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Economic downturns can be frightening, so pick yourself up and make some money in an environment you control.
经济不景气让人恐慌，赶紧打起精神，在自己可以掌控的环境下办公吧
You Will Need
Internet access
Research
Writing ability
Communication skills
Technical design skills
Broadcast voice
Friends
Blog (optional)
Soundproofing and recording equipment (optional)
Be aware of internet scams claiming “fast and easy cash.”
你需要有：
可以上网
调查
写作能力
交际能力
技术策划能力
好的嗓音
朋友
博客（备选）
隔音和录音设备（备选）
Step 1: Search for ideas
Search for side job ideas, or a new career for free online. Don’t limit yourself to just one country. You can work remotely in Australia, Canada, the U.K. — any place in the world can be your zone of operations thanks to the internet.
第一步 上网找点子
在网上找一些可以免费弄的工作，不要把自己局限在一个国家，你可以选择澳大利亚，加拿大，英国，只要有网络，任何国家都可以。
Step 2: Offer your creative talents
Offer your creative talent as a writer or editor on contract to firms and individuals. A market exists for someone who can provide incisive criticism, linguistic surgery, quick fixes, and inspired revisions.
Try blogging to see if you can attract enough readers to pick up some advertising revenue.
第二步 提供自己的创造天赋
为单位或个人做一名作家或者一名编辑。那些提供尖锐的批评，语言修改，快速编辑和有启发性的评论的人，总是有市场的。
Step 3: Contract with online services
Contract with online customer service and telemarketing companies who need people for order taking, sales, problem solving, or counseling.
第四 网络客服
为网络公司打电话，帮助下订单，卖产品，解答问题或者售后。
Step 4: Experiment with auctions
Experiment with online auctions, learning to research, negotiate, and pull the trigger to make money on every sale.
第四 网上拍卖
学会在线拍卖，主动调查，谈判，积极促成每个买卖的成功。
Step 5: Design a site
Download free templates to design sites for businesses using a free hosting service. Link streaming video and advertising shorts to your site to excite potential customers. Consider freelancing as a web designer.
With a home-based business, you can carry deductions into the next year if they weren’t advantageous because of current year losses.
第五 建立一个网站
从网上下载免费的模板，建立自己的网页，通过流动视频和广告来取悦自己潜在的顾客。
Step 6: Work in entertainment
Record samples of your voice, reading commercial copy, and interview with a local agent as a voice-over specialist.
You may have to outfit a room with soundproofing and high-end recording equipment.
第六 工作和娱乐相结合
录自己的声音，成为一个优质的画外音人。不过你需要有一个录音室来隔音和录音。
Step 7: Answer surveys
Pick up extra cash answering questions for survey websites and becoming a mystery shopper who rates stores and products for money and discount coupons. Provide feedback for online focus groups.
第七 回答网上的问题
通过在有偿的网站上回答问题来赚取一些外快。
Step 8: Start a network
Start a network marketing group. Whether selling insurance, legal services, food products, or supplements, bring in as many downline sellers as you need to make money without having to drive to an office every day.
第八 建立自己的营销网络
建立自己的营销网络，不断扩大自己的线下顾客，不论你是打算卖保险，法律服务，食品还是小配件，一定的客户群可以保证你不用每天去办公室上班。
A 2009 survey found that over 17 million Americans were working from home one day a month — an increase of 74 percent from 3 years previous.