Freelance? Agencies?

It's a difficult decision to decide between remaining completely freelance or relying on an Agency to take away some of your workload - an agency will take work that doesn't necessarily need to be done by you - paperwork, advertising, etc. - and offer you more time to focus on other things. 

Be careful you do not find yourself represented by an agency that doesn't fit you, however. During the visit from Dan Mumford and Drew Millward, a student asked the question "Have either of you been involved with agencies? If so, what were your experiences?" To which Dan answered that he had, but the agency he joined was useless as they didn't represent his style at all, and in two years he believes he received approximately three clients from that agency and the rest were of his own accord. Drew mentioned that he had applied for agency work before, but they had asked a 20% cut from all of his commissions, not just the ones they found for him.

Ultimately, the two said that it wasn't necessary - however, I feel personally that, if I am struggling, I will apply to an agency if only just to get my name out there.