Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
After 12 years on YouTube here's my honest, anti-tech-bro take on what it actually takes. I filmed this day in the life vlog while testing out the new Insta360 Luna Ultra (the camera I paid for with my own money).
Here's what's covered:
✨ Why it's not too late to start (the creator economy is thriving)
✨ Treating your channel like a business with multiple revenue streams
✨ Why services are the fastest path to going full-time
✨ The truth about brand partnerships (and what to build first)
✨ Why your niche is your audience, not your content
✨ Why views don't matter and community is the real currency
✨ How much your gear actually matters in 2026
✨ An honest, anti-tech-bro review of the Insta360 Luna Ultra
🟣 Get on the waitlist for Camp Claude 2.0 (my new AI course for creators & service providers):
ellenmackenzie.com/camp-claude
xx
Ellen
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🔗 //LINKS (ad affiliates) //
Camera (Insta360 Luna Ultra):
geni.us/82vxgTx
Full list of tools & software I use:
ellenmackenzie.com/tools
🤯 // FREE TRAINING //
Learn how I build a scalable content business and sign high-paying clients: ellenmackenzie.com/freewebinar
💻 // WORK WITH ELLEN //
Join the Dishing up Digital School:
ellenmackenzie.com/Dishing-up-Digital-School
Join the high level mastermind:
ellenmackenzie.com/the-lfg-mastermind
SMM template bundle:
ellenmackenzie.com/offers/DwKaVUZd
Buy Ellen's book:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/0473664798
📲 // SOCIAL MEDIA //
Instagram:
instagram.com/ellenmackenziee
TikTok:
tiktok.com/@ellenmackenzieee
🌐 Ellen's business:
ellenmackenzie.com
📧 Sponsorship enquiries:
team@dishingupdigital.com
⏱ //TIMESTAMPS//
00:36 A day in the life of a NZ creator (anti-tech-bro Luna Ultra test)
01:09 It's not too late to become a creator
04:25 Treat your channel like a business
05:00 Services: the fastest path to full-time
05:31 The truth about brand partnerships
06:30 Testing the Luna Ultra outside
06:50 Your niche is your audience, not your content
09:17 Why views don't matter
13:00 my review of the Luna Ultra camera
16:12 it's not as easy as it looks
After 12 years on YouTube here's my honest, anti-tech-bro take on what it actually takes. I filmed this day in the life vlog while testing out the new Insta360 Luna Ultra (the camera I paid for with my own money).
Here's what's covered:
✨ Why it's not too late to start (the creator economy is thriving)
✨ Treating your channel like a business with multiple revenue streams
✨ Why services are the fastest path to going full-time
✨ The truth about brand partnerships (and what to build first)
✨ Why your niche is your audience, not your content
✨ Why views don't matter and community is the real currency
✨ How much your gear actually matters in 2026
✨ An honest, anti-tech-bro review of the Insta360 Luna Ultra
🟣 Get on the waitlist for Camp Claude 2.0 (my new AI course for creators & service providers):
ellenmackenzie.com/camp-claude
xx
Ellen
_______________________________________________________________
🔗 //LINKS (ad affiliates) //
Camera (Insta360 Luna Ultra):
geni.us/82vxgTx
Full list of tools & software I use:
ellenmackenzie.com/tools
🤯 // FREE TRAINING //
Learn how I build a scalable content business and sign high-paying clients: ellenmackenzie.com/freewebinar
💻 // WORK WITH ELLEN //
Join the Dishing up Digital School:
ellenmackenzie.com/Dishing-up-Digital-School
Join the high level mastermind:
ellenmackenzie.com/the-lfg-mastermind
SMM template bundle:
ellenmackenzie.com/offers/DwKaVUZd
Buy Ellen's book:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/0473664798
📲 // SOCIAL MEDIA //
Instagram:
instagram.com/ellenmackenziee
TikTok:
tiktok.com/@ellenmackenzieee
🌐 Ellen's business:
ellenmackenzie.com
📧 Sponsorship enquiries:
team@dishingupdigital.com
⏱ //TIMESTAMPS//
00:36 A day in the life of a NZ creator (anti-tech-bro Luna Ultra test)
01:09 It's not too late to become a creator
04:25 Treat your channel like a business
05:00 Services: the fastest path to full-time
05:31 The truth about brand partnerships
06:30 Testing the Luna Ultra outside
06:50 Your niche is your audience, not your content
09:17 Why views don't matter
13:00 my review of the Luna Ultra camera
16:12 it's not as easy as it looks
