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Servicing High-End Pools, Pt. 1

Posted on January 2, 2019 by PoolPro

When to leave automation to the prosBy Andrew Lisa Paolo Benedetti knows that today’s high-end automation equipment is far too complicated for pool service providers to maintain on their own. “It’s getting so bloody complex that even the builders are relying on a series of dedicated experts to provide the

Posted in Builder, Current Issue, Departments high-end pools, home automation, Paolo Benedetti, pool automation, pool service

The Art of Estimation

Posted on October 30, 2018 by PoolPro

Ensuring new build and remodel estimates are on target By Keith Loria Undoubtedly, in the first minutes of conversation a pool builder has with a prospect, two questions will arise: “How long will it take?” and “What will it cost?” And though most can answer these quickly, they need to

Posted in Builder, Current Issue, Departments job estimate, pool builder, pool estimates, providing estimates

Better Hydrotherapy Benefits With In-Ground Spas

Posted on August 7, 2018 by PoolPro

Materials, savvy installation improve the experience By Julie Knudson In-ground spas built in conjunction with a swimming pool are beautiful. They share materials and aesthetics with the pool, and they can integrate with the rest of the environment. But there are downfalls: In-ground spas, with their typically straight walls and

Posted in Builder, Departments bullfrog spas, concrete spas, hydrotherapy, in ground hot tubs, in ground spas, pool builder, sedona spas, spavault, sunbelt hot tubs

Information Overload

Posted on May 2, 2018 by PoolPro

How much do you tell your customers about the pool building process? By Michelle L. Cramer “Plan, blow holes in the plan, revise the plan, and then execute and adapt to each situation as it presents itself.” That’s the pool building process for Scott Heusser, manager of Idaho Pool Remodeling

Posted in Builder, Departments construction, customer communication

Lights, Camera…SELL!

Posted on March 5, 2018 by PoolPro

Why you need an introduction video and how to do it By Jim Raposa In the last issue, Brett Lloyd Abbott, marketing strategist and president of MYM Austin in Austin, Texas, and Mike Logan, owner of Logan Pools in Brentwood, California, both named introduction videos as an important tool before

Posted in Builder, Departments in-home sales, presentation, sales, sales presentation, video