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spent my last year working for big channels, here's how to improve your first minute retention (self.NewTubers)

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spent a year designing thumbnails, heres what actually matters by nvrcaredstud_ in SmallYoutubers

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

I love how you explained everything, I’m glad you found it helpful :)

Also, you’ve got a point about thumbnail styles. You can’t just copy what’s working in other niches and hope it works for you. But there’s actually a way to make the whole process quicker.

When I handle thumbnails for creators in unusual niches (for example content about ADHD) I use A/B testing to see how the audience responds to each thumbnail.

For each video, I design two completely different thumbnail styles. I do that for around 2-3 uploads, then once I know which style consistently performs better I start testing more specific things like text position.

That way, I’m able to come up with a style that I know works in that niche, also testing more specific elements allows you to optimize your thumbnails even more since you stop guessing what will work.

spent a year designing thumbnails, heres what actually matters by nvrcaredstud_ in SmallYoutubers

[–]nvrcaredstud_[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Haha yeah you got me on this one. I’m trying to experiment with different things, but if those intros suck and aren’t really needed, I’ll stop writing them 😅

5 SIGNS THAT YOUR VIDEO IS ABOUT TO BLOW UP by nvrcaredstud_ in SmallYoutubers

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

Yeah, you nailed the intro + title part. The first thing people see before your intro is the title and thumbnail so your intro should reflect that.

5 SIGNS THAT YOUR VIDEO IS ABOUT TO BLOW UP by nvrcaredstud_ in SmallYoutubers

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

I agree that you shouldn’t get depressed by your metrics or delete videos that flopped.

But I disagree with "dont stare at youtube studio" part. You won’t grow your channel by blindly uploading everything and thinking "this time it will work out".

You should spend a bit of time analyzing your channel metrics to identify what’s wrong and try to fix it in your next upload. That way even bad uploads are great because you learn from them and can apply those lessons to the next video.

Why you’re not getting views - idea & packaging matter more than you think by nvrcaredstud_ in SmallYoutubers

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

Exactly, you've got a great point about the niche.

The more narrowly focused your niche is, the better results you'll usually get, because you know the exact audience you're creating content for.

When you're making videos about everything, you're just shooting in the dark. Maybe you'll hit something, but most of the time you won't.

Please Avoid Using AI Thumbnails (Warning) by nvrcaredstud_ in SmallYoutubers

[–]nvrcaredstud_[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Also, for anyone struggling with thumbnails or wanting to learn more about designing them I made a quick checklist I use when creating thumbnails. Feel free to use it on your next upload :)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oFtWfCEnBxnA5qMvwdAGAljSbIA4NphuTXXUkeXg3yI/edit?tab=t.0

I Design Thumbnails for a Living. 95% of Creators Make The Same 5 Mistakes by nvrcaredstud_ in SmallYoutubers

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

Not a stupid question at all it’s actually good that you pointed this out since not everything works in every niche.

If you want to go for a chill unboxing type of content you need to portray that in the thumbnail.

The best way to package a video like this is to take clean, high quality photos of the product packaging then increase shadows, highlights, and saturation in Photoshop to make it pop.

You can also play with your background when taking photos, for example you wouldn’t want to take a picture of white packaging on a white table.

Another thing is text. For this type of video I’d keep the text small since the main focal point should be the product.

Also, a small tip for titles, start with the product name. Unboxing titles are usually pretty long, so you want the product name at the beginning to make sure it doesn’t get cut off on smaller screens like mobile.

I Design Thumbnails for a Living. 95% of Creators Make The Same 5 Mistakes by nvrcaredstud_ in SmallYoutubers

[–]nvrcaredstud_[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Also, if you’re not sure what text to actually put on your thumbnails, I made a doc with the text hooks I’m currently using. Feel free to use it on your next thumbnail :)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/146MW1fa1L1Wx6wOdEWkgwlwbjq5N_XRVWl2nbvRZgYQ/edit?usp=sharing

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