Whenever I am asked to start a new website, especially a Wordpress site, one of the most important questions to consider is the hosting service. There are a few good ones that I constantly recommend and many, many poor ones that I highly recommend you avoid. Unfortunately some clients have already signed up for a service on their own and that can lead to a lot of problems. Some Qualities to Look For: cPanel: This is a control panel system that you (or your designer) will use to setup email, control usernames and ftp access. The technical side of things is made MUCH easier with this. I won't work on a site without it. Fantastico or Simple Scripts: These are services that allow simple one-click access to many of the most popular web site scripts out there, like Wordpress, mailing lists, e-commerce plugins, etc. Most quality hosting services offer this. Unlimited (or essentially unlimited)