Are Thumbnails Important For YouTube

Are Thumbnails Important For YouTube

Are Thumbnails important for YouTube is a question many folks out there don’t ask themselves. Maybe they don’t bother because they don’t realise how important thumbnails are, or perhaps it’s because it’s all too hard. For years I’ve been using the Graphics Creator and I’ve been more than happy with the results. My only problem with it is it takes a fair bit of time and thought to come up with a thumbnail that I’m happy with.

Can You Create Thumbnails With AI?

I have never thought of using AI to create thumbnails. Then I came across Artistly. I’ve seen Artistly advertised heaps of time on different social media but I’ve always gone by the “if it sounds too good to be true it probably is.” But then I heard somewhere that it had a great AI Thumbnail option and because it offered an unlimited access for one low price of $49 I figured what the hell, I’ll give it a try. If it turned out to be shit then at the very least it would give me some great expose material for blog posts and videos.

Are Thumbnails Important For YouTube

I’ve posted two videos, both with thumbnails created by Artistly. One is on My Bonzer Channel and the other is on my Laughaholics channel. Those videos show how easy Artistly makes it to produce eye catching thumbnails.

Making Sure You Choose The Right Heading And Keywords

The reason we’re all on YouTube is to get people to view our videos. The problem is there are so many users, over 2.5 billion monthly active users to be more precise. So, how do we get those viewers to see our videos? We all have to deal with YouTube’s algorithm. The most important thing, before even making a thumbnail, is to come up with a great title that includes keywords that will get us above the fold. When I say above the fold that’s the first videos presented to you by YouTube. Below the fold are all the other videos. Most folk don’t scroll too far down so you want to make sure your video comes up near the top. If you get it above the fold you’ve done really well.

I used to struggle with finding the right keywords until I started using TubeBuddy. Even with Tubebuddy you don’t always get above the fold and I attribute that the YouTube bosses who favour the top creators more giving them the prime position. unfortunately there isn’t much you can do about that.

Why YouTube Thumbnails Are So Important

Let’s say, your heading and keywords put your video in a prime position. You’re not fighting against the videos surrounding yours. If you haven’t got a good thumbnail your video more likely than not won’t even get noticed. Let me ask you, how more likely are you going to click on a video that has an interesting eye catching thumbnail over one that hasn’t?

Now that I use Artistly, when choosing a Thumbnail I keep the 3 C’s in mind.

  • Catch The Eye: It’s important that your image stands out form the rest so keep that in mind when selecting a thumbnail.
  • Convey The Idea: Have a think about what your videos is about and your thumbnail should convey that. It’s also a good idea if the beginning of your video, when possible, conveys the same idea.
  • Create Curiosity: This one is harder, but if you can pique the viewers curiosity they are more likely to click on your thumbnail.

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Top Tools To Grow Your YouTube Channel

My Top Tools To Grow Your YouTube Channel

You have to do three essential things to help grow your YouTube Channel. Strangely enough, they all have to do with driving traffic to your channel. The most important thing is to focus on creating high-quality, engaging content. That is something only you can do. The problem we all have, unless you’re one of those YouTube gurus who have heaps of followers YouTube will always recommend you regardless of the keywords you use, is getting targeted traffic to your videos.

TubeBuddy Helps With Keywords And So Many Other Things

Keywords are essential to getting traffic to your videos. I’ve found Tubebuddy to be a useful tool for helping me choose the best keywords to drive folk to my videos. Unfortunately, as good as TubeBuddy is, as described in my post Funny Jokes That Don’t Make It, YouTube has been known to throw curveballs and not recommend your video even though folk are using the exact keywords in YT’s search engine. There isn’t much you can do about that and I’ve learned to live with the times YouTube does follow the keywords that folk use to search for the content they want to see.

Tags are also said to be important to drive traffic. Tags are descriptive keywords that help YouTube’s algorithm understand your video’s content, thereby increasing its chances of appearing in search results and recommendations to interested viewers. TubeBuddy allows me to see what tags are being used by YouTubers who appear at the top of the fold and with a bit of luck those same tags can help your video. I show this in action in one of my older videos. I really need to update that video.

Using Engaging Titles To Encourage People To Click On Your Video

Think about your experience when you’re searching for a particular video. Do you click on anything or do you click on videos that sound interesting? Does the title include the keywords you’re targeting? Something TubeBuddy can help you with. You may have to try several titles before you find the right one.

The Importance Of Thumbnails For Getting Views

Engaging thumbnails are essential for attracting clicks. If someone finds your Thumbnail engaging they’re more likely to click on it thereby boosting your click-through rates, and increasing the visibility of your videos in search results.

My favourite tool for this is The Graphics Creator. I did a Graphic Creator Review over 4 years ago so I should do another one because it is so much better now than it was then. The beauty of the Graphic Creator is it allows you to do so much more than create stunning Thumbnails. I’ve used it to create this video of Funniest Don’t Argue With Women Memes that in only 3 weeks has over 1500 views and 23 likes.

The beauty of The Graphics Creator is it’s so easy to use and no skill is required in using it.

Creating Animated Pixar Characters

Top Tools To Grow Your YouTube Channel

I’ve always wanted to create cartoon characters for my videos and until recently I could never find anything that created Pixar-quality characters and do it without blowing a gasket. I’m now using CreateStudio 4 and to date, updates have been free.

I use CreateStudio 4 almost exclusively on my Laughaholics Channel. My Hilarious Animated Comedy was produced entirely using CreateStudio 4, including the AI-generated voices. I did a bit of a video on the History Of CreateStudio 3 And Why It’s Worth Buying.

If there is anything you want to know about these tools, please leave a comment below.

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Have you thought of joining Temu? If you have this post may interest you.

If you’re thinking of getting Bluetooth earbuds you should check out my Shokz OpenFit Air Review.
And now, for my customary self-promotion of my growing YouTube Channel. As you know, I’m always looking for new subscribers, so why not consider subscribing to my My Bonzer Channel

Perhaps you like to have a good laugh? If that’s true, then you will love my Laughaholics Channel.

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Funny Jokes That Don’t Make It

My Funny Jokes That Don’t Make It

Have you ever wondered why some of your content get’s heaps of views on YouTube and some of your other content does miserably? I have and I’m here to tell you, even if you’ve done everything right the thing that is holding your content back can be attributed to one thing. YouTube Algorithm.

I’m going to show you one of my jokes that has failed to make an impression on YouTube.

Professor Who Tells Dirty Jokes

I love doing shorts and I have explained why in my post about Why I Love Doing Shorts. Some go really well and others don’t. Like my Professor Who Tells Dirty jokes. I published this joke on the same day, 6th of April, on Facebook. On YouTube it has 12 views whereas on FaceBook it’s has 245 views.

Unlike normal videos on YouTube you don’t get to choose a thumbnail so you have to rely on using the right title and keywords. I use the help of TubeBuddy to ensure I get that job done properly and for the majority of occasions TubeBuddy helps me to choose great titles, But unfortunately even TubeBuddy can’t tell how YouTubes algorithms will work.

Funny Jokes That Don't Make It

As you can see in the image above my selection of the heading Funny Jokes That Don’t Make It, got a 100% score. Technically it should be showing at the top or close to it when searching for Funny Jokes That Don’t Make It. Looking at the image above the crap YouTube is showing is not even related to the search term. Who knows why.

So, if this happens to you, don’t get disheartened. Just keep trying because there are times when YouTube does the right thing by paying attention to the actual search terms.

Other Topics To Keep You Entertained

Have you thought of joining Temu? If you have this post may interest you.

If you’re thinking of getting some Bluetooth earbuds you should check out my Shokz OpenFit Air Review.
And now, for my customary self-promotion of my growing YouTube Channel. As you know, I’m always looking for new subscribers, so why not consider subscribing to my My Bonzer Channel

Perhaps you like to have a good laugh? If that’s true, then you will love my Laughaholics Channel.

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