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Hiring and retention
Business acumen

Hiring and retention toolkit

Toolkit
Build the team your pool service business needs to grow — and keep them.
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Pricing, payments and billing

Pool service agreement toolkit

Toolkit
Set clear expectations from day one. This free toolkit gives you a professional service agreement and welcome letter — ready to customize, send, and sign — so you can onboard new customers with confidence and protect your business.
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Growth

Buying & selling routes toolkit

Toolkit
Everything you need to buy or sell a pool route the right way — contracts, calculators, checklists, and expert guidance. All in one place. All free.
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Pricing, payments and billing

Price increase toolkit

Toolkit
Download this free price increase toolkit to confidently raise your rates, protect your margins, and keep your customers — without the guesswork.
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Business acumen

Owners intent worksheet

Worksheet
The one-page exercise that gives every decision a filter — so you stop reacting and start building with purpose.
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Pricing, payments and billing

The Chemical Spend System for Field Teams

Calculator
Get this free Excel spreadsheet to track and manage chemical spend across your entire field team. It's built with automated weekly budgets, real-time actuals tracking, and team-level reporting that works from day one.
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Pricing, payments and billing

Price increase email template

Template
Raise your rates without losing customers. This free, ready-to-send email template helps pool service operators communicate price increases with transparency and give customers a genuine choice — no mandates, no friction.
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Pool service general
Hiring and retention

Go cashless email template

Template
Tell your customers about your switch to digital payments with a ready-to-send email that's professional, clear, and easy to customize. Built for pool service operators making the move to cash-free invoicing.
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Pool service general

2026 State of Pool Service Report

Guide
Download the report and learn how steady demand, smarter operations, and rising software adoption are reshaping how pool pros price, hire, market, and grow.
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Pricing, payments and billing

Billing-ahead transition template

Template
Switching from billing in arrears to billing in advance is one of the most impactful changes a pool service company can make — and one of the trickiest to communicate to customers. This free template gives you a ready-to-use transition schedule and customer-facing explanation to make the shift clear, professional, and low-friction.
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Skimmer resources

Skimmer Pro Templates & Toolkits

Toolkit
A free, ready-to-use collection of templates, work order frameworks, and operational guides built for pool service professionals. Copy, customize, and put them to work — no writing required.
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Pool service general

12-month commercial pool service contract template

Template
Land commercial accounts with a professional contract that covers scope, compensation, termination, and liability. Built for pool service companies taking on apartment complexes and other commercial clients.
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Pricing, payments and billing

Repair pricing calculator

Calculator
Stop guessing on repair estimates. This spreadsheet calculates your parts markup, labor, merchant fees, and profit margin in one place, so every quote you send is built on real numbers. Created by Casey Graham of Yummy Pools.
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Pool service general

From Skimming to Scaling

Guide
Whether you’re a one-truck operator or leading a multi-million-dollar team, discover exactly where you are, what’s holding you back, and how to move forward with confidence.
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Skimmer resources

Customer portal set up templates

Template
Get your customers into Skimmer's customer portal fast. This ready-to-use template walks you through every step — from activating the portal to sending invites, rolling out AutoPay, and following up by phone. Copy, customize, and launch.
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Pool service general

NPC startup card

Reference
The industry-standard reference for new pool finishes, developed by the National Plasterers Council. This two-sided card walks pool service technicians through the complete start-up and water chemistry process from fill day through day 28 and beyond.
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Pool service general

Free pool drain release form for pool service companies

Template
Protect your business before you drain. This ready-to-use waiver documents customer awareness of the risks involved in draining a swimming pool or spa, and gets their sign-off before work begins.
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Business acumen

Pool service break-even analysis calculator

Calculator
This free break-even analysis calculator for pool service businesses shows you exactly how many accounts you need to cover your costs before you earn a dollar of profit. Enter your costs, your pricing, and your route structure, and get a clear, numbers-driven picture of where your business stands.
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Skimmer resources

Work order types for Skimmer

Template
Not sure how to organize work orders in Skimmer — or what types to create in the first place? This free guide gives you a full list of work order type examples and practical ways to organize them, so your team always knows what they're looking at and what needs to get done.
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Pool service general

Growing Your Pool Service Business

Guide
This free guide offers advice on pricing, marketing, and ways to increase your revenue.
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Pool service general

2025 Pool Owner Report

Guide
Trends, insights, and actionable tips for service pros based on what pool owners really want.
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Pricing, payments and billing

Skimmer's Service Rate Index

Reference
Find out what pool service companies in your area are actually charging. The Service Rate Index is built from anonymous data aggregated across more than 30,000 Skimmer users servicing over 900,000 pools monthly — the largest real-world dataset in the industry.
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Skimmer resources

How to Choose the Right Pool Service Software

Guide
Not all software is created equal. Here's how to spot solutions built just for pool professionals, not everyone else.
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Growth

Marketing 101 For Pool Pros

Guide
If you’re looking to take your business to the next level, one of the first things you need to do is improve your marketing. This FREE ebook, "Marketing 101 for Pool Pros," will help you gain a new understanding of effective marketing techniques that will grow your business.
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