How Kristie Hit 1 Million Views and Over 10K Subscribers
with YouTube Coaching
11x Subscriber Growth in 2 Years
Cruising with Kristie • 24 months
Cruising with Kristie
@cruisingwithkristie
When YouTube Coaching Clicked
The moment coaching started, the growth curve took off
View Growth
+1.19M views
From 10K → 1.2M
New Subscribers
+10K subs
1K → 11K
Timeframe
24 months
Results in this timeframe
The Challenge
Kristie, the creator behind Cruising with Kristie, started her channel with excitement but quickly hit a wall. Her first video reached 10,000 views, but she soon realized she didn’t know how to sustain that momentum. Like many new YouTubers, she fell into a common trap: copying what others in her niche were doing. Her videos felt “robotic,” lacked personality, and she didn’t yet know how to use tools like Canva, B-roll, or analytics to create engaging, professional content.
The Turning Point
By her fifth video, Kristie joined the vidIQ Coaching Program, where she has now worked with Coach Rebecca and Coach Paul. Their guidance gave her a new foundation to grow and she compares the experience to having a personal trainer: someone who pushes you, corrects your form, and keeps you consistent. Some of the main areas she has addressed were:
- Finding her Unique Voice: Coaches encouraged her to bring her real personality on camera and to create a personalized editing style.
- Improving video quality: From B-roll to Canva graphics, she learned how to polish her edits beyond “cheesy transitions.”
- Analytics-driven strategy: She worked with her coach to analyze each video, decide which topics to double down on, and plan content around seasonal demand (like Alaska cruises).
- Accountability: With every upload, she came back to her coach for feedback - ensuring each video was better than the last.
The Results
In just over a year of coaching, Kristie has achieved:
1.2 million total views
Less than 1,000 subs to over 11,000 subscribers (11x Growth)
Over 12M impressions
A repeatable system for creating videos that resonate with her audience
Hear it from Cruising with Kristie
“I truly believe that in the next 5 years, I’m going to be one of those top YouTubers in my space with over 100,000 subscribers. Coaching has set me up for great success.”
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“vidIQ's extension and keyword research tools have helped me discover new opportunities on YouTube.”
Ali Abdaal
5M Subscribers • 420M Views
“vidIQ's daily ideas is where I find inspiration for my next hit video.”
SB737
4M Subscribers • 1B Views
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The Spiffing Brit
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Chad Wild Clay
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