The Crossroads

So there comes a time in a web-site’s life that it has to grow and develop faster than it’s possible for one person to churn out code. What does one do then?

I am at such a crossroads. I have a client that has a traditional website, based on HTML. Coded with Dreamweaver. The site is functional enough and seems to be generating traffic, however, it’s time to take it to the next level.

So this is the conundrum, adapt the current site to a new model and start figuring out where exactly to put some of this new content in such a way that it’s updated and highlighted and people can find it? Or do I scrap it all, build a new site with a CMS system that can be used to really maintain a lot of content on a regular basis.

I’m leaning toward Wordpress because it seems to have the best support for standards and that’s very important to me. I’m going to setup a test site I think and see how easy it is to modify a Wordpress site and see if it will fit the bill. I’ll keep you posted.