10 ways to make money These side jobs will add fast cash to your bank account.

1. Land a job...for someone else With the local unemployment rate hovering around 9 percent, job seekers are in full supply—which means rsum writers are in high demand. But crafting a CV involves more than the ability to make a summer job at Subway sound like you were CEO. "Rsums need to show value," says Chandlee Bryan, a rsum writer and career coach at Best Fit Forward (bestfitforward.com) and coauthor of The Twitter Job Search Guide. "They need to stand out in ten seconds on a smartphone." For a rsum writer, becoming certified through an organization such as the Professional Association of Rsum Writers' (PARW) or National Resume Writers Association "is critical both as a way of learning the craft and demonstrating your expertise to colleagues and potential clients," says Kim Mohiuddin, chief career strategist at Movin' On Up Resumes (movinonupresumes.com). It's also a great way to find new clients, as all PARW members are listed on the association's website. The distinction allows for bigger paychecks, too. "Association members tend to charge by the hour, and a range of $75 to $250 or more per hour reflects a writer's level of experience and past success," says PARW executive director Frank Fox. Sign up for the $225 certification exam at parw.com. 2. Pour a drink You don't need to know how to mix the perfect martini to be a guest bartender, but you do need a lot of friends who will pay to watch you try. "We provide the necessary training prior to the shift. All we expect is that the tender brings a minimum of 20 people through the door," says Alex Cosgrave, general manager of Mad River Bar & Grille (1442 Third Ave at 82nd St; 212-988-1832, madrivergrille.com), which hosts guest bartenders every Wednesday and Thursday (7--10pm). A shift at Mad River can net you anywhere from $50 to $300, says Cosgrave. But every bar offers a different deal and earnings can fluctuate based on many factors, including the agreed-upon percentage of tips you'll take home, the crowd and even the weather. You need only ten friends to pull the tap at Van Diemens Caf & Bar (383 Third Ave between 27th and 28th Sts; 212-532-1123, vandiemensnyc.com). Signing up is "as easy as placing a call to schedule a date or even walking in and mentioning that you'd like to guest-bartend," says owner Naef Qassis, whose temps make $50 to $100 per two-hour shift plus a $40 Van Diemens gift certificate. Visit murphguide.com/guestbartending.htm for a list of ongoing guest spots and details on how to land them. 3. Spin A Tune Do you have an even larger entourage of friends and a predilection for bootie-shaking beats? Like a guest-bartending spot, if you can get at least 40 people through the door for happy hour or late-night carousing at LES hot spot (244 E Houston St between Aves A and B; 212-982-3532, stay-nyc.com), you can step into the DJ booth for the night and earn as much as $200, depending on how large a crowd you pull and how much alcohol that crowd consumes. (Tip: Owner Rob Koda says he's had DJs team up and pack the place.) E-mail the estimated size of your group to guestbartend@stay-nyc.com, along with your genre preferences and your spinning background (if you've got one). "It's all about the hustle," says Koda. "Spin to win." 4. Serve in a mock trial Take a break from that Law & Order marathon to engage in a real legal drama and pull in a little extra cash: When a lawyer wants to check for holes in his case, he'll conduct a mock trial. Sign up to become a juror at eJury (www.ejury.com)—an online trial-consulting firm founded by Texas attorney Christopher Bagby in 1999—and wait for an e-mail invitation to take part in a case. Jurors are initially selected by location and demographics. Then they're asked to review a case summary and answer a series of verdict questions to help the legal pros determine the strength of their case. If you're eligible to sit on a live jury, you can take part in a virtual one. "Most cases are approximately five to six pages long with eight to ten questions, and the majority of jurors will finish in under an hour," says Bagby. Selected jurors can get $5 to $10 for their brainpower. 5. Host a pet Animal devotees can apply to be a host with Buddy's Sleepovers (buddys-sleepovers.com), a matching service for pets in need of a crash pad and open-armed individuals. Frustrated by the lack of caring home environments to board their beagle (the titular Buddy), Howard and Marilyn Beutel, of New Jersey, founded the company in early 2009. "The successful host should first and foremost have a deep love of animals, coupled with a nurturing, affectionate manner," says Marilyn. "After that, the more pragmatic criteria are to have experience having owned and/or boarded pets, and availability during daytime and evenings." Compensation depends on length of stay, which can range from a weekend (expect about $60) to ten days ($300); some clients even tip their hosts. 6. Get cast as a reality TV star Whether you want to steal a scene on your favorite nonfiction staple (The Bad Girls Club) or take a chance on an untested program (The Glee Project recently wrapped casting), create a free account with Reality Wanted (realitywanted.com) and browse current casting calls. Thanks to production companies currently on the lookout for plus-size princesses, mail-order brides or humane exterminators, you could soon have your 15 minutes. Land a role and pouf your hair just right, and you just may end up earning Snooki dollars (an estimated $30K per embarrassing episode). 7. Show your softer side Writers willing to reveal their real-life stories of tragedy and triumph—a messy divorce, an ugly custody battle—have a couple of ways to make money doing it: pen a Lifetime movie or submit a first-person account to the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. "Our best writers honestly share of themselves, the way you might share a personal story with a good friend looking for advice on a problem that she knows you have solved in the past," says series publisher Amy Newmark. With up to 6,000 submissions per Chicken Soup book and only 101 tales included per title, the competition is daunting. But selected pieces reap $200 and a byline in a best-selling series. Visit chickensoup.com for current guidelines. 8. Give your virtual opinion At Truepanel (truepanel.com), survey participants draw an average of $100 per hour by providing video feedback on new products, technologies and marketing campaigns (so you'll need a webcam or other video-making device). Registering with the site is only the first step: Log on to your account dashboard to see which current assignments match your skills; complete a study survey to determine whether you officially qualify for the project; then wait to see if you've been accepted to take part. Marketing coordinator Betty Bramlitt estimates that "25 percent of survey-takers end up qualifying, and 75 percent of those who qualify end up being accepted into a study." 9. Become a mobile billboard After all you spend on insurance, parking and gas, it's about time your car started paying you back. Transform your wheels into a moving billboard with Free Car Media, an experiential marketing company. To get started, fill out a questionnaire at freecarmedia.com. If your demographics match an upcoming campaign (think about where and to whom your car will be most visible during the day), you'll arrange a time and place to have your ride wrapped in promotional materials for anything from Listerine Breath Strips to Playboy. New Yorker Brian Katz has been working with the company since its inception in 2000. In fact, his first campaign—for which he was paid $700 per month for six months—was to promote Free Car Media itself. "I was the perfect driver, as I was living in Brooklyn at the time and driving into Manhattan for work, and was often driving around Manhattan as well for my job," says Katz. He still does jobs for the company occasionally, including a recent Jamba Juice gig that earned him $2,400. 10. Get paid to party At Turtle Bay (987 Second Ave between 52nd and 53rd Sts; 212-223-4224, turtlebaynyc.com), a team of women in their twenties works to turn nighttime tipplers into bar regulars. "During shifts, responsibilities include taking pictures of patrons for our website, collecting their contact information for our happy-hour raffles, dressing up for theme nights, handing out giveaways, giving out information for private-party bookings and basically chatting with guests, making sure everyone is having a great time," says director of marketing Erin Linfonte, whose ladies earn about $100 per three-hour shift. Apply through the bar's website.