Pool Service & Repair: Best Referral Sources
Who should be sending you clients, and the rooms they are already sitting in.
Get the networking events worth showing up to
Tell us where you are. We will send you the best rooms for pool companies and the next meeting dates. Add a ZIP and this page will also show your local chapters and which seats are open.
Most business owners network where their competitors are, not where their referral partners are.
Your own trade group is for learning. Your partners' groups are where the work comes from. Everything below starts with one question. When something happens that makes people need pool companies, who else gets a call that same week?
Pool companies sell to both individuals and businesses, and most of the work starts when somebody buys a house. It moves fast, so being the name already in hand matters more than being the cheapest. Clients come back, which makes one good introduction worth years.
- Home purchasewhen somebody buys a house
- Building system failurewhen the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working
- Renovation projectwhen a homeowner decides to remodel
- Storm damagewhen a named storm comes through
- Compliance deadline or inspectionwhen an inspection or compliance deadline lands
Who should be sending you clients
Who you should be sending clients to
Ranked by what starts the job, not by who sounds close to your trade.
The same list, turned around. Give first and the rest follows.
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HVAC Contractor
They send you work73Trigger: somebody buys a house
HVAC contractors hear about it when somebody buys a house, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
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Community Association Manager (HOA / Condo)
They send you work71Trigger: the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working
Community association managers hear about it when the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
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Property Manager (Residential)
They send you work70Trigger: somebody buys a house
Residential property managers hear about it when somebody buys a house, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 04
Insurance Property & Casualty
They send you work70Trigger: somebody buys a house
P&C insurance agents hear about it when somebody buys a house, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 05
Home Inspector
They send you work69Trigger: somebody buys a house
Home inspectors hear about it when somebody buys a house, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 06
Plumber
They send you work68Trigger: the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working
Plumbers hear about it when the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 07
Pest Control
They send you work67Trigger: somebody buys a house
Pest control companies hear about it when somebody buys a house, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
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Facility Manager
They send you work65Trigger: the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working
Facility managers hear about it when the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 09
Attorney Real Estate
They send you work65Trigger: somebody buys a house
Real estate attorneys hear about it when somebody buys a house, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
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Electrician
They send you work64Trigger: the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working
Electricians hear about it when the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 01
Generator Installer
Two-way63Trigger: somebody buys a house
You and generator installers both get the call when somebody buys a house, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
- 02
Impact Window & Door Contractor
They send you work63Trigger: somebody buys a house
Impact window contractors hear about it when somebody buys a house, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 03
Landscaping Company
Two-way63Trigger: somebody buys a house
You and landscapers both get the call when somebody buys a house, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
- 04
HVAC Contractor
They send you work61Trigger: somebody buys a house
HVAC contractors hear about it when somebody buys a house, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 05
Garage Door Company
Two-way61Trigger: the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working
You and garage door companies both get the call when the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
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Smart Home & AV Integrator
Two-way61Trigger: somebody buys a house
You and smart home and AV integrators both get the call when somebody buys a house, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
Where those people actually are
Ranked by how many of your best partners are in the room, and how much work each one can send you.
Commercial contractors association (AGC / ABC)
Your partners are in this room: HVAC contractors, plumbers, and electricians.
General contractors and the subs around them. Real value if you sub on commercial jobs.
Find your local chapter →Give someone nine choices and they pick none. If you do one thing from this page, do this.
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Commercial contractors association (AGC / ABC)
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: HVAC contractors, plumbers, and electricians.
General contractors and the subs around them. Real value if you sub on commercial jobs.
Chapter finder → - 02
Your city or county chamber of commerce
Chamber of commerceYour partners are in this room: HVAC contractors, community association managers, and residential property managers.
Too big and too broad on its own. The value is in one committee. Pick one and go every time. The same fifteen people show up, and they get to know you.
Chapter finder → - 03
Your local Realtor board or association
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: home inspectors and real estate attorneys.
Join as a vendor and you are in front of hundreds of agents. They need people they trust at every closing. Ask about the vendor committee and the classes for new agents, not just the parties.
Chapter finder → - 04
PHCC (Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors)
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: HVAC contractors and plumbers.
Licensing, apprentices, and code. Not a referral room.
Chapter finder → - 05
Manufacturer training & certification days
Vendor & supply chainYour partners are in this room: HVAC contractors and plumbers.
Training you need anyway, in a room with the rep who decides which contractor gets the warranty calls in your area.
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Supply house counter days & contractor breakfasts
Vendor & supply chainYour partners are in this room: HVAC contractors, plumbers, and electricians.
Free food, a rep from the manufacturer, and every contractor for ten miles. The counter staff know who has more work than they can handle this week. That extra work is the easiest referral in the trades.
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Local Facebook & community groups
Online communityYour partners are in this room: HVAC contractors, home inspectors, and plumbers.
City groups, condo and HOA groups, and parent groups. For home services this is often the biggest free source on this list. Most competitors post ads instead of answers.
Chapter finder → - 08
BNI
Structured referral groupOne seat per category, so your competitors are excluded by rule and the seats around you are the partners above.
The biggest referral group in the world. You meet every week. Only one person per job. They expect you to show up.
Chapter finder →
Commercial contractors association (AGC / ABC)
Your partners are in this room: HVAC contractors, plumbers, and electricians.
General contractors and the subs around them. Real value if you sub on commercial jobs.
Find your local chapter →Give someone nine choices and they pick none. If you do one thing from this page, do this.
- 01
Commercial contractors association (AGC / ABC)
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: HVAC contractors, plumbers, and electricians.
General contractors and the subs around them. Real value if you sub on commercial jobs.
Chapter finder → - 02
Your city or county chamber of commerce
Chamber of commerceYour partners are in this room: HVAC contractors, community association managers, and residential property managers.
Too big and too broad on its own. The value is in one committee. Pick one and go every time. The same fifteen people show up, and they get to know you.
Chapter finder → - 03
Your local Realtor board or association
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: home inspectors and real estate attorneys.
Join as a vendor and you are in front of hundreds of agents. They need people they trust at every closing. Ask about the vendor committee and the classes for new agents, not just the parties.
Chapter finder → - 04
PHCC (Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors)
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: HVAC contractors and plumbers.
Licensing, apprentices, and code. Not a referral room.
Chapter finder → - 05
Manufacturer training & certification days
Vendor & supply chainYour partners are in this room: HVAC contractors and plumbers.
Training you need anyway, in a room with the rep who decides which contractor gets the warranty calls in your area.
- 06
Supply house counter days & contractor breakfasts
Vendor & supply chainYour partners are in this room: HVAC contractors, plumbers, and electricians.
Free food, a rep from the manufacturer, and every contractor for ten miles. The counter staff know who has more work than they can handle this week. That extra work is the easiest referral in the trades.
- 07
Local Facebook & community groups
Online communityYour partners are in this room: HVAC contractors, home inspectors, and plumbers.
City groups, condo and HOA groups, and parent groups. For home services this is often the biggest free source on this list. Most competitors post ads instead of answers.
Chapter finder → - 08
Prime Time Business Network
Structured referral groupOne seat per category, so your competitors are excluded by rule and the seats around you are the partners above.
A South Florida referral group. Only one person per job in each chapter. So your competitors are kept out, and your referral partners have the other seats.
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Let us be straight with you. For pool companies, a weekly referral group is not the best pick. Your partners gather in professional groups instead, so spend your time there. We would rather say that than sell you a seat you do not need.
Is your seat open?
Prime Time takes one pool service & repair per chapter. Put in a South Florida ZIP above and we will show you which seats are open.
Add a ZIP code at the top of the page to see which seats are open.
Prime Time doesn't operate where you are yet.
We have fifteen chapters in South Florida and none near you. Telling you to join would be bad advice. The rooms above are the real answer where you are. We can email you the one page version and let you know if we open near you.
Send me those roomsHave the next meetings sent to you
The rooms above are the answer. This is when they meet. Tell us where to send it and we will email you the next dates for pool companies, with the one page plan.
We already know your trade and your area from this page, so there is nothing else to fill in. We do not ask for a phone number. Every email we send has an unsubscribe link.
Your one-page action plan
Five partners, five things to say, three rooms. Print it and keep it in the car.
Networking plan: Pool Service & Repair
The five people who should be sending you clients
- HVAC Contractor (They send you work)
Shared trigger: somebody buys a house - Community Association Manager (HOA / Condo) (They send you work)
Shared trigger: the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working - Property Manager (Residential) (They send you work)
Shared trigger: somebody buys a house - Insurance Property & Casualty (They send you work)
Shared trigger: somebody buys a house - Home Inspector (They send you work)
Shared trigger: somebody buys a house
The three rooms to be in
- Commercial contractors association (AGC / ABC): Your partners are in this room: HVAC contractors, plumbers, and electricians.
- Your city or county chamber of commerce: Your partners are in this room: HVAC contractors, community association managers, and residential property managers.
- Your local Realtor board or association: Your partners are in this room: home inspectors and real estate attorneys.
- Commercial contractors association (AGC / ABC): Your partners are in this room: HVAC contractors, plumbers, and electricians.
- Your city or county chamber of commerce: Your partners are in this room: HVAC contractors, community association managers, and residential property managers.
- Your local Realtor board or association: Your partners are in this room: home inspectors and real estate attorneys.