[serverdude]

I am in the same bind. I am wondering what a decent rate for a good design is. I need to design two simple pages ("simple" may be subjective.) I have been quoted $400 - just for design - by htmlburger (they seem good). Would you consider that too pricey?

[lovskogen]

No, that's not pricey. Consider all the elements that would need to be created to make even one page. Once you have elements in place, you can reuse them on other pages. So the first page has a bigger cost for the designer.