2:17 A word of caution: red and green are complimentary colors, but red-green color blindness is the most common type of color blindness. Make sure that color blind viewers can see your text.
I love that his recommendations are so specific and aren’t the EXACT SAME things every other “How to grow on RUclips” channel is saying. They usually all say the same stuff!
I remember in the old days of RUclips, you could ONLY choose from the three default thumbnails. Sometimes you got screwed with the three choices so creators would reupload their videos but at different lengths (like with filler added to the end) so that RUclips would generate a different set of three thumbnails to use. Only established RUclips channels could upload custom thumbnails. I think you had to get 10k or 100k subscribers to reach that status.
So true, I remember people would make a custom thumbnail and put it at the end of their video for like 3 minutes to guarantee it popped up in the generated thumbnails. Imagine what that would do to watch-time retention today lolol
You honestly have truly inspired me with your tips, some of the tips i had not even thought about, alot of people in my content type make the mistakes, so im hoping this can give me an edge, thank you!
I truly mean no disrespect, but friend you’ve been uploading regularly for years and have 404 subs. Perhaps you need to change your content to something more marketable
Seriously, you are absolutely brilliant. This is one of the most intelligent and practical channels I have come across. It is really making me think about my channel. These videos on thumbnails are great. I hadn’t really considered the point about search vs browse thumbnails, but it now makes perfect sense. As a new channel, and given my field, I really wanted to focus on search. Familiar themes that stand out for someone who knows what they want. But I am now getting a lot of browse and the thumbnails might not mean as much to a more casual viewer.
I'm always thinking about getting the different elements of my thumbnails to stand out. I've never considered using the color wheel before, so I think you just showed me my new favorite tool!
One thing I always wondered about thumbnails CTR is, does the view count of your video make more people want to click on that thumbnail? On my channel, for videos that have a lot of views, the CTR is really high (despite the fact the thumbnail isn't that good). I've put this down to the view count and how that impacts CTR.
Your videos are freaking awesome, i took so many notes. Only thing i would like is if the ending is longer, keep the recommended vids longer so i can click on them LOL
I agree! Ed take your own advice on reading comments Ed! I hate not clicking your next vid in time and my auto play begins the next vid in my “watch later” list.
I find the way that you break down the topics of your videos so in depth and helpful. Going into micro - categories of topics and also talking about "who" this knowledge is good for in "what" situations is a lot more valuable to me than generalized broad information. Thank you for this.
Took us a long time to realise that taking photos for thumbnails is so much better than taking a still from a video. It looks better and the editing is much easier!
I may be different than other people but I hate too agressive thumbnails with stupid faces or "shouting" text. And I never click on them. Yours are OK cos they are quite simple and clear.
Ok, I've watched enough of your videos now... you are definitely worth following! Great Advice and Nicely Delivered - hope people say the same about mine occasionally! All the Best, Alexander
This is a smoking hot video. Another thing you can do has to do with what you said about reading text left to right. If you can imagine a Z shape on your thumbnail, place important things along the Z lines. Like you said, it's how we read, but many people miss out on the diagonal line on the Z. You can place important things along that diagonal line to help make the thumbnail be more aesthetically pleasing. It's even better if you use 'Gaze Motion' on that line. Hope this makes sense. It is one of the fundamentals of design theory. Many people use it in their thumbnails with out noticing.
Great tips, but I disagree that you must use a photo over video as the basis for a thumbnail. I found that recording a thumbnail specific video (4K) allows me to vogue lots of different facial expressions and make slight movements of the whisky bottle or other items in my thumbnail. Then I can use FCPX to scrub through the video, set markers, and give myself 3 or 4 options for still frames. If I was using Photoshop to isolate my headshot, I’m sure a still photograph would be better. Cheers!
Thanks man. Top notch content. I've hit a rut with my photogrpahy tutorial based channel and your videos and insights are really helping me to rethink things. Luvin ya work! 😍👍
🚨Watch me next - To learn why your thumbnails not not be working 🚨ruclips.net/video/tEVjzVQlWlg/видео.html 🚨Master the basics of thumbnails 🚨🚨 ruclips.net/video/TPGTKc-ZUXc/видео.html 🚨Make thumbnails that get more clicks in search - ruclips.net/video/Z3yn35_9evM/видео.html 🚨Make thumbnails that get more clicks on the homepage - ruclips.net/video/wm2iLku0jzY/видео.html
OK… After watching some of your videos, I’ve just spend my Sunday afternoon editing all my thumbnails and I’m ready to wake up to 1000 new subscribers tomorrow morning! Thanks! 😉
Thank you so much for your videos, and I can see I have a lot learn about those thumbnails, but in my next video I want to use as many of your tricks as possible :)
This is a great video loaded with tips. Thank you. Do you or any one here have any tips for a newer channel using a dog? Should I be using him in the thumbnails?
Why not repeat the same opinion ... excellent video as ever. Always re-working on the thumbnails and it is hard to be sure what works in different area. As I do Photoshop tutorials don't think it looks plain weird having a photo of me in front of Photoshop etc I agree text should be minimal. Good strong color contrast. The thing I always forget is the bottom right and not having there as the timestamp is over that. Simple is always best !! (not that I ever get that right). Be great if RUclips added a basic YT thumbnail editor or at least offer more than three examples from the videos as they generally always suck.
Any chance you would make a video about making thumbnails as a gaming channel? I often find i make my thumbnails way to clustered or generally unappealing and have no idea how to go about it. I am not interested in showing my face in them.
Thank you so much for this video. Super helpful for someone like me who is a budding RUclipsr. However, I have a question: I have video on my channel that I think can do really well. BUT, it didn't and not sure why. My question is: does changing thumbnail or title after say 2 weeks can help get more impressions and inturn more CTR?
Thumbnails......Hmmm I have been wondering if I should make thumbnails for my gaming streams with my face in the photos too, just haven't tried it yet lol.
I am sooooo bad about actually taking photos for my thumbnails. I'm always finishing editing, then deciding I don't wanna mess with taking a photo for whatever reason, and settling for a still even though I know better. lol
When you said to take a photo instead of use an image, does that apply to every channel? Animation channels don’t really have the luxury to take a photo of their subject
small RUclips channels can be tricky. This video will give show you how to make better RUclips thumbnails and help you get these basics right for higher click through rates and views .. that's awesome
Great video! Did you break your own rule on purpose putting text on the right side of this Thumbnail? Also on the bottom right corner under the time stamp?
its not a rule so much as something to be aware of, sometimes I move my text about but its just worth noting left to right is the default, and no theres nothing in the bottom corner under the time stamp
2:17 A word of caution: red and green are complimentary colors, but red-green color blindness is the most common type of color blindness. Make sure that color blind viewers can see your text.
Great video
Amazing advice. Appreciate you, Adam!
Thanks. Indeed.
Yeah I’m colourblind. Putting red text over saturated green makes the red blend in
I love that his recommendations are so specific and aren’t the EXACT SAME things every other “How to grow on RUclips” channel is saying. They usually all say the same stuff!
I have just found your channel and love, love, love it - just the boost I needed as a growing art channel x
I remember in the old days of RUclips, you could ONLY choose from the three default thumbnails.
Sometimes you got screwed with the three choices so creators would reupload their videos but at different lengths (like with filler added to the end) so that RUclips would generate a different set of three thumbnails to use.
Only established RUclips channels could upload custom thumbnails. I think you had to get 10k or 100k subscribers to reach that status.
So true, I remember people would make a custom thumbnail and put it at the end of their video for like 3 minutes to guarantee it popped up in the generated thumbnails. Imagine what that would do to watch-time retention today lolol
i remember on that. crazy times
Really awesome
Kinda seeing that in RUclips shorts now 😅
Damn
You honestly have truly inspired me with your tips, some of the tips i had not even thought about, alot of people in my content type make the mistakes, so im hoping this can give me an edge, thank you!
I truly mean no disrespect, but friend you’ve been uploading regularly for years and have 404 subs. Perhaps you need to change your content to something more marketable
👏
thats what im saying to film booth, keep making videos man,we need yeah. did u get silenced?
Great video
Im learning so much from you. Will try to "graduate" from your academy the soonest
Seriously, you are absolutely brilliant. This is one of the most intelligent and practical channels I have come across. It is really making me think about my channel. These videos on thumbnails are great. I hadn’t really considered the point about search vs browse thumbnails, but it now makes perfect sense. As a new channel, and given my field, I really wanted to focus on search. Familiar themes that stand out for someone who knows what they want. But I am now getting a lot of browse and the thumbnails might not mean as much to a more casual viewer.
The thumbnail tip(lower right corner) saved me xD I had to move my "success" up on my image because of this haha Thanks! great video!
Agree! Many large RUclipsrs have crappy thumbnails. 😩
I love the "3 subscribers left" comment, laughed a lot - thanks for sharing a failure! 😂
if I smile in my videos i lose 20
Okay, the whole blue steel or fish face...was pretty funny. Great tips on thumbnails.
Yes mate! Been looking forward to this one dropping... notepad at the ready!
Cheers Mate, hope you learn something new
@@FilmBooth I have a question is 16.6% ctr good enough?
Awesome advice. First time visiting your channel. Thank you for sharing these awesome tips. I'm going to try this? Have a great weekend. 😊 👍
Thank you for saying it. Thank God you mentioned that these bigger channels have crap thumbnails.
This is the best channel for channels on RUclips
Yup dude! You are right 💯
That was super obvious and logical and yet... I've been doing it all wrong! Less is more, quality is better. Thanks so much!
I'm always thinking about getting the different elements of my thumbnails to stand out. I've never considered using the color wheel before, so I think you just showed me my new favorite tool!
thank you!
Everything about your channel and content I’m digging and finding super helpful. Thanks!!!
Great video, learned a lot and I will keep the colors wheel in mind when I do borders around my thumbnails.
Oh yea that might work, have a play and maybe try a few different combos then see which one you think works best
One thing I always wondered about thumbnails CTR is, does the view count of your video make more people want to click on that thumbnail? On my channel, for videos that have a lot of views, the CTR is really high (despite the fact the thumbnail isn't that good). I've put this down to the view count and how that impacts CTR.
Your videos are freaking awesome, i took so many notes. Only thing i would like is if the ending is longer, keep the recommended vids longer so i can click on them LOL
I agree! Ed take your own advice on reading comments Ed! I hate not clicking your next vid in time and my auto play begins the next vid in my “watch later” list.
You manage to slap me with helpful knowledge with every video. Luv ya work!!
ahhh thank you for the reminder about bottom right!
I find the way that you break down the topics of your videos so in depth and helpful. Going into micro - categories of topics and also talking about "who" this knowledge is good for in "what" situations is a lot more valuable to me than generalized broad information. Thank you for this.
Took us a long time to realise that taking photos for thumbnails is so much better than taking a still from a video. It looks better and the editing is much easier!
In 2 days, ive just finished watching all your Vids
Great job bro
From Egypt 😃😃
I've been binge watching your content for a few days now. Thank you for the fantastic content!
I may be different than other people but I hate too agressive thumbnails with stupid faces or "shouting" text. And I never click on them. Yours are OK cos they are quite simple and clear.
Great advice. Thanks for all the tips. It really is helpful. Keep them coming.
Thanks dude, I am going to be watching some of your videos today to get some ideas for future thumbnails
Glad to hear it
@@FilmBooth YEs!
Ok, I've watched enough of your videos now... you are definitely worth following! Great Advice and Nicely Delivered - hope people say the same about mine occasionally! All the Best, Alexander
Excellent advice as always. Thanks for sharing it so easily and clearly. Andy
My pleasure
This is a smoking hot video.
Another thing you can do has to do with what you said about reading text left to right. If you can imagine a Z shape on your thumbnail, place important things along the Z lines. Like you said, it's how we read, but many people miss out on the diagonal line on the Z. You can place important things along that diagonal line to help make the thumbnail be more aesthetically pleasing. It's even better if you use 'Gaze Motion' on that line.
Hope this makes sense. It is one of the fundamentals of design theory. Many people use it in their thumbnails with out noticing.
Great tips, but I disagree that you must use a photo over video as the basis for a thumbnail. I found that recording a thumbnail specific video (4K) allows me to vogue lots of different facial expressions and make slight movements of the whisky bottle or other items in my thumbnail. Then I can use FCPX to scrub through the video, set markers, and give myself 3 or 4 options for still frames. If I was using Photoshop to isolate my headshot, I’m sure a still photograph would be better. Cheers!
Great information. I've had my channel for ages, but am now just working on making it cohesive.
Great knowledge/tips! Cheers for sharing, I’m excited to implement some of these practices!
Awesome info. Thanks so much for this content. I'm slowly working all of your advice into my videos and the differences are appearing!
Great
I’ve been trying to avoid the bottom right hand corner. 😌
A wise choice!! And it's so easy to forget
Me too.
Thanks man. Top notch content. I've hit a rut with my photogrpahy tutorial based channel and your videos and insights are really helping me to rethink things. Luvin ya work!
😍👍
Thanks for the videos! I'll definitely be using these tips to make my videos better! Starting with the thumbnails!!
Recommended !
Great tips again. Binge watched another load this evening.
Ed, Mate, you're so helpful
🚨Watch me next - To learn why your thumbnails not not be working 🚨ruclips.net/video/tEVjzVQlWlg/видео.html
🚨Master the basics of thumbnails 🚨🚨 ruclips.net/video/TPGTKc-ZUXc/видео.html
🚨Make thumbnails that get more clicks in search - ruclips.net/video/Z3yn35_9evM/видео.html
🚨Make thumbnails that get more clicks on the homepage - ruclips.net/video/wm2iLku0jzY/видео.html
So happy that there is almost no music in it 👍🏻
Very helpful, thanks so much!
OK… After watching some of your videos, I’ve just spend my Sunday afternoon editing all my thumbnails and I’m ready to wake up to 1000 new subscribers tomorrow morning! Thanks! 😉
Love your channel. Thanks for actual tips that work not just general ideas!
Just went back and rebranded my thumbnails. Increase clicked through rate average by .5% overnight!
Are you using a teleprompter?
Thank you so much for your videos, and I can see I have a lot learn about those thumbnails, but in my next video I want to use as many of your tricks as possible :)
I love those tips! Thanks a lot ☺️
That's an end clip i never what to see again.
You got some great points & advice there! Cheers! 😊👍🏾
Great information here 👍 👌 will try these
This is a great video loaded with tips. Thank you. Do you or any one here have any tips for a newer channel using a dog? Should I be using him in the thumbnails?
That pout alone got the like. 😄
I’d also like to know how the view count number impacts CTR. I wonder what number of views proves a video’s “trustworthiness”.
Poppins and monseratt are my favorite.
Nice tips! Will try them.
So many good tips!
Thanks for your videos. Helpful!
I love your videos and your advice sooo much!! 🙌🏾
Why not repeat the same opinion ... excellent video as ever. Always re-working on the thumbnails and it is hard to be sure what works in different area. As I do Photoshop tutorials don't think it looks plain weird having a photo of me in front of Photoshop etc I agree text should be minimal. Good strong color contrast. The thing I always forget is the bottom right and not having there as the timestamp is over that. Simple is always best !! (not that I ever get that right). Be great if RUclips added a basic YT thumbnail editor or at least offer more than three examples from the videos as they generally always suck.
Binge watching your videos 👍 great stuff
We have the same gradient color scheme and I like that 😊
Great tips, I need to redo lots of my thumbnails!
5:30 though... 😘
You're Welcome. 🤣🤣🤣
Underrated.
great channel bro.. been learning a lot from you!
Your video is fun to watch!
Thank you for the great tips! 🙏
Any chance you would make a video about making thumbnails as a gaming channel? I often find i make my thumbnails way to clustered or generally unappealing and have no idea how to go about it. I am not interested in showing my face in them.
Thank you so much for this video. Super helpful for someone like me who is a budding RUclipsr. However, I have a question: I have video on my channel that I think can do really well. BUT, it didn't and not sure why. My question is: does changing thumbnail or title after say 2 weeks can help get more impressions and inturn more CTR?
Yup, change that title or thumbnail and see what happens, I do it quite often and split test in tubebuddy
Thumbnails......Hmmm I have been wondering if I should make thumbnails for my gaming streams with my face in the photos too, just haven't tried it yet lol.
Your videos are phenomenal. Thanks a lot, please keep going. Your videos keep me on track and inspire me to outperform myself in every video
Ill keep going :)
I really enjoy your videos and transparency
Just subscribed based on this video alone
I am sooooo bad about actually taking photos for my thumbnails. I'm always finishing editing, then deciding I don't wanna mess with taking a photo for whatever reason, and settling for a still even though I know better. lol
When you said to take a photo instead of use an image, does that apply to every channel? Animation channels don’t really have the luxury to take a photo of their subject
Well no that wouldn't apply unless you wanted to feature in the thumbnail
Nice. Really helpful content.
What are the rules when it comes to what images you can use on your thumbnails?
To All RUclipsrs starting RUclips 2021, we can do this together, one love❤
THX FOR THE HELP!
Where did you get the lights in the background?
so if you're a gamer channel what should u do then??
Awwww... those three subs, bro!
Are you Think Media Sean's brother? You guys look too much alike. I like your content better; I'm subscribed to both.
What editing software do you use???
Hello! I'm a new sub but pls tell me what video edited u use?
small RUclips channels can be tricky. This video will give show you how to make better RUclips thumbnails and help you get these basics right for higher click through rates and views .. that's awesome
Brand new channels in my genre have crappy thumbnails and perform great...
What goes...?
Thanks!!!
I love your videos ty
You're really great! Glad I found you!
Thanks i forgot to comment first 😁😁,,
I wish there would be a place where u can rate our thumbnails😂😂😂 ,,
Thats actually going to be my next live!! I'll be posting info about it on the community wall next week
@@FilmBooth u always one step ahead .. 😂😂😂 you gonna wreck the youtube education neeche
Great video! Did you break your own rule on purpose putting text on the right side of this Thumbnail? Also on the bottom right corner under the time stamp?
its not a rule so much as something to be aware of, sometimes I move my text about but its just worth noting left to right is the default, and no theres nothing in the bottom corner under the time stamp