i agree with OP. if you get approached to write a book or (better) make a video course, absolutely do it. making the content is a slog, but collecting those ro

i agree with OP. if you get approached to write a book or (better) make a video course, absolutely do it. making the content is a slog, but collecting those royalties is nice. i have four courses on linkedin learning on docker, kubernetes, and devops. they are on track to give me $4k/month in royalties. my day job definitely makes more...but that's rent with money to spare! (I know that this party will end eventually but I'm enjoying it while I can!) just don't forget to claim them in your taxes (in the US)! personally i wouldn't write a book unless it was super short. it's a lot of work (a lot more than creating videos, most of which, in my case, are me futzing around in a terminal) and you are competing against a ton of stuff. my gut theory is that more people learn via youtube or learning platforms these days than books, and employers don't hold publishing books to the same esteem that they used to.