What do you think of this thumbnail?
- Thread starter Jjisawesome25698
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Sleepingbutterfly
Member
In my opinion, thumbnails are like the first meet. They can help. But they can destroy you as well. Use them carefully!
Kristina Bradey
New Member
The orange and yellow text is illegible for me, I would maybe add a black border to that text for others like me who can’t read it. 
Good Luck!
Good Luck!
fixedsnuffle
Loving YTtalk
I find the text hard to read.
Min/Max Munchking
Loving YTtalk
Bad contrast, hard to read. Use black stroke/border for that text instead of white, it will pop out much better.
Also, nothing in that text gives me the reason to click, readable or unreadable. Write something that will give the person the reason to go "hmm, what is THIS huh?"
For example, "UNREAL/OMFG 500m 4/4 squad-snipe!!!" is a lot more direct and clickbait-y and would most likely get you better CTR than "LIVE! FORTNITE BATTLE ROYALE". Always try to come up with something that will incentivize the potential viewer to click and watch.
If you're streaming, be conscious of certain moments in-game, go as far as noting down the exact timestamps when interesting moments happen and put the title and thumbnail referencing one or more of those moments. Then, you'll have to test whether it's more worthwhile putting them in a standalone video or just leaving raw stream VODs.
Just stating you're playing Fortnite live won't get you far no matter how shiny your thumbnails are.
I'm not saying it's easy, but high CTR literally makes or breaks your views in the first 48-72 hours after posting a video, so you have to really nail that stuff down.
Also, nothing in that text gives me the reason to click, readable or unreadable. Write something that will give the person the reason to go "hmm, what is THIS huh?"
For example, "UNREAL/OMFG 500m 4/4 squad-snipe!!!" is a lot more direct and clickbait-y and would most likely get you better CTR than "LIVE! FORTNITE BATTLE ROYALE". Always try to come up with something that will incentivize the potential viewer to click and watch.
If you're streaming, be conscious of certain moments in-game, go as far as noting down the exact timestamps when interesting moments happen and put the title and thumbnail referencing one or more of those moments. Then, you'll have to test whether it's more worthwhile putting them in a standalone video or just leaving raw stream VODs.
Just stating you're playing Fortnite live won't get you far no matter how shiny your thumbnails are.
I'm not saying it's easy, but high CTR literally makes or breaks your views in the first 48-72 hours after posting a video, so you have to really nail that stuff down.
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AllVisuals4U
Loving YTtalk
I would make the soldier a lighter color, so you can see it better. It's all too dark. I also would place the three words (or more interesting words as said before) beneath each other for a cleaner look. Now it's not aligned well.
hungryvacation
Member
Thumbnail is the cover image of your video that helps you to improve your traffic and get more clicks as well thumbnail is good for us as well bad .
Jjisawesome25698
Well-Known Member
Ok! I’ll take a new screenshot as this one’s quite dark and I’ll make my text better. Thanks everyone!
GiggaVega
I've Got It
Your thumbnail is bad & you should feel bad 
lol jk.
In all honesty & transparency, your TN ishard to make out, I see the words but all I see is darkness, I would not be curious about the video seeing the video.
I created a post with a bunch of thumbnails I made for my videos if you want to check them out.
You always want people to understand right off the Bat what the video is about without having to work for it
Here is my thread & great luck.
lol jk. In all honesty & transparency, your TN ishard to make out, I see the words but all I see is darkness, I would not be curious about the video seeing the video.
I created a post with a bunch of thumbnails I made for my videos if you want to check them out.
You always want people to understand right off the Bat what the video is about without having to work for it
Here is my thread & great luck.
Post your favorite Thumbnails.
Hey guys, guess who? LOL:tongue: We have the option to upload attachments, so why nit take advantage. Let's make a thread where we can share the thumbnails we are most proud of. There are only 2 criteria, 1, you must have made the thumbnail & 2nd, you must be proud of it/them lol I hope you...
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