The index at the end of my post is always dynamic, I only list the posts that have been posted recently over the course of the last week.
But I am considering to drop it. For one because updating it with every post is tiresome but also because I want to try out something that may end up being counter intuitive with that system I am having at the moment.
Yes that 'latest posts' at in the footer was quite a popular choice in the past - i see less of it these days.
Trial and error, and be monetized for it :)
Yeah, Steemit is a place of interesting possibilities.