I think what you said was actually very logical. However, what about this? what if you added a little information? I am not suggesting your content is not solid., but suppose you added something that makes people want more? I mean %BLOG_TITLE% is kinda boring. You might peek at Yahoo's front page and see how they create article titles to get people interested. You might try adding a video or a related picture or two to get people excited about everything've written. Just my opinion, it might bring your blog a little bit more interesting.