Travoli - 11:33 pm on Jan 29, 2002 (gmt 0)

Webmaster sure is an ambiguous, cover-it-all term these days. Smaller companies may rely on a single person to manage every aspect of a website. That person is called the company "webmaster". Other companies have a person who works with hardware, connections, hosting, server administration, etc... They call this person the "webmaster". Still other companies have a person responsible for keeping the software and site links, graphics, pages, and load times running efficiently. This person is called the "webmaster".

But this is changing.

Job titles are important for 2 things:
1. When you are in the job market
2. When your co-workers need to know who to talk with to solve a site problem.

Job Market: Employers are looking for targeted skill sets. Specific titles help employers and jobseekers quickly match with each other. "Webmaster" does not quickly and easily convey skill sets or past experience. It has lost meaning and efficiency.

Co-Workers: They need to know who to call to get their problem fixed. "Webmaster" is a good title only when there is a single technical person running everything. Otherwise it is not descriptive enough to be a help.

Website developer, Graphic Designer, Systems Administrator, Database Administrator, Programmer, etc... Are much more descriptive in the computer/IT market as its complexity grows exponentially.

To answer your question pingryweb, I recommend something that describes your focus followed by a "guru" or "blackbelt" at the end :)