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What is the best way you have found to market your company and services?We have always done our own marketing with social media posts or going door to door with brochures. We recently stepped away from going door to door within the last three years and are now working with a marketing company, but I am not necessarily seeing any change in leads or calls yet. It sounds like this company is just posting Google and Facebook ads, which I can do myself. What do y'all do? Has it worked for you? If you work with a marketing company like Pool Monopoly and Pool Profits, what’s your experience with them? I am just trying to gather all my options and see what's out there, and see if I’m missing something that I could be doing.

I’m developing some free resources and posts for pool and spa business owners andwould really value your input.Question:Out of the following areas, how would you rank them in order of priority for youright now? Please list the letters in order of priority (most important → least important).Example: C, A, D, B (in this example, C is the most important and B is the leastimportant).Options:A: Leading and influencing your teamB: Creating a culture where people take ownership and care about the businessC: Having time for the things that matter outside the businessD: Having space to focus on the big picture and a team that brings ideas to thetableAlso, please share...In your own words, what makes your #1 choice your biggest challenge right now?Your answers will help me create resources that are truly useful for owners likeyou.Thank you so much for your feedback, I deeply value it, and look forward to hearing your responses!  : )

We are about a year old company and are looking to expand our business. Are there any routes for sale in west houston area ?Thanks in advance 

Hope everyone is doing well and having a safe season. (Ai did help me write this more efficiently)I’ve been in the pool service industry for about 10 years, starting with a single route and building it into a successful, family-run operation in NW Peoria, AZ. Over the years, I’ve trained with other professionals, earned my licenses, and continuously worked to improve our service quality and consistency.This year, we upgraded our weekly testing process by switching from basic test strips to the Taylor K-2005 liquid test kit for our service routes. The accuracy and repeatability of the results are noticeably better, especially for chlorine, pH, alkalinity, and calcium hardness. However, the reagent consumption is significantly higher than anticipated, and the ongoing cost of replacement reagents is becoming difficult to justify for high-volume weekly service work.I’m currently evaluating a hybrid testing approach: Full Taylor K-2005 testing on a scheduled basis (monthly or bi-monthly)