Comments on: Small Business Blog or Static Website?

By: Susie N. Patterson

Susie N. Patterson — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:30:31 +0000

I think blog is the most practical thing to have nowadays because it’s one of the most user-friendly than the website which is more complicated.

By: AVLution

AVLution — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 10:02:31 +0000

Agree with the wordpress comment, i’ve seen them used as really good platforms for comprehensive websites (and blogs for that matter), great CMS too for us non-web savvy guys

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 19:04:26 +0000

Very interesting blog and agree with everything said!

By: andrian smith

andrian smith — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:13:20 +0000

@james: I strongly agree with that.

By: Net Millionaire

Net Millionaire — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:41:39 +0000

I agree with Mr. Paden, I also do feel that you are comparing the wrong things. As most blogs are now being considered as product websites, there’s really no reason for a debate on which of the two should prevail.
Great article, though. Keep it up.

By: Shari Voigt

Shari Voigt — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:17:36 +0000

A WordPress blog is not limited to being used as a blog. I’m making use of it on several client sites as an effective CMS, as it’s easy to learn and maintain, and less costly to get off the ground. It’s not limited to comparison against a small website, but scales easily.

Thanks for stopping by, James. I appreciate your comment!

By: James Paden

James Paden — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:52:27 +0000

Interesting post, but I feel like you’re comparing the wrong two things. You should be comparing a static website vs. a dynamic CMS website OR you should compare a small 1-10 page website vs a blog.

I would argue that the blog format is not right for many small businesses, but using WordPress as a CMS even for many non-blog websites is great and easy for the small business owner.

By: Shari Voigt

Shari Voigt — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:30:04 +0000

Hi Kimberly, I’m using the Remix theme on a two WordPress blogs currently and two more sites in the works. Like the one you mentioned, it has numerous options for customizing every part of the site. Lately I’ve come to prefer the WordPress blog platform over a static site, both for SEO purposes and because they’re so much quicker to get up and running.

It’s good to see you here. Thanks for stopping by!

By: Kimberly Bock

Kimberly Bock — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:35:14 +0000

Hi Shari,

I have an affiliate website in the works and have decided to go with WordPress. What I’m used to is WordPress blogging, not static pages. Using categories isn’t an option with static pages, so it’s been a bit of a hassle, but I absolutely love how versatile WordPress is.

Plus, there are so many wonderful themes and templates to choose from. I’m using one called Atahualpa for both my static site as well as for Learning SEO Basics blog. It has 200+ theme options, including parts and pieces that make SEO much simpler and is built into the design.

While in the ‘should I or shouldn’t I’ mode for choosing WP for my static site, I stumbled across a post that referred to WP as a CMS, not just a bloggers tool.