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Being in control of your website is very important for your business. A website is never set in stone and will always need some changes, even if it is just loading new content. There are so many things that need to be tweaked on a website and it is necessary to be able to make changes and additions as soon as you can.

If you have a webdesigner doing everything for you, you may have some problems. Delays can cost you money. When your web designer gets busy and distracted, doesn't get your changes done in time, it is a problem. Your special campaigns for sales won't get revised when needed and this can cut across your business.

So what does it involve when you want to be a Webmaster and stay in command of your site?

1. An invaluable tool for you will be a good word processor. Microsoft Word is a good one.

2. Something simple to use to upload to your site is an FTP program. It's easy to learn. You will need one if your web host doesn't have this feature for you.

3. An HTML editor like Dreamweaver or Front Page will be needed so you can get copy to your web page. Mostly it's a job of cutting and pasting.

4. There are many places on the web where you can find templates for your site. Your editor should have some, but you can get them elsewhere for almost nothing or free.

5. Graphics: sometimes your business will need some graphics and you will need a photo editor for this. One of the most common is Photo Shop. Graphics are for a little more advanced user, so try to avoid this in the very beginning until you become more expert.

All software programs should have good tutorials and have good customer service to help you with technical problems. There is a lot of good information online as well and much of it is free.

Building your own website can be a lot of fun and is one of the challenges of online business. It is important to keep everything basic at first, until you get the feel for it. There are many good basic books you can educate yourself with as you advance. Once you learn some basics, you can start your marketing site, keeping it simple. Then you can learn more and get a full theme content site. After you master the elementary steps needed for these websites you can go on to learn different techniques and build more complex websites.

You will feel quite proud of your accomplishments in controlling your own web site and being your own webmaster. You can fit it specifically for your business needs and run your business successfully online.