As we start posting again I want to introduce a new series in which we discuss secrets of a webmaster. One of my friends claims to be the first certified webmaster in upstate NY. Every time he told me I would chuckle and then wonder – what the heck is a webmaster? And who came up with that name? Could this be due to the heavy influence of Dungeons & Dragons on the early adopters of the internet? Since the title of webmaster is as cool as the title of headmaster of Hogwarts – I added Drunken Monkey to the title cause any time you add a Kung Fu element to something uncool it becomes cool. Just ask Quentin Tarantino.
I don’t know if they still certify or what kind of test you have to take to be a certified “webmaster”. I know that whatever they did before you and I can also do now. One of the best tools for us to be able to do this is coincidently named Google Webmaster Tools. This great tool by Google helps you to get your site optimized for SEO juice, keeps an eye out for malware and attacks, and some other great features.
Since there is so much to see and learn we are going to break this up into a series. Once you master the tools you too can become certified as a Drunken Monkey Webmaster.