Hi. I currently use AAA Logo software to make images/banners/etc. It works
great. It's very intuitive and graphics come out professional looking even
though I have 0 graphic design skill.

I am looking for an animated gif maker software that is similar. One
that very easy to use, extremely versatile, and able to make animated
gifs rapidly. Gifs
come out looking professional even though I have almost no skill.

Looking for a recommendation from someone who has made a lot of animated gifs
and knows all the different software options out there. I tried Googling
but couldn't find very much so I really just would like to pay someone this
$10 for a recommendation of the 'killer app' in this area.

Also, I already own Adobe Photoshop elements and that's good only if you
already have images and it doesn't really guide you that much.

I?m certainly no expert in this area, in fact, totally amateur. I use
Bannershop and it suits me OK. You can download a free trial version.
http://www.bannershopanimator.com/

I have had to create animated gifs for a number of presentations and
have been happy with animagic.