You may recall that I was asked by our pastor to take over the responsibility of our church website. You might say that I now have the title of "Webmaster" for the website.
I've been thinking about the word, "Webmaster." It would seem reasonable to think a "webmaster" is a "Master of a website." "Master" -- expert -- one who has mastered -- one who could teach others, etc.
In reality, the definition of "webmaster," according to dictionary.com is "a person who designs or maintains a Web site." It continues, "The term does not imply any particular level of skill or mastery."
That's me, alright!!! No level of skill or mastery!!! To say that this whole process has been challenging would be an understatement!!!
I am not a "techie" in any stretch of the imagination. Hardware, networking, databases, etc. are not my thing -- I have to work hard to understand the terminology and functionality. Give me the software and let me play -- that's where I excel!
Right now, though, this webmaster is stuck on the "techie" side of the website. I've decided to use Wordpress for the design of the website. Unfortunately, our current website host is not user-friendly with Wordpress, forcing us to move the website to a new host. The process has been one "baby step" at a time. I am definitely NOT a "master" at this. I will be thrilled when the "techie" process is complete, and I can actually begin using Wordpress to design the website!
Thankfully, my daughter (who is far more advanced than me as a Webmaster -- of course, that doesn't take much!) gave me a tutorial in Wordpress so that once the "techie" process is complete, I can take off! She's been a great resource in which to bounce my ideas off -- she's my very own "free" consultant!
Hopefully, by the time this whole process of moving the website and redesigning it is complete, I will feel much more comfortable being termed, "Webmaster."
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