Thursday, June 23, 2022Solar Pool Covers the Good and Bad
Solar pool covers can be a popular choice to retain heat in your pool during the season and they can be very effective. I go over the different mil as...
Wednesday, June 22, 2022Pool Child Safety Tips to Prevent Drowning
Drowning prevention of course starts with some common-sense steps. But there are many tangible, electronic, and physical boundaries that can be used t...
Tuesday, June 21, 2022Repairs or Weekly Pool Service? Which Is Better?
Technically repairs and weekly pool service should be two separate businesses. Many do a combination of both and this can be done successfully. Here i...
Monday, June 20, 2022The Winning Combination ? Pool Care Made Easy!
Any sports fan knows that in order to win a championship at the professional level you need a team of two to three superstars. I apply this same conce...
Friday, June 17, 2022Vacation Time and Your Pool Service Company ? How to Take Time off
Taking time off is necessary for any business, more so in the pool service business when you work year-round maintaining pools. So how do you set up y...
Thursday, June 16, 2022Will Smart Water Monitors Replace Pool Service?
A big fear went through the pool service industry a few years ago when the smart water monitors started hitting the market. The thought was that these...
Wednesday, June 15, 2022Employee, 1099 Sub Contractor or a Third Option You Might Not Have Thought Of
If it is time to bring on an employee which is the best method? A payrolled employee, a 1099 subcontractor, or a third option that many don?t think of...
Tuesday, June 14, 2022VacDaddy Vacuum to Waste Attachment ? A Real Game Changer
I recently started using the V2W attachment for the Vac Daddy. This is a vacuum to waste attachment that transforms the VacDaddy into a portable pump....
Monday, June 13, 2022My Thoughts on the Chlorine Genie
Now that I have a Chlorine Genie up and running at one of my service accounts I will go over some of the things I like and some of the things that can...
Friday, June 10, 2022Should I Charge For a Return Service or Special Service?
You get the dreaded call, ?Can you stop by my pool and take a look at..? these out-of-service day calls can be annoying, and should you be charging fo...
Thursday, June 9, 2022Why Replacing Your DE Filter with a Cartridge Filter is Smart
Wednesday, June 8, 2022Business Question: How to Capture More Leads?
I am starting a new series by answering business questions that are emailed to me. If you are interested in having your questions answered please emai...