to start doing what works better?

Free Agent Source is a better way to work.

You've seen those top 10, top 20, top 100 lists, and we all know the numbers are arbitrary. So in this case, we'll just jot down some key benefits, and let you add more in the forums.  

For Companies Looking to Hire  

1. Hire contractors directly, but with corp to corp contracts. We handle admin, they get benefits, you get flexibility and commitment.
2. HR Professionals: Hire back lay offs as contractors, but with a corp to corp contract, and they get full benefits like an employee (of FAS).
3. Attract the best talent by meeting demand: Increasingly contractors need 401K & other benefits, but not the burdens of bookkeeping and payroll.
4. It doesn't take a union to get group benefits for contractors - benefits come with them at Free Agent Source.
5. Build project teams without the risk of large-scale hiring or the hassle and bigger risk of staffing agencies.

For Working Professionals

1. All the resources and benefits (e.g. health, retirement) of traditional employment, with the freedom of an independent contractor.
2. Dump "temp" jobs, and get a fairer share of your billable rate, 100% transparency, and the benefits of an employee.
3. Have a back office for your contract work (we do expense report mgmt, accounting), 
4. Have a corp to corp contract to open doors and land positions. Negotiate from strength.
5. Benefits like an employee, freedom like a contractor, payment like a company.

A quick comparison of staffing agency relationships vs. Free Agent Source shows benefits to both the company and Free Agent:

If we were a staffing agency, we'd probably do the usual things: hide what we're billing the client, pay you a fraction of that, deprive you of benefits, and treat you as an interchangeable commodity.

One of the toughest things about being a contractor, as usually envisioned, is that you get all the headaches of running your own business and none of the benefits of employment.