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San Dona Beauty

Beauty salon · Waimakariri District East, 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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San Dona Beauty

Beauty salon · Waimakariri District East, Christchurch

Where you stand#217of 570 beauty businesses
Overall health6.2/10across the eight areas
How AI describes youMarketbase business report

What AI tells people about you

San Dona Beauty is a boutique beauty studio located in the tranquil San Dona Estate, Ohoka, serving Kaiapoi and surrounding areas. Owner-operator Kim offers professional treatments including microneedling, Geske-facial therapies with retail products, lash lifting, massage and waxing. The studio emphasises a calm, personalised experience delivered by a therapist with more than 30 years' hands-on experience in skin health and beauty.

San Dona Beauty is a boutique beauty studio located in the peaceful San Dona Estate, Ohoka, serving clients from Kaiapoi and nearby areas. The studio is owner-operated and positioned as a calm space for professional beauty and skin-health treatments.

Services include microneedling, a range of facials using Geske professional skincare (with retail available), lash lifting, massage and waxing. The owner describes a results-driven approach informed by long experience in skin health, and highlights work with professional skincare and targeted treatments for changing skin needs.

Customers commonly report a relaxing, calm setting and describe the therapist as warm, welcoming and professional. Reviews note meticulous attention to detail, high-quality facials and lash lifts, and an overall soothing experience that helps clients feel at ease during treatments.

What distinguishes San Dona Beauty locally is the combination of a small, tranquil clinic setting within San Dona Estate and the owner's more than 30 years of hands-on experience in beauty, including roles in training and spa management. The studio's emphasis on personalised care, professional-grade Geske products and treatments tailored to skin changes is a practical draw for clients seeking focused, experienced skin and facial therapies.

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Your Google listing

San Dona Beauty shows a very healthy Google Business Listing with a health score of 8.7 out of 10. The business already has essential basics in place, including a listed phone number, website link, and claimed status, which helps customers connect easily. The strongest area is the listing description and the ongoing photo uploads.

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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    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.
  • 2
    Description lengthYour description gives a reader more than most listings here do, so a customer choosing between three of you gets more of your case than of theirs.
  • 3
    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 6 of them.
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5.0 ★★★★★ (5)
Beauty salon · Waimakariri District East3
Open 5 days · late Thu ✓
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OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
From the business

Nestled in the tranquil San Dona Estate, Ohoka offering professional and high quality beauty treatments such as microneedling, facials using Geske professional skincare (including retail), lash lifting, massage and waxing. Originally from the UK, I have been a beauty therapist for 30+ years. During this time I have worked onboard luxury cruise liners and a world famous health hydro, a training /education manager for Clarins and until recently manager of a large day spa here in Christchurch. I look forward to welcoming you at San Dona Beauty, where it's always about you!

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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

San Dona Beauty shows a healthy overall Google review profile with a 6.6/10 health score and a top 10% star rating. The most notable findings are a strong star rating and early progress in gathering reviews, along with solid engagement in responding to reviews. Continued focus on quality experiences is advised to raise confidence scores further.

Strengths

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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.

Top three opportunities

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    Review confidenceRating and review volume together sit well behind this market, which means a customer comparing you has both halves of the picture reading thin.
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    Review countYour review count sits well below what buyers here are used to seeing, which means a customer comparing options side by side reads you as the less proven choice.
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    Response rateYou answer more of your reviews than the middle of this market, so a customer scrolling your page mostly finds you there.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing all of them.
5.4Room to grow
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Kaz★★★★★ · 7 months ago

I had an absolutely wonderful experience with Kim at San Dona Beauty! From the moment I walked in, Kim’s warm and welcoming demeanor put me at ease. She took the time to explain every step of the process clearly, ensuring I felt comfortable...

Response from the owner3

Karen, thank you so much for your truely gorgeous words. It was an absolute pleasure to meet you, so glad you loved your treatments. Looking forward to seeing you again soon. ❤️😀

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Tina A.★★★★★ · 11 months ago

Very relaxing facial with Kim in a lovely calm setting.

Response from the owner

Thank you so much Tina for your lovely review. Glad you enjoyed your facial.

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You are #262 for your Google reviews
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Where you show up on the map

San Dona Beauty shows a very low overall health on Google Maps, with a score of 0.3 out of 10. This indicates limited visibility across maps searches and significant room for improvement. The top findings point to modest presence in broader maps queries and potential gaps in the chosen suburb/borough listing that could be limiting local reach.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

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    Maps visibility across the city groupYou appear in a handful of Maps searches across the suburbs around you, far fewer than most businesses here.
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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.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
0.5Room to grow
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1Seen in 1 search across Christchurch, top three in none
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Map positionsChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
You are #540 for map positions
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Where customers find you

San Dona Beauty shows an above-average health score with strong social profiles already in place. Key findings include outstanding Facebook and Instagram presences, indicating trust and reach. Opportunities lie in expanding on TikTok, Fresha, LinkedIn, and Neighbourly to broaden exposure and professional 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.

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
    Fresha ProfileWe could not find an active Fresha 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 5 of them.
6.1Good
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Facebook61571333366449San Dona Beauty | Facebook✓
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TiktokNo account found1
YellowNo listing found2
FreshaNo listing found3
Listings and socialChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
You are #221 for listings and social
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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 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.
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    A street addressA street address sits in your page details, so someone deciding between you and a business two suburbs over can see which of you is closer.

Top three opportunities

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    A page address you choseYour page address is one Facebook generated rather than one you chose - your business name with a long number bolted on, or just the number.
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    People following your pageFewer people follow your page than follow half the pages here.
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    Recommendations on your pageYou hold fewer recommendations than the middle of this market.
8 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
2.6Room to grow
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Facebook pageChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
You are #422 for your Facebook page
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Your website

San Dona Beauty shows a very high on-page SEO health with a score of 8.8 out of 10. The most important findings are a valid favicon, a proper H1 tag, a relevant title tag, and a healthy text-to-page size ratio. The main opportunity lies in addressing render-blocking resources to improve load times.

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 load speedYour home page appears in under three seconds, so someone tapping through from a search result meets your business rather than a blank screen while they decide whether to wait.

Top three opportunities

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    Separate sites linking to youNo separate website links to yours.
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    The shape of your link profileNo links to your site were found, so there is no shape to read yet.
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    Pages linking to youVery few individual pages anywhere on the web link to yours, so there is almost nothing for search engines to follow back to you.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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How people find you on Google

San Dona Beauty shows a mixed website traffic picture with an average health score of 5.4 out of 10. Organic traffic is improving and sits above the bottom quartile, while paid traffic is not yet measurable. The top opportunities focus on starting small paid campaigns and improving SEO basics to sustain traffic gains.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    What that traffic is worthThe search visitors reaching your site are worth less than most businesses here, which means the work coming in arrives through word of mouth and repeat customers rather than through people searching for what you do.
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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 search visitsYour site draws fewer visitors from search than most businesses here, so most people looking for what you do are landing somewhere else.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
5.5Room to grow
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San Dona BeautyNot in these results
31About 1 visits a month from search, across 1 searches
Google search and trafficChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
You are #259 for Google search and traffic
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Your hours against demand

San Dona Beauty's opening hours partly match local demand: 33 weekly open hours all during high-demand windows, but 44 high-demand hours remain closed. Strong alignment is midweek afternoons - notably Wednesday 2-4pm and Wednesday 3pm, plus Thursday 4-5pm. Missed opportunities include Tuesday 10am-12pm and Saturday 1-2pm, where demand is high. Consider limited Saturday hours or a Tuesday late-morning shift to capture bookings.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

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    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.
2.8Room to grow
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San Dona Beauty
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Hours 1
Monday9:30am-5pm
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday9:30am-5pm
Thursday9:30am-7pm
Friday9:30am-5pm
Saturday9am-12pm
SundayClosed
Opening hoursChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
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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#217of 570 Christchurch beauty businesses
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