Hi all. I am launching a site sometime before christmas, and need to know a few things about hosting. I may have waited too long to find out, as I need to get more coding and content written.

What should I look for? What kind of features etc.? I am new and know almost nothing about hosting. I use Dreamweaver to code and edit(started as a way to reverse engineer code, and now as a learning tool)is there anything I need to worry about with compatibility?
I appreciate any assiatnce. Thanx, Daniel