I've seen more and more companies use Flash based web sites and was wondering how hard Flash is to learn. Is there anywhere online that I can learn it for little or no cost? Is it really worth it to have these skills?

Thanks
Chris

I don't know if there is anywhere online to learn it, but you might try finding some adult learning classes in your area. The local school district here has adult extension classes and some of them are in web design. You just might get lucky and it shouldn't cost much.

Well you could certainly download a trial of Flash CS3 from the Adobe site. This would give you a while to give it a try, and there are tutorials around to help you learn your way around..

There are always online tutorials, as well as nice thick books you can buy from bookstores or pick up used online. Thats how I learned Flash as well as everything else I know about programming and design. Adobe also offers some nice online classes free, which are really top notch and offered by amazing industry professionals.

Thanks for all of the information. I've downloaded it and started playing with it a bit. It will take a while for me to get any good at it and I'm hoping that in the long run my time and efforts will not be wasted.

Chris

My advice would be to pick up a couple of basic flash books from Amazon. Learn the ropes this way, then begin working up tutorials you see online.