google+

I have a nagging feeling that google+ could somehow be used to significantly increase readership of my blog, if only I was appropriately savvy.  Anyone have any suggestions or thoughts on this?  I don't crave the attention per se, but I'd be fibbing if I said I wasn't jealous of the readership numbers of the folks that blog at, e.g., scienceblogs, discovermagazine.com, or scientificamerican.com.  Larger readership would undoubtedly motivate more writing, too, though that's not necessarily great for my time management....