Fairly open question... I'm after a website which must look to a very high standard, I like the look and feel of: www.innocentdrinks.com www.cuthbertltd.com www.remarkable.co.uk www.mud-dock.co.uk www.aktive8.com www.themindgym.com www.angellondon.co.uk www.designmuseum.org It's basically a brochure site but I'll need an integrated blog, the ability to add new pages easily (eg: mysite.com/newpage), a log-in section for users to access information/articles and a small directory of users, perhaps with integrated maps to show locations. I can't go too much into the business details at this stage. I'd need a good powerful but easy to use CMS, prefer a Drupal, Joomla or other open-source system. So what would £2000 get me? Portfolios welcome!
if you think about it in us $ thats $4000 or there abouts that gets you a hell of alot of anything you want
I think you're going about this the wrong way to be honest. I did the same when I bought my first vehicle on my own. I walked into a dealership and told them exactly what I was willing to pay. Of course they found me a vehicle, but it wasn't exactly a great deal. I will NEVER make that mistake again. You should go to the services / design section and get multiple quotes for doing that type of design. Keep an eye on itrader and ask for portfolios to ensure that bidders are capable of doing that quality of work. You won't have to spend anywhere near 2000 I wouldn't imagine, and you can probably use the remainder of the money for getting the design coded (You probably don't need to spend 2000 to get a complete website).
People say you get alot of site for £2k, but I'd bet that all those links the OP cost much more than £2,000 to develop. I agree with PHPGator though, but together a very detailed brief, get designer/developer recommendations via word of mouth and then work your way around them getting quotes.