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Comparing thumbnails that get 500k views vs those that get 500 views. The idea, process, and execution behind each. And how a thumbnail can be pivotal to a video's success.

Every child needs a parent, and every subject needs a background.

In the YouTube thumbnail game, backgrounds/2nd images/representations can make or break a thumbnail.

Today we cover:

Their Importance

Techniques to make them better.

Techniques to separate them from the subject

Contrast

Textures

blur and pixelate

symmetry, and

Finally My favorite: high****

We all want to see a face, show a face on the thumbnail. It works! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3KIFpmfRZ8QM22w2q09to7 Setup: Mac Mini: https://amzn.to/48UqERt My Monitor: https://amzn.to/4ad4avN My UPS: https://amzn.to/48SPTDH Keyboard: https://amzn.to/3TRbGrE Mouse: https://amzn.to/3tKZcqF Mic: https://amzn.to/3tPJElp *The Links are Amazon Affiliate Links Thank You : )

I use Photoshop daily for last 2yr+ Today I talk a bit about it, in context to YouTube thumbnail.

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Comparing Firefly, Midjourney & Dall. E for image generation with the purpose of YouTube thumbnails... Their individual pros and cons, and faceoff comparison 1-1. And which one(s) should you choose...

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I have used MJ, I have abused MJ and I have been banned from MJ. Today I'll share my experience with Midjourney in the YouTube Thumbnail Game from the beginning to today.Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3KIFpmfRZ8QM22w2q09to7Setup: Mac Mini: https://amzn.to/48UqERtMy Monitor: https://amzn.to/4ad4avNMy UPS: https://amzn.to/48SPTDHKeyboard: https://amzn.to/3TRbGrE Mouse: https://amzn.to/3tKZcqF Mic: https://amzn.to/3tPJElp*The Links are Amazon Affiliate LinksThank You : )

The Picture Either Exists or can be made in Midjourney/ Generative Fill... You need to find it... or find the reference image to generate it. Keep Scrolling!Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3KIFpmfRZ8QM22w2q09to7Setup: Mac Mini: https://amzn.to/48UqERtMy Monitor: https://amzn.to/4ad4avNMy UPS: https://amzn.to/48SPTDHKeyboard: https://amzn.to/3TRbGrE Mouse: https://amzn.to/3tKZcqF Mic: https://amzn.to/3tPJElp*The Links are Amazon Affiliate LinksThank You : )

Whenever I have thought of a great idea for a YouTube thumbnail that worked. I understood what was the BIG IDEA. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3KIFpmfRZ8QM22w2q09to7 Setup: Mac Mini: https://amzn.to/48UqERt My Monitor: https://amzn.to/4ad4avN My UPS: https://amzn.to/48SPTDH Keyboard: https://amzn.to/3TRbGrE Mouse: https://amzn.to/3tKZcqF Mic: https://amzn.to/3tPJElp *The Links are Amazon Affiliate Links Thank You : )

Today I share my 7-step process to create an amazing Youtube thumbnail in the YouTube thumbnail game, ps: 7th is my fav.7 steps: 1. idea, 2. inspiration, 3. pictures, 4. AI, 5. The Text, 6. PH, 7. ______ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3KIFpmfRZ8QM22w2q09to7 Setup: Mac Mini: https://amzn.to/48UqERt My Monitor: https://amzn.to/4ad4avN My UPS: https://amzn.to/48SPTDH Keyboard: https://amzn.to/3TRbGrE Mouse: https://amzn.to/3tKZcqF Mic: https://amzn.to/3tPJElp *The Links are Amazon Affiliate Links Thank You : )

1. 10 episodes done 2. 20 episode stat [https://webicaster.com/en/blog/you-need-publish-21-episodes-be-top-1-worlds-podcasts#:~:text=So%2C the top 10%25 of,make it to episode 21](https://webicaster.com/en/blog/you-need-publish-21-episodes-be-top-1-worlds-podcasts#:~:text=So%2C%20the%20top%2010%25%20of,make%20it%20to%20episode%2021). 3. Consistency Quote: "Consistency won't guarantee that you'd be successful but not being consistent would guarantee that you'd not be." 4. Ideas: I think it's possible… 5. I'll break down the Thumbnails 6. Break down Thumbnail styles from various creators 7.Also today I got an idea that could be big in this field… (and others as well) it’s that… You become better at things by doing them a lot of times but I really believe that it can be boosted by a feedback loop. So maybe a community of designers in a field who have worked in a particular niche can come together and critique your thumbnail… that would really be great. I think this idea will create much more accelerated learning. I’m gonna create a community for that… But you know what just do it… I have created a discord link… to a server where you can join and I’ll personally give feedback daily. https://discord.gg/xXRMfwPH8C It’s only available to the first 10 people who click it. end… The thumbnail game will continue… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3KIFpmfRZ8QM22w2q09to7 Setup: Mac Mini: https://amzn.to/48UqERt My Monitor: https://amzn.to/4ad4avN My UPS: https://amzn.to/48SPTDH Keyboard: https://amzn.to/3TRbGrE Mouse: https://amzn.to/3tKZcqF Mic: https://amzn.to/3tPJElp *The Links are Amazon Affiliate Links Thank You : )

1. How many niches have I worked in
2. Which niche pays most in general
3. What was my first niche
4. It's just a skill
5. Analysing top performing thumbnails understand audience
6. Color/font img across niches
7. Difficultly in a new niche
8. Moral/ethics in niches - clickbate
9. What I think about its future
10. Feedback - working with team
11. Future Episodes…I'll try to bring in designers from various niches

CTR Vs VIEWS: What Matters in YouTube Thumbnail Game? Ep-009

should you watch and track CTR or views?

What should you optimize the thumbnail for?

How does YouTube thumbnail affect CTR and Views?

My 10 Fatal Mistakes that You Should Avoid in the YouTube Thumbnail Game - Ep. 0081. Procrastinating2. Negotiate the cost3. Lless inspiration4. trying to handle many other designs5. Not posting my work6. Making things before understanding7. Trying to make it more inclined towards what I’d like to see8. Not making the faces big enough9. Not using enough blurred and wide-angle backgrounds10. Feeling this is not a good enough niche“No business is small and there is no bigger religion than business."

The TEXXT on the Thumbnail. How much does it impacts The Thumbnail Game? 🔥

Continuing the last episode where I started telling you my journey, I told the rest of it... There's some motivation at the end of it and we discuss the opportunity of the YouTube thumbnail game. Today's Quote: "You don't get confident by shouting affirmations in the mirror but by having a stack of undeniable proof that you are who you say you are." -Alex Hormozi

Today I share how I began and why I began my YouTube Thumbnail Game Journey... To be continued...

No, the YouTube thumbnail is not at art, but know what it is...

Everyone was fighting with hands now everyone has grenades, that's AI...

Today we talked about the softwares I have used, compare Photoshop, Illustrator, Canva, PicsArt and others...We also talk about AI tools and how it changed the YouTube Game.

On the first day, The Million Dollar Question: "What is a Good YouTube Thumbnail". Today I talk about my journey in YouTube thumbnail design and Top 14 Points around what and what is not a YouTube thumbnail.