I think you\'re making this too technical. A static website can still draw from a database. The basic distinction is not how the website is programmed but rather how and why the information is presented to the user.
In my opinion a novice needs to know whether he wants a static or dynamic website, and little more. If he wants to constantly update his website with new photos, then that is an example of a dynamic website for which a blog or CMS would be most suitable. If he just wants to display some of his best work, he could use a dynamic system like a blog engine, but a less complicated static system is fine too. He can use this knowledge to determine if he\'s being duped by a company that is trying to sell a very simple website for more money than it\'s worth. All this talk of Joomla, Wordpress, Drupal, etc does more harm than good because it is information overload (something that technical types fail to grasp when they put together information for novice users). The user only needs to be presented with one or two of the best options for a CMS. Once he gets his feet wet he is more than welcome to scour the web for alternatives.
Most information out on the web about SEO is like 5-8 years out of date. Close to 100% of people who conduct web searches use one of 3 sites: Google, Yahoo and Bing. 85% of them use Google alone, which is exceedingly good at scouring the web. It will index your site properly even if it\'s Flash especially as most software for making Flash based websites already integrates SEO. In my opinion the biggest drawback of Flash is that it is not compatible with iPhones and iPads and it takes a lot of system resources to complete fairly minor tasks. But it also has many advantages.
I think you\'re making this too technical. A static website can still draw from a database. The basic distinction is not how the website is programmed but rather how and why the information is presented to the user.
In my opinion a novice needs to know whether he wants a static or dynamic website, and little more. If he wants to constantly update his website with new photos, then that is an example of a dynamic website for which a blog or CMS would be most suitable. If he just wants to display some of his best work, he could use a dynamic system like a blog engine, but a less complicated static system is fine too. He can use this knowledge to determine if he\'s being duped by a company that is trying to sell a very simple website for more money than it\'s worth. All this talk of Joomla, Wordpress, Drupal, etc does more harm than good because it is information overload (something that technical types fail to grasp when they put together information for novice users). The user only needs to be presented with one or two of the best options for a CMS. Once he gets his feet wet he is more than welcome to scour the web for alternatives.
I think you\'re making this too technical. A static website can still draw from a database. The basic distinction is not how the website is programmed but rather how and why the information is presented to the user.
In my opinion a novice does not need to know how to program a dynamic or a static website, he only needs to know whether he wants a static or dynamic website. If he wants to constantly update his website with new photos, then that is an example of a dynamic website for which a blog or CMS would be most suitable. If he just wants to display some of his best work, he could use a dynamic system like a blog engine, but a less complicated static system is fine too. He can use this knowledge to determine if he\'s being duped by a company that is trying to sell a very simple website for more money than it\'s worth. All this talk of Joomla, Wordpress, Drupal, etc does more harm than good because it is information overload (something that technical types fail to grasp when they put together information for novice users). The user only needs to be presented with one or two of the best options for a CMS. Once he gets his feet wet he is more than welcome to scour the web for alternatives.
I think you\'re making this too technical. A static website can still draw from a database. The basic distinction is not how the website is programmed but rather how and why the information is presented to the user.
In my opinion a novice does not need to know how to program a dynamic or a static website, he only needs to know whether he wants a static or dynamic website. If he wants to constantly update his website with new photos, then that is an example of a dynamic website for which a blog or CMS would be most suitable. If he just wants to display some of his best work, he could use a dynamic system like a blog engine, but a less complicated static system is fine too. This is pretty much all the education he needs. He can use this knowledge to determine if he\'s being duped by a company that is trying to sell a very simple website for more money than it\'s worth.
I think you\'re making this too technical. A static website can still draw from a database. The basic distinction is not how the website is programmed but rather how and why the information is presented to the user.
In my opinion a novice does not need to know how to program a dynamic or a static website, he only needs to know whether he wants a static or dynamic website. If he wants to constantly update his website with new photos, then that is an example of a dynamic website for which a blog or CMS would be most suitable. If he just wants to display some of his best work, he could use a dynamic system like a blog engine, but a less complicated static system is fine too. This is pretty much all the education he needs. He can use this knowledge to determine if he\'s being duped by a company that is trying to sell him a static website for more than he can get a dynamic website elsewhere.
Dec 30, 2011 at 12:50 PM
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