yah, that's the easiest way - but if you want to customize the placement a bit more, you could add it to the page.tpl file for your theme.
i had that same problem. You can try putting it in page.tpl, but it's going to be a bit lower on the page.
if you're a n00b, then step carefully and make sure you make a backup of everything before you touch it.. In your \themes\(yourtheme) folder there is a file called page.tpl.php open this file in a plain-text editor, and near the bottom you'll see an DIV named 'footer' ... you can put whatever you want in there, just above the "/div" - you should be able to use a center tag or a span. if that still does not show up centered, then try adding it just BELOW that "/div" .. Remember, make a backup of the file before you touch it, and be sure to turn off caching if it's on and check your results.