The internet has become a great tool in business and the advantage of internet businesses in a recessed economy is that you are not limited by your country's economy - your marketplace is the world. Still, you will find that there are certain businesses that do better and others that do worse in a recessed economy situation so here is our top five list of internet jobs in a recessed economy:

In investment terms, non-cyclical products are those that are used fairly consistently by people and their sales figures do not change drastically with fluctuations in the market. This means that when you are in a recessed economy you will not be hit as hard, but you may not receive the same benefits in a booming market either. Think of products you use every day and that you need to use every day no matter how tight your budget.

Drop shipping is a business idea whereby you sell other people's products at your own price and then send the wholesale price to a wholesale drop ship supplier with the request for the item to be sent directly to your customer.

In order to start a drop shipping business you will either need to get an eBay store and sell products from there or create your own website to sell the products. Either way it is a good idea to have a basic knowledge of HTML and search engine optimization to help get your eBay pages or web pages to the top of the search engines and create a good impression with potential customers. The amount of money you make will depend on what product you decide to sell and how you choose to market it but if you choose a good non-cyclical product that people need and will buy online, price it right and market it well then you should be able to make a good, steady income.

Another thought when it comes to choosing an internet business in a recessed economy is to think about ideas where your customers actually don't need to pay you anything for you to make money. Of course, the most popular way to do this is using contextual advertising affiliate programs such as Adsense.

Create a great, content rich website packed with useful information and that follows good SEO rules, place some Adsense ads or look for an alternative to Adsense such as Kontera and then market your website and test and track all your results. If you do not have the money for your own website during these hard times then you can also look at using other internet businesses such as Hub Pages to place your content on.

To make money from this idea you are going to need to ensure that you really do have a lot of content and lots of traffic. The amounts you will get paid per click through from Adsense or any other program in this line is usually very small and so you need to help it add up by getting maximum traffic. Ensuring that your website is also using proper search engine optimization helps to get you relevant ads and also higher places on the search engines and more traffic.

E-Commerce involves selling your own products online and this is more complicated than some of our other ideas but if you have the right product then it can earn you more money.

Once again, in a recessed economy you want products that are non-cyclical and that people are prepared to spend the little money they have on. Don't try selling luxury products in a recessed economy - sell every day products that people simply cannot do without.

Online freelancing is one of the other popular internet jobs in any economy. You will find that people are always looking for freelance services and there is more scope internationally with these type of services.

When it comes to online freelancing you want to try and specialize while still leaving scope for other jobs where necessary. In your specialist fields you will find that you are able to make a bit more than general fields that everyone is going for. For this reason, general admin positions are often not a good idea; whereas copywriting or graphic design will often get you more work.

There are many websites where you can bid on freelance internet jobs such as at Elance.com, Guru.com, and GoFreelance.com. Take time to see what others are bidding for the work and then work out how much you feel you can charge and how much you would be able to take on. For example, with freelance writing the average bids vary from about $10-$20 per article with some buyers even requesting people to do it as low as $5/article. If you have been working in the writing industry for a while, have good feedback and a good portfolio then there is no reason why you can't get $20/article but if you are just starting out then you may need to settle for a lower rate.

There are a number of affiliate programs and online network marketing opportunities that enable you to make money from people saving money. Everyone in a recessed economy wants to save money and so by joining these programs you will find it a lot easier to make money online.

Some programs (such as the My Power Mall program) offer people rebates to buy products from their store if they are members and so you get back some of what you have spent and are still able to order the products you need. Once again, look for rebate systems that are actually selling products that people need every day.

Other programs (such as the Nice Offers affiliate program through SFI) offer coupons where people can save money by getting online coupons for the products they need before they go shopping and you earn money from referring people to these programs.

When looking for the best internet jobs in a recessed economy you want to think about free services, saving people money or selling things that they cannot do without, no matter how tight their budget is. If you focus on these thoughts then you will be able to make a stable income online.