Making a small change to my blog template has made the page views go up more than I would have thought. Changing from a three-column design to a two-column design has made the page views, and the number of people commenting go up.
I also made the fonts larger, so the text was a bit easier to read and the website looked a bit “more open” and friendly. All in all, the very subtle changes have added up to a lot more participation than the prior design.
This reminds me: “you can always improve something”.