I run http://guitarfact.com - and need a little advice. I am starting to see a steady stream of traffic, but it goes up and down drastically every now and then. It seems like I need content other than blog posts to keep users to return more often. My blog is a little to small yet to start a successful forum, what else should I do? I also thought about adding a "Guitar player of the month" module to my sidebar, or a contest to win something cheap like a pair of guitar strings or something related. Suggestions are welcome!
Site looks good and blog content is great, but you have a LOT of open space down the right side of your site (under the right end of the "search" box and "go" button). Get some links to related sites and get them linking back. Include some links to sites that can generate some income for you as well.