I'm so frustrated with my webmaster

Hi Emailrevealer,

It sounds like your "webby" must be using some sort of a content management system (CMS). If so, he may need to modify the code of the CMS to allow for your requests. What you're requesting is rather basic and should already be built into most CMS programs.

I would discourage the script that creates the title tag for you, based on the content it sees. Your title tags are the single most important element for SEO and these need to be carefully selected based on keyword research and analysis. While the title tag should reflect what a visitor can expect to find on your web page, it should not be created without strong influence from your keyword research.

You may also want to experiment with different title tags to see which works best. A script that selects your titles for you would make ail this too difficult.

I would sit down with your webmaster and explain that the ability to experiment and optimize your web pages for maximum search engine traffic is paramount. He needs to modify his CMS so that key elements can be manipulated easily. Ask him why not allow title, h1 and descriptions tags to be stored in separate fields in that database? That's what I would do if I created the script. He could create a form that lets you enter those elements yourself.

Of course, making these changes to a script is no trivial task and you should expect to pay your programmer for his time. But, once the modifications are done, you or your SEO guy could make the changes without having to involve your web programmer.

Thanks Don
I emailed him your comment. I'm waiting for a reply. This is so frustrating for me going back and forth between these guys. I'm going to have to learn how to build and run the sites myself.

Well everything is possible if the CMS code is not encoded. I think he just doesn't wants to work

I really can't understand this one! I'm tempted to say replace him but it seems like you have a good relationship that you want to continue. I think your first steps are to find what type of CMS is being used perhaps that is the root of the complications and a new type of CMS needs to be implimented making it easier for both you and webby to maintain your web presence.

All the best. Glad the gun shops are closed

Leanne

Thanks Jane.
In considering the big picture I have to realize that I've out grown my webby and need to move on. I also need to learn the basics myself, like dreamweaver.

Fire him/her before the situation will get worst..

Yes very good advice from all of you. I'm planning on taking a class in dreamweaver.
I really need somone in my office helping out with this stuff everday but until sales reach a certain point I'll have to learn to do it myself.

There are a number of online tutorials that you can take for dreamweaver that will help you do pretty much everything that you would want to do. Sounds like your webmaster has little or no skills himself.