I had opened this yesterday and took the time to read i through this morning. I think you have nailed the mindset that people really do need, not only here on Steemit, but when starting any blog.
I had taken the attitude some time ago that the lower price of STEEM right now is an opportunity to grow my position on the site and occasionally I might just get a nice payout on a post but the overall needed to be the long view.
If there was a way to 'pin' posts to the front page of Steemit, this one should be there.