I was a DBA for 20 plus years and have turned my attention to web development. I will give you a great rate and since I've been a DBA for more than 20 years you know you're dealing with a professional. I am very thorough and you'll feel that as soon as we start working together. Before I do anything we'll talk about all of the things the other candidates will miss. Questions like, 1. How will you change content in the future - will you hire someone to do it or do you want to do it yourself? 2. Who owns the custom code that is written (when appropriate) and when will you receive it? 3. If you have a site now are you willing to move it to another hosting provider? There are a slew of things to consider - don't hire some kid out of college who has never actually produced results.
Thanks for consideration.