I got the surprise of my life last night when I went to refresh my Steemit wallet after which it only displayed my SP and a link to "Go To Wallet". Of course, it clicked right away as I was expecting this update form the Steemit Inc. team for a while now. Well, can't say they aren't delivering now, right? And in addition, I soon discovered ads being displayed within the main website itself. So, my thoughts?
Well, I must say we've come a mighty long way from a few months back when the announcement was made from Ned that the company was financially on its knees. Since that sickening feeling I felt in the pit of my stomach back then to where we are right now, is a pretty damn impressive recovery. From listening to Steemit Inc. on past 
The presentation of the website itself has always appeared mediocre, at best. And many users have decried this fact in the past until they were blue in the face. So, seeing as one of the primary marketing tools for any product is aesthetics, I'm hoping to see an improved GUI as well as better overall experience using Steemit moving forward. I know full well this will take time to implement but at least the cogs are set in motion now.
I'll be completely honest and say that the ad placements look quite ugly at the minute. But that's fine as the thing is they are actually "there" and can be cleaned up as things progress. I'm not looking for miracles here and understand that "one step at a time" is the best approach. More importantly, the ads should provide a nice revenue stream that will allow for further blockchain development and maintenance updates. Therefore, I think the ad route, regardless of what others think, is an excellent idea. In times of financial hardship, beggars can't be choosers. Clearly, if money is an issue, it has to be addressed somehow and this seems the perfect solution for now.
All in all, I'm pretty stoked at what I'm seeing. Sadly, that's not yet reflected in the price but hopefully this will change too in due course. And we've still got MIRA on the horizon, as well as the much-anticipatedSMT's. Yeah, that old chestnut again! Nice work, Steemit Inc.. Please keep up the great work. This ship is once again headed in the right direction.
