Five tips for new brokers from $100 million dollar broker Bridget MacGregor

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“Being a successful broker takes time. I think entering the business as an assistant or working in the industry first often gives more exposure to the industry from within, and this will enable you to become a successful broker.” Back in 2008, just as Bridget MacGregor joined a large franchisee group in the finance industry, […]

How a new broking business settled 257 loans in one year

Karen Hall started her own Queensland-based business Action Finance in January 2018 after working as a PAYG broker for over 12 years. “Our children had finished school and felt it was time to chase the dream of creating a new business from scratch.” “Initially I was working solo from our home office, meeting customers at […]

Banking to broking: making the switch

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Currently in banking and thinking about making a big career change? Then maybe it’s time to consider broking! While working as a banker, you’ve been restricted to offering a limited choice of loan options to your customers that are provided by the bank who employ you. 66% of home loans in Australia are written by […]

How an ex-banker settled $45 million in his first 12 months of business.

Matt McLean first started his South Australia-based business, McLean Home Loans in January 2021. It was his first venture into building a business, and he did so from scratch. “Having worked as a Lender and then a PAYG broker with another business for many years, I made the decision to branch out on my own. […]

The simple SEO steps to get you started

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SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) is all about helping people find your site as easily as possible. Essentially, we are trying to do what we can to work with the Google algorithm. The algorithm is the way that Google programs their search functionality and it decides whether you appear on the first page or not. There […]

What is SEO and why does it matter for my business?

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SEO stands for search engine optimisation and it’s the process of affecting the visibility of a website in a search engine’s unpaid or organic search results. In other words, it means your website appears clearly in the searches returned when a customer types your business name into Google or a similar search engine. An SEO […]

Our top brokers in Victoria for 2017

We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: we are incredibly proud of all the hard work our brokers put into providing fantastic customer service and support. At AFG we champion our brokers’ ability to find a loan that matches your particular needs, at a time and a place that suits you. Our Victorian […]

How to market your business on a shoestring

Whether you’re embarking on your first marketing adventure as a new business, or planning your next annual marketing strategy and spend, there are quite a few options available that are low on cost but can net a high response rate. Here we explore a few and look at how you can begin setting them up. […]

How to ensure your social media is top notch

It’s not a fad, and it’s not a trend. It’s here to stay, and social media is part of our lives, whether we like it or not. Social media for your business can be as complex as you choose to make it. You could pay thousands of dollars to engage another company to do it […]

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