I like having my foot in both doors. I work some of my time with an agency and the rest with my own clients. This gives me the stability/constancy I want, but also allows me to pursue my own clients (and to charge them a ton more, knowing I have the agency to fall back on, if I need to).

> Any tips on making the switch?

Yeah, find an outfit that's a good fit. Make sure they're flexible, understand the industry, and that there's no personality conflicts. You should have a very easy, comfortable relationship.

> Where did you find these middlemen you were talking about?

They're all over the place, looking for you. You just need to be found or you can find them. There's a ton of them. Probably quite a few on this thread. Make yourself easy to contact. You'll bump into them eventually or you can actively look for them by researching some larger projects in your niche. Larger projects require multiple people and that brings the agencies out, since they're able to bring multiple people onto a project pretty quickly and effectively.