The Pool Guy Podcast Show

What are some ways that you can market your pool service effectively? What are some terrible ideas? I go over some good marketing and bad marketing for you. Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It is fast and easy to become a Leslie’s Preferred Pool Care Provider. https://lesliespool.com/co...

Based on the pool surface type, I will pick a suction cleaner for my service accounts. Here is how I determine which cleaner to purchase for a customer on my pool route.  Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It is fast and easy to become a Leslie’s Preferred Pool Care Provider. https://lesl...

There have been many pool products that have failed on the market over the years. I go over a few of them here and explain why it is sometimes hard to make a successful product. Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It is fast and easy to become a Leslie’s Preferred Pool Care Provider. https...

I give you a general overview of the different pool surfaces and offer some cautions with each so you know what not to do. I also review the differences of each surface type so you will know which is the best based on your personal preferences.  Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It is fa...

Should you be worried about a recession, or what is the best way to ride the wave of a boom economy? What economic indicators are essential and can local events affect my pool service business? I answer these and more for you.   Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It is fast and easy to be...

Amazingly, getting “fired” from a pool service account takes quite a lot. You want to use this to your advantage in a positive way.  Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It is fast and easy to become a Leslie’s Preferred Pool Care Provider. https://lesliespool.com/commercial-services.html/?...

I answer some tough YouTube questions, including pool stains, using Borax to raise pH in a pool, using 3” Trichlor tablets exclusively, and more!  Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It is fast and easy to become a Leslie’s Preferred Pool Care Provider. https://lesliespool.com/commercial-s...

 Cleaning a green pool sometimes is the easy part. Effectively bidding and, more importantly, assuring you get paid can sometimes be the hard part.   Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It is fast and easy to become a Leslie’s Preferred Pool Care Provider. https://lesliespool.com/commercia...

Of course, preventing a green pool is the best way to clean one up, and I go over some ways to stop a pool that is turning green. Of course, after it is green, I rapidly go over some ways to turn it blue again. Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It is fast and easy to become a Leslie’s Pr...

It’s a no-brainer to say that preventing algae is better than treating it. But how do you accomplish this, and what are some keys to preventing algae in pools?   Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It is fast and easy to become a Leslie’s Preferred Pool Care Provider. https://lesliespool.c...

 Want to start selling more saltwater systems on your pool route? Or how do you handle a customer asking about a salt system? I go over all of these and more for you.  Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It is fast and easy to become a Leslie’s Preferred Pool Care Provider. https://leslies...

Transitioning a pool from Springtime to Summertime can be more complicated than it looks. The seasons are vastly different but merge, especially in places like California and Florida.  Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It is fast and easy to become a Leslie’s Preferred Pool Care Provider...

 There is a lot to like about Cal Hypo, and many pool pros prefer this as their primary pool shock. But is Cal Hypo right for every pool, and should you be using it?   Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It is fast and easy to become a Leslie’s Preferred Pool Care Provider. https://leslies...

Pentair, Hayward, and Jandy are the “Big Three” regarding swimming pool equipment. You can’t go wrong with these three, and I also go over some generic brands.   Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It is fast and easy to become a Leslie’s Preferred Pool Care Provider. https://lesliespool.c...

Is Trichlor the most potent form of chlorine you can buy? The best person to answer that question of course, is Bob Lowry.  Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It is fast and easy to become a Leslie’s Preferred Pool Care Provider. https://lesliespool.com/commercial-services.html/?utm_mediu...

Getting good at bidding takes practice, but you can quickly start bidding for new service accounts if you have a basic idea of what a good account looks like. I go over some ways to bid a pool successfully.  Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It is fast and easy to become a Leslie’s Prefe...

Cal Hypo tablets are great because they contain zero Cyanuric Acid. But switching does require a little thought, and I go over a roadmap to switching to Cal Hypo.   Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It is fast and easy to become a Leslie’s Preferred Pool Care Provider. https://lesliespoo...

Are all Trichlor tablets created equal? The clear answer is no, and if you have been doing this for as long as I have, you have used some inferior tablets at one time or another.  Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It is fast and easy to become a Leslie’s Preferred Pool Care Provider. htt...

 The industry is sometimes overly focused on chemistry and balancing your pool water, which is delicate and essential. However, we cannot overlook filtration and circulation. All three work in tandem.  Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It is fast and easy to become a Leslie’s Preferred P...

 I am reminded almost weekly in conversations with others that they won’t be able to retire comfortably. Even more so if you run a small business with no pension or retirement fund. I go over some ways to plan your exit strategy so you can retire with dignity.   Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days...

Saving money on chlorine is easy if you can stretch out the chlorine in your pool and make it last longer. I will go over some ways to make the chlorine in your pool last.   Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It is fast and easy to become a Leslie’s Preferred Pool Care Provider. https://l...

There are always questions about how PoolRx works with chlorine types and other enhancers. Fred covers this and more for you in today’s podcast.  Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It is fast and easy to become a Leslie’s Preferred Pool Care Provider. https://lesliespool.com/commercial-se...

 The benefits of PoolRx are reduced chlorine use by up to even 50% and no algae issues in a pool. But how do you sell customers on PoolRx, and when would you sell them a Booster? Fred goes over this and more for you.   Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It is fast and easy to become a Les...

Fred Schweer of PoolRx goes over the use of PoolRx and how it can save you money on chemical use. He goes over sizing and which PoolRx unit would be best for your pool.  Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It is fast and easy to become a Leslie’s Preferred Pool Care Provider. https://lesli...

It’s easy to do things that are over the top in business. When is good enough good enough? I go over some ways to temper down the perfectionist side in all of us.  Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It is fast and easy to become a Leslie’s Preferred Pool Care Provider. https://lesliespool...