I'm building a website for a small business and want non-technical editing later

Absolutely — if you want non-technical people to edit the site later, the main thing to plan for is a CMS or editing workflow that keeps content updates simple and safe.

Good options

1. WordPress

   • Easy for non-technical editors
   • Huge plugin/theme ecosystem
   • Best if you want lots of flexibility

2. Webflow

   • More visual design control
   • Built-in CMS for simple editing
   • Good for marketing sites, but less flexible than WordPress in some areas

3. Headless CMS + custom site

   • Examples: Contentful, Sanity, Strapi, Directus
   • Great if you want a custom-built site with an editor-friendly backend
   • Best when a developer will build it, but clients need easy editing

4. Squarespace / Wix / Shopify

   • Simplest for non-technical users
   • Best if the site is straightforward
   • Less custom than a fully custom build

What to design for

To make editing easy later, structure the site with:

• Reusable content blocks instead of hard-coded pages
• Editable fields for:
  • text
  • images
  • button links
  • page sections
  • testimonials
  • FAQs
  • team members
• Clear page templates, so editors don’t break the layout
• Role-based access, so non-technical users can edit content without touching code

Best practice

If you’re building a custom website, a good setup is:

• frontend framework: Next.js / React / etc.
• CMS: Sanity, Contentful, Strapi, or Directus
• editor-friendly page builder: optional, if you want drag-and-drop style editing

Recommendation

For a small business, the best choice is usually:

• WordPress if you want the easiest all-around editing experience
• Webflow if design matters a lot and the site is mostly marketing pages
• Custom site + headless CMS if you want something more tailored but still easy to edit

If you want, I can help you choose the best option based on:

• your budget
• how many pages you need
• whether you need ecommerce
• how much editing control you want later