Thanks for posting the follow-up! And this all also points to the importance (for Steemit) of people being able to bring in "outside eyeballs" to read articles here.
I wasn't aware of the little message at the bottom... but that's also very cool. I especially like that it is UNDERSTATED... big flashing lights screaming "MAKE MONEY BLOGGING ON STEEMIT!!!" will attract the totally wrong sort of user ("money seekers" rather than "content creators"). Anyway, good job!
I agree with your thoughts on this. I think it is a strong call-to-action that isn't too in-your-face.