Xtrato, I'm also thinking of starting to make skins. I had a client before a month that wanted a custom skin and I really enjoyed the process (even though she scammed me at the end

) Can you inform me on how much you charged the customer? (via pm of course, I know you can't tell in public)

Generally, I'm concerned on the prices, I think they are very low for the work needed (I make my own icons and sometimes even smilies etc)
SmashingYoungMan, of course somebody should take into account dialup users. If he can't then he'd better become a graphic designer, not a web designer