CLUBOPS, LLC
OAKLAND PARK, FLORIDA

Clubops.com, Find Your Hot Spot™. HISTORY OF CLUBOPS Clubops.com circa 1998. Imagine a time before Facebook™ or even Myspace™ when AOL™ was still king of the internet, Yahoo™ was hot, Google™ was incubating, and chat rooms and ICQ were the dominant forms of social media communication. Picture me, a single man and U.S. Navy Veteran just arriving to South Florida from Maryland and looking to find a local hot spot to meet people and socialize. The primary source for finding bars and clubs back in 1998 was the local newspapers. Ugh, the listings were sparse with no ratings or reviews to help choose the best bar or club. Not to mention the fact that I never knew if a bar or club was still in business until I was standing in front of an “out of business” sign at 11:00 at night. After looking to the internet for bar and club listings and finding none to speak of, the idea for Clubops.com was born. That was back in September 1998 almost two years before the dot com bubble burst. Launching a website was all the rage with investors pouring millions into the dot.com startups. For me, it was a time of exploration, adventure, and entrepreneurial pursuits. It was a time of opportunity to create a website with chat rooms, news feeds, with bar and club listings for Florida, my new found home. The only problem, besides my anemic bank account, was my limited knowledge and experience in website design. Undaunted, I tackled my new business venture at full speed using only WYSIWYG software programs like Microsoft Frontpage™ and NetObjects Fusion™ and having no HTML skills. In 2000, after building a crude but functional website and creating marketing materials to promote my site, I took my great idea to the Small Business Bureau to get professional business advice and guidance to launch my new business. My big idea was crushed with the news of the dot com crash. The advisor suggested I find a new business venture. And so the dream died. While attending Broward College for Graphic Design, a group project was needed for class and Clubops.com came back to life. Along with three other students, Clubops.com went through a redesign. The new logo, color scheme, banner ads, and basic website layout were created along with a new found entrepreneurial spirit. Plans were made to relaunch Clubops.com. The dream was alive! After attending Broward College for three years and getting an Associate in Science Degree in both Graphic Design and Marketing Management, it was time to take another shot at launching Clubops.com. Clubops.com is my pride and joy. An entrepreneurial venture 15 years in the making. We launched on August 1st, 2015. We are taking off at full blast, providing users with free access to up-to-date listings of Bars and Clubs in South Florida | Clubops.com Find the Top 10 bars and clubs by highest rating in any city listed on Clubops.com and know that our members have been there and filtered those bars and clubs through Rants & Raves. Not a Member? Join Clubops.com today to Rave about your favorite bar or club (or Rant if it just plain sucks) What? A bar or club is not listed? You can add your favorite bar or club when you submit a Rant or Rave.