Html, CSS and Javascript - Any Good For Domainers?

To be honest I have never really had the energy to try and learn the different programming skills, not even the simplest Html coding.

I really never had the need for it, it has been increasingly easier to create websites with the use of different web building tools and templates. Personally I fancy the use of the blogging platform Wordpress when I develop my domains. It is easy, fast, free and with so many dedicated users you can nearly get every plug in you could possibly think of. In other words you can create professional looking sites in a very short time without understanding any computer languages. However, often times I have had to change parts of those prebuilt designs and therefore I have actually been editing html, CSS, php or javascript (I am not even sure which) enough times to get a little familiar with them. My editing has been based on guessing and the route of learning by doing has actually worked alright for me and my modest needs.

BUT

I feel that I am missing something important by not learning these languages that I in fact base all my Internet usage on. It is actually less due to curiosity than a simple feeling of unprofessionalism that has led me to start learning html, CSS, php and javascript. I feel uneducated and unprofessional by not knowing this basic stuff. If I stop domaining what would I have left (other than my domain portfolio), which skills would I be able to draw on? Indeed I would be an Internet power user! but what good would that do. People are not hiring you based on your ability to surf and understand the net. You might know all the popular sites where one can find tools to build web sites, you might know all the great social networks from where you can generate endless streams of backlinks and you might have learned a great deal about SEO along the way, but is it enough?

When I search for available jobs within the www-sector I find a lot of companies hiring experienced personnel in html and such. I have never seen an ad that said something like “you should be an experienced web surfer, understand Internet user behavior, good at finding and valuating domain names for our company and tell us how we can improve our search engine rankings.”

It would rather say: “You need to be able to create SEO-friendly web sites from scratch, maintain existing web sites written in a variety of scripts and preferably also be good at web design.” Therefore I have decided to dedicate some of my time to learning computer languages. This will undoubtly result in less time for my browsing and analysing of expiring domain lists, but hey how much are you willing to sacrifice for education?