I think everything wrote was very logical. But, consider this, suppose you typed a catchier post title? I ain't suggesting your information isn't good, however suppose you added something that makes people desire more? I mean %BLOG_TITLE% is a little vanilla. You could glance at Yahoo's front page and see how they create news titles to grab people to open the links. You might try adding a video or a related pic or two to get readers interested about what you've got to say. Just my opinion, it would make your posts a little livelier.
