"Why are the prices so different?"

One of the biggest questions we get. It's all about markup, margin and overhead.  If you are talking to a design firm that has a big office and lots of employees, you're paying for all that in your fee. My overhead is much lower because my expenses are less. I work out of my home office. You get great work for much less in fees!

But you have to be careful of all the freelancers out there. We'll never ever ask you for an advance because "I have to pay my Internet Access Fee" or I'll not be able to finish your website. hehe, we hear this all too often. Never give more than 50% deposit and never ever pay the balance before the work is done. (learn more about my experience...)