How many million?
TOP just passed 70 million page views since 2007. Either people kinda like this site, or seven loyal fans have come back ten million times.
(And not coincidentally, thanks to you and those other six guys.)
Mike
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Edwin Lopez: "I suspect that I am one of the seven who have viewed your site a million times each. Keep up the great work!"
Cliff: "It would be nice if the seven of us could get together and make some photographs...but I don’t have time since I’m always on TOP."
I mean it as a compliment when I say you're not the McDonalds of photography blogs. BTW, have you seen "The Founder" (Michael Keaton as Ray Kroc) ? I recommend it.
Posted by: Dennis | Sunday, 01 July 2018 at 12:06 PM
Congratulations! Over the years you've wormed your way into my heart.
Posted by: Joe | Sunday, 01 July 2018 at 01:08 PM
Congrats, Mike!
Posted by: Stephen Scharf | Sunday, 01 July 2018 at 02:49 PM
Congratulations Mike.
Posted by: David Lee | Sunday, 01 July 2018 at 03:06 PM
If T.O.P. was a country it would rank 20. Just ahead of Thailand. Not bad. Congratulations! Celebrate with a bowl of Pad Thai...
Posted by: Roger | Sunday, 01 July 2018 at 03:14 PM
Congratulations , 70 Million !
......even if there are only 70 0f us out here, and we've all checked in a million times.......it's still a lot...
Keep up the great work
Posted by: Michael Perini | Sunday, 01 July 2018 at 03:37 PM
Do the stats break out robots? I find they constitute the majority of traffic on my own site.
Posted by: David Dyer-Bennet | Sunday, 01 July 2018 at 04:01 PM
OK Mike
You guessed correctly
I own up, I am one of the seven.........
Posted by: James | Sunday, 01 July 2018 at 04:55 PM
70,000,001
Posted by: Yonatan K | Sunday, 01 July 2018 at 06:04 PM
Quite a number of those views are mine. This is one of the few photography blogs I visit on a regular basis.
It is always informative and interesting, not just the usual reviews and selling of your ebooks, videos, tutorials etc. That's why this site is so special!
Posted by: Michael Eckstein | Sunday, 01 July 2018 at 06:14 PM
Like.
Posted by: Ernie Van Veen | Sunday, 01 July 2018 at 07:29 PM
At first, I thought this was one of the "yellow" baker's dozen.
I'm happy to have contributed to the page count, to the tune of at least several thousand. Good work! Keep 'em comin', I'll keep on readin'.
Posted by: MikeR | Sunday, 01 July 2018 at 08:24 PM
Wasn’t me. I worm my horses twice a year for bot flies?
YB Hudson III
Posted by: YB Hudson III | Sunday, 01 July 2018 at 08:46 PM
It's a winner either way--either a lot of people like the site or a few of us really, really, really like the site. Congratulations, Mike!
Posted by: robert e | Sunday, 01 July 2018 at 09:08 PM
And as good as ever, Mr. Johnston. TOP is still the best place in what used to be called cyberspace. I’m so grateful that you do what you do–it has had a hugely positive effect on me.
Posted by: Bahi | Sunday, 01 July 2018 at 09:41 PM
That's a shed load of people voting with their mouse - well done Mike!
Posted by: Peter Barnes | Monday, 02 July 2018 at 06:03 AM
Congrats!! And your product is way better for my health too!!
Posted by: Chester Williams | Monday, 02 July 2018 at 08:21 AM
A well deserved congratulations, Mike. Not only do your thoughts and words bring much value to your audience, your site provides a forum for your readers to expand upon them as well as give us an array of other opinions to consider. All in all, well done and very much appreciated.
Posted by: Dennis Mook | Monday, 02 July 2018 at 08:24 AM
Brings back memories - my parents used to take us to eat at the original McDonald's in San Bernardino, California, before Kroc got involved. The golden arches started and ended at ground level, and extended well above head height. And the burgers were pretty good.
Posted by: Bill Tyler | Monday, 02 July 2018 at 12:10 PM
Thanks a lot, Mike, for (in my case) some twelve years of photography (&cetera!) reading - history, technique, art, gear - always at the very least interesting, often inspiring. On the web you are the only photography writer who is absolutely unique :-) . I am glad you are a few years younger than me, so hopefully I can enjoy your pieces untill I am really old.
Posted by: Hans Muus | Monday, 02 July 2018 at 02:51 PM