Would like to hear an update on OP's situation here. I, for one, have been an IC for 12 years and land most of my gigs by return calls now. However, I made my start on Medefis! If you have the propensity and drive to figure things out on your own and enjoy the kind of adventure that put all the details in your hands when traveling for work then I certainly encourage it. I wish I kept up with my membership there. It is quite useful to an IC but you must create a staffing company. Which is not all that difficult to do. Although Medefis' criteria for new membership has changed making it a bit harder for us smaller company-minded folk to sign up and bid on gigs. If you give this route a go, get friendly with the accounts supervisor, Eric...he can make or break a membership. Good luck!