What&#x27;s amazing is the variance, even within one publication. Businessweek, for example, pays anywhere from $0.08 to $1.75 per word, which I assume depends on a writer&#x27;s fame, relationships and maybe even writing skills. ;) Other key considerations, which this site can&#x27;t really address, are who has a budget for freelancers, and <i>when</i> do they have that budget? Many publications have a yearly budget and by late fall, that budget is gone.