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title: "Episode 44: New Agent Cold Calls His Way To Success"
description: Brand new realtor, William Patrick relies on cold calling to bring in leads. In our conversation, we talk about his process for cold calling and success.
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# [Episode 44: New Agent Cold Calls His Way To Success](https://podcast.smartagents.com/podcast/ep-44)

 Written by [Smart Agents](https://podcast.smartagents.com/podcast/author/smart-agents) | Jun 14, 2021 10:45:00 AM

***“Fear of rejection, I feel, hinders a lot of real estate agents because they don't want to put themselves out there. When in this business, that's  the number one thing you have to do — put yourself out there.”***

With no sphere of influence to tap into, brand new agent William Patrick has had to rely on hitting the phone lines to prospect for leads.

*“When I first started, I didn't have any business and I went full-time into it. I was making probably between 500 to 800 dials a day.”*

Episode 44 of The Smart Agents Podcast features our conversation with the Raleigh, North Carolina-based agent. We talk all about his cold-calling strategy and why it isn’t as daunting as some make it out to be.

*“The worst thing they can do is say they're not interested. That's the worst thing.”*Just now a year into his career, William is seeing the payoff from all of his time working the phone.

*“When 2021 hit, all those leads I had created in June to December period, those six months, a lot of them started cultivating and then kinda exploded.”*

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