hi,
sorry i wasn't sure whether this really belonged in the job/hire sections so i put it here. anyways, i'm certain many of the members here have done/are currently doing/or will be doing flash web design work independently. i was wondering what approaches did/will those of you take to land your first clients? is a portfolio of flash tricks and effects enough? do you go under an assumed design firm name like "yadayadayada designs" and if you do, do you address it as "we at suchandsuch studios seek to...." even if the firm only consisted of you?
these are probably silly question (especially the last one) but i'm fairly new to the world of web design and i am trying to evaluate what makes a successful approach to starting a design firm. thanks.

dave