Things to consider 24-hour support
To ensure that your chosen ISP provides 24 hours of support. Don't put yourself in a position where you need to wait for the next workday to fix a critical problem. If you don't want to spend a lot of long-distance telephone calls, it's also important to be called a toll-free number.
Daily backup
Make sure that the ISP you select provides daily, routine, and safe backups, or you may lose a lot of valuable data.
Traffic Restrictions
Please look at the provider's traffic restriction terms. Make sure that if your site starts to be popular, you don't have to pay an extra fee for unforeseen high traffic.
Bandwidth or content restrictions
Please look at the provider's bandwidth and content restriction terms. If you plan to publish pictures, broadcasts, or sounds, make sure you have the right to do so.
e-mail performance
Make sure that your provider can fully support the e-mail performance you need. (You can get more information about e-mail performance in later chapters)
Front Page Extensions
If you plan to use FrontPage to develop your Web site, make sure your provider fully supports the FrontPage Server Extensions.
Database access
If you plan to use a database on your site, make sure your provider fully supports the database access you need. (You can read more about database access in later chapters)