14 years ago today I pressed Go on my silly new website idea, which I was convinced was destined for failure. I would never have guessed I would be writing this in 2025, using my mind alone…
Okay, bad tech predictions and belated April foolery aside, PMP birthday posts are starting to feel a little repetitive. A bit like that age (24 for me) when you stop looking forward to the next birthday. But, I owe it to our amazing team, our wonderful legions of PMPers (you), and I guess… Myself, to run the annual victory lap.
Since 2014 we’ve given away nearly £3 million. Watch this space for an announcement soon. That’s crazy. We’ve had over 3.2 million people register their postcodes, though sadly, most of whom have stopped visiting.
We’ve had cyber attacks, accusations of being fake, or biased against [ INSERT REGION ], and even been sued by a Dutch company that hires increasingly well-known (and shameless?) UK celebs to collect Direct Debits. We struggle to make ad revenue because no one wants to advertise with a “gambling” website, despite the fact we’re free and actually block (lucrative) gambling ads.
All that aside, it’s the unrelenting positivity from daily visitors (you again) that is the headline of our fourteen year history. The funny, supportive (Thanks CS in particular), sometimes fighty comments, the yearly E-Cards from Sandy (thanks!), the quirky messages and gifts from Tango Doll, and lots more. Sorry if I’ve missed anyone.
Sadly though, our daily visitor numbers are the lowest they’ve been for over a decade, although we still see about 180,000 of you every day, which is still phenomenal.
So, for our birthday, this year we’re kindly asking you to share your referral link on social media, Whatsapp, whatever….
Thank you! And roll on age 15.
Chris & Team PMP x