- Know what your budget is before you start
- Request a price for scope of the project
- Ask about what you will receive and the payment and charges
- Look at their portfolio
- Ask about hosting and ownership of website ( No unexpected charges or surprises)
- Ask about time frames for completed work
- Ask about other additional customer support
- Ask who can apply future updates the website
- Does the work come with content or is that extra
- Set concrete, achievable criteria with deadlines