so i have made 2 wordpres websites so far and i always set the sidebar to fill with the categories and a subcription. but there are not many categories when a new website starts out and so its kind of ..empty
i dont like putting recent posts or things like that inside the sidebar because whats the point? if you want recent posts visit the home site of the blog...

so what do you fill a new website with if you want it to look a bit busy?