Pros
This job is great if you enjoy receiving mundane writing assignments about every topic under the sun, thrive on impossible-to-meet deadlines, and live for the thrill of not knowing whether your paycheck will show up on time.
Cons
Against my better judgment, I quit my full-time job to work for CEM on a freelance basis. They market it as being just like a regular job, with paychecks every two weeks. Unfortunately, pay is rarely received on-time, and every two weeks I had to contact the owner to find out when it would be deposited. I would receive a different excuse every time as to why it was late, and on average, would not receive it until a week after it had been promised. Despite the owner's ability to pay contractors on time, they are often inflexible about granting extensions on writing projects. When the standard is 1,000 words/hour and you are writing about something you've barely even heard of (industrial tubing? Web hosting?), an hour goes by pretty quickly. I found myself in a constant state of panic, often waking up in the middle of night in a cold sweat, heart racing, trying to write a blog in my head. Although you may technically walk away with $16/hour, the cost to your mental health is far from worth it. The industry standard for writing and blogging varies, but 1.6 cents per hour is ridiculous. If you are serious about writing for a living, don't degrade yourself with this "opportunity." You would be better off getting a secure job with benefits and writing about what you're really passionate about in your spare time. I haven't written since my time with CEM; I'm still burned out six months later.