What is a static site?
A static site is one where the pages are all "pre designed" in, for instance, html code. When you click on a link you are asking for that page and no extra information will be added.

Know the code
If you want to update a static page, you must either understand the code used to design it, or have access to a web editor such as Microsoft Front Page or
Macromedia Dreamweaver. You will also need some knowledge of web design to avoid layout problems with the page. This is down to the fact that nearly all web
sites are designed using "tables" which were originally meant to hold data in spreadsheets.

The ideal candidate
Static sites are ideal, for instance, for internet brochures which follow strict design parameters and do not need to be regularly updated. Their chief advantage, therefore, is the fact that they can be designed to look specifically as you want
them to look as far as the content is concerned.

The limitations
The limitations of static web sites mean that they are unsuitable for sites requiring regular updating and customer specific page returns.