Standard Websites vs. the Content Management System

Back in the internet “old days”, namely the mid-to-late 90's, websites were very simple.
They were all coded the same, and each page had a separate file which defined every facet of that particular page.
Nowadays, there are dozens of ways you can code a website, and some are file-a-page sites (“static” sites), and others are websites which “generate” pages based on what the user asks for (“dynamic” sites).
You may ask, “What are these terms, 'static' and 'dynamic' and how do they affect me and my own internet marketing?” Here is a simple breakdown:
Read more: What is a Dynamic Website?



















To do it yourself or not to do it yourself. That is the question. Many website owners have asked this same question and for good reason. With all of today's user-friendly, easy-to-use software and the wide array of cheap templates, I might ask too! Why pay someone out of your own pocket when you can do it yourself?
Building a website that gets frequent visits can seem difficult: there are literally tens of billions of pages listed in search engines, and there are thousands of registered domain names, most of them we don't know or remember. How does one put oneself above this sea of websites and actually get some business from your cyberspace real estate?
