The rate they take short stories in magazines is in many occasions 0,01$ per word. So 500 words would be taken at 5$ (it is truly horrible since it's the same price Isac Asimov was selling is stories before he was famous in 1950). And a lot of applications get rejected
If I can do 500 words in 1h, and receive 20$ for it, I am being paid 0,04$/word. More than what I can expect in the industry.
I must specify prehaps I am talking about fiction gosthwritting.
The whole point of that low-cost gig (so 20$) was to attract the buyer so i could behind charge higher margins extra, like proofreading, extra lore, maps... With the entry price at 40$ is more difficult to get buyers.
Thanks for the answerd neverless