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. 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…

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Do Thumbnails And Keywords Make A Difference

Do Thumbnails And Keywords Make A Difference? Whether thumbnails and keywords make a difference is a question many YouTubers are asking themselves. Personally I believe that thumbnails and keywords does make a difference which is why I invested in Tube Buddy to help me with my keywords, you can get the free version here. I also invested in The Graphics Creator to help me with designing my Thumbnails. My Thumbnail And Keywords Comparison Test For years I've persisted with one YouTube channel, My Bonzer Channel. My Bonzer Channel covers a lot of topics, from how to videos to funny jokes. Over the years, I started it in 2007, I've grown it to 2.62k subscribers with 751 videos. I posted my first video on Laughaholics in Deccember 2021. My intention for Laughaholics was to repurpose my jokes from My Bonzer Channel changing only the keywords and thumbnails. Imagine my surprise when Laughaholics took off and I was able to monetize it a hell of a lot quicker than My Bonzer Channe! At least until YouTube decided to demonetize it saying I was copying content. I did a video on that and you can watch it here if your interested. Proving To YouTube Video Ownership I wasn't going to give up though. I wanted my Laughaholics monetization back. That didn't happen until I made a video telling YouTube why they should reinstate Laughaholics. You can watch that video here. As I'm writing this post, I now have 1.18k subscriber with 355 videos. Thumbnails And Keywords Does Make A Difference In general I have found that for the majority of videos on Laughaholics, thumbnails and keyword have made a big difference. My most popular post on Laughaholics is Little Johnny Asks Naked Mom About Breasts with 207k views. On My Bonzer Channel that video went by Little Johnny Showers With Mom Joke and only got 494 views. You will of course notice the different keywords and thumbnails. I'm not going to compare all the videos because that will take too long. Instead I'm going to compare my last video which is Hilarious Joke About Big Jake. That video is 5 days old and has 4 views. Compare that to my Funny Big Jake Is Coming Joke, which was published Dec 26 2024 and has 12 views. Other Topics To Keep You Entertained I’ve recently got a Google Doorbell as a gift and you can read my review here.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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