Hello,
There are no dumb questions, only dumb people that cant reply to them, and hence tell you the question is "dumb" lol
Your question is valid but the answer might not be what you wished. There is no way of increasing upload speed for us on our side. It has to do with your home connection, and specifically with how many leechers the torrent currently have (how many people are actively downloading it) because without leechers you will not get any upload.
If I where you I would start with reading these three guides:
If you read these guides you will probably find it much easier to get your ratio up!