Two ways to enter Pool of the Month. Posting is the one we want you to use. The form is there if posting is not for you.

Option 1: Post and tag (the main way)

1. Choose a River Pools project worth showing off.
2. Post a photo or video to your business's Facebook or Instagram account. Use a feed post, not a story. Stories disappear in 24 hours, and your entry goes with them.
3. Tag @RiverPools in the caption and add #RiverPoolsPOTM to your post. That is what registers your entry. We monitor our accounts and log every tagged post.

Tag OR Mention: @RiverPools - include #RiverPoolsPOTM

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Why it is worth it: your post reaches homeowners in your own service area, which is where your next pool gets sold. You market your own business and enter the contest in the same thirty seconds. Post as many finished projects as you like. Every post is a separate entry and a separate chance to get featured and to win.

Option 2: Submit through the form

Rather not post on your own channels? Enter directly. Submit your photos through the entry form, and you are judged on the same criteria as everyone else. [Enter through this form]

Same opportunity to compete, but the tradeoff is no local reach.

How winners are chosen

Every entry, posted or submitted, is scored on merit by the River Pools team. No public voting, no follower counts considered. We look at four things:

• Photo quality: clear, well lit, high resolution.
• Backyard integration: decking, landscaping, hardscape, the pool, and how it all fits together.
• Degree of difficulty: tough sites, custom work, standout features.

A one-truck operation can beat a high-volume installer here. The work wins, not the audience.

What you win

• Monthly winner: featured across River Pools social and in the dealer newsletter, plus a River Pools swag package.
• Grand Prize awareded at the Dealer Conference: every monthly winner is entered. We have handed out Yeti coolers and cordless tools before. The Grand Prize is built to make those look like the warm-up.

A note on your photos

Posting and tagging enters you and puts your work in front of your audience. That post is yours, and tagging us hands over nothing.

If River Pools wants to use your project in our own marketing, or if you win, we will reach out and ask you to send the full-resolution file and agree to a short release. We only reach out when we want to feature the work, so no news is not a snub. It just means that month went to someone else.

The fine print

• Open to all River Pools dealers and franchisees.
• Posts must come from a public business account and must mention or tag @RiverPools.
• Enter as often as you like. The more projects you enter, the better. 
• This contest is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by Meta, Facebook, or Instagram.