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Plaster Start Up Pricing

Hey everyone,I’m curious to hear how other pool professionals approach billing for plaster startups. Do you typically charge a flat fee, base it on square footage, gallons, or go time and materials?Personally, I charge by the square foot of water surface area, with the rate varying depending on the type of interior finish. I stay on the pool for at least three weeks, and I usually try to wrap up the startup during the last week of the month so it transitions smoothly into normal maintenance billing. I’ll often discount the startup if the customer hires me for ongoing service — and in some cases, like a pebble pool with no salt system, I’ll even include the startup at no additional charge, since my costs are minimal.That said, I’m not always sure if I’m giving away too much on the startup when they sign on for maintenance, so I’d love to hear how others handle that balance.How do you all handle it? What’s your philosophy on pricing, timeline, and transitioning into regular maintenance?

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How do you train techs to use Skimmer efficiently?

Hello, For those using Skimmer, how do you train your techs on it?Do you have a process or checklist you go over with them?Also curious what tips or tricks you’ve found helpful to make sure everyone’s using it the same way!

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Part 4: How to Stop Managing and Start Leading

This is Part 4 in a series of posts looking at how to stop managing and start managing as a leader. In this series we are exploring are the critical aspects of effective leadership.THEY ALLOW THE FUTURE TO SHAPE THEIR ACTIONSPowerful leaders take action for the future instead of allowing the past to hold them back. Most of us take action based on our limited beliefs and perspectives in our business. For example, if you had a poor first quarter, it’s easy to feel discouraged. However, a powerful leader keeps recommitting to his or her vision, and they begin to succeed one step at a time.The only thing we can say that is the truth about the future is that it is unknown. And therefore it existsas pure possibility. Instead of working from their past, extraordinary leaders work backwards from their vision to create the future they desire. LEADERSHIP QUESTIONS FOR YOU TO CONSIDER: Identify one result/breakthrough that you wanted to achieve at the beginning of 2025? How are you doing with achieving it? Did you forget about it, or did you decide that it simply wasn’t possible to achieve it? Would you still love to achieve that result/outcome (if only it were possible?) If so, would you be willing to commit to achieving it? If so, by when do you intend to achieve it?

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