I think what you said was actually very reasonable. But, what about this? suppose you wrote a catchier title? I mean, I don't wish to tell you how to run your blog, but what if you added a post title that makes people want more? I mean %BLOG_TITLE% is a little plain. You could peek at Yahoo's home page and note how they create news titles to grab viewers to click. You might add a related video or a related picture or two to get readers interested about what you've written. Just my opinion, it could bring your website a little livelier.