This is important. We conducted an early broker AI experiment with results that might represent industry norms sooner than later. We assigned mortgage broker tasks to an AI and had the system carry a loan (with supervision) from a website-based AI-enquiry through to ‘settlement’. The results give us a very clear indication of how the industry might evolve in the
Shad of the Day, 8th April 2023. More non-compliant leadgen nonsense. Consumers deserve better. This clown has followed our previous advice and adjusted his creative and messaging, but he’s still lying to consumers, and he’s still engaging in false advertising. Honest brokers should be disgusted these charlatans are allowed to continue selling their dodgy leads. To ask personal questions that
We’ve recently updated our Census API to better support the creation of graphs on your website. The API supports what is literally *millions* of graphs, and your website now supports a couple thousand of them. An Elementor plugin is forthcoming that’ll make the creation process easier. Having access to Census and general audience data is a marketing imperative – It’s
We’ve just updated our Screenshot API. The new API allows you to render website screenshots on your website (or in Yabber) in seconds. You can take a single screenshot and use it forever, or set it to update at certain times. Various Screenshot options apply, such as width, height, cropping, full page renderings, image format, quality, and more. When retrieved
Shad of the Day, 4th April 2023. There’s a word for those that hide results behind a paywall of any kind (including email) when the results of the fake ‘qualification’ clearly excludes me from any finance: Baiting. It’s illegal and has to stop. Despite the fact that ‘qualification’ objectively decreases the quality of mortgage candidate making contract with you, it’s
A look back at the first Commonwealth Bank website back in 1995. Just two years later in 1997, and riddled with serious security holes, NetBank launched, offering 24-hour internet transaction banking services ” a first among the majors in Australian banking.
Commonwealth Bank Head Office, public Banking Chamber, 6th September 1916.
Shad of the Day, 3rd April 2023. We expect more from MLB – they’re an organisation that is trying to grow, and they’re actively recruiting brokers into their network. In the past, their advertising has been downright illegal, and it remained unchecked by their aggregator and management for a long time. They’ve recently taken on our advice and removed their
We’ve made a lot of weather-related functions, tools, and data available in the past, and we’re only now in the process of rationalising all the features into a dedicated Elementor meteorological block. Following on from an article that introduced video and GIF radar and satellite renderings, the latest update includes a facility to create dynamic METAR graphs. The graph options
A few days ago we introduced a new feature that nobody will use: Bureau of Meteorology Radar and Satellite animations and video. Accessed via a simple API, you have access to hundreds of renderings, with full control over date ranges and animation shows. You can Assisi choose to return animators as a GIF or video. We’ve just updated the Elementor
Minor update for clients. In the next push of our Yabber/Elementor plugin, we’ve included an option for location forums (those assigned via the location module) to show a ‘simple’ single line form. The simple form includes basic form fields (only) but retains the option to show the integrated calendar, so a booking can still be made, and the lead will
Note to clients. Minor update, but worthy of mention. The lender accreditations page now includes a selection of private lenders. When the lender logos are rendered to your website, the lender logos will not link to any product pages.