Well I've decided that instead of getting a summer job, I'd post a few flyers around town and ads on the internet and do some web design for people. I can learn programming languages pretty fast, so I'm not worried about being able to learn the material needed in time, but I need some adivce on two things:

  • Payment. What do you think is the best system? Hourly pay? Pay per project? Pay per MB? And what do you think good rates for this would be?
  • Languages/interfaces. I've learned Java (applets) HTML, CGI, and JavaScript, but I know ther'e plenty more out there - ASP, XML, etc... What do you suggest should be my priority(ies) here?


If you have any other advice on the subject, I'm all ears.

edit: And does anybody know how to make banner ads? Are they just embedded applications or scripts, animated GIFs, or something else?