I'm confused: Wordpress or static HTML??

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I need to create 10 minisites in different niches to sell ebooks through Clickbank. The homepage would obviously be the sales letter, plus about 20 other pages for the affiliate area, privacy etc.

Now when I visit websites that specialise in building these 'sales letter' style sites, they all seem to be building it using xhtml and css.

Then I keep hearing Wordpress is all the rage - easy to use, heaps of themes and plugins, fastest way for a newbie etc - so I'm confused.

What should I use to build my 10 static sites?
 


For sales letter type stuff, I use OptimizePress...I found it easy to use. For static sites... XsitePro!
 
Xhtml > Wordpress.

If you can't read code then sure you could use WP, but for me it's always seemed like you're taking a warhead to a gun fight. Besides, for speed and efficiency compliant code has no equal and if the option exists to use handed coded shit over WP I'll go hand coded a million times out of a million (for almost everything).
 
Both are okay, just depends what you're more comfortable with.

Wordpress can be slow to load without the cache plugin though, xhtml is much more versatile but kind of a waste of you don't really know what you're doing, kind of like buying a Ferrari without passing your drivers test.
 
Use Wordpress and SEO plugins to make it seo friendly. It is super easier than creating static html page which is super boring too.
 
WordPress makes it much easier to manage all of this stuff. 1000's of templates make it super easy to switch out the look if you aren't getting good conversions and you want to try a fresh design to see if it helps. The number one reason to use WP vs. static... Incredibly less time consuming, and seriously, you could spend that precious time making more money.
 
WP is too heavy for most things people are using it for. Pure XHTML+CSS+JS FTW! For me its a lot easier to setup, maintain and host than WP.
 
Haven't heard of mojo motor. Seriously though, if you not experienced with web development writing html & css, etc it's going to be a rough start if you try to go with a static page.

Personally I could put together a basic static site in under an hour. But that's cause I know what the hell I'm doing (most of the time ;-) It all depends on your experience level. Even with my experience, I still choose WordPress cause it is so damn easy.
 
-God- said:
Xhtml > Wordpress.

If you can't read code then sure you could use WP, but for me it's always seemed like you're taking a warhead to a gun fight. Besides, for speed and efficiency compliant code has no equal and if the option exists to use handed coded shit over WP I'll go hand coded a million times out of a million (for almost everything).
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Couldn't agree more, the only time I'm comfortable not using static is when I'm setting up websites for people to maintain themselves with WP.
 
You should've asked: PHP or Wordpress?
static html is an absolute pain in the butt to maintain and update, even when using DW templates...etc.

Go for PHP when you are not going to update the site much and have some coding experience. Don't get scared into PHP, you code in HTML, just use file includes for menu, footer...etc.

Go for WordPress when you have no coding experience, needs the site that's updated often and wanted to be indexed real FAST. If you choose this option, don't bloat it with plugins, limit the number of stuff you through in and preferably use a clean light them. If you know your way around WP, go for a WP Framework.
 
seohug said:
You should've asked: PHP or Wordpress?
static html is an absolute pain in the butt to maintain and update, even when using DW templates...etc.

Go for PHP when you are not going to update the site much and have some coding experience. Don't get scared into PHP, you code in HTML, just use file includes for menu, footer...etc.

Go for WordPress when you have no coding experience, needs the site that's updated often and wanted to be indexed real FAST. If you choose this option, don't bloat it with plugins, limit the number of stuff you through in and preferably use a clean light them. If you know your way around WP, go for a WP Framework.
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^ I agree with this.
 
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