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Ok, I was inspired by your awesome video and the curious idea you present. So.. I tried it and made a thumb and video to experiment. Also ensured I ticked don’t share with my subscribers option. But… not even YT is pushing it to anyone… it’s literally had no impressions… which is unusual. I’ll let you know once it has any impressions and hence views compared to my other content how it goes. 🤷🏻♂️
I like Ed’s advice but it doesn’t work on a lot of videos that I make. My audience doesn’t want click bait style thumbnails or to be told stories. They just want “teach me how to do x” on the guitar, ukulele or piano.
I have a spreadsheet. That tells me which videos have done a lot better than other videos, including the thumbnail and tile. So I tried what you were saying and instead of getting around £9 to £12 RPM per video, I got £5. I will admit I did get more views, but the video has not taken off. I'm still of the opinion that keeping a spreadsheet of your best thumbnails and titles is the way forward.
That’s great advice. Especially the split testing. If you are a smaller channel DON’T DO SPLIT TESTING. I had videos crash and burn because of it. Do it but manually if your impression are slow. I will go back and change some thumbnails right now. Thank you
@@brewswithviews same i manually do it so I can change thumbnails once I have enough data. Tied all the different apps and fit a small channel like mine it doesn’t work well.
I have watched several of your videos and this is some great advice in this one, which is a must-watch for new UA-camrs like myself. I will incorporate some of the ideas into my videos, and possibly go back and simplify my thumbnails and titles. As a new YTer, I have been watching many other videos on how to grow a channel & improve video quality, the biggest takeaway I have gained in the last month is to create content the audience is looking for versus what I want to share, maybe there is a good balance between the two. Thanks
What about the click bait quality of creating cognitive dissonance? does it reduce trust in you and your channel? Great tips about short, 4 word text in high contrast, and matching facial expressions. Great tip about taking batch facial expression pics. Thanks.
I need to get better with thumbnails I tried to do a template to keep using to save time but don't feel like it's working. May sit today and use some of your tips to improve in this. Thank you for the awesome content you share, I love watching your videos.
Hi, Ed, I'm on your email lists!! (Such good advice - thank you!) 2 questions. 1) Your recommendation for how long a small channel should wait for results till they switch thumbs? 2) Would you consider making a video about creating titles (that we could then match to these kinds of thumbnails that we do from the advice in this video)? It would really help us small creators a lot!!
Juat awesome as always! Love this. Effeciancy and effectivness, the perfect combo. Making thumbnails is the one thing I dread when creating content. This is an brilliant framework that will simpllfy the process and create more time for creating content. Thanks so much!
The tip about asking AI for titles or ideas "that create cognitive dissonance" is so good! You still have to use your brain but it is great for getting ideas. Super helpful, thanks!
Thank you for the awesome tips. Just fixed a some thumbnails for my podcast by removing the distracting background in PhotoShop and using a simple title. I'm now doing A/B thumbnail testing, but already fairly sure the black simpler thumbnail is going to get more views.
You just have to be ready to get popular as fast as possible. Trends are always the same, just give people some fun and knowledge in your content, and you are good to go. Of course, it can be tough to get to that point when you are noticed enough (that's why I am using a lot of Famester for every video I post).
the best part was batching photos of yourself. i hate taking thumbnail photos after I do a clip (becuase I always forget. So now (from tomoz) I film myself in a range of postures for 1 minute and that's it for a year. ;)
Hey man, I know your pain so here’s something I learnt. Looks like you’re going for the gaming niche which is ULTRA competitive. If you don’t have another channel then I’d strongly advise you make just 5 or so videos in a way less competitive niche. You’ll see the difference is huge. I’ve made bad videos in easy niches and still got 10,000+ views and I’ve also made really good videos in hard niches and got 0 views. Give it a try if you haven’t already 👍🏻
@@Jd7172g I have never thought about that. Thank you for your tip. I will think about a new niche and for a new channel and think about some video ideas. But should you really make other niche videos on the same channel ? Doesn't that hurt your channel because of confusing the algorithm, or is that just some made-up theories ?
@@viccsi yeah you should do it on a separate channel not your current one. I’d say have a go at making videos about things that people need, but aren’t very interesting, like ‘5 ways to stop slugs eating your plants’ (I duuno if that is competitive or not though, I just made it up, but that kind of idea 😄). Hopefully it’ll give you some motivation because you’ll see that you are actually pretty good at videos, you’re just playing in a really hard niche
Just released a video which I knew would underperform due to the topic, but its done exceptionally bad due to the package. Implementing this strategy now and rewriting the title. 🤞
Interesting. Just trying to see how this would work in my videos on sports. Not sure there's a translation here. But I have noticed on my thumbnail that consistently applying a deep black background against simple white text works pretty good. My method is white text white outline black shadow black background full opacity on the background...it always makes it super easy to read
@@AFrenchguyinEngland awesome now we both learned something....having someone verify something that works for you makes it awesome. But the lesson perhaps is that text that really pops and is EASY To read is priceless
Hi Ed, Thank you so much for your information. I never had a warning and never had a strike, but UA-cam has deleted my UA-cam Channel in July 2024. After almost two weeks, UA-cam has restored my channel. Since then from 18th July 2024, the viewings of my channel has drastically declined. In the past I had daily views between 19655 and 1800. But since 18th July 2024, the daily viewings of my channel is between 14 and 180. Again , no subscribers. What is wrong with my channel? What do you think? . What I should to do?
i've had this channel for a decade. it got a lot of popularity back in the gaming days and got up to 8k subs. i quit for a while and the channel died. i'm trying to get back into youtube as i started to make car content with some life advice at the end of my videos. but i feel like my video's is not getting the outreach. should i just start a new channel? it's very demotivating :(
I bet no one sees this, but I would just like to say, Ed is a legend and thank you to his knowledge. Hopefully my channel will grow in time with his great Teachings. Keep Grinding everyone. We will make it... eventually 😂
Some time ago you mentioned noone's ever noticed you repurpose your e-mails as video ideas... You can mark today as the first time someone did 😆😆😆. Great video either way, love how you expanded on the idea :)
Hey creator , Really nice video ! I was wondering if I could help you with more Quality Editing in your videos and also make a highly engaging Thumbnail and also help you with the overall youtube strategy and growth ! Pls let me know what do you think ?
how about using a different thumbnail that says "ugly" instead of simple... i feel like most people have the belief that the thumbnail has to look good or pretty instead of it being complex or hard...
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You should make a video about UA-camrs targeting their videos to people who've fallen asleep. The Spiffing Brit just did a video on this idea.
Ok, I was inspired by your awesome video and the curious idea you present. So.. I tried it and made a thumb and video to experiment. Also ensured I ticked don’t share with my subscribers option. But… not even YT is pushing it to anyone… it’s literally had no impressions… which is unusual. I’ll let you know once it has any impressions and hence views compared to my other content how it goes. 🤷🏻♂️
I'm not even doing UA-cam anymore and yet Ed makes me click every time. Proof that he knows what he's doing.
lol
I hope you didn't delete it...
Some people have left a channel.. only to find it's gained a load of views and subscribers..
Just a thought...
I like Ed’s advice but it doesn’t work on a lot of videos that I make. My audience doesn’t want click bait style thumbnails or to be told stories. They just want “teach me how to do x” on the guitar, ukulele or piano.
Proof that you're slaved to basic human psychology?
Often times, I feel I overthink the simplicity of the task. I am guilty of this, but thank you for providing insights on better thumbnails!
Always amazes me how much information you can pack into a 6 minute video, Ed :)
I have a spreadsheet. That tells me which videos have done a lot better than other videos, including the thumbnail and tile. So I tried what you were saying and instead of getting around £9 to £12 RPM per video, I got £5. I will admit I did get more views, but the video has not taken off. I'm still of the opinion that keeping a spreadsheet of your best thumbnails and titles is the way forward.
That’s great advice. Especially the split testing. If you are a smaller channel DON’T DO SPLIT TESTING. I had videos crash and burn because of it. Do it but manually if your impression are slow. I will go back and change some thumbnails right now. Thank you
I tried it and yep, each time the video flops in comparison to not doing it
@@brewswithviews same i manually do it so I can change thumbnails once I have enough data. Tied all the different apps and fit a small channel like mine it doesn’t work well.
Yep, I noticed this aswell. Off to change my last thumbnail :/
Advice People need: What poses work best for Thumbnails. Or 5 Quality poses for Thumbnails
Thank you Ed, yet another video that actually delivers usable value and is enjoyable to watch
I absolutely get more value out of your videos than anyone else! Well done...again!
thank you!
Thank you so much for this information, dipping my toes into the UA-cam world, lots of love and luck to everyone!
Anything to simplify the process i’m here for 🙌🏻
Excellent advice, Ed, thank you!
I have watched several of your videos and this is some great advice in this one, which is a must-watch for new UA-camrs like myself. I will incorporate some of the ideas into my videos, and possibly go back and simplify my thumbnails and titles. As a new YTer, I have been watching many other videos on how to grow a channel & improve video quality, the biggest takeaway I have gained in the last month is to create content the audience is looking for versus what I want to share, maybe there is a good balance between the two. Thanks
love the format of your videos
As always, very good and valuable stuff. Thank you so much, Ed!!!
My thumbnails are so bad. 🙈😭 I always use screenshots from the video. However I think the text is simple so there’s that. 😂Great video!
@@WayOfTheZombie thanks ! I appreciate you taking the time to help me out! I’ll sorry that! Took a screenshot so I can remember! Thanks again! 💕🙏🏽
What about the click bait quality of creating cognitive dissonance? does it reduce trust in you and your channel? Great tips about short, 4 word text in high contrast, and matching facial expressions. Great tip about taking batch facial expression pics. Thanks.
Well you need to make it not click bait
I need to get better with thumbnails I tried to do a template to keep using to save time but don't feel like it's working. May sit today and use some of your tips to improve in this. Thank you for the awesome content you share, I love watching your videos.
Hi, Ed, I'm on your email lists!! (Such good advice - thank you!) 2 questions. 1) Your recommendation for how long a small channel should wait for results till they switch thumbs? 2) Would you consider making a video about creating titles (that we could then match to these kinds of thumbnails that we do from the advice in this video)? It would really help us small creators a lot!!
Juat awesome as always! Love this. Effeciancy and effectivness, the perfect combo. Making thumbnails is the one thing I dread when creating content. This is an brilliant framework that will simpllfy the process and create more time for creating content. Thanks so much!
Thanks, simple and actionable advice
The tip about asking AI for titles or ideas "that create cognitive dissonance" is so good! You still have to use your brain but it is great for getting ideas. Super helpful, thanks!
Great video
Thanks mate. Always enjoy your videos. Learn from them and they entertain me.
Thank you for the awesome tips. Just fixed a some thumbnails for my podcast by removing the distracting background in PhotoShop and using a simple title. I'm now doing A/B thumbnail testing, but already fairly sure the black simpler thumbnail is going to get more views.
coming back to making videos again on my channel so this video came at a perfect time. Thanks Ed!
You just have to be ready to get popular as fast as possible. Trends are always the same, just give people some fun and knowledge in your content, and you are good to go. Of course, it can be tough to get to that point when you are noticed enough (that's why I am using a lot of Famester for every video I post).
Good stuff👍. Just starting out and trying to create a consistent thumbnail image for branding. Lots more experimenting to go yet.
Very smart and informative. Thank you
Very nice explained...this channel is a must for a new creator like me..just subscribed..keep posting nice tips
Good ideas - liked and subscribed
the best part was batching photos of yourself. i hate taking thumbnail photos after I do a clip (becuase I always forget. So now (from tomoz) I film myself in a range of postures for 1 minute and that's it for a year. ;)
Very good actionable info!! I’ve been working on a golf channel for several months, this is helpful.
Thank you so Much for the awesome value you offer us! Love the channel and learning
Ah, I though that the latest trend was having no text at all.
that another one yes but I dont think it has longevity
@@creator-booth Yup, I agree.
Wish I had seen this four days ago. My UA-cam video did not go live today because I could not come up with a thumbnail.
I always appreciate your videos. Thanks.
Thank you Ed, you're the best
Ok, but what about channels without a person/or personal brand behind it? Does having a face image a must in a thumbnail?
you are the real deal at giving advice! tankq tankq!
You can see the results I’ve got by rethinking my thumbnails.
This was very helpful that I had to watch it twice. Time to take lots of photos
Can you do a video on setting up your own photo shoot? All the things I would need in order to have a photo gallery like yours?
I have left my job and challenged myself to become a millionaire...
And am following you for my youtube advice...
If I win I'll surely let you know❤
Game changer for me. Thanks!
My videos doesn't even spike for me to get a chance to change the Thumbnail . . .
Hey man, I know your pain so here’s something I learnt. Looks like you’re going for the gaming niche which is ULTRA competitive. If you don’t have another channel then I’d strongly advise you make just 5 or so videos in a way less competitive niche. You’ll see the difference is huge. I’ve made bad videos in easy niches and still got 10,000+ views and I’ve also made really good videos in hard niches and got 0 views. Give it a try if you haven’t already 👍🏻
@@Jd7172g I have never thought about that. Thank you for your tip. I will think about a new niche and for a new channel and think about some video ideas. But should you really make other niche videos on the same channel ? Doesn't that hurt your channel because of confusing the algorithm, or is that just some made-up theories ?
@@viccsi yeah you should do it on a separate channel not your current one. I’d say have a go at making videos about things that people need, but aren’t very interesting, like ‘5 ways to stop slugs eating your plants’ (I duuno if that is competitive or not though, I just made it up, but that kind of idea 😄). Hopefully it’ll give you some motivation because you’ll see that you are actually pretty good at videos, you’re just playing in a really hard niche
@@Jd7172g thank you
Another Banger 🧨
Curious if you have any advice on the accompanying title for this kind of thumbnail?
Just released a video which I knew would underperform due to the topic, but its done exceptionally bad due to the package. Implementing this strategy now and rewriting the title. 🤞
Always down to learn!
Sometimes I would upload a thumbnail for my audience in the first 24h and only later upload a thumbnail for the rest of the world
Interesting. Just trying to see how this would work in my videos on sports. Not sure there's a translation here. But I have noticed on my thumbnail that consistently applying a deep black background against simple white text works pretty good. My method is white text white outline black shadow black background full opacity on the background...it always makes it super easy to read
Thank you so much! I have adjusted the thumbnail for my upcoming video and it looks so much better! :)
@@AFrenchguyinEngland awesome now we both learned something....having someone verify something that works for you makes it awesome. But the lesson perhaps is that text that really pops and is EASY To read is priceless
@@showtale8325 Thank you very much. Yes, exactly ☺️
Great video mate! An amazing script
Great tips! Thank you so much!
Great video! Thanks Ed
“Wait a few hours” only works if you’re a big channel… 😊 it’s a lot longer for the rest of us 😅
I wish it wasn't so
Thank you. Great advice.🙏🏻
Love your edits 🙌
What's a "fumnail"?
Good job
Hi Ed, Thank you so much for your information. I never had a warning and never had a strike, but UA-cam has deleted my UA-cam Channel in July 2024. After almost two weeks, UA-cam has restored my channel. Since then from 18th July 2024, the viewings of my channel has drastically declined. In the past I had daily views between 19655 and 1800. But since 18th July 2024, the daily viewings of my channel is between 14 and 180. Again , no subscribers. What is wrong with my channel? What do you think? . What I should to do?
Thanks Ed🎉
Thanks, just brilliant
It's like having deja vu all over again.
i've had this channel for a decade. it got a lot of popularity back in the gaming days and got up to 8k subs. i quit for a while and the channel died. i'm trying to get back into youtube as i started to make car content with some life advice at the end of my videos. but i feel like my video's is not getting the outreach. should i just start a new channel? it's very demotivating :(
4:45 do you recommend manually chaning thumbails instrad of using ....nvm. I kept watching 😂
I fucking love u Ed
I love you too
I love your show! Every time someone subscribes, a unicorn gets its horn! Much Love!
I feel like I've been making terrible thumbnails
SO hard to be running a gameingchannel i do my best and really need help with it ngl
For the 3 thumbnails thing, couldn’t we just use all three with the “test and compare” feature?
Yea, I spoke about that at the end
@@creator-booth my bad, I haven’t finished the video yet
I bet no one sees this, but I would just like to say, Ed is a legend and thank you to his knowledge. Hopefully my channel will grow in time with his great Teachings. Keep Grinding everyone. We will make it... eventually 😂
I see this :)
@creator-booth wow that's awesome. On behalf of the human race. Thank you for the great channel and giving us creators a fighting chance...
Thank you ❤❤❤
Some time ago you mentioned noone's ever noticed you repurpose your e-mails as video ideas...
You can mark today as the first time someone did 😆😆😆. Great video either way, love how you expanded on the idea :)
Well remembered!!!
Omo....
I haven't seen any creator like you On this UA-cam stuff
Check out my other channel Film Booth, I think you'll like it
Fuckin' legend
haha cheers Will, not a bad strategy for you actually
Hey creator , Really nice video ! I was wondering if I could help you with more Quality Editing in your videos and also make a highly engaging Thumbnail and also help you with the overall youtube strategy and growth ! Pls let me know what do you think ?
How bout we just authentically create without trying to find THE MOST FASTEST WAY TO GROW YOUR CHANNEL IN 2024🙄
how about using a different thumbnail that says "ugly" instead of simple... i feel like most people have the belief that the thumbnail has to look good or pretty instead of it being complex or hard...
Im split testing three thumbnails :) ugly could work though but I dont think they are