First, you must comprehend that it is a rip off to get companies to design websites for you. Have you ever seen those advertisements in newspaper classified ad sections that offer a 5-page website at $500? These companies are established companies with physical locations, therefore they have to increase the amount they charge to pay off some overheads: office rent, designer’s wages, advertising costs and so on.

Therefore, it would be wise to find freelance designers who work from home. These people are often working from home so they do not have a high operation cost like that of a company. On the other hand, they will be healthy to design images with calibre similar to those of designers from huge companies, so it’s a “no-brainer” choice.

However, select freelancers with care. The ideal way to do this would be to go to elance.com. There, you can post the nonfigurative of your project and get thousands of freelancers to bid on your project, so you will surely get the ideal deal. On top of that, you will be healthy to select the designers based on their experience, past transactions and ratings, so your value for money is secured.

Another route you can take is to design your website yourself. Think about it, if you only need 5 easy pages to present some easy information, why waste hundreds of dollars for it? Just spend a tiny time to sit down and do it yourself. You’ll be healthy to design your own sites even if you do not know a single line of HTML code with the help of WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) programs such as Microsoft Frontpage, Macromedia Dreamweaver and so on.