Mortgage Broker

Earning Trust and Rankings in a YMYL Niche

INDUSTRY
Mortgage Broker
SCOPE
Cross-functional collaboration, content pillar planning
Google Search Console performance for Earning Trust and Rankings in a YMYL Niche ​: 22.7K clicks and 2.26M impressions in the last 6 months versus 15K clicks and 1.26M impressions previously
Keyword position tracking for Earning Trust and Rankings in a YMYL Niche ​: 110 keywords up, 53 of 126 in the top 3 and 98 of 126 on page 1

The Results

  • 50% improvement in organic clicks and 100% increase in impressions.
  • 50% improvement in WhatsApp clicks.
  • 40% of the keywords improved to the top 3 position in the SERP.

The Challenge

  • Competitive Niche: The website competes with a wide range of direct and indirect ranking competitors, including real estate websites (PropertyGuru, EdgeProp), financial websites (MoneySmart, SingSaver), banks (DBS, OCBC), and direct mortgage consultancies.
  • YMYL Topic: The topics on the website need to go through in-depth research to avoid giving audiences wrong information, with a strong emphasis on E-E-A-T and building trust signals.

The Approach

  • Product-led SEO content planning for service pages.
  • Created in-depth topics fact-checked against local housing and finance authorities like HDB, CPF Board, and MAS.
  • Had licensed consultants review the content.
  • Built trust signals (founders, brand history, linked sources).
  • Studied AI Overview entities to plan sub-topics.

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