Website Ads, Who should use them ? shouldnt ?

[bluesage]

Hi,

I was thinking of having this in the Search Engine category, but it may not be that relevant, so guess this place is the best option.

So many people want to use Google Ads, Sponsored Links, etc.. thats fine, but in my personal opinion I find that its annoying (especially google ads), it ruins a webpage's design, and if its used on a somewhat "professional" website / company or service provider that it doesnt look so "professional" anymore.

So I wanted to get opinions on the matter. What sort of websites should/could make use of Ads vs those that shouldnt ?

How many of you actually click on Google Ads, or sponsored links on websites ? just out curiosity.

I find that a lot of times websites that are ranked in the first few result pages arent always the best, or have what Im looking for. Guess all these ads being used simply increase their ranking but the site isnt necessarily worth being in the first results. (again only personal opinion)

[Kelly Creative]

If you've got a really popular site with tons of traffic, adsence makes sence. You'll make a tidy sum from the ads. But for any other site, they look awful and I'm sure people make like £1.20 from them a month at the most.

[Laura Lynne]

Ads look unproffesional on business sites. If you can make alot of money from them then yes

[James Jones]

I think most ads look terrible unless you can change the css and make them really subtle and blend in.

[Hoyer]

They very rarely look nice.