Submerge yourself in the Flash Community

I've noticed lately that a lot of the developers I have been meeting are not crazy into the Flash/Flex community. I believe its because they just haven't seen the full potential of being apart of this type of community or they're just not looking in the right place for information. Being apart of this community is great way to get you name out there, it has wide spectrum of contributors from the seasoned veterans to the rookies. I mean, I'm no guru but I pay attention to what's going on by reading the blogs of the Flash/Flex all-stars and keeping up with Adobe. I know my stuff and can talk the talk because I read these blogs. I soon hope to be a major player in the Flash/Flex community. I'm working on that by keeping myself up to date and honing my skills.

If you're new to the Flash/Flex or even a well-versed developer that doesn't have a lot of connections, you need to get yourself out there and meet the interesting people of the Flash/Flex community. Join a forum, start to regularly read a flash blog and comment on the posts, go to conferences, create your own blog and showcase projects/code/experiments.

It's the best way to get your name out there.