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Mortgage broker marketing and websites The mortgaging business is a peoples business. There is no alternative to going out and meeting people. The more people you meet and talk to the better. You can use websites direct mail and all capture systems. But they work better when backed up with people marketing through seminars, personal visits, database marketing and networking. One way to start knowing people is to greet them before they greet you. By doing this people get to like you. This technique was used in Wal mart stores to generate more revenues. The problem with mortgage brokers is that they enjoy very little trust. According to some surveys the public trust them only as much as they trust any salesman. There is a serious credibility issue they have to deal with. The stories of mortgage fraud and predatory pricing doing the rounds in the media does not help either. So the essential aspect that all mortgage brokers need to look into is gaining the trust of their respective prospects. There are various ways in which this can be achieved. Testimonials need to be created, if pictures audio and video can be used it will be more convincing. Use your marketing logo on all your materials so that your clients can remember you better. Join your local chamber of commerce and use their logo on all your materials, with their permission. Make use of the FSA logo showing your certification and reminding people that you are regulated by the Government. Make your qualifications visible on stationary and advertising (including your website). These small steps can set your clients minds considerably at ease, more so if you happen to be a small fish without any big banner. Rely more on proactive marketing rather than passive marketing. Passive marketing will only drain your business in the long run. Proactive marketing is a strategy based on the problems that you might face in the future, they force you to find the prospects you are looking for. Passive marketing is based purely on advertising, causing you to sit back and wait for the prospects to come on their own. Examples of passive marketing is placing an ad in the newspaper, the company website or sending emails to those on your database or buying a yellow pages ad. They will only originate a trickle of business and so should be the last and not the first marketing technique to be used. By being proactive you can squeeze more for the same amount of dollars spent. If you happen to be on a tight budget then proactive is the strategy to use. They are a bit more complicated and take more time to set up. So if you are in need of those pay checks to keep coming in then proactive is the way to go. Referral marketing is another good way to let people around you know that you are in the real estate business. You don’t have to spend any money on it. There is not much work either in approaching your past clients’ in fact in a majority of the cases the marketing is done by the clients themselves. You might consider offering some discount to each referral. Your strategy must involve mentioning to your clients all the services you provide, this helps to maximize your efforts.
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