Google adsense to make money banner ads or text ads for revenue

[ClaireH-184886]

Hi i am trying to increase my revenue on my site, and i am working with google adsense at the moment and would like some much needed advice.

I am not sure what are better, text ads or image ads

I have put some links below to show you different sections of my site so people can help me work out for those sections what is better image ads or text ads. also i would really love to know where i am going wrong with the google adsene and would like to know if i am displaying them in the right places.

I have good traffic, but low google adsense returns.

here are the different sections.

the below is travel articles and i am using text ads.

http://www.in2town.co.uk/benidorm/benidorm-news/cheap-flights-airline-flybe-drop-credit-card-charges

the below is a showbiz gossip article and i have used text ads

http://www.in2town.co.uk/news/one-direction/simon-cowell-upsets-one-direction

the following is another celebrity gossip article

http://www.in2town.co.uk/news/gossip-celebrity/has-david-gest-put-liza-minnelli-off-marriage

the below is a health article

http://www.in2town.co.uk/news/health-for-women/beauty-expert-says-you-can-avoid-common-spring-skin-scares-for-sensitive-skin-sufferers

I would really value your help with the above.

[Mark_Jay_Apsey_Jr.]

Diane-

If you aren't as interested in your user experience, and mostly focused on the adsense results, you need to do visual ads. All of these ads are lost in the layout......

In addition, you should figure out how to add a sidebar on the right hand side rather than extending in a horizontal across the top......think about how google displays its paid ads.....at the top and then on the right side bar.......the right side bar would clearly show they are paid ads and would add value to the user experience.

Hope this helps.

Mark

[ClaireH-184886]

the main priority of the site is user experience and the advertising comes second. i am not experienced in advertising and this is why i am asking for advice as i am not sure how to layout the page or where to put adverts for google adsense.

can you explain more about the right side bar and why it would add value to the user experience please. could you also show me an example of a good page layout for adsense adverts so i can get this right please.