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Meta What should the "webmasters" site name and url be?

I'm recommending sticking with Webmasters as the name with webmasters.codidact.com as the URL. It is the shortest and most succinct way to encompass the entire scope of the site. The problem with...

posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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#6: Post edited by user avatar Stephen Ostermiller‭ · 2023-06-16T08:58:29Z (over 1 year ago)
  • I'm recommending sticking with **Webmasters** as the name with `webmasters.codidact.com` as the URL. It is the shortest and most succinct way to encompass the entire scope of the site.
  • The problem with "webmasters" is that it is outdated terminology. 20 to 25 years ago it was an actual job title. Companies hired a webmaster that was responsible for the companies website. Today, nobody has that as their job title. Creating a website is broken up into much more specialized roles:
  • - Web developer
  • - Front end developer
  • - Back end developer
  • - Devops
  • - Systems admistrator
  • - Web designer
  • - Web copy writer
  • - Community manager
  • - Keyword marketer
  • - Web sales
  • - *and many more*
  • It is impossible for one person have all the skills needed for all of these.
  • I've brainstormed other names, but I have problems with all of them:
  • - **Websites** -- Short, and sweet. But I worry it would attract lots of questions about using every website under the sun. It doesn't imply that the site is about creating and managing websites.
  • - **Web Developers** -- Web developers would exclude the marketing, sales, writing, and other important aspects of managing websites
  • - So maybe combine "websites" or "web" with a term about building or owning? I'm not sure if any of them would be any good.
  • - **Website Builders**
  • - **Web Builders**
  • - **Building Websites**
  • - **Website Management**
  • - **Managing Websites**
  • - **Website Creators**
  • - **Creating Websites**
  • - **Web Admin**
  • - **Webadmin**
  • I'm recommending sticking with **Webmasters** as the name with `webmasters.codidact.com` as the URL. It is the shortest and most succinct way to encompass the entire scope of the site.
  • The problem with "webmasters" is that it is outdated terminology. 20 to 25 years ago it was an actual job title. Companies hired a webmaster that was responsible for the companies website. Today, nobody has that as their job title. Creating a website is broken up into much more specialized roles:
  • - Web developer
  • - Front end developer
  • - Back end developer
  • - Devops
  • - Systems admistrator
  • - Web designer
  • - Web copy writer
  • - Community manager
  • - Usability expert
  • - SEO expert
  • - Keyword marketer
  • - Web sales
  • - *and many more*
  • It is impossible for one person have all the skills needed for all of these.
  • I've brainstormed other names, but I have problems with all of them:
  • - **Websites** -- Short, and sweet. But I worry it would attract lots of questions about using every website under the sun. It doesn't imply that the site is about creating and managing websites.
  • - **Web Developers** -- Web developers would exclude the marketing, sales, writing, and other important aspects of managing websites
  • - So maybe combine "websites" or "web" with a term about building or owning? I'm not sure if any of them would be any good.
  • - **Website Builders**
  • - **Web Builders**
  • - **Building Websites**
  • - **Website Management**
  • - **Managing Websites**
  • - **Website Creators**
  • - **Creating Websites**
  • - **Web Admin**
  • - **Webadmin**
#5: Post edited by user avatar Stephen Ostermiller‭ · 2023-06-16T08:46:25Z (over 1 year ago)
  • I'm recommending sticking with **Webmasters** as the name with `webmasters.codidact.com` as the URL. It is the shortest and most succinct way to encompass the entire scope of the site.
  • The problem with "webmasters" is that it is outdated terminology. 20 to 25 years ago it was an actual job title. Companies hired a webmaster that was responsible for the companies website. Today, nobody has that as their job title. Creating a website is broken up into much more specialized roles:
  • - Web developer
  • - Front end developer
  • - Back end developer
  • - Devops
  • - Systems admistrator
  • - Web designer
  • - Web copy writer
  • - Community manager
  • - Keyword marketer
  • - Web sales
  • - *and many more*
  • It is impossible for one person have all the skills needed for all of these.
  • I've brainstormed other names, but I have problems with all of them:
  • - **Websites** -- Short, and sweet. But I worry it would attract lots of questions about using every website under the sun. It doesn't imply that the site is about creating and managing websites.
  • - **Web Developers** -- Web developers would exclude the marketing, sales, writing, and other important aspects of managing websites
  • - So maybe combine "websites" or "web" with a term about building or owning? I'm not sure if any of them would be any good.
  • - **Website Builders**
  • - **Web Builders**
  • - **Building Websites**
  • - **Website Management**
  • - **Managing Websites**
  • - **Website Creators**
  • - **Creating Websites**
  • I'm recommending sticking with **Webmasters** as the name with `webmasters.codidact.com` as the URL. It is the shortest and most succinct way to encompass the entire scope of the site.
  • The problem with "webmasters" is that it is outdated terminology. 20 to 25 years ago it was an actual job title. Companies hired a webmaster that was responsible for the companies website. Today, nobody has that as their job title. Creating a website is broken up into much more specialized roles:
  • - Web developer
  • - Front end developer
  • - Back end developer
  • - Devops
  • - Systems admistrator
  • - Web designer
  • - Web copy writer
  • - Community manager
  • - Keyword marketer
  • - Web sales
  • - *and many more*
  • It is impossible for one person have all the skills needed for all of these.
  • I've brainstormed other names, but I have problems with all of them:
  • - **Websites** -- Short, and sweet. But I worry it would attract lots of questions about using every website under the sun. It doesn't imply that the site is about creating and managing websites.
  • - **Web Developers** -- Web developers would exclude the marketing, sales, writing, and other important aspects of managing websites
  • - So maybe combine "websites" or "web" with a term about building or owning? I'm not sure if any of them would be any good.
  • - **Website Builders**
  • - **Web Builders**
  • - **Building Websites**
  • - **Website Management**
  • - **Managing Websites**
  • - **Website Creators**
  • - **Creating Websites**
  • - **Web Admin**
  • - **Webadmin**
#4: Post edited by user avatar Stephen Ostermiller‭ · 2023-06-16T08:40:06Z (over 1 year ago)
  • I'm recommending sticking with **Webmasters** as the name with `webmasters.codadict.com` as the URL. It is the shortest and most succinct way to encompass the entire scope of the site.
  • The problem with "webmasters" is that it is outdated terminology. 20 to 25 years ago it was an actual job title. Companies hired a webmaster that was responsible for the companies website. Today, nobody has that as their job title. Creating a website is broken up into much more specialized roles:
  • - Web developer
  • - Front end developer
  • - Back end developer
  • - Devops
  • - Systems admistrator
  • - Web designer
  • - Web copy writer
  • - Community manager
  • - Keyword marketer
  • - Web sales
  • - *and many more*
  • It is impossible for one person have all the skills needed for all of these.
  • I've brainstormed other names, but I have problems with all of them:
  • - **Websites** -- Short, and sweet. But I worry it would attract lots of questions about using every website under the sun. It doesn't imply that the site is about creating and managing websites.
  • - **Web Developers** -- Web developers would exclude the marketing, sales, writing, and other important aspects of managing websites
  • - So maybe combine "websites" or "web" with a term about building or owning? I'm not sure if any of them would be any good.
  • - **Website Builders**
  • - **Web Builders**
  • - **Building Websites**
  • - **Website Management**
  • - **Managing Websites**
  • - **Website Creators**
  • - **Creating Websites**
  • I'm recommending sticking with **Webmasters** as the name with `webmasters.codidact.com` as the URL. It is the shortest and most succinct way to encompass the entire scope of the site.
  • The problem with "webmasters" is that it is outdated terminology. 20 to 25 years ago it was an actual job title. Companies hired a webmaster that was responsible for the companies website. Today, nobody has that as their job title. Creating a website is broken up into much more specialized roles:
  • - Web developer
  • - Front end developer
  • - Back end developer
  • - Devops
  • - Systems admistrator
  • - Web designer
  • - Web copy writer
  • - Community manager
  • - Keyword marketer
  • - Web sales
  • - *and many more*
  • It is impossible for one person have all the skills needed for all of these.
  • I've brainstormed other names, but I have problems with all of them:
  • - **Websites** -- Short, and sweet. But I worry it would attract lots of questions about using every website under the sun. It doesn't imply that the site is about creating and managing websites.
  • - **Web Developers** -- Web developers would exclude the marketing, sales, writing, and other important aspects of managing websites
  • - So maybe combine "websites" or "web" with a term about building or owning? I'm not sure if any of them would be any good.
  • - **Website Builders**
  • - **Web Builders**
  • - **Building Websites**
  • - **Website Management**
  • - **Managing Websites**
  • - **Website Creators**
  • - **Creating Websites**
#3: Post edited by user avatar Stephen Ostermiller‭ · 2023-06-16T08:39:07Z (over 1 year ago)
  • I'm recommending sticking with **Webmasters**. It is the shortest and most succinct way to encompass the entire scope of the site.
  • The problem with "webmasters" is that it is outdated terminology. 20 to 25 years ago it was an actual job title. Companies hired a webmaster that was responsible for the companies website. Today, nobody has that as their job title. Creating a website is broken up into much more specialized roles:
  • - Web developer
  • - Front end developer
  • - Back end developer
  • - Devops
  • - Systems admistrator
  • - Web designer
  • - Web copy writer
  • - Community manager
  • - Keyword marketer
  • - Web sales
  • - *and many more*
  • It is impossible for one person have all the skills needed for all of these.
  • I've brainstormed other names, but I have problems with all of them:
  • - **Websites** -- Short, and sweet. But I worry it would attract lots of questions about using every website under the sun. It doesn't imply that the site is about creating and managing websites.
  • - **Web Developers** -- Web developers would exclude the marketing, sales, writing, and other important aspects of managing websites
  • - So maybe combine "websites" or "web" with a term about building or owning? I'm not sure if any of them would be any good.
  • - **Website Builders**
  • - **Web Builders**
  • - **Building Websites**
  • - **Website Management**
  • - **Managing Websites**
  • - **Website Creators**
  • - **Creating Websites**
  • I'm recommending sticking with **Webmasters** as the name with `webmasters.codadict.com` as the URL. It is the shortest and most succinct way to encompass the entire scope of the site.
  • The problem with "webmasters" is that it is outdated terminology. 20 to 25 years ago it was an actual job title. Companies hired a webmaster that was responsible for the companies website. Today, nobody has that as their job title. Creating a website is broken up into much more specialized roles:
  • - Web developer
  • - Front end developer
  • - Back end developer
  • - Devops
  • - Systems admistrator
  • - Web designer
  • - Web copy writer
  • - Community manager
  • - Keyword marketer
  • - Web sales
  • - *and many more*
  • It is impossible for one person have all the skills needed for all of these.
  • I've brainstormed other names, but I have problems with all of them:
  • - **Websites** -- Short, and sweet. But I worry it would attract lots of questions about using every website under the sun. It doesn't imply that the site is about creating and managing websites.
  • - **Web Developers** -- Web developers would exclude the marketing, sales, writing, and other important aspects of managing websites
  • - So maybe combine "websites" or "web" with a term about building or owning? I'm not sure if any of them would be any good.
  • - **Website Builders**
  • - **Web Builders**
  • - **Building Websites**
  • - **Website Management**
  • - **Managing Websites**
  • - **Website Creators**
  • - **Creating Websites**
#2: Post edited by user avatar Stephen Ostermiller‭ · 2023-06-16T08:37:34Z (over 1 year ago)
  • I'm recommending sticking with **Webmasters**. It is the shortest and most succinct way to encompass the entire scope of the site.
  • The problem with "webmasters" is that it is outdated terminology. 20 to 25 years ago it was an actual job title. Companies hired a webmaster that was responsible for the companies website. Today, nobody has that as their job title. Creating a website is broken up into much more specialized roles:
  • - Web developer
  • - Front end developer
  • - Back end developer
  • - Devops
  • - Systems admistrator
  • - Web designer
  • - Web copy writer
  • - Community manager
  • - Keyword marketer
  • - Web sales
  • - *and many more*
  • It is impossible for one person have all the skills needed for all of these.
  • I've brainstormed other names, but I have problems with all of them:
  • - **Websites** -- Short, and sweet. But I worry it would attract lots of questions about using every website under the sun. It doesn't imply that the site is about creating and managing websites.
  • - **Web Developers** -- Web developers would exclude the marketing, sales, writing, and other important aspects of managing websites
  • - So maybe combine "websites" or "web" with a term about building or owning? However none of them seem compelling to me.
  • - **Website Builders**
  • - **Web Builders**
  • - **Building Websites**
  • - **Website Management**
  • - **Managing Websites**
  • - **Website Creators**
  • - **Creating Websites**
  • I'm recommending sticking with **Webmasters**. It is the shortest and most succinct way to encompass the entire scope of the site.
  • The problem with "webmasters" is that it is outdated terminology. 20 to 25 years ago it was an actual job title. Companies hired a webmaster that was responsible for the companies website. Today, nobody has that as their job title. Creating a website is broken up into much more specialized roles:
  • - Web developer
  • - Front end developer
  • - Back end developer
  • - Devops
  • - Systems admistrator
  • - Web designer
  • - Web copy writer
  • - Community manager
  • - Keyword marketer
  • - Web sales
  • - *and many more*
  • It is impossible for one person have all the skills needed for all of these.
  • I've brainstormed other names, but I have problems with all of them:
  • - **Websites** -- Short, and sweet. But I worry it would attract lots of questions about using every website under the sun. It doesn't imply that the site is about creating and managing websites.
  • - **Web Developers** -- Web developers would exclude the marketing, sales, writing, and other important aspects of managing websites
  • - So maybe combine "websites" or "web" with a term about building or owning? I'm not sure if any of them would be any good.
  • - **Website Builders**
  • - **Web Builders**
  • - **Building Websites**
  • - **Website Management**
  • - **Managing Websites**
  • - **Website Creators**
  • - **Creating Websites**
#1: Initial revision by user avatar Stephen Ostermiller‭ · 2023-06-16T08:34:34Z (over 1 year ago)
I'm recommending sticking with **Webmasters**.  It is the shortest and most succinct way to encompass the entire scope of the site.

The problem with "webmasters" is that it is outdated terminology. 20 to 25 years ago it was an actual job title.  Companies hired a webmaster that was responsible for the companies website.  Today, nobody has that as their job title.  Creating a website is broken up into much more specialized roles:

 - Web developer
   - Front end developer
   - Back end developer
   - Devops
 - Systems admistrator
 - Web designer
 - Web copy writer
 - Community manager
 - Keyword marketer
 - Web sales
 - *and many more*

It is impossible for one person have all the skills needed for all of these.

I've brainstormed other names, but I have problems with all of them:

 - **Websites** -- Short, and sweet.  But I worry it would attract lots of questions about using every website under the sun.  It doesn't imply that the site is about creating and managing websites.
 - **Web Developers** -- Web developers would exclude the marketing, sales, writing, and other important aspects of managing websites
 - So maybe combine "websites" or "web" with a term about building or owning?  However none of them seem compelling to me.
   - **Website Builders**
   - **Web Builders**
   - **Building Websites**
   - **Website Management**
   - **Managing Websites**
   - **Website Creators**
   - **Creating Websites**