Getting ChatGPT To Recommend a Mortgage Broker

Client
Tora Finance
Services
SEO, AI Search
Industry
Mortgage Broking
Tora Finance Visit website
1.7 Average AI search position
70 First-position Google rankings
17 AI search leads in a month

Ranking a Brisbane Mortgage Broker #1 on Google and AI Search

  • 70 first-position rankings on Google across the mortgage broker space
  • Average position of 1.7 in AI search results for targeted searches
  • 17 highly qualified leads in one month from AI search engines alone

The Challenge

Mortgage broking is one of the most competitive search markets in Australia. National franchises with enormous budgets dominate the broad keywords, and trying to outspend them is a losing game.

Tora Finance came to Salt for a rebrand and a new website, then brought us in to lead their search marketing. Their goal was clear: build a long-term digital asset that keeps generating qualified leads and grows the value of the business over time.

The goals:

  • Rank on page one for high-intent mortgage broker searches in Brisbane
  • Generate consistent, qualified leads from organic search
  • Get found and recommended in AI search engines like ChatGPT
  • Build an asset that compounds year after year

The Strategy

Salt built a precision strategy designed to win the searches the franchises overlook, then use that authority to climb into the broader terms.

Three pillars drove the campaign:

  • Reactive content loop: Every RBA announcement, rate change or industry update triggered a same-day article, so Tora ranked first when Brisbane homeowners searched how the news affected their home loan.
  • Long-tail keyword targeting: We went after specific, high-intent searches like “best mortgage broker Brisbane for first home buyers” and “mortgage broker Brisbane for refinancing”, where competition is lower and buyers are closer to a decision.
  • Dedicated service pages: Each niche search got its own purpose-built landing page, turning rankings into enquiries.

This works because mortgage clients research heavily before choosing a broker. Answering their exact questions builds trust early, and every niche win feeds authority back into the whole site. Over time, that authority lifts Tora into the broad, high-volume keywords and the traffic compounds.

What Salt Did

  • Delivered a full rebrand positioning Tora as a trusted, modern Brisbane broker
  • Designed and built a conversion-focused website structured for search from day one
  • Researched what Brisbane home buyers and refinancers are actually searching for, then answered it directly through content marketing
  • Ran an ongoing SEO program covering technical optimisation, service page builds and authority growth
  • Implemented AI search engine optimisation (GEO) so ChatGPT and other AI platforms understand Tora’s expertise and recommend them to the right buyers

The Result

  • #1 on Google for top mortgage broker key searches
  • 70 first-position rankings on Google across the mortgage broker space
  • Average position of 1.7 in AI search results for targeted searches
  • 17 highly qualified leads in one month from AI search engines alone

The AI search results have changed how Tora wins clients. When someone asks ChatGPT for the best mortgage broker for their situation, it recommends Tora, and those people arrive on the website already convinced. Tora reports these leads are highly qualified and sold on the business before the first conversation. The AI is doing the selling for them.

That outcome comes from strategy. Salt identified what Tora does best, created content that proves it, and positioned them as the answer to the questions their ideal clients are asking.

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Salt is a Brisbane SEO agency and AI search optimisation specialist helping businesses in competitive industries win on Google and AI platforms. If you want search to become your strongest growth asset, talk to our team about SEO Brisbane and GEO services built around your goals.

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