Advantages + Disadvantages for my site

Do people think I should use a cms for my soon to be released website :http://www.freecss.info/CSS2/css2.html

I am concidering it but some cms would be hard to convert the design to fit it, it may not have some features and may be bad for the seo of the site. What are peoples opinions on it? I was planning to either use a cms or completely XHTML and no php.

Also if you think that I should use a cms please post a good one which is seo friendly and one which I could create a skin for the same as my design.

Thanks you

 

What are you planning to use, if not a cms?

 

I am planning to write it all myself with no php therefore just update it by hand with xhtml and reupload the page.

 

If its going to be a big site with a lot of updates it is probably best to go with a cms.

 

I already have a site using php fusion cms. I worry that using a cms will make the site very bad for seo. If possible can you sugges a seo friendly cms which will fit around my design and incorporate the following features where possible:


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