I think what you published made a ton of sense. But, think about this, suppose you composed a catchier title? I mean, I don't want to tell you how to run your website, however what if you added a title that grabbed a person's attention? I mean %BLOG_TITLE% is kinda plain. You ought to peek at Yahoo's home page and note how they write article headlines to get viewers to click. You might add a related video or a related pic or two to grab readers excited about what you've written. In my opinion, it could bring your website a little bit more interesting.