If you learned something new, let me know in the comments below or share your own thumbnail making tips to help other creators out! Btw, if you're looking for a content planning template, here's mine: vanessalau.thrivecart.com/content-planner/ - enjoooy!!!!! Oh and, use code "vanessasbuddy" for 20% all tube buddy licenses, there's a 50% off black friday sale happening now too! www.tubebuddy.com/vanessalauco
You can do bangs you can do no bangs. How'd you get so dope? Thumbnail inspiration is a good one that I didn't know for a long time. My tip is to always think about depth. Slightly blur your background or sometimes mute the colors, and for the object or person in the foreground, put a shadow on it and make an outline around it so it makes it stand out. and also use close ups and enlarge text (no more than 4 or 5 words). Don't leave too much empty space.
Awesome video. I believe the most essential part of the thumbnal is the text. If you can come up with a 3-5 phrase or subtext that perfectly captures the topic and engages the viewer to click on your video, you'll blow up extremely quickly. The more catchy it is, the better for you. Also, a good rule of thumb is to make sure your thumbnail is different from your title. It's like a second title in a sense.
Thank you Vanessa, I e been making “better” thumbnails the last year or so, my vids always do better when I take time to get them just right. Beauty niche is HARD, but your tips are excellent.
very cool. quite similar to what I do but I do it with photoshop and it seems like canvas is much faster and more tailored fo this type of work (not to mention much cheaper)! One extra thing I do worth mentioning is for your test sheet where you test your thumbs on your page, I have a test sheet that I populate with other top videos on the topic I''m targeting to make sure my thumb really stands out among competition, and my test sheet I make sure to do a swipe test on mobile since over 80% of yt viewers are on mobile.
Another fantastic thumbnail making video Vanessa and thanks 👍 for the tips and suggestions for creating thumbnails for our UA-cam videos. Love 🥰the video and not surprised Canva is mentioned because it's an awesome app. Love 💕 Vanessa.
I was using the templates on Canva all the time and some templates are not so flexible to replace a portion of it with my own pic. This helps a lot so I know how to create my own from scratch.
Great video Vanessa! The information you shared is very helpful. I like the suggestion you made about using Chat GPT to help us when we struggle to come up with text for our thumbnails. This is an issue that I have. After watching this video I plan on using Chat GPT to help me when I struggle to come with text to put in my thumbnails. Thanks Vanessa for making this video!
@@VanessaLau oooh such GOLD content!! I was wondering the same thing - how do you make the screen recording of canva zoom in and out like that for this edited video? :)
If you learned something new, let me know in the comments below or share your own thumbnail making tips to help other creators out! Btw, if you're looking for a content planning template, here's mine: vanessalau.thrivecart.com/content-planner/ - enjoooy!!!!! Oh and, use code "vanessasbuddy" for 20% all tube buddy licenses, there's a 50% off black friday sale happening now too! www.tubebuddy.com/vanessalauco
You can do bangs you can do no bangs. How'd you get so dope? Thumbnail inspiration is a good one that I didn't know for a long time. My tip is to always think about depth. Slightly blur your background or sometimes mute the colors, and for the object or person in the foreground, put a shadow on it and make an outline around it so it makes it stand out. and also use close ups and enlarge text (no more than 4 or 5 words). Don't leave too much empty space.
The transparent overlay tip in Canva was super helpful, I’ll definitely be trying this out!
OMG! Had no idea about magic grab and keeping a file of poses is genius! So many good tips I this. Absolute gold!
This series is 💯🙏🏼
This is the first video that thoroughly provides clear instructions to use Canva along with great examples.
Cheers Vanessa, as a new creator on here this was helpful!! 💪 Let's go fellow creators!!
Thank you for being here and so glad the tips were helpful for you!!
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A/B testing definitely helps, not making but for testing the styles.. wish it would been an option sooner but better late than never 😊
Sweet. Been looking for help on thumbnails. Appreciate it!! Love how informative your videos are!
Awesome video. I believe the most essential part of the thumbnal is the text. If you can come up with a 3-5 phrase or subtext that perfectly captures the topic and engages the viewer to click on your video, you'll blow up extremely quickly. The more catchy it is, the better for you. Also, a good rule of thumb is to make sure your thumbnail is different from your title. It's like a second title in a sense.
OOO yes!!! So right and on point about the thumbnail text being different from the title of the video!
This was so helpful 🙌🏼🙏🏽! Looking forward to improve my thumbnails
This series is chef's kiss and covers every topic that's top of mind for us lil creators 💋
Thank you Vanessa, I e been making “better” thumbnails the last year or so, my vids always do better when I take time to get them just right. Beauty niche is HARD, but your tips are excellent.
This is fantastic!! Thank you!!!
Just used this for my second video that I just uploaded, perfect timing💛
Breaking the thumbnail pattern 😅 that was a quick tip I’m glad I noticed!!!
very cool. quite similar to what I do but I do it with photoshop and it seems like canvas is much faster and more tailored fo this type of work (not to mention much cheaper)! One extra thing I do worth mentioning is for your test sheet where you test your thumbs on your page, I have a test sheet that I populate with other top videos on the topic I''m targeting to make sure my thumb really stands out among competition, and my test sheet I make sure to do a swipe test on mobile since over 80% of yt viewers are on mobile.
Yay! Thank you so much 🥰 let’s see how this works for me 👏🏼👏🏼
Thumbnail is one of the best way to small channel versus with big channel!
Thank you! 🙏🏽
Another fantastic thumbnail making video Vanessa and thanks 👍 for the tips and suggestions for creating thumbnails for our UA-cam videos. Love 🥰the video and not surprised Canva is mentioned because it's an awesome app. Love 💕 Vanessa.
You're welcome!! Yes! and also upwork - another fantastic resource for thumbnail outsourcing :)
Awesome, hope this helps I'm new at all of this ❤
I was using the templates on Canva all the time and some templates are not so flexible to replace a portion of it with my own pic. This helps a lot so I know how to create my own from scratch.
Hi Vanessa, thank you so much for these useful videos! I hope you will make something similar for Pinterest or Instagram as well! 😊
It’s amazing that we live in a time where you can get a better education on UA-cam than at Harvard and it’s free. Thank you, Vanessa.
Thank you
it feels illegal to be this early! So happy youre back on my suggested videos/ home page :))
AWWW thank you for being here early bird fam!!!! and glad to know i showed up on your home page today!
@@VanessaLau Honestly this video is sooo. full of value, i could not be more grateful!! Literally did not know you ccoulkd use canva like that
Great video Vanessa! The information you shared is very helpful. I like the suggestion you made about using Chat GPT to help us when we struggle to come up with text for our thumbnails. This is an issue that I have. After watching this video I plan on using Chat GPT to help me when I struggle to come with text to put in my thumbnails. Thanks Vanessa for making this video!
Thank ❤you
Good content.
Can't find font Bartender in Canva. Is this a custom font? Thank you for all the valuable content you share with us.
Ooo I think it is. You can download it for free and upload it to canva if u have Canva pro I believe
Thank you so much Vanessa, you are the best. Please how can one create channel mock up in canva. Thank you
Screenshot your channel home page and then put it in Canva :)
what editor do you use to create those cool effects when showing screenshots etc?
Which cool effects are u referring to? :)
@@VanessaLau oooh such GOLD content!! I was wondering the same thing - how do you make the screen recording of canva zoom in and out like that for this edited video? :)
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Have you found a benefit to using Upwork for thumbnails weeks or months after posting the video?
The more ppl try to knock back someone's movement, is when yk the world hates your potential
Drinking game…. A shot every time she says “typically” 😄
I’m drunk already
You could A/B test the thumbnail YOU made against the thumbnail you PAID for. That would be interesting 🤔🙂
Venessa Lau why you look so perrty may im know ❤🎉
Hi Vanessa I noticed that you have changed the content therfore the views are getting down
hey hun - your content planner template defentaely isn't free. its over $35 :(