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TIL I was wrong about cold calling for leads
I used to spend hours every morning dialing numbers from old lists, getting maybe one appointment a week. After a broker in Tampa told me to just focus on my neighborhood Facebook group, I got three seller leads in a month by answering questions about local market trends. What's your best source for freelance leads right now?
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kim_davis4mo ago
Yeah but how do you actually get people to take you serious in those groups without sounding salesy?
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evan_grant706mo ago
Man, I was the same way. I thought cold calling was just what you HAD to do. What changed it for you? For me, it was joining a local business owners' breakfast club. Just chatting with people over coffee, I got two solid referrals last month without making a single awkward call.
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sethm586mo ago
Oh man, that hits home. I used to dread picking up the phone, my stomach in knots just dialing. Felt like I was bothering people right at dinner time. Then I started just talking to other parents at my kid's soccer games, you know? Mentioned what I do once, and next week a guy asked for my card. It's so much easier when it's just a normal chat.
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