With the ease of use, and many open source/free/cheap choices, there is little reason to design a site as a group of static web pages. These days even the most inexperienced clients/site owners know how to send email. For designers it is time to stop doing things the old way (static HTML) and start learning how best to use content management systems. My go-to CMS is always WordPress, but depending on your own preferences and needs there are many options. You shouldn’t have to take on the burden of building one yourself — especially when you consider the ongoing need to maintain security. Hackers love a self-built CMS that hasn’t been updated for a year or so…
Some good ideas here:
Choose the best free CMS – .net magazine
By installing a CMS, you get access to services and features such as RSS feeds, SEO-optimised URLs, plug-ins and other tools that can all be integrated easily into your site.
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