Design can mean different things to different people.
While you don't need to have a very flashy and attractive website, you do need a clean and usable user interface, and stuff like clean colors and typography.
While you don't need to have a very flashy and attractive website, you do need a clean and usable user interface, and stuff like clean colors and typography.
But if you were creating a craigslist for web designers, I would strongly recommend having a nice design - know your target market :)