subject: Online Mortgage Lead Generation - The Internet Advantage [print this page] The goal for most mortgage lead generation web sites is to supply a steady stream of Internet mortgage leads to their sales representatives and loan officers. To do this, the web site must be indexed and optimized with the search engines by entering key words appropriate to the target audience. These will be entered by the prospects to find the web site and generate leads. Site content should use the same key words to increase its ranking. It is the basis for successful online organic marketing campaigns. Banner ads and pay per click advertising also increases the amount of traffic to a site and improves the search engine rankings.
Traffic is also driven to the site by other types of marketing. Direct mail brochures, television ads and radio spots are popular marketing campaign methods to drive traffic to web sites, even if the campaign is not focused on their local area. Mortgage lead generation occurs when the prospect enters the web site and opens communication with the vendor. Each vendor has many tools to choose from to assist their web site visitors. The more options prospects have available to them, the more likely they are to convert. Once at the site, Internet mortgage leads can be converted in many ways.
The most popular way to receive Internet mortgage leads is when prospects complete an online application form or request rate quotes. They may also be able to send an email, engage in a live chat session with a sales representative or make a phone call. This means that they are actively looking for information and are more likely to convert than if they are unwilling participants in a cold-call based telemarketing campaign. The online loan application process was originally intended to save the loan officer the time required to manually complete all of the paperwork.
However, the original form was lengthy and a considerably amount of time was required to complete it. This was a deterrent for many prospects and they left the site. All of the marketing resources expended to get them to the web site were wasted. There are many electronic short form options available. The fewer clicks a prospect must make to complete and submit an application form, the more successful the web site will be in collecting qualified Internet mortgage leads. This information could really change and transform your career for good if you look at it in this new way. Now is the time to get started!
