I think what you posted made a ton of sense. But, consider this, suppose you added a little information? I am not suggesting your content is not good, however what if you added something that makes people want more? I mean %BLOG_TITLE% is a little boring. You might look at Yahoo's front page and note how they create article headlines to get people to click. You might add a related video or a related picture or two to get people interested about everything've got to say. Just my opinion, it might make your website a little bit more interesting.
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