It’s a shame that people need actual cash in front of their faces in order to believe in the potential of something even when you explain what a great platform this is! I’ve had the same sort of response when talking about it myself.

It’s good that you are minimising the risk associated with investing your own money, it’s a smart move, especially as you have already earned a great amount to float your account with. Good move!
Personally I played around with a lot of my early earnings by buying alt coins and such but ended up just converting back to Steem, but I hold a little outside of the platform just in case of a rainy day, you never know!
I like the short intros followed by the logo, it’s good break between the welcome and the content, but whatever feels most natural to you is what will appear more natural.