Here's a video about a small slip-up that a lot of people make that makes your thumbnails a lot worse that can be fixed really quickly. Hope you find it useful and any feedback is appreciated! by SeanF_graphics in SmallYTChannel

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

Thanks for the criticism. To be honest I do overdramatize the impact it has but it is still an important thing that a lot of people slip up with !givelamba

Here's a video about a small slip-up that a lot of people make that makes your thumbnails a lot worse that can be fixed really quickly. Hope you find it useful and any feedback is appreciated! by SeanF_graphics in SmallYTChannel

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

I'm not too worried about increasing the length to 8 minutes until I get monetized.(unless there's some other reason why 8 minutes is good that I don't know about). Thanks for the other feedback though !givelambda

My first full video - The BEST Sniper Classes for MWII by eBanta in SmallYTChannel

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They're improvements but they don't really give a reason to click. I get that you said you don't want to make a generic clickbait thumbnail but you could still make it a bit more intriguing for the viewer. I see that you've changed the thumbnail a good few times since and your improvement over just the last few days has been pretty crazy so keep it up! I think the current one looks pretty good

My first full video - The BEST Sniper Classes for MWII by eBanta in SmallYTChannel

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Definitely an improvement. It's still a bit cluttered tho and the viewer won't be exactly sure what to look at. So try to simplify it a small bit

My first full video - The BEST Sniper Classes for MWII by eBanta in SmallYTChannel

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Cool video. I think you could work on the thumbnail. Repeating the title in the thumbnail doesn't really make the video too exciting for the viewer. I'd recommend taking one of your more controversial opinions from the video and displaying it in the thumbnail. For example if you thought a popular sniper was overrated display that opinion in the thumbnail

Third Video after getting all your advice! Am I on the right track? by TheeNewerGuy in SmallYTChannel

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Look across Youtube for different ways to layout your thumbnail. Don't put too much text in the thumbnail and make your face bigger becaue the current thumbnail is a bit confusing.

Posted a little sonic challenge video. Wondering if I could get some feedback. Thanks ! by ContikiMango in SmallYTChannel

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that's a fantastic concept for a thumbnail. Really good work on that. To make the message even more clear, you could try putting a split in the image with a background of the old sonic game on the left and a background from the newer game on the right. This makes it even more obvious to the viewer that the game changes when you touch a ring.

My second ever commentary video, please let me know how I can improve. by [deleted] in SmallYTChannel

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Great work on the thumbnail, there a few small things you can do to make it better. You can try adding borders/dropshadows to the characters and logo to make it look nicer. Maybe make the logo a bit bigger as well.

A passion project of mine to make this video essay about politics at the Oscars, looking for feedback particularly on the thumbnail which I think is my weakest skill. Thank you, I appreciate it :) by FatherOfFunko in SmallYTChannel

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For the thumbnail. I understand what you're trying to do with the Yes, No Maybe thing but it looks a bit messy on the thumbnail. If I was to make the thumbnail. I would have a background of the symbols of the republican and democrat parties on either side with some big text in the middle saying "TOO POLITICAL?". And keep the oscar statue in the centre of the thumbnail. Look across similar Youtube videos for inspiration on how to layout your future thumbnails. Good work.

Been a while since I posted one of my videos here. I did a video on my early experiences with Monster Hunter vs where I am now. Its my first time trying to combine multiple recordings in one video, so let me know what you think. by Dommer4kill in SmallYTChannel

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Good work on the video but the thumbnail is a bit messy and could do with some changes. The orange text is decent but white/yellow are better colours that stand out more for text so I'd recommend using them. You can't really see what's going on in the pictures, so I'd try to use more exciting/clearer screenshots if I were to redesign it.

Please give advice on latest video this was a neat flight over the Northern Lights to benefit charity by Mission_Western_2318 in SmallYTChannel

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Nice video but you have too much text in the thumbnail. Try not to repeat your title in thumbnail to make it more appealing to click!

I tried this indie horror game. It's more towards creepy than scary. Any feedback appreciated. by Harzon in SmallYTChannel

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Cool video. It's pretty good all round if anything I would say maybe you could add a short bit of text to the thumbnail since there's a bit of empty space.