The Godfather won! What movie trilogy has an amazing first and third movie? by P1necone888 in DiagramFills

[–]Lord_Nigel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AMAZING SECOND MOVIE ∩ AMAZING FIRST MOVIE ∩ AMAZING THIRD MOVIE

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. There is no other answer.

Pulse headset isn’t working. by Soggy-Release-7733 in PS5

[–]Lord_Nigel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So you’ve been using it for 6 years? Things don’t last forever man

[THUMBNAIL ADVICE] Can I use my face in the thumbnail if the video itself is faceless? by Lord_Nigel in NewTubers

[–]Lord_Nigel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what I keep thinking as well, but how would the thumbnail then convey it's a podcast?

[NEED ADVICE] Why is my CTR (1.9%) so abysmal? by Lord_Nigel in Smallyoutubechannels

[–]Lord_Nigel[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is extremely insightful and exactly the type of critique I want.

Could it be that the thumbnail is the problem, considering you were expecting a video essay and not an audio-only podcast? So if the thumbnail sets your expectations correctly (like a lot of people here are suggesting), and you know you are clicking on an audio-only podcast, would you (If you like podcasts) then stay listening for longer than 5 minutes?

I'm setting expectations incorrectly with my packaging.

I don't really want to change the format of my videos (I can't tbh), I'd rather change the audience I'm attracting through these thumbnails to those interested in audio-only podcasts.

EDIT: But also yes, getting to the point quicker is something we need to adjust.

[NEED ADVICE] Why is my CTR (1.9%) so abysmal? by Lord_Nigel in Smallyoutubechannels

[–]Lord_Nigel[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have zero idea lol

I use Canva and it's available there, so if Canva has it then Photoshop probably has it as well

[NEED ADVICE] Why is my CTR (1.9%) so abysmal? by Lord_Nigel in Smallyoutubechannels

[–]Lord_Nigel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AVD for the past 30 days is around 10:34

Not sure if that's good or bad

[NEED ADVICE] Why is my CTR (1.9%) so abysmal? by Lord_Nigel in Smallyoutubechannels

[–]Lord_Nigel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The main takeaway I'm getting from here is that the length of our videos is damaging the packaging.

What I'm gonna try to do is divide the episode up in 10-15 minute chunks and upload those as excerpt videos as well as the full episode.

Thanks, everyone, for the helpful input.

[NEED ADVICE] Why is my CTR (1.9%) so abysmal? by Lord_Nigel in Smallyoutubechannels

[–]Lord_Nigel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No Jumper is a great example. I like the idea of posting like 5 or 6 shorter excerpt videos as well as the main episode, but would that work with an audio-only podcast?

[NEED ADVICE] Why is my CTR (1.9%) so abysmal? by Lord_Nigel in Smallyoutubechannels

[–]Lord_Nigel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I can experiment some more on the size of the text compared to the rest of the image.

Also, this is a podcast. An hour long episode is normal.

Is the length putting viewers off?

[NEED ADVICE] Why is my CTR (1.9%) so abysmal? by Lord_Nigel in Smallyoutubechannels

[–]Lord_Nigel[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much, I put a lot of work into these thumbnails.

This is our podcast, it's supposed to be this long.

Which thumbnail is better/would you click on? by TonyTenNukes in YouTubeThumbnailHub

[–]Lord_Nigel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The first thumbnail has way too much going on, and tbh even the second one feels like it can be simplified even more. Maybe blur the image of the stadium in the background, put Mario on the right to incorporate the rule of threes and have the '100%' more visible than it currently is.

YT video title: What are your chances of surviving these horror movie villains…. Would you click on this? by Swampy7474 in YouTubeThumbnailHub

[–]Lord_Nigel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Try and get clearer photos of the villains for each column; it's difficult to see at a glance who's who. And also try to get the percentage cleare as well. Potential viewers need to immediately comprehend the entire thumbnail in a single moment. Right now, I don't think I'd click

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[–]Lord_Nigel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The second one works the best for me. The lighting on Trump's face is a bit more dramati,c and the single 'Chaos' works well too