I think what you posted made a bunch of sense. But, think about this, what if you wrote a catchier post title? I mean, I don't wish to tell you how to run your website, but what if you added something that makes people want more? I mean %BLOG_TITLE% is a little boring. You ought to look at Yahoo's front page and note how they create article titles to grab people to open the links. You might add a related video or a picture or two to get people excited about what you've written. Just my opinion, it could make your website a little bit more interesting.