Pro
$599 USD / year
Your professional introduction, with project publishing when you need it.
- Contractor profile
- Generic or trade-specific Pro badge
- Project articles available individually
- Additional project articles: $99 each
A trade-specific designation
Backyards MagazinePro Pool Builder
For professionals who turn water, structure and surrounding space into a considered whole.
Start your application ↗A useful way to share your work.
- Your contractor profile in Backyards Magazine
- The Pro Pool Builder designation and badge after confirmed payment
- Member project publication and website featuring for $99 per project on Pro; included article allowances on Featured and Signature
- Higher publishing tiers with discounted project rates and increased frequency
- A downloadable copy and sharing graphics for each published project
- Website badge, email graphic and social sharing assets
- Consideration for a quarterly magazine issue
Use your included credits or purchase individual project articles. Our editors also select stories for the seasonal magazine.
Ready when you are.
Create your business profile and complete payment to activate membership. Choose a Pro Contractor badge or one that reflects your trade.
You manage your profile, service areas and contact details from the member desk.
Membership terms ↗From application to publication.
01
Apply
Share your business information and relevant work.
02
Choose your membership
Select Pro, Featured or Signature.
03
Complete payment
Your membership activates automatically when payment is confirmed.
04
Activate & publish
Your profile and badge are ready to share. Submit projects using your included allowance or additional-article rate.
One membership. Room to grow.A home for your business.
A home for your business.
A place for your work.
Choose the publishing allowance that fits your business. Every package includes your profile and Pro membership badge.
Featured
Recommended$999 USD / year
Introduce the people behind your business and share a collection of your work.
- Contractor profile
- Generic or trade-specific Pro badge
- 4 project articles per membership year
- One introductory Business Spotlight, separate from project credits
- Featured Business badge and As Featured In graphic after Spotlight publication
- Additional project articles: $49 each
Signature
$1,999 USD / year
For businesses with a steady flow of projects worth sharing.
- Contractor profile
- Generic or trade-specific Pro badge
- 16 project articles per membership year
- One introductory Business Spotlight, separate from project credits
- Featured Business badge and As Featured In graphic after Spotlight publication
- Additional project articles: $19.99 each
Use past projects or new work. Your website articles include factual editing, photo presentation and one factual correction round. Quarterly magazine selection remains an editorial decision.
Your business. The Backyards masthead.
Every package supports a Pro membership badge. Featured and Signature share the same featured formats, linked to the company’s published Business Spotlight.
| Benefit | Pro | Featured | Signature |
|---|---|---|---|
| Generic or trade-specific Pro badge | Included | Included | Included |
| Featured Business ribbon | — | After Spotlight publication | After Spotlight publication |
| As Featured In graphic | — | After Spotlight publication | After Spotlight publication |
Membership details
Membership renews annually. Cancel your next renewal in the member desk; access continues through your paid year. Unused credits do not roll over. Purchases are non-refundable except where required by law. Project articles and Business Spotlights are labeled paid member features. Membership terms ↗