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Valentinos Hair Design

Hair salon · Bishopdale, Christchurch

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Valentinos Hair Design

Hair salon · Bishopdale, Christchurch

Where you stand#33of 498 hair salons & barbers
Overall health9.4/10across the eight areas

Going well

04Listings and social8.905Facebook page8.803Map positions7.807Google search and traffic7.808Opening hours7.802Reviews7.701Google listing6.7

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06Your website-
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What AI tells people about you

Valentinos Hair Design is a unisex hair salon in Bishopdale, Christchurch, with more than 40 years in business. The modern, spacious salon offers cutting, styling and a strong focus on personalised colour services, plus eyelash and eyebrow tinting and shaping. The team emphasises ongoing training and a friendly, attentive customer experience.

Valentinos Hair Design is a unisex hair salon located in Bishopdale, Christchurch, and has been operating for over 40 years. The salon presents a modern, spacious setting and promotes a professional yet relaxed atmosphere for local clients.

The team specialises in personalised colour work and restyling, including foiling, global colour, balayage and foilayage. They also perform all types of cutting and styling techniques and offer beauty services such as eyelash and eyebrow tinting and shaping. The salon states that staff attend regular education and training to keep up with fashion and product developments.

Customer reviews highlight skilled colour work, careful attention to detail and a welcoming, friendly service. Clients commonly mention individual stylists by name and describe positive experiences with both routine cuts and more complex colour work. Review themes suggest clients appreciate the team taking time and listening to achieve the desired result.

Locally, Valentinos is characterised by its long-standing presence in Bishopdale, a focus on personalised colour and reshaping, and an experienced team who continue training. The salon aims to provide tailored styling that fits customers' lifestyles alongside additional tinting and shaping beauty services.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Valentinos Hair Design shows a solid overall health score with good control over essential listing details. Core strengths include claimed status, open-for-business display, a listed website link, a clear listing title and a phone number, which support easy access for customers.

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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    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.
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    Photos on the listingThere are more pictures on most listings around you than on yours, so a customer flicking between them gets a fuller look at the businesses either side of you.
  • 3
    Category fitYour categories cover this market better than the middle of the field, so you appear in most of the searches your competitors appear in.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
6.7Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
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4.8 ★★★★★ (46)
Hair salon · Bishopdale3
Open 6 days · late Tue and Thu ✓
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From the business

Our salon enjoys a high reputation. We have a modern, spacious salon and provide professional service in a fun atmosphere. We have been in business for over 40 years. We keep up with the ever changing fashion in hair. Whether you are a new or an existing client the team at Valentino’s would like to welcome you to come and see us. We perform all types of cutting and styling techniques. We are constantly learning and improving our knowledge in the industry. Our beauty services include eyelash and eyebrow tinting and shaping. We take the time and do it right.

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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Valentinos Hair Design shows a strong overall health on Google Business Reviews, with a high health score and steady engagement. The top findings indicate solid confidence in ratings, a rating near the top quartile, a solid review count from customers, and a good response rate that exceeds many peers. These elements support continued trust and customer engagement.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    Review confidenceYour rating and your review count together sit ahead of half the field here, so a customer has enough to go on and no reason to hesitate.
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    Star ratingYour rating sits ahead of half the businesses here, so the number is not pushing anyone away.
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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 3 of them.
7.7Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Valentinos Hair Design
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4.8★★★★★46 reviews
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Jane T.★★★★★ · a week ago

I’ve been seeing Janelle a while now and she comes highly recommended! She’s highly skilled with colour and really takes the time to listen.

Response from the owner3

thank you Jane. Yes her experience and skill with colour is fantastic isnt it.

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julie J.★★★★★ · 2 weeks ago

While on holiday in need of a cut I popped in on the off chance greeted by the lovely young with a fabulous smile managed to squeeze me in with glen Wow what a fantastic stylist he is I showed him 2 pics and said I wanted bits of both & he...

Response from the owner

thank you Julie, for you 5 star review. Glen is one of our long time treasured stylists, his work is 100% fabulous

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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

Valentinos Hair Design shows solid visibility on Google Maps with a health score of 7.7 out of 10, indicating relatively strong performance and room for growth. Top findings include strong branding for hair services in Bishopdale and a solid position for unisex hairdresser keywords in Bishopdale, with additional strength in Harewood-Ch Christchurch Airport queries.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

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    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.
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    Maps visibility across the city groupYou turn up across more of the surrounding suburbs than nearly everyone here, so a customer searching well outside your own patch still sees you.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
7.8Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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2Top three for "unisex hairdresser" in 2 suburbs, seen in 7
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Valentinos Hair Design14.8 ★ (46) · Hair salon
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Strands Hair5.0 ★ (27) · Hair salon
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Stylish Barber4.9 ★ (74) · Hair salon
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Sleek Hair Salon4.6 ★ (59) · Hair salon
Map positionsChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
You are #109 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Valentinos Hair Design shows very high health with strong social directories and active profiles. Key strengths include outstanding Instagram and Facebook presence, plus a solid Neighbourly and Fresha footprint. Primary opportunities focus on expanding TikTok, NoSecretSalon, and LinkedIn profiles to broaden reach and professional branding.

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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    Yellow ProfileWe can see your Yellow Profile listing (https://yellow.co.nz/y/valentinos-hair-design-ltd-579371990) 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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    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.
  • 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.
14 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 6 of them.
8.9Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
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FacebookvalentinoshairdesignnValentinos Hair Design | Facebook✓
InstagramvalentinoshairdesignValentinos Hair Design | Instagram✓
Freshavalentinos-hair-design-harewood-road-christchurch-ZDrL0rValentinos Hair Design | Fresha
Yellowvalentinos-hair-design-ltd-579371990Valentinos Hair Design | Yellow✓
Neighbourlyhairdressers/canterbury-region/christchurch/bishopdaleValentinos Hair Design | Neighbourly2
TiktokNo account found1
NeighbourlyNo listing found2
LinkedInNo listing found3
Listings and socialChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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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

  • 1
    People following your pageYour following sits ahead of half the pages here, so an ordinary post reaches a real local audience without you paying for it.
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    Recommendations on your pageYour count sits above the middle of this market, so a visitor reading the page finds enough written by other people to stop needing anything written by you.
  • 3
    What your page says about youYour intro carries more detail than most pages in this market and is doing the work of a short landing page for the visitors who never reach your website.
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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595 followers 1
Valentino's Hair Design has been a top salon in Christchurch for more than 40yrs. We specialise in all aspects of Hairdressing! Our motto is "We Take The Time To Do It Right" and that is part of our c...3
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🌐 valentinoshairdesign.co.nz✓
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Facebook pageChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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Your website

Valentinos Hair Design shows a very strong overall on-page SEO health, indicating stable technical foundations for search visibility and user trust. Key strengths include an ideal title tag, a valid favicon, compact page size, secure content, and adequate text. The main opportunity is to further optimize meta description and loading speed, while ensuring an H1 exists for clear content signalling.

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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    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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    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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    Separate sites linking to youFewer separate websites link to you than half the businesses here, which means when someone searches for what you do, the businesses with a longer list of vouchers are the ones on the page they actually read.
  • 3
    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.
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

Valentinos Hair Design shows solid traffic health with strong organic visibility and steady paid search growth potential. The overall health score is 7.6/10, indicating room for targeted improvements while current performance remains healthy. Key findings point to opportunities in paid traffic and continued organic progress, with emphasis on verified paid spend and content optimisation.

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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Google search and trafficChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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Your hours against demand

Valentinos Hair Design's opening hours largely match local demand, with strong alignment for Tuesday 11am-12pm and Saturday 11am-1pm. There are missed opportunities on Sundays around midday and mid‑afternoon (12pm-4pm) when demand is relatively high but the salon is closed. No low‑demand open hours were identified, so extending limited Sunday hours could capture extra bookings without creating visible inefficiency.

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.
7.8Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Valentinos Hair Design
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Hours 1
Monday9am-5:30pm
Tuesday9am-8pm
Wednesday9am-5:30pm
Thursday9am-8pm
Friday9am-5:30pm
Saturday9am-4pm
SundayClosed
Popular times Saturday · Bishopdale
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Opening hoursChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 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#33of 498 Christchurch hair salons & barbers
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