Re: Going freelance. Should I drop the company name?

I think what Walter as well as David have been saying is correct so I'll summarize and add a few of my ideas.

Bottom line, when you're being hired as a freelancer there's no way you want to come off as an alternative to the people who are hiring you. Mostly you don't want their clients to think of you as being a way to go direct and eliminate the middleman. So behave accordingly. Don't take clients away from anyone already giving you work. It's simply good ethics and good business. BTW, this includes not giving business cards to the clients of those hiring you.

Second, for any number of good reasons you should run all income through a single entity, namely your sub-S corporation or LLC. If you receive checks made out to you endorse them over to the business. That will make getting legal and proper deductions on the equipment and software you use a much more straightforward process.

Get an accountant and do it right. (And just to save your next thread from starting, get someone who will set you up with Quickbooks. You can read all about it in earlier posts and, done properly with an accountant who isn't looking for your nickels and dimes, it will save you a lot of time and money in the long run.)

Yes, you probably should set up one site where it's your name and another where it's the company name. So be one of two entities when approaching clients but only one when it comes to accounting and taxes.