I agree about not doing paid gigs until experienced--I was hesitant to even quote the project, for a lot of the reasons you listed. But the client is one I've done print work for and who, apparently, has faith in my ability to deliver. I was upfront with him about my inexperience, so we're flexible on delivery date and I'm giving him a project quote--not hourly. I'm getting paid [something] to learn during my down time & he's getting a really good rate. Not exactly Design Business 101, but if he's willing, I'm down for expanding my horizons.
If all goes well, I'll post the finished product and you all can tell me if I'm nuts.
As far as site complexity goes, it should be as straightforward as design & slice in photoshop (or illustrator), use Dreamweaver to code the html & css. No more than 10 pages. No Back End. Anything glaringly obvious I'm missing?
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