Is it good to convert static website to wordpress site?

Is it good to convert static website to wordpress site? If yes then what's the procedure? What precautionary measures should I take especially regarding URL selection?

 

you dont' need to, if you dont' need anything special from any dynamic ( php,database based website such as wordpress)

if existing site is ranking well, keep on using that. if you want more content, install wordpress in a subdomain or subfolder, and link main site to NEW content.

 

I see no reason to switch things up completely, but a /blog section on your existing site could help you.

 

If you can add wordpress on top of your existing site, the only likely difficulty is incorporating your home page into WordPress. The other pages can be edited to include links to the WordPress posts and pages.

 

It's possible but I don't think it's necessary if you website is only static. However on the plus side, if you have a larger static website then it will make updating the pages much easier. With regards to the old URL's, I wouldn't worry too much about that. You can always do a 301 permanent redirect from the old page to the new page. There are plugins to do this, you can do this through cpanel or even rewrite the .htaccess file yourself.

 

If you're looking for up-scaling your website in the future, you might as well make the switch now. It will make your life much, much easier in the long run.
Also, why not have both? Static site with a blog section?

 

depends why you're looking into the switch. Wordpress defintely helps in terms of convenience as they make new blog posts, increased functionality without a load of coding, and variety of design very easy to access. In short, if you update your site regularly and it's a hassle to do so I would ecommend switching to wordpress. As far as the procedure...don't think there is a converter per se...however, here's an article that explains the process manually, https://thethemefoundry.com/blog/html-wordpress/...if it doesn't show search the theme foundry, converty html to wordpress

 

i think its good migrating your site to wordpress, why ? make more easy to manage content etc,

 

here is the site I'm talking about: simpledentalcare.com
I want this change for multiple reasons:

Current design is not so attractive
Difficult to update content

@tdn878

Is it good to use 301 redirect? Do pages with redirect take more time for downloading?

 

You don't have to do any redirect. You can retain all your present urls. Set your permalinks to /%postname%.html and use http://wordpress.org/support/plugin/html-on-pages

or http://wordpress.org/plugins/import-html-pages/ (I haven't used the second one, you may have to use a recent prior version of WordPress to make this one work)