Are Side Bar Links Bad For SEO?

[WilCross]

I'm thinking about adding a sidebar on the right side of my blog post with links to other pages. Is have a sidebar with links to other pages good or bad for SEO.

[EGOL]

Sidebars are fantastic.

They are great placed to add photos that are relevant to your content, great places to display ads, great places to promote your best content and great places to promote related content.   All of my sites have a sidebar that is right-sized for skyscraper or rectangular ad units.