This thread reminds me of those links to other forums where folk are discussing window cleaners, and they all say:
"Wow he charges £20? what a cheeky sod!"
"That's way over the odds. I only pay £1.50. what a rip off"
And we all go mad because we want a decent wage for the work we do. Now we are doing the same to web designers!
My dad's mate got a top-class web design company to do his website for him and it cost in the region of £5,000. Nothing wrong with that at all, it looks really superb and you have to pay if you want excellent design.
Just like us, there are web designers at the top end and the lower end, and yes its true a window cleaning business may not need the same high-level web design as other businesses, its not right to criticise a top-class company for charging accordingly.
Just IMO