This book will walk you thru everyhting you need to do before you hire a Webdesigner or web developer.
Aspects of
The Jargon  — what they are talking about
Decide First — tells you what you need to prepare before you start looking
Web Designer Questions  questions to ask your webdesigner
Basic SEO lets you understand what SEO is all about
Who Owns the Code the realities of code ownership
Web Hosting-what you need deciding on what kind of hosting you will require is important
Arranging Payments  setting up the contracts in your favor
Web Design Concepts  layouts and design aspects and what to avoid

Are all covered  so you have a basic understanding of every process