Web Designer is a professional whose role includes designing a web site or else a web page layout with the help of graphic programs. These professionals should have good creativity apart from the academic brilliance. Web Master is a professional whose ultimate role is to maintain one or more websites.

The roles of a Web Master include:

• Ensuring the correctness of web servers, hardware and also software
• Designing the website
• Generating and also revising web pages
• Replying to various user comments
• Examining & analysing traffic of the site

Web Master and Opportunities

A Web Master has numerous career openings in technology oriented firms. IT firms also engage these professionals. Various website oriented firms also recruit these professionals. The basic qualification needed to become a Web Master is a graduation or a diploma and certification courses in Web design, programming and also Web authoring software. Their main role will be monitoring the overall aspects concerning the website design and development. Government sector also recruits Web Masters in various undertakings that are in need of website design and development.

Web Designer and Opportunities

A Web Designer has numerous career opportunities in several areas of work. They are mostly engaged in the technology oriented firms and also IT firms. Their role in these firms will mostly be designing of websites. There are certain other firms which are exclusively for website development. These professionals can play vital roles in such firms. Certain Government firms also recruit these professionals in various undertakings that need website development experts. The basic academic qualification for these professionals is a graduation. Some firms demand a B.Tech or B.E in Computer Science or its allied field as well. There are several certification courses demanded in certain reputed firms along with graduation. Some common courses include:

• HTML
• CSS
• Photoshop
• SQL
• ASP
• PHP
• Flash

Key difference between a Web Master and Web Designer

• Web Designer is a professional whose role includes designing a web site or else a web page layout with the help of graphic programs.
• Web Master is a professional whose ultimate role is to maintain one or more websites
• A Web Designer needs a graduation in Computer Science or its allied field along with certifications in Web Designing.
• The basic qualification needed to become a Web Master is a graduation or a diploma and certification courses in Web design, programming and also Web authoring software.

Even though the work areas are almost same, the job profiles as well as remuneration offered for a Web Master and a Web Designer will be different.