I've been broadcasting my programming sessions on YouTube since 2019. I have over 1000 videos here:
https://www.youtube.com/@awesomeklingOver time, my audience grew, and some people really liked my videos, so I first made a Patreon and later a GitHub Sponsors for those who wanted to help me turn it into a full-time job someday.
Thanks to growing support, I was eventually able to make it a full-time job. For more details on this journey, I wrote about it here: https://awesomekling.substack.com/p/i-quit-my-job-to-focus-o...