A website that does not change frequently. Usually, it is a website that just lets people know you are there. It would contain information about your company and how to contact you. This is best for a business that does not change much.

Think of your website as a book and your website host as a bookshelf in the library that we call “the internet”. We go to the internet like we would go to a library to look up information. We design your website, like we would design a book, but we need somewhere to put it where anyone can find it. The website host owns the library “shelves” and we have to pay a yearly fee like paying rent in order to keep your website on that shelf in the internet library.

This is a website that needs to change often. You need to keep your customers informed of changes going on in your business or keep them up to date on the latest. A website like this might include a blog or a list of events/calendar. Perhaps you need a database to keep track of customers, or current information about your products.

Keeping the metaphor of a library, if your website is a book, it needs a name- a domain name. This would be like www.yoursite.com. Again, we have to pay a yearly fee to rent that name.

A Content Management System consists of a database that lets you easily change your website. It has an interface that the website owner can be taught to use themselves, or one that I can continue to maintain. A website like this makes it easier to collect customers information and is easily searchable.