Webmaster

Webmaster or webmistress is a commonly used term that refers to the person or persons responsible for a specific website. Sometimes the term webservant is used, especially when the person is providing such services to a church or charity.

On a smaller site, the webmaster will typically be the owner, Web design, Software developer and programmer in addition to writing the actual content. On larger sites the webmaster will act as a coordinator and overseer to the activities of other people working on the site and is usually an employee of the owner of the website, hence webmaster can also be listed as an Profession.

Another, broader, definition of webmaster is a businessperson who uses World Wide Web to sell products and/or services. This broader definition of webmaster covers not just the technical aspects of overseeing website construction and Software maintenance but also management of content, advertising, marketing, and order fulfillment for the website.

Core responsibilities of the webmaster include the regulation and management of Access_control_list of different users of a website, the appearance or Web design, and setting up website navigation. Content placement can be part of a webmaster s responsibilities, while content creation is typically regarded as something that is not part of what a webmaster does.

The webmaster s E-mail address often acts as the point of contact for a website, with often being listed in the footer of each webpage within a website.

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