In 2026, local credibility beats clever SEO tricks, says search marketing expert Shamil Shamilov from Toronto-based dNovo Group.
For mortgage brokers and lenders to show up in AI responses—ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI, etc.—it hinges on reputation engineering and source authority. That's a fancy way of saying you need to prove you aren’t a fraud to a machine that's much smarter than all of us.
What follows is part I of MLN's video interview with Shamilov. In it, he lays out how web search is mutating and where mortgage marketers should actually be spending their hours. If you're in a hurry, note the key takeaways below the video.
