1. I would leave them open for now. Unless you are being overwhelmed by the chore of dealing with comments, they provide a good way for your readers to offer feedback.
2. Having 100 entries per screen seems like a bad idea to me. I would set it to 10, maybe 15 max. The issue isn't so much the load time, but the sheer intimidation that this much visible content provokes.
3. Most blogging platforms don't have a "Table of Contents" by default. Just treat the tags as categories for the convenience of browsing users. For example, business, ruby, python, life-lessons.
4. The title is fine.
5. More value:
(a) Posting original content rather than comments from elsewhere. There are exceptions, but generally the comments require further context to be really understood.
(b) Occasionally writing more substantial posts. For myself, I find that an outline really helps pull these together. It also has the benefit of breaking the post up into subsections for easy reading.
(d) Take a notebook with you everywhere. If you have an idea for a post, jot it down, perhaps with a quick outline so you don't lose the details. I often find that my best ideas come during a jog.
(e) Respond to other interesting blog posts. A good argument is a great way to create compelling content and grow a blog.
(f) Study both popular blogs, as well as blogs you admire, and figure out what makes them compelling to you and their audience. Then go forth and do likewise.
2. Having 100 entries per screen seems like a bad idea to me. I would set it to 10, maybe 15 max. The issue isn't so much the load time, but the sheer intimidation that this much visible content provokes.
3. Most blogging platforms don't have a "Table of Contents" by default. Just treat the tags as categories for the convenience of browsing users. For example, business, ruby, python, life-lessons.
4. The title is fine.
5. More value:
(a) Posting original content rather than comments from elsewhere. There are exceptions, but generally the comments require further context to be really understood.
(b) Occasionally writing more substantial posts. For myself, I find that an outline really helps pull these together. It also has the benefit of breaking the post up into subsections for easy reading.
(c) Use thematic images. Dosh Dosh is a master of this: http://www.doshdosh.com/twitter-marketing-mass-follow-users/
(d) Take a notebook with you everywhere. If you have an idea for a post, jot it down, perhaps with a quick outline so you don't lose the details. I often find that my best ideas come during a jog.
(e) Respond to other interesting blog posts. A good argument is a great way to create compelling content and grow a blog.
(f) Study both popular blogs, as well as blogs you admire, and figure out what makes them compelling to you and their audience. Then go forth and do likewise.