I have no problem with "Money talks." well, because it does...
People coming to this site will notice the dollar amounts beside posts quickly and will naturally want to know why there is money beside posts. And it's explained further "Your voice is worth something. Join the community that pays you to post and curate high quality content." It couldn't be any clearer.
The people who get paid are the ones who:
- Write high quality content (those with the voice mentioned above)
- Curate high quality content (those who "voice" their opinion on which content they think is valuable and how much); this can also include creating and maintaining communities in the future
and those who just come to read, get to read high quality content free from ads (which means a very good reading experience) all for free.
as for newbies not making much money when they start out: that's a problem with the fundamentals of content discovery with the current tag-based organization. Right now, it's hard to find content to read, but when communities are implemented, content will be so much more visible. For example, a newbie can make a post into a highly active community with thousands of followers and all those people will see it. He or she doesn't have to build a following on their blog, it's already there. Or they can start their own communities.
another thing
No offence to anyone, but I don't think saying "Mine STEEM with your mind" will work well, because the concept of mining is know within crypto circles by people familiar with cryptocurrencies. I don't think ordinary writers, readers etc will be attracted to the term or understand the purpose of Steemit on first glance. Steemit needs to go mainstream and we need to simplify our message.