Maybe an overly simple and dumb question but have to ask: What's the big difference between hosting static sites on services like these and just going with a regular webhost like Bluehost and slapping in something like a wordpress template? This is what a lot of blogs, landing pages and even fairly static small business or organization sites seem to do without problems and it's all pretty user.friendly for the non-developer crowd (me included)
People have been coming up with solutions to the 'make a basic business website' problem since the 90s, when Microsoft FrontPage, Macromedia Dreamweaver and NetObjects Fusion fought it out, and computer magazines would mail out their entire website on the CD on the magazine's cover, for readers without web access.
At this point, there are a great many ways to skin a cat.
Assuming you've got $5 a month or so, it mostly comes down to personal preferences about workflow, vendor independence, security, reputation, and who you already have an account with.
I asked below but no answer, so hopefully not bothering but I ask again here. Any solid guide or resource you could recommend on doing just this, building a static site with these services while not using wordpress and typical hosting services like bluehost etc.
Thanks for the clarification, all of you. "Turdpress" gave me a chuckle. That said, honestly would like to know so I can explore this further, are there any resources or guides you could recommend that lay out how to build a secure and straightforward static site in this way? For someone who isn't a developer by profession.
