Mechanical Turk lets companies pay you to do simple tasks. Things you’ll be asked to write reviews, find bugs, test a form, or answer a few questions. Each listing (or HIT) has a reward of $.01-$30. After the requester approves your work, money is deposited into your Amazon Payments account.

May 28th, 2009 computer, level 2, survey

Cater-waiter for corporate parties, swanky dinner receptions, or weddings for $17-$20 a hour. Send your resume and photograph to premierparty@hotmail.com to apply for part-time work. No hoping for tips!

April 29th, 2009 level 3

Are you an expert on a particular subject? Do you something about something? Do you know of a great topic that our students would be excited to learn about? Email a course proposal to newcourse@learningannex.com and you can share 20% of the profit from the class (average being $270).

April 27th, 2009 level 4, speaking to the public

Be a trend-spotter.  People watch in Central Park, walk around the West Village, or hang around FIT.  Join this website for free and write a profile, and upload photos, videos, and descriptions. The website shares ad revenue so you can make $200 monthly just by doing what you do anyway!

April 24th, 2009 design, level 4

Get exercise, meet new people, and get to know the city a little better.  Must have personality (check), love to talk (check), and want to make tons of cash (double check). Not to mention gratuities.

• Big Onion – Make up to $50 an hour but must endure 4-8 weeks of pretty serious training and a degree in history
• Foods of NY – Make up to $50 an hour but must have “personality” (no degree required)

April 22nd, 2009 level 4, speaking to the public, walk

Be  personal assistant in your free time.  Part-time gigs earn $20-$100 for picking up dry cleaning, answering the phone, walking a dog, or whatever random tasks (yet legal) you may be asked.  You know, stuff you do anyway.

April 19th, 2009 level 4

Are you over 18 with beautiful hands or a perfect left eye?  Then you should model your parts.  You can earn up $150-$250 an hour for print advertisements.  Send in professional shots of some part and if they accept you, you can be the next George Constanza hand model!

March 31st, 2009 level 3, model

Get behind the bar for once!  Sign up to be a guest bartender at your favorite bar and bring all your friends for a Win-Win! Most people say it’s fun and they might as well be behind the bar then waiting for drinks.  You’d be there anyway, right?

• Check out Murguide.com for an easy list of bars
• Mad River Grille makes signing up easy
• McFaddens is also pretty painless
• Gael Pub invites you every Thursday evening for 3 hours
• Try out Turtle Bay
• Banshee invites you every Thursday evening for 3 hours
• Snitch Rock ‘N Rock lets you share 75% of the tips

March 6th, 2009 drinks, friends, level 4

Want to put in a a few hours here and there?  Interested in babysitting, dogwalking, petsitting, housesitting, tutor, or care for a senior citizen.  Do as much or as little as you want in any zip code.

Find the perfect match and score big time!

March 4th, 2009 kids, level 4, pets, seniors, tutor