First off let me make clear that I am in no way affiliated with Cube Scripts or being compensated by Cube Scripts.  That being said, I recently stumbled across Cube Scripts’ Instant Update Content Management System and used it on www.playforjoy.com as an experimental run.  Instead of using templates and integrating the CMS into the template, Instant Update allows you to put tokens throughout the site using PHP where you want content that can be updated via WYSIWYG editor.  Then each of these tokens is display clearly and concisely within your admin panel.  You can control any type of content too, not just text.  For smaller sites this is a perfect solution, as it is cheaper to implement and easy to build around.  The cost for a license is $49.95, which to the client is cheaper than building a CMS from scratch and has the full support for instant updates of the software.  Best part the installation was painless and smooth– upload the files, create a database on your server, walk quickly through the setup steps, and then place the tokens where you like throughout your site and bam your up and running.  The best part is the admin is simple and easy for the client to navigate.  I see this is a great solution for smaller sites/smaller budgets, but for clients that still want to manage and update their own content without diving into the code of the site.  There’s no reason to re-invent the wheel on this one.  Only drawback was that the license key didn’t work the first round, but support quickly solved the issue within 24 hours.