Pro or Amateur Webmaster ?

[temi]

Just a quick poll to find out the pros and the hobbist in this forum. Pros are those who do not earn their living from their webmaster activity and amature are those who do it just for fun, which one are you?

 

[gkd_uk]

Amateur

I want to build my career in I.T and Network Support.

But being a webmaster is fun

 

[Bisje]

Amateur...although I'm not against earning some money through my hobby

 

[temi]

Some hobbies, bring money, when the money gets much and you boss give you headache you tell you boss, bug off!! and you turn your hobbie to fulltime job. That is what happend to me, its now five years that I have been making a living from my hobby.

 

[Bagi Zoltán]

I choose tha "Emmmm, I am thinking about it" option since I'm not a full time webmaster, but on the way and I can't say that I haven't earned money with seo things

 

[gkd_uk]

When learning php or html, where is the best place to start e.g. internet, books etc.

I would like to learn abit of php and more of html after I have get my MCP out of the way.

 

[Bisje]

Some hobbies, bring money, when the money gets much and you boss give you headache you tell you boss, bug off!! and you turn your hobbie to fulltime job. That is what happend to me, its now five years that I have been making a living from my hobby.

With my age (39) and my computerskills cry1 I think I better choose to become the boss instead of starting a new career as a professional webmaster

 

[Lorna]

Can I choose both? I am amateur at being a professional webmaster!

 

[temi]

I think you will have to choose Emmmm, I am thinking about it

 

[gkd_uk]

Temi,

Did you vote professional or amateur?

I guess Professional

 

[temi]

GKD,
I voted Pro, I have been a pro for a few years now.

 

[gkd_uk]

Is that really you in your Avator?

 

[temi]

Yes GKD,
Its me, Gandalf the white

 

[SoftwareMS]

I chose 'Emmmm, I am thinking about it'

Simply because I'm neither an amateur or a professional.

 

[temi]

So about half of your income comes from your site and the other from paid employement?

 

[SoftwareMS]

All my income comes from the site, I own the company.

 

[temi]

That makes you a Pro then, even if you do not do the webmastering of you company yourself

 

[SoftwareMS]

Well I also employee 30 members of staff, does that mean that I am a

Pro + Pro = Super Pro????

 

[temi]

With 30 staff you definately come withing the super pro category

 

[SoftwareMS]

Sounds Good...

but I have still have to stand by my vote in post #14 of thinking about it. You haven't stated a category for me