Hundreds of portals, vortals, dotcoms all over, the place and a new one popping up every day. Everyone and their cousin seem to be enamoured by it or rather by the moolah it offers. Is everything as rosy as it seems or is there a flipside to it? Is it overhyped or too good to be true. We get the true picture.

There are many different kinds of processes that go into the creation of a web site. The site manager : Responsible for the overall functioning and maintenance of the site, the most important qualification for this person is a passion and love for his/her site! Specialised experts and consultants are also there. Here are some of the job profiles and qualifications, the primary one being a basic knowledge and flair for technology and computing. You could either be an old hand in the IT, art or journalistic field or a total neophyte with nothing but a drive to do well and an aptitude to learn - either way you can make yourself a dotcom career.