{"id":537,"date":"2013-03-17T09:21:41","date_gmt":"2013-03-17T16:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/venturarocks.com\/blog\/?p=537"},"modified":"2016-12-14T11:41:41","modified_gmt":"2016-12-14T19:41:41","slug":"venturarocks-com-4th-anniversay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/venturarocks.com\/blog\/venturarocks-com-4th-anniversay\/","title":{"rendered":"VenturaRocks.com 4th Anniversay"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"newVR\"<\/a>Well, it’s been four years since we launched VenturaRocks.com and we couldn’t be happier.\u00a0 We want to thank you for your support and encouragement.When we launched VenturaRocks.com we had a goal in mind and we’ve stated it on more than one occasion:\u00a0 “Our Mission is to help stimulate the economy in our favorite city in the whole wide world by promoting venues who offer music and to the artists who live in and around Ventura as well as those who travel here to play.”<\/p>\n

That still holds true today.\u00a0 But there was more to this goal and it seemed too lofty to put down in words, but as it is coming true, we might as well come out in the open and express want we’re really trying to acheive.\u00a0 We want Ventura to be a music community where artist thrive in an environment that supports them.\u00a0 As a result, our artists are making a living, the venues are prospering, people are happy because they have music in their lives. It’s all a win-win scenario.\u00a0 Ventura is on the cusp of being the next Austin, Texas.\u00a0 This town has so much incredible talent that it’s a reality that is\u00a0no longer\u00a0so far fetched.<\/p>\n

We’re here to help get the word out.\u00a0\u00a0Not only do we update our official website\u00a0twice weekly, but we update our website calendar and Facebook page daily.\u00a0\u00a0 EVERY SINGLE DAY!!!\u00a0 We make it a point to get out several times a week and support our musicians and venues ourselves, we check in, we take pictures, in other words,\u00a0we walk the talk.<\/p>\n

People have come to depend on VenturaRocks.com to determine how they’ll be spending their evening out on a date or out with friends.\u00a0That’s awesome!\u00a0And we love when people share our pages and recommend us to their friends.\u00a0 Getting the word out about VenturaRocks.com helps to support our goal, which we think is your goal too.<\/div>\n

And of course people always want to know how do we make money.\u00a0 We have “day” jobs.<\/p>\n

Eve and myself have not made a dime off of VenturaRocks.com to date.\u00a0 We have NEVER asked for anything for free including concert tickets, or to get in to see an artist with a cover charge.\u00a0 We have paid our way.\u00a0 We go out and support our venues,\u00a0we buy our dinners, we take our own pictures, we\u00a0pay our own way and we are not indebted to anyone.But there is going to be a way to help support our efforts in the very near future.\u00a0 We are going to start providing some banner ads on our website, and we are going to start selling VenturaRocks.com t-shirts and other items.<\/p>\n

But know this, we will never ever charge the venues or artists for what we already\u00a0do.\u00a0 If a venue wants to buy a banner ad to go above and beyond what we already offer, that’s great!\u00a0But we will always provide the service\u00a0we’ve been doing for them as long as we can keep this going.<\/p>\n

VenturaRocks.com is not a non-profit.\u00a0 To date, it’s been nothing but a goodwill effort to help.\u00a0 Seeing the music scene gradually change has been the greatest compensation.\u00a0 But more needs to be done.<\/p>\n

So what is needed and wanted? We need people to fill up the venues. To drop a buck or two. Make it worth our while! We’re starting to see this town come to life and people out enjoying some of our most incredible assets, our musicians.<\/p>\n

And like I said before, we’re going to start offering banner ads (hair salons, tire shops, taxi cab services, venues outside of Ventura) and selling shirts and other items.\u00a0 If you like to support our efforts, we will welcome your help.<\/p>\n

We love this town, we love our musicians and artists, we love our venues, and we love that we’re making this happen.<\/p>\n

VENTURA really does ROCK!!!<\/p>\n

Love you guys!<\/p>\n

Pam
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