Despite the myriad of advertising and marketing agency sites that look glitzy but don’t even rank on Google for a single target keyword, websites can be interesting, polished and highly-ranked in search engines. If you are looking for a web design firm that will help you get online leads, make sure their own site ranks well for keywords as well as looks great.
Read Wordtracker’s article “Are Web Designers Clueless about SEO?” for some interesting insights.