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Readers Respond: What is a Webmaster?

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From the article: What is a Webmaster 4
It seems that the term Webmaster means different things to everyone who uses it. Some people think it's the person who has overall authority over a site. Others think a Webmaster is the person who does the maintenance. And there are lots of opinions in between. Share your thoughts

Webmaster is "Webmater"

I am not saying that mastering the web is Webmaster. I own a website that is http://autospace.co/ and I do developed a few parts but not all but still controlling all things from Server side to Front End. It's a hard but interesting job. BTW I also of 16. :)
—Guest Aditya Pandey

Master of the Website

Clearly as the job states, "web master" is somebody who is the master or main controller of the website. I'm a 16 year old web designer (just learned I'm not a webdev.. yet...) and I've been a webmaster on a few sites. I was basically "the boss" or one of them.
—Guest BrandonCodin

webmaster

The person who designs/creates/and utilizes the site.The person who manages the content and structure of the site.
—Guest lynn

Web Developer

I do basically all of these things. I 'code' in CSS, HTML, PHP, and can use MySQL pretty well. JS isn't my thing, though
—Guest Jaxo.

webdesigner

I build webpages with html building blocks, css, and javascripts events. also xmlnamespaces, xsl, and xslt for xml stylesheet. dhtml is also what i create to make any applets, email, and or forms on webpages dynatic.
—Guest Deloris Stapleton

Website Developer

Some believe that to Master something means there is nothing left to learn. In addition, Master is defined as: a great figure of the past (as in science or art) whose work serves as a model or ideal. That said we are all Website Developers. - Just my opinion.
—Guest web guy

I want to be webmaster

I think webmaster being the one who just can handle every problem related to web designing and development. He is expert in designing and development. I want to be one and soon would be.
—Guest rishabh

Web Designer

I started web design when I read about it in my Class XIII Computers Subject and then started reading more through Google and now I'm developing websites. Mayank M
—WebDesignerPathankot

The Conductor

I think of the webmaster as the conductor of an ever playing orchestra. He can see the complete picture and simultaneously give attention to every nuance of the work. Although he may not personally play each note, he is responsible for the overall quality of the performance. This is becoming more true as massive webs require teams of professionals working on design and development aspects. The webmaster is the all-around guy who keeps everything in time and on pitch.
—Guest James

I'll be a webmaster

I'm developing the whole thing from zero, have 10 year skill on graphic design and about 6 on html, but you see, webmaster is the one in charge of the site, my company has given me the task to start from nothing, they havent even given me one idea, so i have to get into flash, MLS, IDX and SEO's now.
—Guest diablorojo

What is a Title?

Hello, I’m currently a student at a Florida Community College and the field of Web Design is changing constantly. Web development would be the most descriptive when applying a title. And in learning web development in a academic environment allows me to see the complete picture. It involves more than knowing HTML you should also know dynamic web design meaning that you should know JAVA and other programming languages that pertain to the internet business. By the time I get through this program I will have learned JAVA, SIDE SCRIPTING FOR SERVERS, WORKING WITH DATA BASES, BUILDING DYNAMIC WEBSITES WITH THE LATEST PROAGRAMES plus the basic HTML coding and that just some of the syllabus. There is one thing that I would like to add is that it would be a GREAT BENEFIT for anyone going in to, are that is in web development, should know some graphics design it’s a big help.
—Guest Student

Freelance Web Developer

I'm not a graphics designer, so I'm not a Web designer. :) But I'd rather call myself as a front-end/back-end UI developer. Remember that, User Interface. ;)
—Guest Saltenny

IDK

I don't really know what a webmaster's job is. I just know that together, a web design team creates and maintains a site.
—Guest RJ NightBringer

A real webmaster

A person who runs and manages all that a website requires to run. Plans the stability and growth, and know what should be used to do this. They also know how to impliment the practices, or how to learn the techniques.
—Guest Master TrickPat

Funny..

Mainly I like to call myself a webdeveloper. I like webdesign in a way (the Photoshop/Illustrator stuff), though I'm way more interested and far better in XHTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL and building robust webapplications. Currently an eightteen year old student (mediatechnology) and "business employee" of a company, in which I do webdevelopment (XHTML, CSS, PHP, TYPO3 (CMS)). I feel terms aren't really the thing that should be looked at. Concerning freelance jobs, I always let people come to me if they think I can help them. I don't care what people call me, as long as they respect me and are satisfied with my work.
—Guest Cees

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