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Readers Respond: What is a Webmaster?
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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

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

It depends on the day/project.

Most of the time I refer to my title as "Web Content Manager" - that applies when I am adding/deleting/changing CONTENT only. If I am manipulating structure (HTML, CSS, etc.) I call myself "Web Developer". If I am manipulating graphics/navigation/icons I call myself "Web Designer".
—Guest kre8iv1

More then a webmaster?

I do everything a webmaster does, set up servers, fix issues, design, develop, answer questions but I also run just under 50 blogs that have topics that range from Video games to internet based marketing, because of this I feel the title of web guru is more... suitable.
—Guest xk2

depends on the day, or even time of day

My official title is "Webmaster", but that's really just so I can have something on my business card. I actually prefer web designer. Although I don't consider myself a great visual designer, I like Dan Rubin's definition of designer as "creative problem solver" - that is a more accurate reflection of what I do on a day-to-day basis. At any given time I might be coding (x)html, css and javascript. Other times I'm doing SEO, or writing content. It really depends. I think people like the idea of job title as it seems to validate what they do and get people to take them seriously, but ultimately the title doesn't mean a whole lot. It's what you actually do that counts.
—Guest rob

html

hi all grrrrrrrrrrrrrr. it never matters what we are called its what we can do..... i am a pure code writer all day every day . i work in a small team with gd and i code with xhtml,php,js,perl and asp all day. have worked for tsb designing the asp servers for their online business banking. i think my job tittle was web programmer as im purely a text addict.
—Guest justin james

What's in a name? In IT - nothing!

I've worked with computers for over 25 years and held many different titles while doing essentially the same work. I don't see much difference do work on the web or on dedicated hardware. It's not what you're called, but what you do that makes you a "Webmaster".
—Guest Phil

WebMistress

I like the title WebMistress which equates to a female WebMaster
—Guest Kewl

Needs specific job Titles! For KEYWORDS!

Certainly needs more defined titles!as so much you can do on internet website,probably the largest industry,at present with the most and least,Understood!paramaters,my definition is latest techniques,such as video website marketing,site|page building and seo of website,This is a real problem,i my self have looked for specific courses,and not found anything local jobcenter! Also +most importantly! Needs better job titles as we based all content with Guess what? KEYWORDS!!! this is a must! for us webmasters trying to put there talents into own businesses!!! I am specilizing in videography+website seo,promotion,software +business branding,banner,logo Creations. kevin Webmaster AMcMarketingtactics.co.cc free home business opportunities marketing tools+resources
—Guest kmac4118

I don't know what to be called

i realy don't know what i would be "called" im a 14 year old and i know VB,VBS,JAVASCRIPT,HTML,CSS ,C ,BASIC,DEVELOPE,SILVER LIGHT,ASP realy i think its too much but webdesign interests me
—Guest Ian Hale

I call myself a Web Developer

I developed some web applications (ie website) in PHP, MySQL. I also did som HTML/CSS design... I call myself a web developer. I dont know what a webmaster is... I thought it was the guy who kept the site updated and read all the feeback... heh Anyway, i really dont think you need to know C and CGI to call yourself a webmaster. Nowadays, CGI C websites are very rare, its very time consuming compared to higher level languages. Even wikipedia is written in PHP. C might be advantageous for very high traffic applications (think google, google maps, etc...), but thats about it.
—Guest Rolf

I own the title WebMaster

I am 16 years old and know everything about HTML and css. I learned C a while back and can build my own programs easily. So i think i should own the title of webmaster. -Jacob
—Guest Jacob

What is a Webmaster?

In my opinion, a Webmaster is the person that is ultimately responsible for a Web site - including the functionality and performance.
—rcshield

Webmaster

To me the Webmaster is the person in charge of the complete site. Again to me, it encompasses a single person that does everything, to a person that is in charge of people who have responsibilities for different aspects of the site. I guess you could equate to the CEO or a Managing Director.
—Kjonnnn