Convert static to wordpress- good idea?

It is an excellent idea to convert a static website to WordPress. If you need more power, I'd recommend Drupal or Joomla as they are true CMS', but WordPress is good, too.

- WordPress would be easier to maintain in the long-run because it is considered a light-weight content management system.

- WordPress sites by themselves don't raise to the top faster than a static site. Normally, it's WordPresses' SEO plugins that can help achieve this, but it is not guaranteed. There are plenty of static sites that rank well above wordpress websites.

All in all, I'd go with WordPress over a static site. It'll save you tons of time in the long-run and is so much easier to stay organized with.

It depends on how large a site you're talking about...larger sites can be cumbersome to convert. That being said conversion makes managing the site a little easier. I have converted several of my old HTML site to WP and it has been a step in the right direction. In some cases I did get a little boost in rankings. There was a WSO a while back that showed how to make the process easier.

Here are some things to consider:

- Do you update your site regularly?
- How big is your site?
- Does your current (HTML) site get good search traffic?
- Does it have a lot of inbound links?
- What is the primary reason you want to convert to WordPress?

I now build all sites on WordPress but I still have older sites that are static, simple, HTML sites.

I don't update them regularly and they get a steady stream of visitors so, for me, there's no need to convert them.

The most tedious task in converting to WordPress is the need to redirect all your old site pages to the new site, because the WordPress permalinks will be in a different format to your current links. If you don't do the redirections you will lose all your links.

So my recommendation is that you don't disturb your current site unless you have a good clear reason to do so.

There are some more details in this article:

Migrate an HTML Website to WordPress | WealthyDragon

Cheers,

Martin.

Search YouTube video , I found comments by Matt cutt that says that wordpress is a good platform for google. So if u intend to updatebsite regularly , it is better to use wordpress. Oh remember to use 301 redirect to avoid losing ur ranking

I don´t plan to update regularly so does this mean I will suffer in seo and traffic?

I'll be honest I know some niches that do NOT need the latest information on their sites but they still do it because it helps.

There is one site in our niche where 99% of the competitors aren't doing a thing to their sites to update them, and the one company that IS is also ranking #1 on google right now.

As far as converting a static page to wordpress, for me personally, it was the BEST decision I could have ever made.

It took me a good 3-4 months to actually start making good progress with wordpress, but it was more than worth it. I can update my sites so fast, its less of a hassle to work with than static sites, and overall wayy more efficient.

This is my latest site made all on wordpress -

http://www.allcountywaterproofing.com/

If I showed you my latest nonwordpress site, you'd see the difference.
Although I really don't want to show it, but what the hell I'm trying to make
an example here:

NJ Energy Experts - High Efficiency Energy Systems Located in New Jersey

The site may not look bad, but its HORRIBLE. It is not centered properly, all constructed with tables, my form sucks, graphics do not align properly on backpages, plus it is a NIGHTMARE to make changes too due to the fact you really need to know what you're doing when making sites on dreamweaver and the like.

So if you don't know a whole lot about website design, I almost think wordpress would be mandatory to a degree.

For instance, I wasted 30 hours making the form on my NJEE website, and it still sucks. The form I made on wordpress I did in 5 minutes, and will be customizing it a bit further today to make it look nicer. But everything about wordpress has been a blessing for me personally. I'm still working on the first site I linked, so no meta tags yet or SEO work, but the speed I was able to make it is what really appealed to me the most.

Wordpress allows me to work as efficiently as possible, and thats really what I love about it the most.

You can do this automatically (and for free) with Theme Matcher - Instant Wordpress Theme to Match Your Website

Check it out, it automatically converts static sites into a wordpress theme. Really useful!