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There are a number of things to keep in mind if you want to start a web design firm.  Just because you know HTML, doesn’t qualify you as a firm. A couple of things you want to offer are marketing, SEO, Hosting, CMS application, and a few other things. Watch this eHow video to help better understand what you’ll need to do.

How much to charge is a tough question. It’s a combination of experience, market, and client. The Graphic Design Guild is a good resource of where to start, but it depends largely on the type of work you can produce. If you are amazing, you can charge as much as you want, but if you’re just starting out, you’ll need to be a bit more realistic. This guys video does a pretty good job of explaining how to get a grasp on what to charge.