With freelancers now making up one-third of the US workforce, more and more businesses are tapping into this flexible talent pool. But managing a freelance team can be challenging, especially if everyone works remotely. At Dropbox, we work with freelancers regularly on a number of different projects, from engineering to design, and we've seen many of these challenges firsthand - but we've also seen how powerful it can be to have freelancers on board. Here are a few best practices we've learned about how to work better with freelancers and be more productive as a distributed team.