# Is WEBMASTER a profession? or a hobby?
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-webmaster-a-profession-or-a-hobby/10875
**Category:** random
**Created:** [January 8, 2003, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-webmaster-a-profession-or-a-hobby/10875 "2003-01-08T19:59:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@thediablo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thediablo)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2003, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-webmaster-a-profession-or-a-hobby/10875/1 "2003-01-08T19:59:51Z")
Im asking this question myself, i like to share it with you, and see youre comments on this.
Maybe its not a profession because i havent seen (in my country) a Career called, WEBMASTER, or something… maybe it is because some people make that for a living (like me :P), maybe it is only a hobby that gives you some extra cash…
What you think?
Maybe this is a old question? i think it is…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2003, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-webmaster-a-profession-or-a-hobby/10875/2 "2003-01-08T20:03:25Z")
Around here people ask for Webmasters. And you can take a Webmasters course at a vocational (tech) school too.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2003, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-webmaster-a-profession-or-a-hobby/10875/3 "2003-01-08T20:04:33Z")
yeah in my country 2, they post job offers asking for WEBMASTERS, but there are no degrees or anything! so its not a profession?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2003, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-webmaster-a-profession-or-a-hobby/10875/4 "2003-01-08T20:15:48Z")
i think its al little bit of a hobby and a profession.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2003, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-webmaster-a-profession-or-a-hobby/10875/5 "2003-01-08T20:16:38Z")
That’s an interesting question, I label myself as a Graphic Designer, but I also work with multimedia and print as well so what does that make me? I would like to know as well… =)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2003, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-webmaster-a-profession-or-a-hobby/10875/6 "2003-01-08T20:17:21Z")
hobby and profession. here we call them web designers… or web developers.
technical terms. 8]
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2003, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-webmaster-a-profession-or-a-hobby/10875/7 "2003-01-08T20:17:28Z")
but it has to be something more than a bit of both.
Maybe its hobby that is becoming (or has become) a profession.
or a profesion(or something) that you do for hobby.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2003, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-webmaster-a-profession-or-a-hobby/10875/8 "2003-01-08T20:17:54Z")
> \*Originally posted by electrongeek \*
> \*\*That’s an interesting question, I label myself as a Graphic Designer, but I also work with multimedia and print as well so what does that make me? I would like to know as well… =) \*\*
manofmanytallents :sure:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2003, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-webmaster-a-profession-or-a-hobby/10875/9 "2003-01-08T20:18:37Z")
> \*Originally posted by thediablo \*
> \*\*but it has to be something more than a bit of both.
Maybe its hobby that is becoming (or has become) a profession.
or a profesion(or something) that you do for hobby. \*\*
i say hobby into a profession.
:asian:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2003, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-webmaster-a-profession-or-a-hobby/10875/10 "2003-01-08T20:19:15Z")
redviper, but i think thats what a WEBMASTER is.
a webdesigner (design template)
webdeveloper (makes site).
so why job offers are always looking for WEBMASTERS and not
web designers or developers? they want both in 1?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2003, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-webmaster-a-profession-or-a-hobby/10875/11 "2003-01-08T20:22:28Z")
i have adquired my jobs by applying to WEBMASTERS and GRAPHIC DESIGN post offers,
i label myself has a graphic designer, that know how to make web pages, but still… they are refering to us like WEBMASTERS.
maybe we should go deeper and see the WEBMASTER definitions…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2003, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-webmaster-a-profession-or-a-hobby/10875/12 "2003-01-08T20:22:34Z")
_shrugs_
i guess. i guess its known that if you can code the thing, then you design it? i dont know. lol
im gonna be a **manofmanytallents**. they should make THAT into a profession. roxxors.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2003, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-webmaster-a-profession-or-a-hobby/10875/13 "2003-01-08T20:23:41Z")
[dictionary.com](http://dictionary.com):
web·mas·ter ( P ) Pronunciation Key (wbmstr)
n.
A person whose occupation is designing, developing, marketing, or maintaining websites.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2003, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-webmaster-a-profession-or-a-hobby/10875/14 "2003-01-08T20:27:42Z")
> \*Originally posted by redViper \*
> \*\*manofmanytallents :sure: \*\*
Lol, I think “multimedia web graphic designer developer” covers its, stick that into your resume. 😛
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2003, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-webmaster-a-profession-or-a-hobby/10875/15 "2003-01-08T20:28:26Z")
OCUPATION?, humm… their are referring has a profession then?
where did you get a WEBMASTER degree.
you can get a graphic designer degree.
but webmaster?
si its just another simple occupation?
> \*Originally posted by redViper \*
> \*\*[dictionary.com](http://dictionary.com):
> web·mas·ter ( P ) Pronunciation Key (wbmstr)
> n.
> A person whose occupation is designing, developing, marketing, or maintaining websites. \*\*
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2003, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-webmaster-a-profession-or-a-hobby/10875/16 "2003-01-08T20:30:15Z")
I like to think of my self as a Multimedia Design Master.
I have masterd all of the deadly design arts:asian: :moustache :ninja:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2003, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-webmaster-a-profession-or-a-hobby/10875/17 "2003-01-08T20:31:28Z")
where did I get my webmaster degree?
i havent, im still in high school :moustache
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2003, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-webmaster-a-profession-or-a-hobby/10875/18 "2003-01-08T20:34:34Z")
Red, it wasnt a question for you, it is a open question.
:P.
Multimedia Design Master, nice… but still… the question is still there…
Multimedia Design Master = a nice way to call a WEBMASTER?
humm…
Multimedia Design Master = Webmaster = PROFESSION OR HOBBY?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2003, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-webmaster-a-profession-or-a-hobby/10875/19 "2003-01-08T20:38:23Z")
_throws his hands in the air_
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2003, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-webmaster-a-profession-or-a-hobby/10875/20 "2003-01-08T22:19:16Z")
Here… Maybe this will help you out…
You shouldn’t just combine the names to make one… You should tell them everything for one thing…
Then…
Webmaster is a career if you get paid for it… But it’s more of a hobby if you don’t get paid for it… Easy as that…
🙂
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