No Need To Pay For Leads With These Grow-Your-Business Marketing Tips [Video]

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Is it possible to grow your business without buying leads? Absolutely, and in this article Heidi Harris with the Home Sweet Heidi Team out of Raleigh, North Carolina, shares the five core strategies she uses to consistently grow her business.

1. ‘I love paying a referral fee’ notes

Harris began her career in real estate shortly after moving to Raleigh, North Carolina, in her twenties. Being new to the area, she knew very few people, meaning she had a non-existent sphere of influence. Based on her limited budget, she knew she had to be creative to find clients when she was starting out.

“I knew a lot of …