I am hesitant about sidebars in general, but I agree that having recommendations below the post at least is a good idea. I would also experiment with putting them in the ToC navigation, though you don’t really have space for more than 2-3 related posts there.
I am generally a fan of minimalism, and having a focused reading experience. I like being able to read a post, and just focus on the content, without lots of other stuff that is trying to get my attention, until I am done with it.
This is mostly based on my models of intellectual effort, where I think distraction-rich environment make putting real effort into something a lot harder.
I am hesitant about sidebars in general, but I agree that having recommendations below the post at least is a good idea. I would also experiment with putting them in the ToC navigation, though you don’t really have space for more than 2-3 related posts there.
2-3 related posts would be plenty; the top 2-3 in a list are all people usually click on anyway.
Why the aversion to sidebars? I don’t disagree, bottom or ToC or elsewhere is fine, just curious.
I am generally a fan of minimalism, and having a focused reading experience. I like being able to read a post, and just focus on the content, without lots of other stuff that is trying to get my attention, until I am done with it.
This is mostly based on my models of intellectual effort, where I think distraction-rich environment make putting real effort into something a lot harder.