Hi, Is it a good idea to use free drupal themes from drupal.org and customize/edit them for your client's website ? I would like your views about this....
Use the customize theme as per client say. Because you must satisfies the client requirement. It is easy to customize the theme in drupal.
I suggest you that custome theme is the best way. In which we can customize the theme according the client requirement. For all the CMS it is very easy steps for customize the theme.
Whatever theme fits their needs and visual desires. If a free theme can get away with this, then use it
I personally think you should be clear, and fair to your client and deserve what you make. We can also say you need to get paid fairly. If your client has a very limited budget explain to him and use a free template. If you need templates, you can check out http://jump2top.com/themes/category/drupal/