hello, my channel is demonetized last nov.4 bcuz of reused content then i start to change with a commentary for fair used even if im shy. After a month I re-apply and until now is under review my channel. I watch your video about feedback to YT team and it doesn't work for me. im just worried about my channel, let me know your thoughts
Good tipps all along, well I'm following your channel for a while now. But I often have 15% ctr and way over 30% watchtime/vid but still it dies out :S wth I'm doing wrong there?
I never give up, since my first channel with bad content till now, I got better and I'll probably get monetized before 2023 (I created this channel 2 months ago)
@@vacuumcleanerwhitenoise its taken me 2 years and i still wont give up sure i have only 15 subscribers but i can always strive to do better to increase
THUMBNAIL B HERE 👋🏽 Imagine casually watching one of your favourite TH-cam channels and they use your thumbnail in the video. I put alot of hard work into my channel it is nice to know that this hardwork isn't going unnoticed thank you so so much for the love.
1.Started my channel late 2021 made like 15 videos. 2020 I made like 120 videos. All in all, my total watchtime from a year plus of making vids and posting consistently every 2 or 3 days was 19k total views and 700 hours of lifetime watch hours. I almost gave up multiple times, but I always asked myself what would I do if I stopped TH-cam, you're just putting your opinion out there. That's what kept me going. February 2023 I had a video do 300k views as at the time of commenting and another about to do 100k. 2 videos gave me watchtime and subs I didn't have in a year plus of making content. Do not give up. You never know when your big break will come. Find a content you enjoy making and do it. 5 cheersK
Is it really important to post on a specific time? Because it seems. Like the timing which was working for me. In the beginning, it's not working currently for me..
Hey!! Thank you so much for this! Recently my channel has been dropping on views a lot, and I decided to check this video out to see what I was doing wrong. And you actually pointed out a few things I do which are big mistakes.. taking 5 or less minutes to make a title and a thumbnail, because you get so tired from recording and editing a video (for hours usually), and spend little time on what is important! Another, the intro to the video! From now on, whenever I upload, I will make sure I use your tips!! Thank you!
2:06 my biggest rookie mistake. Improving my thumbnails and doing keyword research (as well as scripting my videos ) made an immediate, long lasting impact on my channel. simplifying my thumbnails was another thing. Stop overthinking it!
@@Theeinsom sorry if it is late enough but one of my videos recently went viral from the day I uploaded. In the video I showed how Halo Infinite can't run in low end laptops. In the thumbnail, well it's very oversimplified. I just took the screenshot of the error I got, zoomed in a lot so that only the error gets in focus and in center and not the other things like desktop icons or taskbar. Finally I put an angry meme png image in the left side. So yeah, overall it's an error message with meme face only but still it's views are increasing second by second every time. Yesterday it was 400 something but today the views are 508.
I just uploaded an effortless video with basically no thumbnail, tagged it shorts, barely any description or context, it went 2k views in a few hours and basically stopped, and now it just me testing the game of odds in youtube shorts
What I've learned is I feel there is some secret formula to these titles and thumbnails...Big text (less than 3 words), something eye-catching to go along with the text that makes you wonder... certain thumbnails I post just naturally do better, and I've learned to create almost all of my thumbnails in that similar way and now most of the videos do pretty well. There's definitely a trick to thumbnails that is learned with time!
Netflix’s data said that there is 2 huge factor to their thumbnails for shows. 1 is faces with emotion, 2 is having maximum 3 main subject on the thumbnail. I looked at your thumbnails and I think yours look like they use the second factor :D Btw I think the red cars and colour makes your thumbnails kind of uniq and more recognisable (as my first impression) What do you think of my observation? :)
For me and my channel at the stage it is, this is your best video so far Rob. Which is why I have stopped editing my next video and gone back to the thumbnail. Next year I take on a new member of staff purely for thumbnail creation.... ( My Son, who created my first 6 thumbnails that are still the best performing ones!! - He's got a certificate from big school in that sort of thing)
I really enjoyed watching this. I was making the channel intro mistake but stopped it a while back but now i have also learnt that i should keep the introduction of myself till later and focus on why they clicked for the first 30 seconds. So many amazing pointers. I will start working on my thumbnails and title more, and spending quality time on it. Thank you.
I'm starting to get the hang of thumbnails and titles. My video shooting needs improvement, and so does my storytelling. I think this video is has me more interested in diving into the storytelling improvement I need. I do mostly how-to videos so it's not like a Mr. Beast storyline (honestly have never watched any of his videos but I know about them from channels that study his success). Anyway, you're presentation on this makes more sense to me than coming up with a "storyline." Thank you!
The mindset shift required to do things in the correct order can be tough. But believe me it is SO WORTH IT!!! Listen to Rob. Don't turn on your camera until you have your title and thumbnail ready. THIS IS THE WAY!
Big facts! I'm a gaming/gaming tutorial channel, and even though some of my biggest viewed videos have no proper thumbnail, I'm still rewiring my thinking to properly sit down and think of multiple ideas for my thumbnails and video titles.
Been working on exactly what you said, and spent twice as long on thumbnails (getting different angles in captures) and making them half as complicated. *fingers crossed*. Thanks for all the great advice!
Great advice. I now make all thumbnails before I write the video. If I can't make a great thumbnail I don't make the video (as I have hundreds of topics to choose from).
Oh, this definitely. I spend a couple days on a few clips and never touch the video again until a few months later. This is why it takes months to do one single video for me
I think we're all guilty of one or two mistakes mentioned in this video 😅 Being a creator is an overall skill we can only master by doing, doesn't matter how goofy you are when you start, just keep doing it and you'll get there! Keep going fellow youtubers!
Honestly there are so many advice channels on how to grow your channel. Sometimes it's all so conflicting. I don't even know anymore. I feel like I should stop worrying about channel growth and just keep uploading things I am interested in or passionate about and whatever happens, happens
Same here. I don't mind getting poor views on my videos, if I get 50 or 60 views I'm even fine with that. Hell, I'm quite happy even if some of them did have 17 views to begin with. I think its more about putting out the content you want than worrying about the numbers imho.
Nah, nobody wants to work for nothing. Making content hoping it does well, and it never does, is discouraging and you will eventually give up- its just a matter of time. TH-cam algorithm sucks and its clear youtube doesnt care about new creators (they only push the big corporate channels)
Yeah, I am trying to get better with my thumbnails. I think it’s because as a viewer, I look more at a title than a thumbnail. I need to put myself in the audience’s shoes. I did actually manage to hit the daily thumbnail limit you talked about in another video. I just changed one video’s thumbnail but uploaded two future scheduled videos and gave them thumbnails. However, once I tried to give a live stream a new thumbnail it wouldn’t let me until the next day, so I guess 3 is the limit. I never thought that would happen to me.
second movement is on your sliver plaque, top shelf furthest to the right. I maybe focusing too hard on the wrong things on this video haha. Great content so far, I'm only at 8 subs and pretty low engagement. Hopefully your tips can help boost that! :D
thumbnails are definitely my least favourite part of making a video, i usually end up chucking something together in under a minute and hoping it’s enough. going to try doubling that time to a *massive* two minutes of work haha. grateful for the timing of this video as i’ve started so recently:)
You shiuld definitely spend at least 10 minutes making and editing your thumbnail No Offense, but your thumbnails seem boring and bland, it makes me feel like I'm looking at thumbnails from 2014..which would've worked better then but it definitely doesn't now. What I suggest is spending your time in thumbnails and shoeing then to others for second opinions, maybe even watching a few videos on how to make a good thumbnail.
3:17 i got it :D it moves to the left haha. I tottaly agree with thumbnails and i drastically change most of my first videos thumbs to focus on what its all about, and also, imagine "if was me visiting a channel like this, would i click it?" for the answers where i get a "no" i use that new tool of three thumbs with great results, some of my low count visiting videos were bring back to life ♥
You made a strong comment! Oh my! I don't make thumbnails and I've been doing all of these wrong. What I aso don't do anything when the video is ending such as clickable related uploaded videos. Somehow I feel I am not alone when it comes to being overloaded when it comes to learning to make videos. some of us get eager to make videos and uploading them, when in the first place we should be learning from the pros like you. Thank you VidIQ for making this and so many more educative videos on how not to make this mistakes.
Rule No.1 Never give up Rule No.2 Be good at editing Rule No.3 Don't let your mood fall cuz no one is viewing remember that you only just started the video Rule No.4 Make sure your creative so you can imagine thumbnail and video that you want And last Rule No.5 Make sure that your dream is to become a youtuber cuz without a dream there won't be any success cuz you will easily give up
HI Rob, you gave us two thumbnails to choose and our reason for it. I choose the B option because the thumbnail is simple, clear and straight forward. But the other one has a lot of words and I don't like reading too much and I would just skip if I see it on TH-cam
I just recently found how important the first 30 seconds are after seeing the “60% of viewers still watch at 30 seconds” and if I make more videos I’ll definitely pay attention to this much more and will try my best to make people keep watching that part of the video.
Having a niche is important, but I think having a niche in an esoteric industry is even harder. Even with hundreds of pieces of content. These instructional videos have been paramount in updating our TH-cam strategy, looking forward to implementing them as we move forward!
finally, an actual useful comment, the comment sections in videos like this keeps repeating the same old comments like "to anyone who's reading this ____________________" and it's getting annoying
It’s hard being a small content creator, my thumbnails are just plain and simple, so no one is gonna click on it, but I should take some time on my next video in making my thumbnail instead of just getting an image from the video and making it the thumbnail, but limited on my resources so I gotta use what I have
The way I see it, you have to think of it as a journey for the viewer, as you mentioned, Rob, but between them first seeing the video thumbnail, going all the way to the moment they finish the entire video. Our goal as creators looking for growth should be to make that journey as easy as possible for the audience, and making it very simple to reach the end of that video for most viewers.
Thanks man.. today has been extremely tough. I’m in a battle with my self as a gaming content creator with no views and no direction of what game to choose next. I’m hanging on by a thread then my wife surprised me with a new backdrop she ordered. Between your comment and her backdrop, I’m amped to start a new series and pay no mind to not having viewers and just be me and enjoy my original passion for gaming which is why I started in the first place. Thanks I needed to vent.
I actually came across your channel just now and I am so glad I did. I have around 7.8k subs and only a small part of them watches and comments on my videos. This is going to be such a HUGE help! I am so sticking around to better improve my channel.
Great vid Rob really useful...and of course everything you say in the video is what you are doing cleverly in this video itself. Love it. I did not find the pea when it moved... 😅
You hit the nail on the head for me lol. I don’t take any time on my thumbnail or titles. I did just start and only have 3 videos on my channel. For the future though, I’m going to spend more time on impression and click!
Great suggestions for small creators like us. I do follow some of them, like: I record the complete tutorial and then make the intro video in which I explain what I am going to teach. I do spend a lot of time making thumbnails.
I released my first video and wondered what I could improve on. I found this video. I have a terrible thumbnail, long title and no impressions. Thanks for the advice. The content is pointless if you drag nobody in!💪
Video idea: "analizing the best thumbnails of the biggest channels across the communities" For example art channels - Zhc, LavenderTowne, Ethan Becker Gaming - Markiplier, Pewdiepie, Kubzscouts Etc. I realise that it's a difficult video to make but I Imagine it will prove to be of great value to all of us ^^
its actually really easy to analyze their thumbnals and you can even do a side-by-side of thumbnails of popular channels vs thumbnails of "eh" channels Eventually you know what is a good thumbnail and what is a bad thumbnail without even thinking.
This is so helpful, I am guilty of going straight into introducing myself which is possibly why my views are so poor! I will definitely be taking your advice and giving a little teaser of what was promised in the thumbnail first then introduce from now on- small change but hopefully better results, thank you so much :)
I watch your videos religiously and find your advice very helpful. My biggest problem, nonetheless, is CONSISTENCY. I have a lot of video ideas but struggle a lot, when it comes to filming and editing (in other words, finishing the project and showing content to people). Any advice on the routine/mindset I need to adopt to help myself do some action? 😩 Thank you!
I am having this exact same problem right now! I’m trying to just focus on one video at a time but then I overwhelm myself wanting to do it all at once and nothing gets done :/.
As someone whos been doing TH-cam for 2 years on and off there are a couple things that I think are very important. Consistency is key, find yourself a schedule. I've found that biweekly or once a month is the sweet spot for video uploads but it could depend on your content and energy. Niche is definitely important; as much as you want to do what you want it could be oversaturated leading to low views and engagement. Uniqueness; just like the last point if there's nothing that shines in your content compared to everyone else doing the same genre then it will be endlessly harder to get noticed, this was one thing that worked for me as no person in my niche did content of my caliber and style in terms of quality. Thumbnails as said in the video are very important, I usually take a picture of whatever is in my video and try not to make clickbait. If you follow these tips and put good work into your videos I can assure you that growth will definitely come your way!
The consistency is very difficult for me since I have other things going on in my life, but I love to talk about things that interests me. Which is movies, therapy, stories, anything where I feel like I can talk or do voice overs even. Maybe I'm just not that entertaining because I don't yell or sound excited lol. But idk, I don't get much feedback so idk what it is I'm doing wrong
I'm definitely going to try these tips out. I totally feel like I'm in a rut... I know I'm creating decent content, but it's just a matter of fixing these mistakes. Thank you for this video. It should help a lot. I'm being positive!
oooo I get told to plan the thumbnail and title first but my content is gaming so I don't actually know what I am going to be encountering in the game until it is happening. I barely script as my videos are quite casual and fun so I don't know how I would plan the game? I am assuming this third point might not apply to me, but I wonder how it might? Maybe going into a game with a purpose or goal in mind. 🤔🤔 thanks for the advice, I am understanding more and more that thumbnails and titles are essential and should work in tandem with one another! 🤩
I think a big thing people are afraid to do Is change thumbnails and titles after the video drops. If you're video starts poorly don't be afraid to experiment. You have nothing to lose
Hello VidIQ, I want to know about one thing. Currently in my TH-cam analytics it shows, impressions- 2.5K ⬆️846%, impressions CTR- 16.7% ⬆️102% and TH-cam search 83.4% and every other traffic sources are maximum 4.6% or below that. I want to understand what does this data represent? What I need to change, keep, or improvise? It would be better if you can tell me about this. I still trust your team and love you
@@vidIQ yes one of my videos fled away. It was a meme video in which I showed how Halo Infinite can't run in my laptop. It was 1:43 minutes long and currently having 521 views. One and only viral videos in my channel
Best wishes to everyone trying to grow their channel! Super helpful. I’m basically back to square one with this creepypasta/narration channel as my old original content was asmr (from many years ago). I’ll try without an intro 😁
The trick of moving the little thing around the screen and telling viewers to find it, causing them to rewind and spend more time on the video is a great tactic. Are the more videos with tips like that ?
This Video is helpful for someone like me who is not very computer savvy. I’m 87 and decided to have a go at putting a video on TH-cam on how to create multicolored text using Nero Platinum. The video is crude. I did get 80 views in 2 months. One of my mistakes is I didn’t realize thumbnails were important. Didn’t even bother making one. Just used the one selected by TH-cam. It’s never too old to learn, so it’s back to the drawing board and have a go at making a better thumbnail.
I'm a new channel creator. I love Angry Grandma. Everyday I try something different. I will keep watching these idea videos. My stuff is funny. I am confident it is and it will get better and better. I have limited resources at this time. Rock bottom is where it starts. Right now I'm pulling myself off the bottom. I refuse to lose!
One of the biggest mistakes I see people do is not start their channel cos they think everything is so expensive. You don't need to spend thousands to get started. You can literally start making videos with your smart phone and a decent mic and achieve some surprisingly good results. The biggest mistakes you can do is not start a channel!
Thanks a lot, I was considering making a branded intro until I saw this video. Now I understand the importance of getting the audience engaged even with the first few seconds of a video.
Great tips! I do make my titles before I start with the video. But I should try to make the thumbnail before the video and spend more time making them.
Hey I appreciate you! I am a small channel, I like making edits of my favorite tv shows and such but one thing I have been struggling with is my thumbnails, Idk if I'm doing it wrong, but when I press "Upload thumbnail" I always put my thumbnail there but it's too big it says. It can't be bigger than 2mb according to the error I get, so I can't really upload thumbnails anymore cus they all reach over 2mb
A lot of good info in this video for sure and things we will be changes and evaluating on your channels for sure. "Also the pea is by the subscriber counter on the fist move"
I tried the simple thumbnails I got no where. I tried the thumbnail style I like personally and got no where. So I'll just stick with what I like and be happy that I'm not going to get anywhere. Great video though :)
This is very helpful! I always have a title in mind before creating a video and had an idea for the thumbnail when I'm filming. It makes everything easier!
We can do this!!! Editors:Keep editing and your numbers may edit! Artist;Your canvas will be full of support! Animators;You made everyones happiness go up! challengers; Your viewers will challenege you to do more! Toy reviews; Your viewers want to hug you like a soft toy! Vloggers; Your viewers want to watch you coz u have a great personality!
Dude, you are so so so so so right! I I’m in the process of reviving. My dad TH-cam channel had tremendous success based on eye catching engaging thumbnail, illustrations and catchy thought-provoking titles. It has made all the difference and I’ve got the analytics to prove it if you’re boring thumbnails I can tell you from personal standpoint, they do not work as well as when you spend time on it.
I upload thing such as leaks as fast as possible so that my videos can top search results (it really does, sometimes, at least top 3) and high search traffic brings good amount of views but otherwise I try replicate thumbnails which work for similar channels in my own way and it works mostly, ur videos are very helpful :)) And short titles ofc are important
Wow that was way more than 9 min of value!! The foundations of each video! Also, you got over 100% view percentage from me, had to rewind a couple times to find the pea lol
Doing most of the work on my old iPad mostly discouraged me from making actual thumbnails, so I always just went with a still from the video that looked ok. I have a few ideas for thumbnails of both past and future videos, but I’ve always been nervous at actually making them since I’m not sure how they will turn out and if they will be even half as good as what I originally thought of
@@Cookingwithapril AWWW thank you SO much you have no idea how much I needed that this morning. Just a few days ago I had 48 subscribers, and then it dropped to 47; you literally just made my day by bringing it back up again :)
@@Mikelectrik don't stress the subscribers you lose. I did too. But if you keep plugging away it keeps going. Shorts help a lot with subs so grab some awesome moments of your game play to lure peoples interest in. It's easier to get TH-cam to push shorts than long-form vids
That was great advice in terms of the thumbnail and using similar titles. I've always known that but not in that detail. Great video! Thank you for this information,
The thumbnail issue is a huge thing, I've started spending so much time on my thumbnail and titles and my channel has got 10x the view in the last month compared to the previous one
Hey vidIQ! I really like your videos and they help me a ton! (i haven’t actually posted anything yet, but I have made some videos and they are privated) But a common thing I always struggle with in my videos is my commentary. I find that it’s either mind numbingly boring, or I sound like I’m trying to hard. I know practice makes perfect with stuff like this, but are there any tips you have to improve at this area a little faster?
You have definitely missed your vocation in life… brilliant actor and presenter! Love watching your content! It’s helping this ‘oldie’ start my new channel! TY 😂
The ideas here are also similar to Mrbeast from one of his interviews! REALLY REALLY HELPFUL! Especially the "start your video right away" THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THESE ADVICES!
3 years in and I'm guilty of a lot of these. These last few videos I've been focusing on the thumbnail and beginning of the video more than anything and now that i know that the title is just as important, I'll have to implement that. Even though I have an animated intro and love it, it may be time to retire it. Gonna work hard to create a story that keeps people engaging. Also one thing i think people shouldn't do that i made a mistake with was Including a conclusion like you're writing an essay. It hurt a lot of my videos. I'm gonna keep this video in my favorites. Thanks VidIQ!
Glad I've stumbled upon this, am so guilty of making the thumbnails a lil too colorful or too riddled with random details lately. I'm gonna try that simpler approach in my next video. Thanks vidIQ ','
Thank you for the advice. We want to grow our channel to 10k subs this next year and our thumbnails definitely come last. We will be changing that up to focus on that 1 second they get a chance to see our thumbnail.
Watching this at 5 weeks old with 30 subs. The first week, I posted 4 videos and didn't touch my channel for weeks. I tried to do to many things at the same time. This week, I'm back again and to kind to make time for the missed weeks I've posted 12 videos just this past few days. I'm still learning to establish a schedule for content creation, research, marketing, optimization.
On my previous channel I spent so much time making a fancy intro and transitions, and the hilarious part is figuring out those 2 things were the most miserable part of the TH-cam process for me! It's so much more creatively engaging to focus on the script and content.
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hello, my channel is demonetized last nov.4 bcuz of reused content then i start to change with a commentary for fair used even if im shy. After a month I re-apply and until now is under review my channel. I watch your video about feedback to YT team and it doesn't work for me. im just worried about my channel, let me know your thoughts
and is it ok to upload videos while under review for monetization?
Good tipps all along, well I'm following your channel for a while now. But I often have 15% ctr and way over 30% watchtime/vid but still it dies out :S wth I'm doing wrong there?
THE PEA IS ON UR BELT
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Mistake 4: Giving up too soon.
Keep pushing it took me a minute but the ones with drive and passion, y’all got this
I never give up, since my first channel with bad content till now, I got better and I'll probably get monetized before 2023 (I created this channel 2 months ago)
Exactly. It will take years some times. Patience is key
TH-cam is one place where persistence definitely pays 😀
@@vacuumcleanerwhitenoise its taken me 2 years and i still wont give up sure i have only 15 subscribers but i can always strive to do better to increase
Yeah, we got disss 😎
THUMBNAIL B HERE 👋🏽 Imagine casually watching one of your favourite TH-cam channels and they use your thumbnail in the video. I put alot of hard work into my channel it is nice to know that this hardwork isn't going unnoticed thank you so so much for the love.
Cool!
Haha being used as a great example somewhere unexpected always feels great, doesn't it
1.Started my channel late 2021 made like 15 videos. 2020 I made like 120 videos. All in all, my total watchtime from a year plus of making vids and posting consistently every 2 or 3 days was 19k total views and 700 hours of lifetime watch hours. I almost gave up multiple times, but I always asked myself what would I do if I stopped TH-cam, you're just putting your opinion out there. That's what kept me going. February 2023 I had a video do 300k views as at the time of commenting and another about to do 100k. 2 videos gave me watchtime and subs I didn't have in a year plus of making content. Do not give up. You never know when your big break will come. Find a content you enjoy making and do it. 5 cheersK
I started late 2022 but i started uploading 2 months ago
Great, mate
Is it really important to post on a specific time? Because it seems. Like the timing which was working for me. In the beginning, it's not working currently for me..
Should I beg for subs and then make videos so more people watch or uh what?
Continue with our jobs
Hey!! Thank you so much for this!
Recently my channel has been dropping on views a lot, and I decided to check this video out to see what I was doing wrong. And you actually pointed out a few things I do which are big mistakes.. taking 5 or less minutes to make a title and a thumbnail, because you get so tired from recording and editing a video (for hours usually), and spend little time on what is important!
Another, the intro to the video!
From now on, whenever I upload, I will make sure I use your tips!! Thank you!
2:06 my biggest rookie mistake. Improving my thumbnails and doing keyword research (as well as scripting my videos ) made an immediate, long lasting impact on my channel. simplifying my thumbnails was another thing. Stop overthinking it!
Do U mind elaborating a bit how it impacted your channel? Just out of curiosity ..
@@Theeinsom sorry if it is late enough but one of my videos recently went viral from the day I uploaded. In the video I showed how Halo Infinite can't run in low end laptops. In the thumbnail, well it's very oversimplified. I just took the screenshot of the error I got, zoomed in a lot so that only the error gets in focus and in center and not the other things like desktop icons or taskbar. Finally I put an angry meme png image in the left side. So yeah, overall it's an error message with meme face only but still it's views are increasing second by second every time. Yesterday it was 400 something but today the views are 508.
Same I redid my thumbnails, title, descriptions, keywords my rpm went bananas!
how do you script your videos
I just uploaded an effortless video with basically no thumbnail, tagged it shorts, barely any description or context, it went 2k views in a few hours and basically stopped, and now it just me testing the game of odds in youtube shorts
Struggle now,success later. We can all do this! Just keep on grinding everyone, it'll all pay off.🥳
Yes we can all do it!
Yeah 😊
Yes like we need advice from someone with 3 subscribers trying gain fame trough comments and not his videos on TH-cam lol.
@@realrome fr
Yeh mate subbed u by the way
What I've learned is I feel there is some secret formula to these titles and thumbnails...Big text (less than 3 words), something eye-catching to go along with the text that makes you wonder... certain thumbnails I post just naturally do better, and I've learned to create almost all of my thumbnails in that similar way and now most of the videos do pretty well. There's definitely a trick to thumbnails that is learned with time!
Netflix’s data said that there is 2 huge factor to their thumbnails for shows. 1 is faces with emotion, 2 is having maximum 3 main subject on the thumbnail. I looked at your thumbnails and I think yours look like they use the second factor :D
Btw I think the red cars and colour makes your thumbnails kind of uniq and more recognisable (as my first impression)
What do you think of my observation? :)
Yeah, like 2 words or idk
Nice! Gonna do this formula thank you
yeah true
@@szushycats fact
Whoever is reading this, believe in yourself that you can do it. We will be successful too!
I think I speak for everyone who read this when I say thank you :D
Thumbnail B is what caught my eye first. A had too much to process to figure out what it was about.
sameeeeeeeeeeeeeee
I agree! Also, my eyes were instantly drawn to the big red box.
Thank you I really appreciate the kind words 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
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Hey guys, could you give a quick idea on my thumbnails and how they look? I try to keep them as simple as possible
For me and my channel at the stage it is, this is your best video so far Rob. Which is why I have stopped editing my next video and gone back to the thumbnail.
Next year I take on a new member of staff purely for thumbnail creation.... ( My Son, who created my first 6 thumbnails that are still the best performing ones!! - He's got a certificate from big school in that sort of thing)
I really enjoyed watching this. I was making the channel intro mistake but stopped it a while back but now i have also learnt that i should keep the introduction of myself till later and focus on why they clicked for the first 30 seconds. So many amazing pointers. I will start working on my thumbnails and title more, and spending quality time on it. Thank you.
I'm starting to get the hang of thumbnails and titles. My video shooting needs improvement, and so does my storytelling. I think this video is has me more interested in diving into the storytelling improvement I need. I do mostly how-to videos so it's not like a Mr. Beast storyline (honestly have never watched any of his videos but I know about them from channels that study his success). Anyway, you're presentation on this makes more sense to me than coming up with a "storyline." Thank you!
The mindset shift required to do things in the correct order can be tough. But believe me it is SO WORTH IT!!! Listen to Rob. Don't turn on your camera until you have your title and thumbnail ready. THIS IS THE WAY!
Yes
For Realz!!
I feel that advice can go for certain niches, but some gaming niches won't require to do that.
Big facts! I'm a gaming/gaming tutorial channel, and even though some of my biggest viewed videos have no proper thumbnail, I'm still rewiring my thinking to properly sit down and think of multiple ideas for my thumbnails and video titles.
I just started a few weeks ago and I had the same problem. Im gonna experiment all this and see how it goes…….
🔥 And THIS will be your first BIG subscriber mistake ➡️ th-cam.com/video/-56KWVXRy0E/w-d-xo.html
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Fast comments 😊
@@abirbhabtech1728 no I am first
@@qqqsffcs Ok bro 😭😭💔👍
@@qqqsffcs he said fast not first
People who don't have 1 k subscribers like button😮
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@@ZippyCoons LIKE BEGGERS MAN
HE IS BEGGIN LIKE
I started 2 weeks ago. wish y all best new ones
@Killmonger333yt I started a couple months ago and still don't have 1k. 😩
I haven't started, but I've been thinking about it daily for months (it's going to be a storitime animation channel)
Been working on exactly what you said, and spent twice as long on thumbnails (getting different angles in captures) and making them half as complicated. *fingers crossed*. Thanks for all the great advice!
lol whats ur video editor?
Yo that's awesome! Keep the hard work up! Can I ask you a question? What editing software do you use? They are awesome
Is it working for you?
Too much text in your thumbnails
@AP Moments; It worked like a charm for CTR. Use to have messy thumbnails, but chopped some aspects down a bit and CTR increased noticeably.
Great advice. I now make all thumbnails before I write the video. If I can't make a great thumbnail I don't make the video (as I have hundreds of topics to choose from).
Biggest mistake is procrastinating and making things a bigger deal than they are =) Just go with the flow and create a lot! :D
yess for sure, sometimes it takes me weaks to edit
Recommendation system? Good luck over coming that obstacle if you don't post enough videos lol.
Same
rgt
Oh, this definitely. I spend a couple days on a few clips and never touch the video again until a few months later. This is why it takes months to do one single video for me
I think we're all guilty of one or two mistakes mentioned in this video 😅 Being a creator is an overall skill we can only master by doing, doesn't matter how goofy you are when you start, just keep doing it and you'll get there! Keep going fellow youtubers!
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Honestly there are so many advice channels on how to grow your channel. Sometimes it's all so conflicting. I don't even know anymore. I feel like I should stop worrying about channel growth and just keep uploading things I am interested in or passionate about and whatever happens, happens
Same here. I don't mind getting poor views on my videos, if I get 50 or 60 views I'm even fine with that. Hell, I'm quite happy even if some of them did have 17 views to begin with. I think its more about putting out the content you want than worrying about the numbers imho.
my thinking exactly honestly i would much rather have people watching me for me and not just because i'm following trends
Nah, nobody wants to work for nothing. Making content hoping it does well, and it never does, is discouraging and you will eventually give up- its just a matter of time. TH-cam algorithm sucks and its clear youtube doesnt care about new creators (they only push the big corporate channels)
Yes
Yes❤
Yeah, I am trying to get better with my thumbnails. I think it’s because as a viewer, I look more at a title than a thumbnail. I need to put myself in the audience’s shoes. I did actually manage to hit the daily thumbnail limit you talked about in another video. I just changed one video’s thumbnail but uploaded two future scheduled videos and gave them thumbnails. However, once I tried to give a live stream a new thumbnail it wouldn’t let me until the next day, so I guess 3 is the limit. I never thought that would happen to me.
You nailed it!!! I have been spending double the time on my thumbs and titles, but...I see the value of spending even more. Thank you sir.
It definitely pays I never thought my thumbnail would end up here keep grinding 💪🏽
thank You vidIQ Team
second movement is on your sliver plaque, top shelf furthest to the right. I maybe focusing too hard on the wrong things on this video haha. Great content so far, I'm only at 8 subs and pretty low engagement. Hopefully your tips can help boost that! :D
thumbnails are definitely my least favourite part of making a video, i usually end up chucking something together in under a minute and hoping it’s enough. going to try doubling that time to a *massive* two minutes of work haha. grateful for the timing of this video as i’ve started so recently:)
You shiuld definitely spend at least 10 minutes making and editing your thumbnail
No Offense, but your thumbnails seem boring and bland, it makes me feel like I'm looking at thumbnails from 2014..which would've worked better then but it definitely doesn't now.
What I suggest is spending your time in thumbnails and shoeing then to others for second opinions, maybe even watching a few videos on how to make a good thumbnail.
Don’t worry small creators we got this, don’t give up, our time will come. Believe in yourself and keep up the grind ✌🏻 + have a nice day!
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I don’t have a phone number so I can’t make thumbnails
thats a very nice motivating comment from you. thanks for that! ;)
@@bulldogsandmore :)
THANK you so much sir
3:17 i got it :D it moves to the left haha. I tottaly agree with thumbnails and i drastically change most of my first videos thumbs to focus on what its all about, and also, imagine "if was me visiting a channel like this, would i click it?" for the answers where i get a "no" i use that new tool of three thumbs with great results, some of my low count visiting videos were bring back to life ♥
You made a strong comment! Oh my! I don't make thumbnails and I've been doing all of these wrong. What I aso don't do anything when the video is ending such as clickable related uploaded videos. Somehow I feel I am not alone when it comes to being overloaded when it comes to learning to make videos. some of us get eager to make videos and uploading them, when in the first place we should be learning from the pros like you. Thank you VidIQ for making this and so many more educative videos on how not to make this mistakes.
Rule No.1 Never give up
Rule No.2 Be good at editing
Rule No.3 Don't let your mood fall cuz no one is viewing remember that you only just started the video
Rule No.4 Make sure your creative so you can imagine thumbnail and video that you want
And last Rule No.5 Make sure that your dream is to become a youtuber cuz without a dream there won't be any success cuz you will easily give up
More like never gonna give you up for No.1.
Thanks
I’m not giving up
W man thanks for your short cut
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I JUST GOT 5k VIEWS
HI Rob, you gave us two thumbnails to choose and our reason for it. I choose the B option because the thumbnail is simple, clear and straight forward. But the other one has a lot of words and I don't like reading too much and I would just skip if I see it on TH-cam
I appreciate you liking my thumbnail I definitely agree with you 🙏🏽
same
to all small youtubers out there, keep going i believe in you
All you have to do is stay away from looking at the numbers. Keep grinding and don't give up. Eventually you'll see the numbers growing.
Starring at my numbers is an addiction for me!! 😣
@@AmberNikky me too🥺
I just recently found how important the first 30 seconds are after seeing the “60% of viewers still watch at 30 seconds” and if I make more videos I’ll definitely pay attention to this much more and will try my best to make people keep watching that part of the video.
Having a niche is important, but I think having a niche in an esoteric industry is even harder. Even with hundreds of pieces of content. These instructional videos have been paramount in updating our TH-cam strategy, looking forward to implementing them as we move forward!
How r u verified without 100K subs??
i have 26k subs and you get verified with 19k subs?
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@@StaleX210 k think maybe news or like thingy like company’s get a tick?
finally, an actual useful comment, the comment sections in videos like this keeps repeating the same old comments like "to anyone who's reading this ____________________" and it's getting annoying
It’s hard being a small content creator, my thumbnails are just plain and simple, so no one is gonna click on it, but I should take some time on my next video in making my thumbnail instead of just getting an image from the video and making it the thumbnail, but limited on my resources so I gotta use what I have
The way I see it, you have to think of it as a journey for the viewer, as you mentioned, Rob, but between them first seeing the video thumbnail, going all the way to the moment they finish the entire video. Our goal as creators looking for growth should be to make that journey as easy as possible for the audience, and making it very simple to reach the end of that video for most viewers.
Study togheter
@@factsworld2990 yes my friend 💗
To the person who is reading this, don't give up on your channel keep going, its going to be better . 💯
Thanks
We can do this😊
Thanks man.. today has been extremely tough. I’m in a battle with my self as a gaming content creator with no views and no direction of what game to choose next. I’m hanging on by a thread then my wife surprised me with a new backdrop she ordered. Between your comment and her backdrop, I’m amped to start a new series and pay no mind to not having viewers and just be me and enjoy my original passion for gaming which is why I started in the first place. Thanks I needed to vent.
Thank u
Cool
I actually came across your channel just now and I am so glad I did. I have around 7.8k subs and only a small part of them watches and comments on my videos. This is going to be such a HUGE help! I am so sticking around to better improve my channel.
Are u seeing improvements now?
Great vid Rob really useful...and of course everything you say in the video is what you are doing cleverly in this video itself. Love it. I did not find the pea when it moved... 😅
You hit the nail on the head for me lol. I don’t take any time on my thumbnail or titles. I did just start and only have 3 videos on my channel. For the future though, I’m going to spend more time on impression and click!
Great suggestions for small creators like us. I do follow some of them, like: I record the complete tutorial and then make the intro video in which I explain what I am going to teach. I do spend a lot of time making thumbnails.
This is a great idea indeed!
I released my first video and wondered what I could improve on. I found this video. I have a terrible thumbnail, long title and no impressions. Thanks for the advice. The content is pointless if you drag nobody in!💪
Video idea: "analizing the best thumbnails of the biggest channels across the communities"
For example art channels - Zhc, LavenderTowne, Ethan Becker
Gaming - Markiplier, Pewdiepie, Kubzscouts
Etc.
I realise that it's a difficult video to make but I Imagine it will prove to be of great value to all of us ^^
its actually really easy to analyze their thumbnals and you can even do a side-by-side of thumbnails of popular channels vs thumbnails of "eh" channels
Eventually you know what is a good thumbnail and what is a bad thumbnail without even thinking.
We got this guys! Keep at it and KEEP POSTING! We will make it!
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wdym we
I just started two months ago, got like 500 views, looking forward to going higher.
yup
I'm trying guys! I am going to watch a boat load of your videos today to try to grow! Thanks for the content!
This is so helpful, I am guilty of going straight into introducing myself which is possibly why my views are so poor! I will definitely be taking your advice and giving a little teaser of what was promised in the thumbnail first then introduce from now on- small change but hopefully better results, thank you so much :)
I love how cute your video thumbnails look
Lol they are @me.1575
I watch your videos religiously and find your advice very helpful. My biggest problem, nonetheless, is CONSISTENCY. I have a lot of video ideas but struggle a lot, when it comes to filming and editing (in other words, finishing the project and showing content to people). Any advice on the routine/mindset I need to adopt to help myself do some action? 😩 Thank you!
We won't give up am new supporter
Sure
We won't give up
I am having this exact same problem right now! I’m trying to just focus on one video at a time but then I overwhelm myself wanting to do it all at once and nothing gets done :/.
Consistency is my nemesis?!?!😭😱
Just do it 🤷♂️
As someone whos been doing TH-cam for 2 years on and off there are a couple things that I think are very important. Consistency is key, find yourself a schedule. I've found that biweekly or once a month is the sweet spot for video uploads but it could depend on your content and energy. Niche is definitely important; as much as you want to do what you want it could be oversaturated leading to low views and engagement. Uniqueness; just like the last point if there's nothing that shines in your content compared to everyone else doing the same genre then it will be endlessly harder to get noticed, this was one thing that worked for me as no person in my niche did content of my caliber and style in terms of quality. Thumbnails as said in the video are very important, I usually take a picture of whatever is in my video and try not to make clickbait. If you follow these tips and put good work into your videos I can assure you that growth will definitely come your way!
Love your music Chicane
thank you, i just have a really hard time finding what’s unique abt me and my channel like i have no idea haha
2 years and 800 subs
Also depends on what type of content you create. Some topics are just going to be harder to become successful at it.
WE HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF SUBS
I will click on Thumbnail B
Thank you for the counsel. Quite Helpful and this resonates with me!
The consistency is very difficult for me since I have other things going on in my life, but I love to talk about things that interests me. Which is movies, therapy, stories, anything where I feel like I can talk or do voice overs even. Maybe I'm just not that entertaining because I don't yell or sound excited lol. But idk, I don't get much feedback so idk what it is I'm doing wrong
Oh man... The test to pick a thumbnail showed us exactly what we're doing wrong!!! Back to the trenches! Thanks for the advice!!!
I'm definitely going to try these tips out. I totally feel like I'm in a rut... I know I'm creating decent content, but it's just a matter of fixing these mistakes. Thank you for this video. It should help a lot. I'm being positive!
oooo I get told to plan the thumbnail and title first but my content is gaming so I don't actually know what I am going to be encountering in the game until it is happening. I barely script as my videos are quite casual and fun so I don't know how I would plan the game? I am assuming this third point might not apply to me, but I wonder how it might? Maybe going into a game with a purpose or goal in mind. 🤔🤔 thanks for the advice, I am understanding more and more that thumbnails and titles are essential and should work in tandem with one another! 🤩
Watch many streamers channels and see what they do. Since they don't plan the script either
I think a big thing people are afraid to do Is change thumbnails and titles after the video drops. If you're video starts poorly don't be afraid to experiment. You have nothing to lose
Hello VidIQ, I want to know about one thing. Currently in my TH-cam analytics it shows, impressions- 2.5K ⬆️846%, impressions CTR- 16.7% ⬆️102% and TH-cam search 83.4% and every other traffic sources are maximum 4.6% or below that.
I want to understand what does this data represent? What I need to change, keep, or improvise? It would be better if you can tell me about this. I still trust your team and love you
Sounds like one of your videos has taken off. Find out which one it is and make more content around it.
@@vidIQ yes one of my videos fled away. It was a meme video in which I showed how Halo Infinite can't run in my laptop. It was 1:43 minutes long and currently having 521 views. One and only viral videos in my channel
Lol @ the frozen pea analogy.
Very good! I like your thumbnail.
Yt deffo stingy with recomnendations. 🤣
Just started my TH-cam channel, it's not an easy one but I'll keep on pushing
Best wishes to everyone trying to grow their channel! Super helpful. I’m basically back to square one with this creepypasta/narration channel as my old original content was asmr (from many years ago). I’ll try without an intro 😁
The trick of moving the little thing around the screen and telling viewers to find it, causing them to rewind and spend more time on the video is a great tactic. Are the more videos with tips like that ?
This Video is helpful for someone like me who is not very computer savvy. I’m 87 and decided to have a go at putting a video on TH-cam on how to create multicolored text using Nero Platinum. The video is crude. I did get 80 views in 2 months. One of my mistakes is I didn’t realize thumbnails were important. Didn’t even bother making one. Just used the one selected by TH-cam. It’s never too old to learn, so it’s back to the drawing board and have a go at making a better thumbnail.
I'm a new channel creator. I love Angry Grandma. Everyday I try something different. I will keep watching these idea videos. My stuff is funny. I am confident it is and it will get better and better. I have limited resources at this time. Rock bottom is where it starts. Right now I'm pulling myself off the bottom. I refuse to lose!
One of the biggest mistakes I see people do is not start their channel cos they think everything is so expensive. You don't need to spend thousands to get started. You can literally start making videos with your smart phone and a decent mic and achieve some surprisingly good results. The biggest mistakes you can do is not start a channel!
I mean most my videos cost at least 20£ to make and overtime it's actually quite expensive 🤣
Thanks a lot, I was considering making a branded intro until I saw this video. Now I understand the importance of getting the audience engaged even with the first few seconds of a video.
Please help me my goal is 600 subs and i keep getting panic attacks i really try with my thumbnails and much more but nothing works please help me!!!
Great tips! I do make my titles before I start with the video. But I should try to make the thumbnail before the video and spend more time making them.
Hey I appreciate you! I am a small channel, I like making edits of my favorite tv shows and such but one thing I have been struggling with is my thumbnails, Idk if I'm doing it wrong, but when I press "Upload thumbnail" I always put my thumbnail there but it's too big it says. It can't be bigger than 2mb according to the error I get, so I can't really upload thumbnails anymore cus they all reach over 2mb
I still struggle with titling and thumbnailing but I will be playing with programs to find my groove
A lot of good info in this video for sure and things we will be changes and evaluating on your channels for sure. "Also the pea is by the subscriber counter on the fist move"
I tried the simple thumbnails I got no where.
I tried the thumbnail style I like personally and got no where.
So I'll just stick with what I like and be happy that I'm not going to get anywhere.
Great video though :)
ok bro
Thank you for your tips and strategies! I guess I gotta work on better thumbnails and titles to make my channel better
2:44 Lol I started doing that as soon as I started my channel. I write down all the titles before even planning the video
How do you get that many subscribers???
hi cuberazn
This is very helpful! I always have a title in mind before creating a video and had an idea for the thumbnail when I'm filming. It makes everything easier!
We can do this!!!
Editors:Keep editing and your numbers may edit!
Artist;Your canvas will be full of support!
Animators;You made everyones happiness go up!
challengers; Your viewers will challenege you to do more!
Toy reviews; Your viewers want to hug you like a soft toy!
Vloggers; Your viewers want to watch you coz u have a great personality!
i love your positivity ^_^
How about gaming TH-camrs?
I started my channel a few weeks back ,this is giving me motivation; thanks bro 💗
Dude, you are so so so so so right! I I’m in the process of reviving. My dad TH-cam channel had tremendous success based on eye catching engaging thumbnail, illustrations and catchy thought-provoking titles. It has made all the difference and I’ve got the analytics to prove it if you’re boring thumbnails I can tell you from personal standpoint, they do not work as well as when you spend time on it.
Thumbnails are very important to grow your channel 💞
3:30 That really helped put things into perspective about the importance of thumbnails.
I upload thing such as leaks as fast as possible so that my videos can top search results (it really does, sometimes, at least top 3) and high search traffic brings good amount of views but otherwise I try replicate thumbnails which work for similar channels in my own way and it works mostly, ur videos are very helpful :))
And short titles ofc are important
Great tips about that thumbnail. And the first 30 seconds!
The first 30 seconds of the intro is the hardest part for me! But I find myself getting more and more practiced with each video. We got this guys!
Agreed. I never even thought of this hook to have people watch until this video. Now moving forward I can start to use that in future videos.
Yes we do :)
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exactly practice makes you better. im seeing this with each of my videos lately
Wow that was way more than 9 min of value!! The foundations of each video! Also, you got over 100% view percentage from me, had to rewind a couple times to find the pea lol
Doing most of the work on my old iPad mostly discouraged me from making actual thumbnails, so I always just went with a still from the video that looked ok. I have a few ideas for thumbnails of both past and future videos, but I’ve always been nervous at actually making them since I’m not sure how they will turn out and if they will be even half as good as what I originally thought of
Just do it. 🤷♂️
I also noticed my videos with the simplest thumbnails have more views than the complicated ones. Thanks for the advice. 👍
I try so hard on my thumbnails but I feel like I just don’t have it down. Guess I’ll keep practicing until I get it, thanks Rob!
I subscribe and will watch
@@Cookingwithapril AWWW thank you SO much you have no idea how much I needed that this morning. Just a few days ago I had 48 subscribers, and then it dropped to 47; you literally just made my day by bringing it back up again :)
You thumbnails need work. Try looking at mines for example
@@Mikelectrik don't stress the subscribers you lose. I did too. But if you keep plugging away it keeps going. Shorts help a lot with subs so grab some awesome moments of your game play to lure peoples interest in. It's easier to get TH-cam to push shorts than long-form vids
@@ImVersetile You do a phenomenal job with those thumbnails man! thanks for the comment and just wanna say I'm proud of you for growing your channel!
That was great advice in terms of the thumbnail and using similar titles. I've always known that but not in that detail. Great video! Thank you for this information,
The thumbnail issue is a huge thing, I've started spending so much time on my thumbnail and titles and my channel has got 10x the view in the last month compared to the previous one
Yeah, I have this problem too, but I didn't understand why my video got so much views, and, as you said, it was about the thumbnail. So thankyou!
Perfect! It makes so much sense! Gonna do it these steps! Thanks a lot 😃🇧🇷👍
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Hey vidIQ! I really like your videos and they help me a ton! (i haven’t actually posted anything yet, but I have made some videos and they are privated) But a common thing I always struggle with in my videos is my commentary. I find that it’s either mind numbingly boring, or I sound like I’m trying to hard. I know practice makes perfect with stuff like this, but are there any tips you have to improve at this area a little faster?
Try out Clubhouse and have some conversation with people.
@@vidIQ thank you!
That was a really good one. Focus on the first 50% is a really good strategy.
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how many god dam boosted channels are commenting here holy
@@GamingDualities I know man . Its crazy.
You have definitely missed your vocation in life… brilliant actor and presenter! Love watching your content! It’s helping this ‘oldie’ start my new channel! TY 😂
The ideas here are also similar to Mrbeast from one of his interviews! REALLY REALLY HELPFUL!
Especially the "start your video right away"
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THESE ADVICES!
Making the thumbnail and title before doing the video is something that I am going to try. Nothing wrong with testing different ideas.
Excuse me
3 years in and I'm guilty of a lot of these. These last few videos I've been focusing on the thumbnail and beginning of the video more than anything and now that i know that the title is just as important, I'll have to implement that.
Even though I have an animated intro and love it, it may be time to retire it.
Gonna work hard to create a story that keeps people engaging.
Also one thing i think people shouldn't do that i made a mistake with was Including a conclusion like you're writing an essay. It hurt a lot of my videos.
I'm gonna keep this video in my favorites. Thanks VidIQ!
Glad I've stumbled upon this, am so guilty of making the thumbnails a lil too colorful or too riddled with random details lately. I'm gonna try that simpler approach in my next video. Thanks vidIQ ','
Loved this video! My thumbnails have been a huge focus of mine over the past few months and I am seeing results following this
I would choose the Second thumbnail (B) it's clean simple looks professional.
Thank you for the love I am glad you liked it 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Thank you for the advice. We want to grow our channel to 10k subs this next year and our thumbnails definitely come last. We will be changing that up to focus on that 1 second they get a chance to see our thumbnail.
Whoever started a small TH-cam channel recently, I hope u all good luck and never give up, you will become successful!
Watching this at 5 weeks old with 30 subs. The first week, I posted 4 videos and didn't touch my channel for weeks. I tried to do to many things at the same time. This week, I'm back again and to kind to make time for the missed weeks I've posted 12 videos just this past few days. I'm still learning to establish a schedule for content creation, research, marketing, optimization.
I like Rob without the glasses lol. And so true about thumbnails. Using the Daily Ideas by Vidiq helps with video titles
On my previous channel I spent so much time making a fancy intro and transitions, and the hilarious part is figuring out those 2 things were the most miserable part of the TH-cam process for me! It's so much more creatively engaging to focus on the script and content.
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