Mortgage broker cost per lead

Why the About page matters more than many brokers think A lot of brokers treat the About page like a background page. It gets written once, often quickly, and then left alone for years. The thinking is usually simple. The real work happens on the home page, the service pages, the landing pages, and the contact page. The About page is just there for anyone curious enough to click. That mindset usually underestimates how people actually behave. When someone is considering worki

Why CTAs matter more than most brokers realise A lot of broker websites do not have a traffic problem first. They have a call to action problem. The site may look polished. It may even get decent traffic from search, referrals, or paid campaigns. But when the visitor lands on the page, the next step feels weak. The button says Contact Us. The form says Submit. The copy says Learn More. None of it creates much urgency, clarity, or confidence. That is why CTAs matter so much. F

Some brokers create content without ever building a real content plan. They post when they have time. They write about whatever comes to mind. They react to interest rate news, share the occasional client win, publish a blog now and then, and hope that over time it turns into more leads. Usually, it does not. Not because content does not work. It absolutely can. The problem is that most broker content is disconnected from search intent, disconnected from the borrower journey,

Mortgage broker marketing strategy A lot of mortgage brokers do not have a work ethic problem when it comes to marketing. They have a structure problem. They are busy. They are trying things. They are posting on social media, boosting the odd ad, updating the website now and then, maybe sending an email when they remember, and asking for referrals when a deal settles. On the surface, it looks like marketing is happening. But that does not mean there is a real mortgage broker

Why “More Leads” Isn’t the Answer (and What to Fix First) If you are a mortgage broker and your pipeline feels inconsistent, the most common instinct is simple: “I need more leads.” More leads feel like the obvious fix. More enquiries should equal more deals, right? Not always. In fact, chasing more leads is one of the fastest ways to create a bigger problem. It increases admin, follow-up pressure, and disappointment, especially when your system is not built to convert consis

If you have ever asked, “What should I be paying per lead?” you are in good company. It is one of the first questions brokers ask when they start looking at marketing seriously. It is also the question that can send you down the wrong path if you only focus on CPL. Because the truth is simple: A “cheap” lead can be expensive if it never converts. An “expensive” lead can be cheap if it turns into consistent settlements. So, in this post, we will break down what a good mortgage