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Zhuoya Photography

Photography studio · Hornby-Islington, Christchurch

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 194 Christchurch photography businesses.

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Checked13 October 2026
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Zhuoya Photography

Photography studio · Hornby-Islington, Christchurch

Where you stand#70of 194 photography businesses
Overall health6.4/10across the eight areas
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What AI tells people about you

Zhuoya Photography is a Hornby-based photography studio in Christchurch. The studio describes itself as an internationally awarded photographer and provides studio and on-location photography. Clients note professional service and assistance with posing, with a make-up artist available for some shoots. The studio combines a local Hornby presence with an internationally framed photographic practice.

Zhuoya Photography is a photography studio based in Hornby, Christchurch. The studio describes itself as an internationally awarded photographer and operates from the Hornby area, serving clients across Christchurch.

The practice offers photography services from a studio setting and on location, with an emphasis on crafted images. Website content highlights the photographer's international recognition, and the studio's online presence indicates navigation features and a range of portfolio material.

Customers commonly mention a professional approach and practical help with poses and angles during shoots. Reviews note hands-on direction from the photographer and a make-up artist who has worked on shoots, with feedback summarised by a strong average rating of 4.8. Clients refer to clear communication and results that they describe as good or great.

Locally, Zhuoya Photography presents as a Hornby-based option for clients seeking a photographer who markets an international award profile while providing studio and on-location sessions. Customers can expect professional direction during sessions and access to make-up support on some bookings, making the studio a noted Christchurch choice for portrait and event photography needs.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Zhuoya Photography shows a below-average overall health on the Google Business Listing, with room for improvement in critical areas. The most important findings are that a phone number is missing and the listing lacks a meaningful description. Adding a logo and more photos would also strengthen brand presence and trust.

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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    PhoneYour listing has no phone number, so the call button a customer expects to tap is not there and the ones in a hurry ring someone else.
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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 no photos on your listing, or close to none, so a customer scrolling past sees a blank where every other business shows their work.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
2.6Room to grow
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Photography studio · Hornby-Islington
Open 5 days ✓
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OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
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Google listingChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Zhuoya Photography shows an overall health score of 5.1 out of 10, indicating average Google review performance. The strongest areas are rating level and listing activity, while the main opportunity lies in owner response to reviews. Engagement with reviews is currently zero responses, which can affect customer trust and perceived care.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

  • 1
    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.
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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.
  • 3
    Review countYour review count sits under the middle of this market, so you are readable to a customer without yet being convincing.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing 3 of them.
5.1Room to grow
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Google reviewsChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #95 for your Google reviews
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Where you show up on the map

The Maps search health for Zhuoya Photography is 5.9 out of 10, indicating an above-average presence with room to grow. Top findings show strong rankings for core local terms such as photography studio in hornby-islington and photographer in sockburn, with solid positions in sockburn and wigram. Opportunities focus on widening aggregate local visibility and strengthening borough presence.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

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    Maps visibility in your own suburbYou show up in local Maps searches less often than half your suburb, so on a search from nearby you sit below businesses a customer would otherwise treat as equal.
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    Maps visibility across the city groupYou turn up across more of the surrounding suburbs than the middle of the field, so customers searching from outside your own patch are finding you.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
5.9Room to grow
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2Top three for "photography studio" in 2 suburbs, seen in 7
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NZ Camera and Print4.1 ★ (143) · Photography studio
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Zhuoya Photography14.8 ★ (4) · Photography studio
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Ryorastudio5.0 ★ (8) · Photography studio
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Angela Jones Portraits Studio5.0 ★ (52) · Photography studio
Map positionsChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #80 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Zhuoya Photography shows a solid health score with strong social profiles. The most notable strengths are outstanding Instagram and Facebook profiles, which indicate a high trust and active engagement. Key improvement areas focus on expanding presence on TikTok and enhancing local directory listings to boost discoverability.

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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    Family Company StudioWe can see your Family Company Studio listing (https://thefamilycompany.co.nz/zhuoya-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.
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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.
16 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 6 of them.
8.6Strong
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FacebookZHUOYAPHOTOZhuoya Photography | Facebook✓
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TiktokNo account found1
YellowNo listing found2
NeighbourlyNo listing found3
Listings and socialChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #28 for listings and social
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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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    Recommendations on your pageYour recommendation count is one of the deeper collections in this market, and enough of it is written by other people that the page does some of the arguing for you.

Top opportunity

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    What your page says about youYour intro is shorter than half the pages here.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 4 of them.
10.0Strong
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★ 73 reviews · recommended ✓
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☎ +64 21 880 969
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Facebook pageChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
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Your website

Zhuoya Photography shows an average on-page SEO health score, with several clear strengths and notable gaps. The business benefits from accurate title tags, an SEO-friendly URL, and a small page size that supports fast loading. However, no meta description, no favicon, and no H1 tag undermine click-throughs and crawl clarity, indicating opportunities for targeted fixes.

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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    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.
  • 3
    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.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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How people find you on Google

The website health for Zhuoya Photography shows an average performance with room to improve paid activity and sustain organic momentum. The most impactful findings are the lack of measurable paid traffic and the potential to grow paid traffic, alongside already solid organic traffic value and total organic visits that are above the lower quartile.

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.
  • 3
    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.
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31About 0 visits a month from search, across 1 searches
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Your hours against demand

Zhuoya Photography hits several key peak windows but misses notable high-demand periods. The studio is open during Wednesday 11 AM and 12 PM, Thursday 11 AM and 4 PM, and Friday 10 AM - all high-search slots - yet remains closed across Monday 11 AM-2 PM and Wednesday 8 PM when demand is strong. A few open hours (Friday 1-2 PM, Saturday 4 PM) fall below the peak threshold and could be trimmed.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

  • 1
    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.
4.2Room to grow
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Zhuoya Photography
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Hours 1
MondayClosed
Tuesday10am-4pm
Wednesday10am-5pm
Thursday10am-5pm
Friday10am-5pm
Saturday10am-5pm
SundayClosed
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Opening hoursChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
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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#70of 194 Christchurch photography businesses
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Christchurch photographyOverall · 194 businesses
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