Would you put ads on your page if you had the option? I am on the fence, they would have to not be obtrusive.

Yes, I do. @whatageek
Through AdSense.
It looks prettier, better UX, without ads, though.

On Steemit, we trade the advantage of not needing ads for monetization to needing whale support for monetization.

SEO v WAO

Search Engine Optimization versus Whale Attention Optimization

versus

Whale Attention Optimization