General Discussion Discuss Ads - Integration or Exposure? in the General Forums forums; What I mean to ask is, when adding ads to your forums, do you try to make them look like a part of the site, like this: or do you ...

[Mikey]

What I mean to ask is, when adding ads to your forums, do you try to make them look like a part of the site, like this:



or do you just let them stand out on thier own, like this:



Which is better? I prefer integration, as it makes the site look nicer, and a more aesthetically pleasing site, the happier your members will be, but I am aware this may cut down on the revenue and clickstream, as I'm not in this biz for the money, I don't mind about that.

The examples were just on my site as examples, I'm not going to leave ad placeholders up :P