And you're not a professional? Like, you haven't formally taken any graphic classes or anything and the only extent of your knowledge is HTML and just barely any PHP and most of your work has basically been designing for fansites? Like I have a site where people can request layouts from me and it's gotten to the point where it's very popular and I've been thinking about charging for layouts instead of doing them for free, do you think I"ll be able to make a profit?

give me a few examples of your work and i'll be able to give u a more acurate answer.

Can we see your work then we can tell u

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beat you by seconds lokodezine :P

If your good enough you dont need to have been educated in that area at a college, or university.

Correct. While almost everyone on our design & development team have been to college for their trade, it is not a necessary attribute. If you're good, you're good, there's nothing else.

The price you charge, and the price you get is two different things, and is directly related to your skill level, and what you are willing to learn, to get a better knowledge of the tools, and sources available to you.

For example, take a look at the big guys like 2A and Ceonex. They make thousands of dollars per design. Keep in mind that both companies do more than design a pretty site. They develop the entire backend as well.

Now, without any knowledge of backend scripting, and without seeing your work, I would throw a rate range guess of no more than $500.

Again, this depends on how good you are. Customers may very well be willing to pay you more, if you're a modern day Michael Angelo :)