Or: How to Perform Maintenance on Your Website
There was a time when every person or business with a website needed a webmaster, unless you built that website yourself (i.e. you knew what you were doing).
But times have changed. You do not need a webmaster who works for you full time or even part time. Depending upon your website, you either do not need a webmaster or just need someone you can call periodically.
Do I Need a Webmaster?
| Type of Site | Do I Need a Webmaster? |
|---|---|
| Out-of-the-box site creator (Jimdo, Squarespace, Weebly, Wix, etc) | No |
| Wordpress | Depends upon your time level and expertise level |
| Drupal or Joomla | Depends upon your time level and expertise level |
| Custom built site without CMS | Yes |
If you use an out-of-the-box site creator, you should never need to employ a webmaster. If you have trouble, these companies provide support.
If you use WordPress, you can learn the basics and rarely or never need a webmaster. (I can teach you how to use wordpress.) However, if you have custom code on your site, or if you do not have the time, it is useful to have someone you can call.
The same is true if you use a more complex CMS like Drupal or Joomla: anyone can learn how to run these sites but the most custom code you have, the more likely you need someone you can call.
Finally, if you have a site without a CMS – i.e. you live in the internet dark ages – you need a webmaster unless you yourself built that site.