Every new beginning is a bit confusing, but I see you are off to a good start. I'm glad if my little beginner's tutorial helped. :)
Just like someone said, payout is 7 days after posting and you get between 75 and 100%, while the rest goes to people who voted. That's right, you can earn rewards simply by voting, but you'll need more steem power (the more steem power you have, the stronger your influence) and a good voting strategy to really benefit from that.
Anyway, have a great time Steeming! :)
That's ace! Thank you! So, it actually does good to read and upvote others posts too!
I'm slowly getting the hang of this Steemit lark! :P