I think salary is not a problem whether in a big company or a small company, as long as you are willing to work hard! The key is to have your own goals, know what you are doing and how to develop in the future! You have become the technical backbone of small companies, are you still afraid of low wages? I like flash very much, too. The poor foundation of art and programming is actually just an excuse we are looking for. I think that as long as you keep drawing something every day, you will definitely improve a little, and there are many programming tutorials/escool/Zhuanti/Shipin/dhzz.shtml on the Internet.
These tutorials of Silicon Valley Power are good!
Don't follow the trend too much for things like civil servants!
I think interest is the most important thing. My advice is to work hard. After work, you can buy some professional books to read, improve your web page making technology and flash technology ~ technology are slowly accumulated! It can't be very powerful at once, come on, my friend ~!