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In his latest tips for How Freelancers Can Succeed, Ande Schurr says Facebook can ignite the fires of your business and help define and develop its culture and spirit.

There is a saying that blood is thicker than water, that the bonds between family is stronger than those of friendships. When it comes to building a successful company, the rules change.

As long as we are not too slow to adapt to the market we will survive. What kind of adaption is required? Here are the four kinds recommended by Ande Schurr in How Freelancers Can Succeed.

Storytelling is one of the oldest art forms for communicating ideas and one of the great adapters to evolving mediums. So are the creators and makers, like director Chris Clark.

If you're tuning into the live coverage of the Rugby World Cup, spare a thought for those working behind the scenes. Ande Schurr talks to one cog in the machine, audio engineers.

Ande Schurr shares his 'lessons learned' from six years of freelancing and asks you to share yours.

In the middle of the recession last year, popular director-producer partnership, Mike Oldershaw and Johnny Blick, started up their own company Waitemata Films. Ande Schurr interviewed them.

We can lose more than our income if we neglect the basics of building a business and jump ship too soon, says Ande Schurr.

Capturing 100 percent clean location sound is the ideal, especially if shooting lower budget films, but is it always possible? Ande Schurr offers some technical tips.