Have got a big time increase on my blog hits as of late http://thesleepingsun.wordpress.com/ .
I think I owe it mainly to search engines, and tagging properly. So if you are still looking for ways to increase readership definitely look into how to properly tag, and how to make sure your site is indexed in search engines.
And if you haven't already check out http://thesleepingsun.wordpress.com/ , maybe it's for you...
And if it is for you, I would love for you to post your blog if you think it may interest me!!!