I believe what you said was actually very reasonable. But, think about this, what if you were to create a killer headline? I mean, I don't want to tell you how to run your website, but what if you added something that makes people want more? I mean %BLOG_TITLE% is kinda plain. You could look at Yahoo's home page and see how they create news headlines to get people to click. You might try adding a video or a picture or two to get people interested about what you've written. In my opinion, it could bring your website a little bit more interesting.
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