Early in her career, Kaitlin Hannig found a supportive group of female real estate agents on Instagram and quickly realized the social platform could help grow her business. Two years later, 75 percent of her business is generated that way.
Source: Inman News
How 1 newbie real estate agent gets 75% of her clients by insulting people on Instagram
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