ (174) · Nail salon
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The Gloss Nailco5.0 ★ (97) · Nail salon
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Glowlane Studio4.8 ★ (18) · Nail salon
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Nava Beauty Salon5.0 ★ (72) · Nail salon
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Nine Moons Nail Salon2Further down, below the first results
Map positionsChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
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Where customers find you

Nine Moons Nail Salon shows very high overall health in the Citations & Social Presence area, with strong Facebook and Instagram profiles and solid Fresha presence. The top findings highlight that social profiles are well-established and trusted, while opportunities lie in strengthening TikTok and LinkedIn presence 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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    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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    Fresha ProfileWe can see your Fresha Profile listing (https://fresha.com/nine-moons-nail-salon-christchurch-228-papanui-road-eae7xaap) found via: Google search results.

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.
  • 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
    Neighbourly ProfileWe could not find an active Neighbourly 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 6 of them.
8.0Strong
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FacebookninemoonsnailsalonNine Moons Nail Salon | Facebook✓
Instagramnine_moons_nail_salonNine Moons Nail Salon | Instagram✓
Freshanine-moons-nail-salon-christchurch-228-papanui-road-eae7xaapNine Moons Nail Salon | Fresha✓
Tiktok@ksvnailsNine Moons Nail Salon | Tiktok1
YellowNo listing found2
NeighbourlyNo listing found3
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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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    People following your pageFewer people follow your page than most in this market, which means a post reaches people who already know you rather than anyone still deciding.
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    Recommendations on your pageA couple of recommendations have landed on the page, fewer than most here.
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    What your page says about youYour intro runs to a line, shorter than most pages here, so it names the business without settling whether you do the particular job the reader came about or cover the suburb they live in.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
5.9Room to grow
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126 followers 1
High quality private nail salon 🌸Gel Mani&Pedi✨ BIAB(builder)✨SNS✨Extension✨Art✨3
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Facebook pageChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
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Your website

Nine Moons Nail Salon shows a strong on-page health with a 7.8/10 score, indicating solid technical setup. The site has a valid favicon, an H1 tag, and a relevant title tag and meta description, which helps search visibility. The next focus is to fine-tune the meta description length and title tag to move from good to great while maintaining relevance for customers.

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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    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 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.
  • 3
    The shape of your link profileYour links are piled onto a small number of sites for a profile this size, so they are doing less for you than the count suggests.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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How people find you on Google

Nine Moons Nail Salon shows solid website traffic health with a 7.7/10 score, indicating a strong base but room to grow. The strongest opportunity lies in paid traffic-starting a small, targeted campaign with clear landing pages and conversion tracking. Organic traffic is mid-range; continued content refinement and technical optimisations should help lift rankings over time.

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.
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    What that traffic is worthThe search visitors reaching your site are worth less than half the businesses here, so the people arriving are browsing rather than buying.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
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21No ads from you on any search
labella.co.nzPremier Nail Spa Merivale | Manicure, Pedicure, Organic ...
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www.ninemoons.co.nzNine Moons Nail Salon Christchurch

Nine Moons is the newest nail salon in Merivale. We provide manicure and pedicure services in a serene setting. Uncover serenity and exceptional nail care ...

www.facebook.comBHAVA Nails | Christchurch
3About 232 visits a month from search, across 91 searches
Google search and trafficChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
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08Opening hoursMarketbase business report

Your hours against demand

Nine Moons Nail Salon's opening hours align well with local demand overall, with 54 weekly hours matching peak search times and no low-demand open hours. Strong alignment includes weekday afternoons and Saturday early afternoons. However, 23 high-demand hours are missed, notably weekday evenings and Sunday early afternoon. Adjusting a few evening and weekend slots could capture noticeably more customers without extending overall hours much.

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.
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Nine Moons Nail Salon
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Hours 1
Monday9am-6pm
Tuesday9am-6pm
Wednesday9am-6pm
Thursday9am-6pm
Friday9am-6pm
Saturday9am-6pm
SundayClosed
Popular times Thursday · St Albans
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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#166of 570 Christchurch beauty businesses
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