I agree with John Ross' comments. Web Design is such a grey area for some clients, they expect you to cover the full spectrum of graphic artist to web development, programming, database management and even IT support/server security! I've seen too many job postings for basic "Web Designer" wage which need a knowledge of PHP, JQuery, PERL, print skills, Ruby on Rails, ASP, and well you get the picture.
You need to make sure exactly what it is you want to learn, stick with that and don't go selling skills you don't have. I'm always honest with the people I work with, tell them what I can and can't do. To be fair I've always found a solution to their problems (even if it mean't buying a pre-packaged app!). Sometimes you just can't accommodate everyone, you'll wish you kept to jobs you know how to do well, rather than see it all fall down and not knowing how to fix the mess!
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