There are a very large amount of people and companies offering web design services and therefore it should not be difficult to bag yourself a bargain. There is a market for no frills web design where you should be able to obtain a website for under a 100.
Web design companies are in a very competitive market and some offer some great deals at various times of the year, especially around christmas time
People who are just starting out in a career building custom design websites will often offer their services at a very reasonable rate, basically to build up a portfolio. Once they have established themselves they then tend to increase the amount they charge. Therefore you need to get in quick while there offering a professional service for an unprofessional fee.
I have even heard about one person who for a very short period of time was building websites for free! This is an extreme case though.
A colleague of mine called Peter was looking to have an internet prescence for his small business a number of years ago. He did not have a huge budget, however was looking for a person or company to create him a professional looking website which would be search...