For only a couple of pages I would just hand code the things. If it isn't
going to change often then using a CMS or a PHP framwork is overkill. Is
he going to need a contact form or anything like that? If so that is
trivially implemented with one of the myriad examples on the web for that
isolated case.
I know it sounds great, have the customer make the changes, and sometimes
this works. But I'm guessing... coming from a farm growing up, that your
Uncle doesn't really know much about web tech, or websites. I could be
wrong, he might be more on the cutting edge of the Ag people. The point
is, not knowing much about computers and the web will hamper the ability
of the user to create decent content. The design could be great, but the
content can still look bad.
If you need a designer, let me know. If you need hosting, let me know.
Thanks
Bryce Martin
Programmer/Analyst I
570-546-4777
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[WEB400] Question on a Basic Website for My Uncle's Business
Okay, this isn't "400 related", but am looking for other web experts
opinions.
My uncle wants a website for his tractor repair business. In all honestly,
a
couple HTML pages and it could be written and done. However, me being me,
I
want to plan for the long-run. Would it be worth me taking a bit more time
and create it in WordPress pages so it would be easy to make changes
(maybe
even have him make the changes) or would you keep it simple and just do
basic HTML pages and I would have to make any changes he would want in the
future.
I am leaning towards a core PHP framework in HTML5 (to keep design away
from
content) and basically keep most everything static. But like I said, I can
see the benefit of a CMS.
What would you do?
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Mike Wills
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