Greetings everyone,

I have some very general question about starting a new careers for myself in the industry. I enjoy making Flash applications with Actionscript and would love to get paid to do that. I have done some jobs for friends for free so far but obviously can't keep doing that. For an idea of what I can do and what I enjoy doing, some examples of work I have done are online at http://peterhastieshowcase.blogspot.com

- As someone with a very limited portfolio of work, am I more likely to be successful at getting freelance work or a full time job?

- Do I need to go back to school? I have a BSc and PhD in a completely unrelated field. If so, should I be considering design or computer science courses?

- Am I being realistic to expect that I can make enough money as a full time developer to make that my only source of income?

Any input at this stage would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Pete