I think I'm learning lessons on how to find readers for me blog :)
Edit: I think I should write about it sometime. But for now, it seems that most long time readers of my blogs don't come from giant search engines. perhaps the most valuable lesson I've learned after more than a decade of blogging since my childhood days.
Edit2: Idea of #webring is just great. As well as having a "Links" page or section in your blog to give outlinks to other related blogs.