In less than a week we'll all be in Orlando learning, networking and have a great time with our fellow pool and spa professionals. Preregistration is strong and many of our classes are at capacity. There is still time to sign up and head to Orlando n
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Over the last fifteen years, the pool industry has grown to embrace computer technology.Prior to 1995, Auto-Cad was the only design tool available to pool-builders. The introduction of PoolDraw®, a Microsoft Visio add-in with a familiar Windows inter
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Posted by Kevin Charles on February 3, 2009 at 9:53am
As I was sitting at my desk today, I began to wonder how many potential pool customers really care about quality when they have their pool installed. I wonder how many of them truly prefer the cheapest possible way to get a hole in the ground and swi
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Posted by Wendy Purser on January 28, 2009 at 6:20pm
I met yesterday with 100 code officials here in NC and posted this website for them. I will be meeting two more times with about 100 -150 each time and passing information about the www.poolgeniusnetwork.com.With the VGB work I am doing here in NC, a
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Join us on February 20-21, 2009 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. The weather will be great - today we expect a high in the 70's.Anyone who registers for the Show by January 31 will automatically be entered in a drawing to w
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Posted by Mark Slaby on January 27, 2009 at 3:26pm
Make sure your customers know how to choose a contractor. Share the following information with your potential customers:How to Choose a Pool Contractor:Choosing the right pool contractor can be easy if you follow these steps below. Actually, skip a f
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Posted by Jack Richards on January 14, 2009 at 8:30am
I have been working on alternative systems for pool owners to use, to sanitize and oxidize their pool and spa water, other than the most common uses - chlorine - bromine - salt generators and biquanides. I have learned through lots of research that c
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Posted by Ray Cronise on December 31, 2008 at 11:30pm
As cliché as it may sound, where did 2008 go? It was certainly a fast-paced year and extremely busy in terms of swimming pool and spa safety. In some sense, using a child analogy, it’s as if we stepped out of industry adolescence and jumped right int
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Posted by Justin Gregoli on December 26, 2008 at 11:16am
This is a question I asked myself a while back.After 18 years in the industry I was trying to figure out, What's next? What am I destined to do in this industry? Am I just going to continue with what I am doing?Let me start with a bit of background.I
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Posted by Tom Lachocki on December 18, 2008 at 3:00am
Yogi Berra once said when giving directions to a friend, “when you come to the fork in the road, take it.” We all “take it.” We often don’t know where our path will lead us. As we approach the New Year, we often consider if we will take anew path.My
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Elizabeth lived in small rural town in just outside of Denver, Colorado on a small cattle farm. Growing up on the farm meant lots of time spent in the barn doing daily chores and of course well deserved play time. In this barn, tucked in the corner,
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It all started on day, back in the early 00's. It was a quiet day in suburban MN when I ventured to the local pool supply store. The day included hitting things with an electrified bug swatter, and maybe checking out the sweet ass holland grills, and
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Posted by Frank Cafiso on December 10, 2008 at 12:46pm
To All Members,I'd like to start off by thanking you all for allowing me the priviledge to be a part of such an amazing network of professionals. A network where a small business owner like myself who feels well versed and educated one day had the pl
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Posted by Steven Getzoff on December 10, 2008 at 11:58am
With effective dates for certain Federal requirements around the corner (December 19, 2008) it is more important than ever that pool professionals (yes, that means everyone, because that is the who the customer and the rest of the world see you as) a
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The other day I recieved my newest issue of Pool and Spa News and right there on the front cover, "New Hot Tub Association Formed", my first reaction was "What?".As I started to read the article I realized it was an organization that is being support
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Posted by Tom Lachocki on December 4, 2008 at 4:00am
I own a chemistry book that was published in 1849 written by Sulliman. The book is in English – which is rare – since most chemistry and science books of that day were written in German. Most science was happening in Germany. The first Nobel Prize wi
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Posted by Ray Cronise on December 1, 2008 at 10:00am
One of the great advantages of my previous job at NASA and now in the pool industry, is we all tend to meet some really great people along the way. Make no mistake about it, I am just not a "fan" sort of guy. I don't get autographs and rarely take ph
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Posted by Wendy Purser on November 27, 2008 at 10:00pm
As we approach what I consider a very important celebration I would like to offer everyone a free christmas song. It is available as a free download from www.soulangel.net This is my husband's band original music site. The Christmas song is a do wop,
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Posted by Wendy Purser on November 27, 2008 at 9:30am
This is the time of year I start to watch the drought maps for my state. As the sites are generally updated twice a month or so to follow them can help determine when to contact local officials and discuss a range of topics. First of all it is import
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We are about to enter the biggest sales season of the year. Homeowners will spend millions of dollars for the holidays. Even in today's economic climate plenty of people will buy cars, vacations, RV and similar gifts for the holidays. Your challenge
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