China News Service, September 7th. According to New Zealand Tianwei.com, during the epidemic, many people have intentions to develop sideline businesses.

A woman in Auckland, New Zealand, originally wanted to make some masks for her friends, but she did not expect to attract business opportunities by chance. Now she makes masks as a side job and earns a fair amount.

　　Linda Palma is a part-time receptionist in a medical unit.

She made a batch of recyclable masks for her friends, and sold the extra on the Internet.

Unexpectedly, the demand is very strong.

On NZ Made Products, a social media account that sells her own products, the masks she makes are in short supply.

　　Thus, Linda's own brand Little Birdie mask was born.

　　"In one hour, I sold 30 handmade masks, and I received more orders the next morning, which is incredible." Linda said: "I have about 500 mask orders now, really no think."

　　The masks made by Linda cost 10 New Zealand dollars each.

She spent a lot of time shopping for rubber bands and mask cloth, each of which was only two meters long, to prevent some styles from being asked for.

After the fabric is cut, the production time of each mask is about ten minutes.

　　Many people sell masks very expensively, and some people advise Linda to sell more expensively.

"I don't want to make a lot of money either, I just need to protect my capital without losing money, and I can help others," she said.

　　Linda is very experienced in sewing. She said that she is very happy to be able to use her sewing skills to make money and protect everyone's health.

　　Linda found that many people in the community where she lived were wearing masks made by her.

Among them, mask styles with local New Zealand elements, such as silver fern or fantail pigeon, are very popular.

　　A report published in July by the online employment site SEEK showed that 31% of the 4000 New Zealanders expressed interest in increasing their income through side jobs in the next six months.

Linda is an example of starting a business and developing her skills into a sideline business during the epidemic.

　　She said, "I can keep making masks five days a week now. I'm really too busy."