– No being bound by geography
– Large audience
– Opportunity to obtain “passive income”
– Opportunity to obtain a high income
– Ability to work from home
– 100% free to set your own schedule
– Interpersonal communication can be avoided if that’s your preference
– Builds the instructor’s personal brand and name-recognition
Disadvantages
– Low success rate
– Large investments of energy, time, and sometimes money
– Getting drawn into new ends of the business (publishing, distribution, etc.)
– Lack of real teaching experience unless other forms of instruction are practiced
