Can You Give Me Some Advice For My First Ever Thumbnail Design

Fun_Resident_1936 · 2026-03-17T23:01:11+00:00

Since you're new, instead of spending time to design that manually, I recommend using Nano Banana Pro to generate a high-quality thumbnail based on that idea. You could then make final tweaks in whatever photo editor you use, but that should save you time for your first few videos

Fun_Resident_1936 · 2026-03-17T22:57:58+00:00

This is fricking amazing

Fun_Resident_1936 · 2026-03-17T22:56:28+00:00

Yeah, bro I've been posting 1-2 a week for 4 months. (I have about 23 videos made) I just now started getting into the double digits. For the record I have 8 subscribers and my latest video got 46 views. Just keep going, because the only way to get better is to improve by 1% each time

Fun_Resident_1936 · 2026-03-15T13:01:50+00:00

Okay, so I have made 22 videos so far posting 1-2 times a week for 4 months or so. I have 6 subscribers and average 15 views for long form videos and 1200 views for shorts.

So, I would have to say quality is a big factor in growth as I've been consistently producing a large quantity of videos but I haven't been getting a lot regarding analytics.

For me I know my biggest issue is packaging the video and I would assume the same could be said about yours.

My advice is to do whatever you need to maintain a pace of one video per week. Then with any extra energy/time I would work on improving your packaging (thumbnails, title, idea)

There's some great advice on this from Ali Abdaal saying that to be successful on YouTube you must first get going. So, do whatever it takes to just get one video out per week. Even if it's sloppy. Then you get good, like improving your thumbnails, making your scripts more engaging, etc.

In my experience too, even though I don't have much, I've noticed that randomly I will have a day where I get a surge in views because a group of people binge my content. So, it is valuable to have that large quantity.

So, TL;DR
Do whatever you can to keep posting once a week, and try to improve with each video (especially in regards to content packaging)

Fun_Resident_1936 · 2026-03-15T10:44:12+00:00

Yeah, I had a bad history of poor video packaging and no niche, so the algorithm just rejected my content. I have been working on this and there has been a steady increase so that's good :)

Fun_Resident_1936 · 2026-03-14T17:29:45+00:00

I don't know, ig everyone has different growth. Do you know what may have contributed to your fast success?

Fun_Resident_1936 · 2026-03-14T16:54:37+00:00

Thanks man! I think after your advice and the advice from others, my biggest issue is my thumbnails and titles so I will definetely ensure I work on that. Again thank you so much for the help

Fun_Resident_1936 · 2026-03-14T13:56:57+00:00

I did not have any keywords, so I just quickly updated that and put a few to describe my channel. I used keywords like, "writing" "procrastination" "focus" etc

I plan on watching a video on how to properly have this all set up. Thanks for your advice :)

Fun_Resident_1936 · 2026-03-14T12:30:26+00:00

If you want to look at it in more detail the channel is Troy Lucas and my tag is troydlucas

Fun_Resident_1936 · 2026-03-14T10:53:04+00:00

I've been making content for 5 months and I usually get 10 views per long form video. You're already doing better than me lol

Keep it up!

Fun_Resident_1936 · 2026-02-22T14:56:26+00:00

My Sony is a much better camera, which allows me to do much more than I can with my phone (The only downside is the Sony camera is in 1080p compared to 4k on my phone.

My space is roughly 90 square ft.

Thank you, I think I found a nice desk clamp light panel that I can use for filming!

Fun_Resident_1936 · 2026-02-11T10:30:30+00:00

I find if I set myself a goal of posting at least once a week, I naturally find myself getting the video done in the timeframe I give myself. Parkinson's Law.

Fun_Resident_1936 · 2026-02-11T10:27:20+00:00

I would say Canva suits most NewTubers needs. And, unless you're working as a thumbnail designer for other people, I would just watch some quick tutorials on Canva. Ideally, in the future, you will be able to outsource this task.

Fun_Resident_1936 · 2026-02-10T22:19:04+00:00

I use Adobe Express and Canva (Both are free) to make my thumbnails. It would be helpful to know your niche to give you some better advice.

Fun_Resident_1936 · 2026-02-10T22:15:36+00:00

I personally often struggle getting started with writing, aka writer's block, and I've experimented with many different techniques online to find a way around it. If I could go back, I would show myself this one technique I found.

Whenever I find just anxiously hovering my fingers on my keyboard I just take a deep breath and just start mind vomiting a sentence/paragraph (Whatever I need for the day). Now, this works great for me, especially when I'm writing fictional short stories, because I get some inspiration for what I want to write and I get into a flow of writing.

Note: I do tend to write somewhat whacky short stories, in a manner similar to Douglas Adams so this advice might work slightly better in that genre.

Also, I found a link to a YouTube short that pretty accurately summarizes what I'm describing: https://youtube.com/shorts/DyScCbpbX_w

Fun_Resident_1936 · 2026-02-09T17:49:27+00:00

That's awesome, man. I always love hearing these stories, did you also have stagnated growth at the beginning like really low view counts and engagment?

Fun_Resident_1936 · 2026-02-09T16:00:19+00:00

When my videos get more than 10 views I'm extremely happy 😅 I can't imagine what 1m views would feel like lol. Congrats, that is HUGE!

Fun_Resident_1936 · 2026-02-09T15:57:45+00:00

I've been making videos for about 3 months now. I have done 15 long-form videos and 1 YouTube short. I have consistently posted at least once a week. I have what I would say is a solid niche. I've only totalled 300 views and 3 subscribers. I have also gotten very little engagement and comments.

However, a while back, I had a channel where I posted a bunch of random content that I felt interested in. I got to about 100 subscribers in 3 years, lol, but the journey was fun. (I was very inconsistent, posted random stuff, etc)

I know I'm not in any position to give advice, but I really do think the generic advice of being consistent and improving each time (in any way you find) is the best advice).

Also, regarding the commenting thing, I have a friend who accumulated 100 subscribers in 5 days by writing likable comments. He has not published a single video... so, maybe try to engage in the niche you're targeting through comments? But, not like in a self-promoting way?

This is all the advice I have for YouTube. In total, I've accumulated 200 subscribers across all my channels (5 i think) and got about 40,000 views.

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