I value the few people who read this blog. They might skim through things and think, "Oh cool", but once in a while there's the guy who compliments my writing, and that still means the world to me.
The interesting thing is, more readers is not the solution to anything. When you receive a comment like "good job", it feels much more valid when there are fewer people perusing your work. It's always nice to know you're doing a good job, but when that happens all the time the novelty is quickly lost. You take good feedback for granted and soon you start doing shoddy work because there's nothing new to keep you going. But when you get that one person who commends you on your work, it means a lot because it happens far less often than you'd like.
Don't pray for more, pray for just what you need to keep going. It's nice to hear "You're doing well" from someone besides your parents and it's almost worthless to hear praise from a crowd of individuals. Celebrities may disagree, but when you go for days without hearing anything, one person can light up your day. Just a thought.