• "Know what to look for in an ISP including security, access, and speed."
• "Get a meaningful domain name that identifies your municipality with brand name recognition."
• "Run your site in search engines so people can find it easily."

Rockland County has an in-house Web master and outsourced its Web hosting services for $100 a month, rather than spending $30,000 to buy a server and invest in the technical staff expertise it would take to maintain it.