I think what you posted made a ton of sense. However, what about this? suppose you added a little information? I mean, I don't wish to tell you how to run your website, but suppose you added something that makes people desire more? I mean %BLOG_TITLE% is kinda plain. You could look at Yahoo's home page and note how they create article headlines to get people to click. You might add a video or a pic or two to get readers excited about everything've written. In my opinion, it could make your website a little bit more interesting.