Classic HTML Design or CMS - How do I Choose?

Over recent years there has been a change in websites and web design.

There are basically two types of website, the traditional classic html based websites and also the new Content Management System, software driven websites.

Which is better? Well, that depends on what your requirements and what you are looking to use your website for.

The content provided by classic or CMS is the same, it's the extras that give the CMS an edge over traditional.
Some extras can be provided by both, like shops, discussion forums and guestbooks.

In reality, once a website is up and running, people tend to forget about them and neglect to maintain them with new information and a lot of websites deteriorate into obscurity.