some pros: - lots of cheap wordpress hosting out there - no need to "rebuild" whole site when you publish a new article - friendlier to non-technical people

some pros: - lots of cheap wordpress hosting out there - no need to "rebuild" whole site when you publish a new article - friendlier to non-technical people - upgrading version is just a click away of course there are cons too (some are mentioned in the other comments), but for me, I can accept those trade offs