Make YouTube Thumbnails & Get More Views (Photoshop +Online)
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I will show you how to create thumbnails that get more clicks in Adobe Photoshop and also on a FREE online site that is just like Photoshop, so no matter if you have Adobe Suite or not you’ll be able to create amazing Thumbnails that grow channels!
The Thumbnail is the most important part of a youtube video. If no one clicks, it doesn’t matter how good the video is… no one will see. It is crucial to get this right.
I have tested thumbnails on my own channels; removed, changed, taken down and reedited to see the effects a good thumbnail has on a videos and channels success. Let me share with you the secrets to get growth.
Also, there is not a one-size-fits-all with thumbnails. Depending on both your niche and demographic of viewers, your thumbnails success with depend on several factors…. let’s learn!
First we’ll discuss the theory of why the thumbnail is so important and look at my analytics and see how we’ve changed as an audience, knowledgeable with clickbait and how thumbnails that worked 5 years ago wont today. Also “real” looking thumbnail over “staged” and different results in different niches.
Also, get personal feed-back by commenting on the course below the lectures and i’ll get back to all of you personally.
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What is This Course About & What You'll LearnIn this course you will learn all about the importance on the thumbnail on YouTube, how to research to find great thumbnail ideas that have proven to work; how to create these and design them and how they NEED to differentiate to be successful in different channel types.
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What You'll Need for this Course...Let's Go!
All you will need for this course is a computer! You could you your phone, especially for the research and theory of the thumbnail sections, or also the PhotoShop App. But, a computer to follow along on the free site at the end is best. Let's learn about YouTube Thumbnails!
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1-on-1 Help & Feedback Included in This Course!
I offer feedback on all of my courses! You can simply comment below the video, host your work and send a link there or reach out to me directly on my site. I look forward to hearing from you all!
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Why the Thumbnail Means Everything!
Understanding why the thumbnail is so important is crucial - or it'd hard to give it enough effort and though when making YouTube content.
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Introduction to Research (Really why you need it)
Researching thumbnails is the most crucial part of learning what makes a great thumbnail. But, as you'll learn now all thumbnails work for all channel and content types. It's important to research correctly within your specific channel niche and understand your demographic to work out what makes a thumbnail get clicked.
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Why the thumbnail is important, see my analytics for proof!
See how getting your thumbnail right the first time is so important so you don't miss the initial boom and clicks that will get your video maximum impressions from YouTube. I'll show you how making and simple change on my thumbnails made videos spike and start getting shared more.
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Know Your Niche
Let's look at how to research successful thumbnails in your niche. remember, use these filters to make sure you are finding new channels with recent success to see what will work for a smaller, new channel now. What works for a bigger, established channel or for videos that had success years ago may not work today and for an emerging channel.
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Know Your Demographic
New channels often forget to check and understand their demographic. From customer psychology in marketing from the dawn of sales we know a 60 year-old man will react differently to an image/sales/advert than a 16 year-old female. Let's check our demographics and how this affects whether a thumbnail will be successful or not.
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Know How to research Your Niche (Really)
Understand using the filters how to research your niche using just YouTube to see what works for them and what you should be doing for your thumbnails.
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Thumbnail Examples in Different Niches
Task: Check out other niches and see patterns for what works in specific niches; maybe there's something you can transition over or test on your thumbnails.
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Introduction: Breaking the Thumbnail Down in to 3 Sections
Let's understand the 3 main components on a thumbnail and the "viewer funnel" to get a click
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Use BOGY Colors
What are BOGY colors and why do you NEED to use then for your thumbnails?
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Text (Yes or no)
Should or shouldn't you use it and what should you be saying if you do?
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Visualizing Your Thumbnail First
Start with your vision based on research and make that happen.... not just use what you have last minute
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16. Thumbnails are changing "real" vs "staged".mov
The changing behavior of viewers and thumbnail clicks
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Let's Shoot a Thumbnail with a Phone!
Watch me take the picture for my thumbnail and how you can do this simply to (then see how effective this is when we create a thumbnail in the next section).
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Introduction - Here's how it works
Introduction to Photoshop and also the free online version!
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Getting Photoshop for Free (trial) and Options
here's how to get your free trial of photoshop, sign up step by step and get discounts
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Getting the Right Size for Your Thumbnails and Basic Photoshop Tools
Lets get the right size for out thumbnail and learn how to get your images uploaded
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Let's Begin Creating and the Rules (copyright)
Can you use any image for a thumbnail? What are the YouTube fair use policies REALLY?
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Your Thumbnail Background and Editing That
We know from research we need to think about color here, how do we choose and get it to be the overall color to get noticed on YouTube?
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Cutting Out Images & People + Color Correction (Flawless Skin Hack)
Learn how to cut out the image we took in a previous lecture of me, crop it, color match it, make skin flawless and more!
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Adding Text, Font, Shadows, Outline
Learn how to add text, resize this, get the right color, shadows to make it pop and more
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Extras You Might Need and See the Finished Thumbnail
See how I do thinks like add objects on the thumbnail, manipulate it so it pops more, even make it look like i'm holding objects that were never there
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Intro to FREE version of Photoshop online
See the free online software that's IDENTICAL to Photoshop!
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Getting the Right Size for Your Youtube Thumbnail
Let's make sure you have the right dimensions for your thumbnail to fit YouTube perfectly
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Your Thumbnail Background and Editing That
We know from research we need to think about color here, how do we choose and get it to be the overall color to get noticed on YouTube?
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Cutting Out Images & People + Color Correction (Flawless Skin Hack)
Learn how to cut out the image we took in a previous lecture of me, crop it, color match it, make skin flawless and more!
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Adding Text, Font, Shadows, Outline
Learn how to add text, resize this, get the right color, shadows to make it pop and more
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Extras You Might Need and Finishing the Thumbnail
See how I do thinks like add objects on the thumbnail, manipulate it so it pops more, even make it look like i'm holding objects that were never there. let's compare the Photoshop version and the FREE
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Introduction to Titles
Why do titles matter at different stages of your YouTube career and how should you use them?
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Search Ranking Titles
How to get titles to rank when you are a new channel (and change these later)
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Titles for Intrigue & to "Confirm the Click"
How to make titles that intrigue and get clicks!
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Rules for the Perfect Title Structure (Format You Can Use)
Use this 3 part structure for all titles to make sure you optimize them to the fullest!
