Originally Posted by AmeliaG

I recommend paying a minimum of $1,200 for a design, even if you are looking to economize. Anything less than that and you will probably have someone who either has a lot of artistic talent but not a lot of pay site design experience, someone who has done a lot of design but has no eye, or someone who is selling themselves short and will either be unable to make deadlines due to overwork and such or will just not be giving it their best effort.