Today, I want to share my top 5 tips for great YouTube thumbnails that get more views! When I first started YouTube, my thumbnails were SO BAD! I look back and am amazed at how bad they are! haha! However, after much research, learning and improving, I know exactly how to make great YouTube thumbnails that get views and more subscribers! Take my advice and skip the ugly thumbnails.
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Having strong thumbnails for your YouTube channel is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT! More beautiful and branded thumbnails means more clicks, views and potential subscribers. Make sure you keep these 5 things in mind when creating your thumbnails.
Tip #1 for great youtube thumbnails: LESS IS MORE
Save your long phrases for your Title and Description, and make your thumbnail title short and sweet!
TIP #2: Big & Bold
Can you see the words from far away? If not, make them bigger. Also, I highly recommend to add a border around your title to help it pop out to viewers and get people to want to click your video!
TIP #3 FOR GREAT YOUTUBE THUMBNAILS: PUT THE TITLE ON THE LEFT
Make sure the title is on the left side of the thumbnail or else it will be covered by YouTube’s buttons.
TIP #4: PUT YO FACE ON IT!
This is one of my top tips for great YouTube thumbnails! A study at the Georgia Institute of Technology & Yahoo Labs found that Instagram pictures with faces were 38 percent more likely to get likes than pictures without faces…IT’S PSYCHOLOGY, put your face on your thumbnail…get more clicks!
TIP #5 FOR GREAT YOUTUBE THUMBNAILS: HAVE A UNIVERSAL THEME
Make it easy for your followers to recognize your videos by keeping the same font and 1-3 colors for your thumbnails. It should be easy for viewers to decipher your videos from other YouTubers.
Want to learn my top things to know before starting a youtube channel?! Check out my latest post here.
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