If you want people to start taking you seriously, then YES! I have been turned off on a number of occasions by the lack of a professional design. You could pr

If you want people to start taking you seriously, then YES! I have been turned off on a number of occasions by the lack of a professional design. You could probably scrape by, by getting a free theme from the intertubes, but what about your logo/branding. Go to your local college and post something for a design job. You will get a ton of replies and it probably won't cost you that much.