Webmaster

Webmaster (publisher) - a specialist, who create websites and web applications. A good editor has the ability to typeset, programming, administer the site, design, design, content creation and positioning. The term webmaster appeared in 1992 in the text of father-Fi, Tim Berersa-Lee "Style Guide for Online Hypertext".



Scope of work

Profession webmaster as such does not exist, is not officially marked and is not taught in universities as a separate course.
Usually, webmasters have considerable technical expertise in
programming and administration, in addition to gaining skills in
webdesign and positioning. Webmasters can work for companies, for example, in studies of webdesign or remotely, such as freelancers.

Expectations for qualified webmasters are generally high and the specialist should have a wide range of skills, such as:

• 
  the ability to use at least one programming language (eg PHP), ability
  to work with someone else's code and the knowledge base of other
  languages ​​(Perl, Python, Ruby, etc.);


• basic knowledge of HTML and cascading style sheets CSS;


• understanding of network operation HTTP and CGI standards;


• ability to work with graphics programs;


• 
  conceptual thinking - the ability to think about the logic and the
  development of interaction between the modules and scripts, as well as
  knowledge of CMS systems.


• knowledge base of knowledge in the field of internet marketing and use them in the creation of the usability;


• knowledge of optimization and positioning.

As you can see, a list of competencies publisher is very long and it is by no means the complete list. Of course, having a high level of competence in all of these areas is not possible.
Because of that, large companies employ a few specialists, responsible
for specific areas: the composition of text, design, programming,
project management, etc. In any case, the webmaster should have at least
a basic knowledge of the entire process of working with the website,
since the website is essentially homogeneous body, the smooth operation
could only be guaranteed by the publisher. Similarly, a freelance webmaster can not be responsible for all phases of creating a page.
For small sites it is possible, but the big serious project may require
the participation of many people with different competences. In such cases, the role of the publisher is to coordinate and control the work at every stage.



Education


Admission to work on the position of webmaster usually does not decide
diploma and technical courses, or the police work, but the portfolio -
the number of completed projects, their scale, and that for whom they
were made. Publishers can also apply for a certificate, issued for example by Microsoft (MCSD, MCSE + Internet and MCDBA).