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Case Study
Kevin TranReal Estate & Mortgage30 DaysOrange County

from three interactionsto 1,078.

One relaunch, thirty days, zero ad spend. Interactions moved 359x and reach stayed 92% organic. Two weeks in, five offers landed on a single listing. Nothing about the posting frequency changed. what changed was the reason to care.

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The Work

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reel · the scroll stopper

the state will pay 20%

A number a buyer can act on, stated flat, held for the length of a thumb swipe. No listing, no branding, no ask. The whole job of frame one is to earn frame two.

“let’s tour 10 houses”
carousel 1/7 · the opening

“let’s tour 10 houses”

A counter position hook. Most agents open by offering more; this opens by refusing. Taking a side is what makes a scroll stop.

$150K, and what it is not
carousel 2/10 · the number

$150K, and what it is not

Not a grant. Not a gimmick. The specificity is the point. a real figure with the caveats attached reads as advice, not marketing.

three things before you tour
carousel 4/7 · the value

three things before you tour

Your actual budget, not Zillow’s guess. Your monthly payment at that price. Cash to close. Given away free, which is what earns the next slide.

one word in the comments
carousel 7/7 · the close

one word in the comments

No link in bio, no funnel, no form. A single word that starts a conversation in the place the person already is.

reel · the short cut

the five second version

Same hook, cut to five seconds for the feeds that reward brevity. One shoot, two lengths, two placements.

the agent, working
brand still · the workspace

the agent, working

Shot the same day as the carousels. A buyer deciding who to trust needs to see the person, not only the pitch.

the property frame
brand still · on location

the property frame

Clean architectural exterior, natural light. Reusable across listings instead of tied to one address.

five offers, one listing
proof · closing day

five offers, one listing

Two weeks after the relaunch. The closing photo is the only piece on this page that was not planned.

The Carousels, In Full

swipe them like the feed.

dream for all · the $150K explainer · swipe →

dream for all carousel, slide 1
dream for all carousel, slide 2
dream for all carousel, slide 3
dream for all carousel, slide 4
dream for all carousel, slide 5
dream for all carousel, slide 6
dream for all carousel, slide 7
dream for all carousel, slide 8
dream for all carousel, slide 9

not zillow · the positioning run · swipe →

not zillow carousel, slide 1
not zillow carousel, slide 2
not zillow carousel, slide 3
not zillow carousel, slide 4
not zillow carousel, slide 5
not zillow carousel, slide 6
not zillow carousel, slide 7
not zillow carousel, slide 8
The Build

the relaunch, documented.

The account was not short on posting. It was short on a reason to care. Every piece was rebuilt to lead with a number a buyer can act on. down payment assistance, monthly payment, cash to close. instead of a listing.

The call to action is one word in the comments. No link in bio, no landing page, no form. Thirty days later: interactions from three to 1,078, reach 92% organic, zero spent on ads.

“It was never the algorithm.” My content gave people zero reason to care. Two weeks after relaunch: five offers on one listing. projected $70K in commissions, from a reel.
Kevin Tran · Real Estate & Mortgage

three interactions. then 1,078.
same agent.

359x · 30 days
interactions, three to 1,078

Zero ad spend, 92% organic reach. The frequency did not change. the opening did.

2 × vertical reels
two lengths, one hook

Eighteen seconds and five seconds off the same idea. One shoot, two placements.

carousels · 7 and 10 slide
hook, number, checklist, close

Each set opens on a position, hands over something usable, and closes on a single word in the comments.

brand stills · same day
the agent, on location

Workspace and property frames shot alongside the carousels. Reusable across listings, not tied to one address.

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