Outreach · Facebook, mechanic by mechanic

How Knock actually grows your sphere on Facebook.

This is the deep version. Not "we post for you" — the real motion: join the right groups, scan the posts for people who are actually moving, warm them up with a genuine like and comment, and only then — after they've engaged and you've approved — a personal message. Every step from your own account, at a human pace, nothing sent without your yes.

The engagement ladder

Nobody buys a house from a cold DM.

So Knock never leads with one. It climbs a ladder — presence, then a like, then a real comment, and only after someone has actually engaged does a personal message ever get drafted. Each rung is gated on the one below it, and the whole thing waits for your approval.

  • 1
    Be in the group

    Knock suggests the local groups your future clients are already in — then you join, as yourself.

  • 2
    Notice out loud

    A like on the right post. Small, human, and the first time they see your name.

    Gate: post shows real intent
  • 3
    Say something useful

    A genuine comment that helps — not a pitch. Now you're a helpful neighbor, not a stranger.

    Gate: you liked first
  • 4
    Then — and only then — reach out

    A personal Messenger note that references the actual thing they posted. Warm, not cold.

    Gate: they engaged back + you approve
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Outreach ladderJordan Tran · Austin Newcomers
Step 4 ready
Mon · Group
Joined "New to Austin" · 14k members
Tue · Like
Liked Jordan's "we're relocating in June" post
Wed · Comment
Commented a neighborhood tip — 3 likes back
Fri · Message
Drafted DM — waiting for your approval

The four moves, in detail

Each one runs from your own logged-in Facebook, under a human-paced daily cap, and only after you approve it
1 Join the right groups

Get into the groups where people announce they're moving.

Buy/sell groups, neighborhood forums, "New to [your city]", local moms, relocation and military-move groups — this is where someone types "we're moving here in the spring, any realtor recs?" out loud. Knock finds the ones that fit your market and hands you a short join list, each with a reason.

  • Suggested by your city, price band & niche
  • Ranked by how much real move-intent shows up
  • You join as yourself — a person, not a brand
  • Never spammy: a few good groups beat fifty dead ones
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Groups to joinAustin · move-up & relocation
6 suggested
Highest move-intent this month
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New to Austin 👋14,200 members · 40+ "moving here" posts / wk
Join
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78703 Neighbors6,100 members · listings & local Q&A
Join
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Austin Relocation & Jobs9,800 members · corporate relo posts
Join
2 Scan group posts for real intent

Read the group so you don't have to.

Groups are noisy — 200 posts a day, most of them not for you. Knock watches the feeds of the groups you're in and surfaces only the posts that carry a genuine signal: someone relocating, a lease ending, a "should we buy or keep renting", a job move. Each one comes lifted out with the exact line that makes it a fit.

  • Detects move / relocation / rent-vs-buy / new-job intent
  • Skips the noise — pets, restaurants, lost keys
  • Shows you the "why now" line from the post itself
  • Respects group rules — reading, not auto-posting
Facebook· New to Austin 👋 · Group post Signal
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Jordan Tranposted in New to Austin 👋2h · Public group
Hey all! My partner just got a role downtown and we're relocating from Denver in June 🎉 Renting for now but honestly open to buying if we find the right spot in 78703-ish. Any realtor recs? 🙏
Knock caught
Relocating June · renting → open to buy · 78703 · asked for a realtor
👍 11 · 8 comments
3 Warm up — like, then comment

Be helpful in public before you're private.

This is the step everyone skips and it's the one that works. Before any message, Knock drafts a small public warm-up: a like, then a genuinely useful comment right on their post — a neighborhood tip, an honest rent-vs-buy thought. You've now shown up as a helpful local, in front of the whole group, before you ever slide into their messages.

  • Like first — the lightest possible touch
  • Then a real comment that adds something, never a pitch
  • Never the same comment twice — drafted per post, in your voice
  • Builds public credibility the whole group can see
Facebook· Liked + commented Posted
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Jordan Tranposted in New to Austin 👋2h · Public group
…open to buying if we find the right spot in 78703-ish. Any realtor recs? 🙏
👍 Liked by you & 11 others
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You commentedWelcome to Austin! 78703 (Tarrytown) is a great call if you want walkable + close-in — happy to share how rent-vs-buy actually pencils out there right now, no pressure. 🙂
4 The message — earned, drafted, approved

Now the DM lands warm, because it isn't the first hello.

Once they've engaged back — liked your comment, replied, reacted — Knock drafts a personal Messenger note that picks up the exact thread you were already in. It goes from your personal profile (the only Facebook surface that can start a conversation), and it sits in your approval queue with the full compliance check until you say send.

  • Fires only after they engaged with your public comment
  • References the real post — never a copy-paste opener
  • From your personal profile's Messenger, at a human pace
  • Waits in your approval queue — approve, tweak, or skip
Messenger· from your profile · Jordan Tran Drafted
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Jordan TranActive recently
Thanks for the tip on Tarrytown! 🙌
Of course! Since you're weighing rent vs. buy — I put together a quick 78703 snapshot last week, want me to send it over? No pitch, just useful. 👋
👍 1
Yes please, that'd be amazing
The other half — showing up, not just reaching out

Direct posts: be the local expert people scroll past and remember.

Outreach isn't only one-to-one. Knock also keeps a steady drip of your own value posts — a just-listed, a sold-in-a-weekend, an honest market read — so that when someone in the group finally does need an agent, you're the name they've already been seeing. You approve every post; nothing publishes on its own.

What Knock drafts for you

  • Just listed / just sold
  • Honest market snapshot
  • Neighborhood spotlight
  • Buyer & seller tips
  • Client win (with permission)

Where it can post

  • Your business Page (broadcast)
  • Your own profile timeline
  • Into a group — where its rules allow
Spaced across the week, never all at once — and always your approval before it publishes. Group posts respect each group's self-promo rules.
Facebook· Your Page · Just listed Scheduled
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Your Name, Realtor®Your business PageDraft · publishes Thu 9:10 AM
Just listed in Tarrytown 🔑 3 bed / 2 bath, walk to the lake, and priced to move. Rent-vs-buy math on this one actually pencils out — DM me and I'll walk you through it. 🏡
Drafted by Knock · you approve
Listing post · your Page · scheduled into the week's cadence
👍😮 Reaches your Page followers
Close the loop

When your posts get interaction, Knock helps you answer every one.

A post that pulls comments and reactions is only worth it if you respond — quickly, and to everyone. Knock watches the interactions on your own posts and drafts a personal reply to each commenter plus a like back on every reaction, so nobody who raised a hand gets left on read. It works the same on your business Page and on your personal profile.

What it watches on your posts

  • New comments
  • Likes & reactions
  • Questions ("still available?")
  • Shares & tags

What Knock drafts back

  • A personal reply to each comment
  • A like back on reactions & helpful comments
  • A Messenger follow-up for the hot ones
Replying to comments on your own posts is allowed on both your Page and your profile — so this loop runs on both. Every reply still waits for your approval.
Facebook· Your listing post · Replying 6 to answer
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Your Name, Realtor®Your business Page1d · Public
Just listed in Tarrytown 🔑 3 bed / 2 bath, walk to the lake. Rent-vs-buy actually pencils out on this one. 🏡
👍😮 You liked back · 34 reactions · 6 comments
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Dana ColeIs this still available?? 😍
👍 You liked · 3h
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You repliedIt is, Dana! 🙌 Want me to send the full details and grab you a time to see it this week?
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Marcus BellBeautiful place 🔥
👍 You liked · 2h
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You repliedThanks Marcus! 🙏 Know anyone eyeing Tarrytown? Happy to be a resource.
The distinction that trips everyone up

Your personal profile and your business Page do two different jobs.

They are not interchangeable — and Facebook itself enforces the difference. Knock uses each for what it's actually allowed and actually good at: your profile reaches out, your Page broadcasts and responds. Here's exactly how each one works.

Your personal profile

The one that reaches out

You, as a human — the only surface Facebook lets start a conversation.
What it does in Knock
  • Joins and participates in groups as you
  • Likes & reacts to prospects' posts
  • Comments publicly — the warm-up step
  • Sends the personal Messenger note — the whole point
  • Never fires cold friend requests — Knock's rule, not just Facebook's
Why it matters: a Page can't message someone first — only a personal profile can. So the entire reach-out ladder (like → comment → DM) runs here, one relationship at a time, from the real you.
Your business Page

The one that broadcasts

Your brand storefront — great at being seen, built to respond.
What it does in Knock
  • Publishes your value posts to followers
  • Replies to comments on your posts
  • Responds to people who message the Page first
  • Builds credibility & social proof over time
  • Cannot start a Messenger chat with someone cold — Facebook forbids it
Why it matters: the Page is inbound-and-broadcast by design. It keeps you visible and answers everyone who raises a hand — but it can't do the reaching-out. Trying to force it to would just get flagged.
Profile → out. Presence, likes, comments, and the one-to-one message that starts a real conversation. This is where growth actually happens.
Page → in & wide. Broadcast your listings and market takes, then catch and respond to everyone those posts bring to your door. This is where credibility compounds.

One approval queue drives both. Knock knows which surface each action is legally and practically allowed on, and routes it there automatically — you never have to think about the profile-vs-Page rules yourself.

True on every move above

Aggressive results, un-aggressive behavior.

Growth this deliberate only works if it never looks automated. So the same guarantees hold on every group, every comment, every DM and every post.

Your own account, always
Every join, like, comment, DM and post runs in your real, logged-in Facebook session — never pooled, never proxied, never a bot handle.
You approve every step
Nothing joins, comments, messages or posts on its own. Each move waits in one queue for your yes — the ladder never climbs itself.
Human-paced & capped
A few actions a day, jittered and mixed — never forty identical comments in a row. Whatever doesn't fit today simply carries over.

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