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, flag the posts from 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 click is yours, 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

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

    Gate: post shows real intent
  • 3
    Say something useful

    Knock drafts a genuine comment that helps — not a pitch — and you post it. Now you're a helpful neighbor, not a stranger.

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

    A drafted Messenger note that references the actual thing they posted. You review it and send it yourself. Warm, not cold.

    Gate: they engaged back + you send it
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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 Flag the posts with real intent

200 posts a day. You don't have time to read all of them.

Once you've joined a group, every post in it is already visible to you — that's what membership means. Knock flags the handful that carry a genuine signal: someone relocating, a lease ending, a "should we buy or keep renting", a job move. Each one comes with the exact line that makes it a fit, so you can decide in seconds whether it's worth a reply.

  • Flags move / relocation / rent-vs-buy / new-job posts for you to review
  • Skips the noise — pets, restaurants, lost keys
  • Shows you the "why now" line from the post itself
  • You decide what's worth acting on — nothing happens without you
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? 🙏
Flagged for you
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 — and you post both yourself, 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.

  • You click like first — the lightest possible touch
  • Knock drafts a real comment that adds something, never a pitch — you post it
  • 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 sits in your approval queue with the full compliance check, and you send it yourself from your personal profile — the only Facebook surface that can start a conversation.

  • Drafted only after they engaged with your public comment
  • References the real post — never a copy-paste opener
  • You send it from your own Messenger, at your own 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 · ready for you to post Thu morning
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 post it
Listing post · your Page · queued for you this week
👍😮 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 drafts a personal reply to each commenter and flags every reaction so you can like it back yourself, so nobody who raised a hand gets left on read. It works the same on your business Page and on your personal profile.

What Knock flags on your posts

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

What Knock drafts back

  • A personal reply to each comment, ready for you to post
  • Reactions worth liking back, flagged for you
  • A drafted 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 you to review it and click post.
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
  • You join and participate in groups — Knock guides which ones
  • You like & react to prospects' posts, flagged for you
  • You post the warm-up comment — Knock drafts it
  • You send the personal Messenger note — the whole point
  • Never sends 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 — every click is yours.
Your business Page

The one that broadcasts

Your brand storefront — great at being seen, built to respond.
What it does in Knock
  • You publish value posts to followers — Knock drafts them
  • You reply to comments on your posts — Knock drafts them
  • You respond 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 guides both. Knock tells you which surface each action belongs on, so you never have to work through the profile-vs-Page rules yourself — you just click send in the right place.

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 is something you click yourself, in your real, logged-in Facebook session — never pooled, never proxied, never a bot handle.
You click every step
Nothing joins, comments, messages or posts without your click. Each move waits in one queue until you say go — 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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