WordPress or a static website — which is better for a contractor?
Websites — answered straight, by an operator who builds these systems rather than an agency selling them.
Static wins on speed, security, and cost: no database, no plugins, nothing to hack or update, and near-instant load times. WordPress wins if you need to publish frequently yourself without help. For a service business whose pages change a few times a year, static is usually the better trade.
The longer version
The hidden cost of WordPress for a small operation is maintenance. Plugins update, conflict, break layouts, and open vulnerabilities. A large share of small-business site outages trace back to an unattended plugin or an expired license — and the owner finds out when calls stop.
The honest limitation of static is edits. If you want to change your own text weekly without touching code or asking anyone, take that seriously — either choose a CMS or make sure whoever builds it will turn changes around fast. Ownership matters more than the stack: whatever gets built, make sure the source code is handed to you.
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