@yukinoh1989 If you can afford to have a website, then yes that would be great. A single place people can go to in order to see your work and provide contact information. That said, having your own website means you’ll need to start from the ground up to promote it. So having a portfolio on popular sites like Artstation will go a long way. Your website should be the main hub, but your work should be everywhere.
As far as pricing, that’s something that you’ll need to gauge with experience. It’s true that most people price too low then find out later that someone was willing to pay way more, but that’s something you end up finding out afterward. You just need to find what you believe to be a fair price for your work and offer that. If they decline then move on (or negotiate). Don’t work for free, especially after you offer a price. It’ll just make it seem like you can be haggled down to free work.
Good luck and don’t overthink it. Just see this as a trial run to your first paid gig. Good or bad, you’ll learn from it and improve for next time.
