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Wanted to know..what is an ideal pricing scheme for freelance work? Anyone with anything on this? feel free to post. I have work, but i want to know how i can optimize pricing and garner some more stuff to work on.

My first experience at renewing my freelance writing (I had been hibernating) was almost disastrous. Some dude with promises of giving $200 worth of 'data entry work' weekly almost had me! Luckily, my sixth sense saved me! What's with these guys?