It seems like there’s a lot of ways to go about this that may be overkill, so I’m curious which may avoid that.
Low maintenance in this context is aiming for moderate technical knowledge/setup, lower cost, and portability in case you need to migrate your site and so minimal hassle in that process.
Text’s good. But I like a good, carefully-chosen image now and then. Sets the mood, illustrates some aspect of the topic, adds some flavor.