Website Content - managed or plain?

Having your own website is such a great feeling!

It's just that it becomes a pain when you have to update it regularly (and apparently laziness isn't a virtue)... The ability to put out fresh content is so important in our Google-obsessed world.

That's why I love the quick results you can get with a content-management system setup on your site. My clients often ask me about these, so below are a summary of the best 3 (please note that they are in no particular order or preference - each have their own merits and quirks):

Joomla - http://www.joomla.org/
Joomla! is one of the best and most widely used CMS applications. It is suitable for creating corporate websites or intranets, online magazines, community-based portals and much more. It has numerous built-in features as well as a large selection of extra modules and components which will enhance the value of your website and will enrich your visitors' experience.

Drupal - http://drupal.org/
With Drupal you can easily build many different types of web pages - from simple web blogs to large online communities. Drupal design is not as fanciful as that of Joomla, but it is very easy to customize, has built-in search tools and search-engine friendly URL's as an extra module, discussion capabilities and news aggregator, as well as much more.

Wordpress - http://wordpress.org/
Wordpress is the most popular blog application on the net. Because of its popularity and enormous community, it has evolved a lot from its original purpose, and now you can use it to manage a complex content-driven website much more easily.

These 3 popular Content Management Systems (CMS) empower users to take more control of their content output.

So when it comes to updating website content - do I prefer plain or managed? I prefer managed wherever possible (although there are some situations where plain is best).

How have you found your journey with CMS websites?