public ViewBlogsViewModel GetBlogPosts(int page) { int pageCount = 3; int skipAmount = (page - 1) * pageCount; var repo = new BlogPostRepository(_connectionString); var posts = repo.GetBlogPosts(skipAmount, pageCount); var totalCount = repo.GetTotalBlogPostCount(); return(new ViewBlogsViewModel { BlogPosts = posts, TotalCount = totalCount }); }