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Rebecca Claridge Photography

Wedding photographer · Lincoln, Christchurch

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Rebecca Claridge Photography

Wedding photographer · Lincoln, Christchurch

Where you stand#22of 194 photography businesses
Overall health8.9/10across the eight areas

Going well

03Map positions9.304Listings and social9.108Opening hours9.105Facebook page8.802Reviews7.907Google search and traffic7.801Google listing6.7

Where we can help

06Your website-
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What AI tells people about you

Rebecca Claridge Photography is a Lincoln-based photographer in Christchurch who captures weddings, births, newborns, family and couples sessions. Rebecca focuses on natural, connection-driven images that aim to preserve quiet, in-between moments as well as big emotions. Clients note calm, friendly and professional sessions that are relaxed and guided, with attention to newborn and family needs.

Rebecca Claridge Photography is a Christchurch studio based in Lincoln that specialises in wedding, birth, newborn, family and couples photography. The practice emphasises connection and creating images that feel warm and familiar, with an approach focused on catching moments as they unfold.

Services include wedding coverage, maternity and newborn sessions, birth photography and family or couples shoots. The website describes a focus on the quiet in-between moments, the big emotions, and the everyday chaos of family life. Offerings mentioned by clients include a newborn "baby bundle" and tailored shoots for different life stages.

Clients consistently describe sessions as calm, friendly and professional. Reviews highlight that Rebecca puts people at ease, is good with newborns, and guides clients through sessions so those who are camera shy feel comfortable. Feedback also notes responsiveness, a caring manner and efficient handling of shoots, with attention to relaxed, natural results rather than posed stiffness.

Rebecca Claridge Photography stands out locally for a personal, connection-led approach to family and life-stage photography in Lincoln. The emphasis on calm, guided sessions and experience with newborns and births makes the studio a practical choice for clients seeking relaxed, emotionally-focused images that aim to reflect real moments.

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Your Google listing

Rebecca Claridge Photography shows above-average health on Google Business Listing with a solid foundation of essential contact and availability details. The most notable finding is the strong presence of a website link, phone number, and claimed status, which support trust and accessibility. The top opportunity is to add a more meaningful business description to engage potential clients.

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

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    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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    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.
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    Category fitYour category set is one of the better-fitted in this market, so you are eligible for nearly every search happening around you.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
6.7Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
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5.0 ★★★★★ (71)
Wedding photographer · Lincoln3
Open 7 days ✓
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Google listingChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
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Your reviews

Rebecca Claridge Photography shows a healthy Google Business presence with an above-average health score and strong social proof. The key findings include outstanding customer satisfaction reflected in top 10% ratings and a high number of reviews, while engagement is improving as response rates rise. Overall, the profile indicates trust from clients and a solid local reputation.

Strengths

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    Review confidenceRating and volume together put you at the head of this market: well rated, with enough reviews behind it that a customer takes the number seriously.
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    Star ratingYour rating is among the highest in this market and it does its own selling - a customer sees it before they read anything else.
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    Review countYou hold one of the deepest review banks in this market - social proof that does its own selling.

Top opportunity

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    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.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing all of them.
7.9Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Rebecca Claridge Photography
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Arthur W.★★★★★ · 9 years ago

I recently used Rebecca to take a series of photographs in an audio recording studio. I needed them for promotional purpose. So, I asked her to take some creative shots using depth of field and other photographic techniques. Most images I r...

Response from the owner1

Thank you! It was a pleasure! :)

Google reviewsChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
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Where you show up on the map

The Maps search health for Rebecca Claridge Photography is very strong, reflecting high local visibility and a solid borough presence. Overall health is excellent, with top results in suburb-specific searches, and leading rankings for multiple key terms that capture weddings, portraits and studio services.

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.
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    Maps visibility in your own suburbNo business in your suburb turns up in local Maps searches more often than you do - for a customer searching nearby, you are among the first names on the screen.

Where we can help

Nothing to sort here. Every check we run here is at its best on Google Maps.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
9.3Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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✓Top three for "wedding photographer" in 8 suburbs, seen in 33
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Rebecca Claridge Photography✓5.0 ★ (71) · Wedding photographer
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Tegan Johnson Photography4.9 ★ (48) · Wedding photographer
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The Luxe Booth5.0 ★ (24) · Wedding photographer
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Nicole Gourley Photography5.0 ★ (37) · Wedding photographer
Map positionsChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #15 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Rebecca Claridge Photography shows a very high health score of 9.6, indicating strong overall presence. The most notable findings are outstanding Instagram and Facebook profiles, plus a solid Neighbourly and LinkedIn presence. The main opportunities focus on expanding on TikTok, Yellow, Neighbourly prominence, Fresha listings, and a LinkedIn Company Page to enhance 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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    Neighbourly ProfileWe can see your Neighbourly Profile listing (https://www.neighbourly.co.nz/business/rebecca-claridge-photography) 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.
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    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.
16 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 6 of them.
9.1Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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InstagramrebeccaclaridgebirthstoriesRebecca Claridge Photography | Instagram✓
FacebookrebeccaclaridgephotographyRebecca Claridge Photography | Facebook✓
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LinkedInrebecca-claridge-a79129a5Rebecca Claridge Photography | LinkedIn3
TiktokNo account found1
YellowNo listing found2
LinkedInNo listing found3
Listings and socialChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #18 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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    What your page says about youYour intro is shorter than half the pages here.
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    People following your pageMore people follow your page than most in this market, which means a post can travel past your own customers when one of them shares it into a local group.
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    Recommendations on your pageMore customers have recommended you than at most pages in this market, and depth like that reads as a business that has been doing this a while.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
8.8Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Facebook pageChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #25 for your Facebook page
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Your website

Rebecca Claridge Photography's on-page health sits at 5.1 out of 10, indicating average technical SEO. The strongest completed item is a valid favicon and a clear title tag, plus a compact page size and sufficient text. Three key takeaways: the homepage lacks a meta description, the page has render-blocking resources slowing load, and overall load time exceeds 3 seconds, risking user drop-off.

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.
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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.
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    Page file sizeYour home page is light enough to open quickly on a phone with a weak signal, which is where most people meet a local business for the first time.

Top three opportunities

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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.
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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.
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

Rebecca Claridge Photography shows a solid overall health score for website traffic, with room to grow in paid channels. The strongest opportunities lie in starting small paid campaigns with targeted pages and tracking, plus incremental organic improvements to content, user experience and technical SEO.

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.
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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.
7.8Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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I'm available throughout Canterbury for: Weddings, Births, Family, Maternity, and Newborn Sessions, Branding & Business Photography, and Events. Read more

3About 15 visits a month from search, across 19 searches
Google search and trafficChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #44 for Google search and traffic
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Your hours against demand

Rebecca Claridge Photography's published hours align well with local demand during weekday mid-day peak times, notably Monday 11am-2pm and Wednesday 12pm, showing strong presence when clients search most. There are no missed high-demand hours. Some open hours fall in low-demand windows-early mornings and late evenings-that could be trimmed or shifted to better match client activity and improve commercial efficiency.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

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    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.
9.1Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Rebecca Claridge Photography
OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
Hours 1
Monday12am-12am
Tuesday12am-12am
Wednesday12am-12am
Thursday12am-12am
Friday12am-12am
Saturday12am-12am
Sunday12am-12am
Popular times Thursday · Lincoln
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Opening hoursChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
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01Google listing3 opportunities

02Reviews1 opportunity

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page3 opportunities

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#22of 194 Christchurch photography businesses
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Christchurch photographyOverall · 194 businesses
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