A webmaster is a general person with a good expertise and command over HTML and someone who manages almost all the operations related to the web. The language used in a website depends upon its nature and kind. Based on that, a webmaster is required to have the knowledge of PHP, Perl and Javascript. One also needs to gather knowledge about ways to configure web servers like Apache and also serve the responsibilities of a server administrator.

One can also define a webmaster as a common businessperson who uses any kind of online mediums to sell his services and products. Web mastering does not just signify the technical aspects related to the creation, maintenance and up gradations of a website. It also involves stuffs related with managing content, advertising, marketing the product or site and the complete taking care of the web site.

A webmaster looks after to regulate and manage the rights of access of various users to the website, the look and feel of the creation of website navigation. Placing the right content at the right place is the core responsible of a webmaster. The work of developing a total website differs according to its content. It can take five days or sometimes even less. However, a large project can take more than even a month.