I've been learning CSS, HTML and JavaScript for front end dev and also started learning Bootstrap. I've had a few of my dads friends tell me they want a website for their business. The website would just have a home page, about, contact, and gallery. So I was planning on using a free Bootstrap template to use as a foundation but tweak it to their needs. Is $70 a good price?
Also, If I plan to do more freelancing should I bother learning Ruby on Rails, Django, PHP, etc?
I have also been in the same situation as yourself when I started to learn web development. It seems that what your customers are wanting is a simple information website. In this case, the best case scenario would be to do your research into what freelancers normally charge. You can visit http://upwork.com or https://www.freelancer.co.uk to get a rough idea.
$70 seems like a relatively low price considering that things do not often go as planned.
The price also depends on the quality of your work - but if you are trying to get a few websites under your belt preparing you for bigger projects in future, then personally I would take it.
In fact, you'd be surprised that most clients often don't have a real indication of what to pay, so you have an upper hand here as long as you show confidence and are pro-active.
Tip for your project: stay organised and keep your head clear before you proceed to build anything (it saves you a lot of time!)
Answering your next question: It is important that you always invest in your skills - there is absolutely no harm in learning those different languages but it's always best if you specialise in one before moving on to the other. Multi-tasking can actually reduce productivity.
Best of luck
$70 is very cheap for a website, but if you are doing it for a friend and to get experience then go for it. Just don't expect to earn a decent living charging fees like that.
If you are looking at offering brochure style websites to clients, you should probably learn how to use a CMS such as Wordpress or my favourite, Orckestra (formally Composite C1).
Inevitably your client will want to change content themselves, and "most" business people still don't want to know how to change content themselves. Charging a fee for simply logging in to a website and changing some text is a good way to supplement your income.
As for what technology to learn, that's entirely dependent on who your target market is. For the standard blanket web development you'll a) run into lots of competition and b) be able to code it in whatever stack you like
Personally - My approach is to focus on some kind of niche. Integrations with Xero accounting system have worked well for me, as have NopCommerce customisations.
Answering to your last question: it's best for you to learn ruby on rails or DJango. They will add lot more extra value to your freelance job field. In addition, always learn new things (language, framework, techniques, tools etc) if you want to stay in software development field.
