Ask HN: Ways to generate income when you're at home without pay?

One of my friends was working in call center. Now due to stay at home orders, he's been asked to stay home without any pay.

Please suggest some ways to generate income.

Pretty wide open question. I recommend that whatever creative leanings your friend has, to focus on them. Do what you love and produce something of value, then try to sell it.

DoorDash, GrubHub, Uber Eats, and the like make pretty decent money. About $7 per order before tip and in a busy area you might be able to snag two or three orders going the same direction making the $/hr a little better.

It's basically the definition of not great money but it's not very difficult, not physically straining, and you don't have to interview or whatever for it.

Grocery stores in my area are also hiring constantly right now. I assume the demand will flatten eventually but for now they're just taking people on with zero fanfare. Again, not good money, the work is physically harder, and you'll have to take shifts but it's a job you can get in a few days.

Looking into Affiliate Marketing. There are tons of programs to choose from. You just need to learn how to drive some traffic. Check some Youtube videos on how to drive both free and paid traffic. Affiliate can earn anywhere between $300/month to up to $10,000/month if you're good. There are of course some Super Affiliates that do $30,0000-$100,000/month but their methods are a secret.

Get rid of old stuff on ebay/cl/fb marketplace. Or buy stuff from ebay/cl/fb marketplace and sell on Amazon.

and plugging a friend: https://www.flipmine.com/ scrapes arbitrage opportunities b/w ebay and amazon.