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Why thumbnails are so important for YouTube videos?

This old saying sums it up perfectly:

You don’t get a SECOND chance
to make a FIRST impression!

High-performance YouTube thumbnails will make your views and reach skyrocket

  • Videos with custom thumbnails achieve 60-70% higher click-through rates (source: Backlinko)

  • Videos featuring human faces receive over a thousand times more views than videos without faces (source: AmpiFire).

  • Thumbnails with a sad mood receive the highest number of views on average (source: AmpiFire).

A common example in reality of how creators with weak thumbnails are giving away massive reach:

Video without optimized thumbnail:

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After 4 Months: 34 views


With my optimized thumbnail, the video took off:

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After 2 weeks: > 22 k views


Most creators waste massive potential with weak thumbnails!

MY SOLUTION

  • More CLICKS with better thumbnails.
  • Higher RESONANCE in the YouTube algorithm through meaningful video titles.
  • Greater REACH through the optimal combination of thumbnails, titles, and SEO tuning.

This is how I put EVERY YouTube channel on the road to success.

WHAT ARE THE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS FOR OUTSTANDING VIDEO PERFORMANCE?

There are three main factors that determine whether your video stands out and gets viewed or gets lost in the crowd.

THUMBNAIL

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Your video needs to stand out visually from the crowd in order to perform well. Boring thumbnails get lost in the noise.

My work is done when your video gets the attention it deserves.

VIDEO-TITLE

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Video titles are an extremely important component. Lame video titles will never get your video on track.

The title should be short, memorable, and to the point. The video attracts attention with emotional messages: “I want that too,” “How does that work?” Video titles that do NOT master this skill will mercilessly get lost in the crowd.

I am only satisfied when your video title is perfectly tailored and achieves what I was commissioned to do: Get people to watch YOUR video.


COMPOSITION

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For top performance, the optimal combination of thumbnail, SEO-optimized title and description, and of course the video content itself is crucial. However, if the first three points are not well executed, the video itself is almost irrelevant.

I will keep at it until all of these elements come together for YOUR maximum performance.

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SAMPLES

Here are some examples from my work…

THESE ARE MY RECIPES FOR SUCCESS

  • Psychologically optimized COLOR SCHEMES.
  • Branch-specific LAYOUTS.
  • STORYTELLING in pictures.
  • Emotional, click-worthy HOOKS.
  • 100% YouTube algorithm COMPATIBLE.

PACKAGES FOCUS ON THUMBNAILS

For anyone who wants to grow their channel.
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EMOTIONS BRING YOUR CHANNEL TO THE FOREFRONT

Successful YouTube channels almost always use emotions in their video thumbnails. What could be better than using the creator themselves for this? And what could be better than saving the creator tons of time, effort, and money? With my EMOTIONAL PACKAGES (see below), you’ll never have to stand in front of the camera yourself again to capture this or that emotion. We agree on the desired emotions and I use them to create highly emotional, attention-grabbing images for high-performance thumbnails.

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How does it work? Using my specially developed workflow, I create various images of a person (avatar) in a wide range of expressions. Convinced, amazed, sad, shocked, serious, surprised—no problem. All that is needed is reasonable image material. The work is done by specially trained top AI applications that calculate high-quality images of the person.

Want some examples? Here are a few thumbnails. On the left, you’ll always see the same friendly, smiling young entrepreneur. These thumbnails convey almost no relevant emotions and neither attract attention nor arouse curiosity, nor do they create any connection to the video content. To the right is an “emotionalized” version that definitely gets a lot of attention. But see for yourself.

Without Emotions | With Emotions

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Another major advantage of EMOTIONAL PACKAGES is their reusability. Normally, it is sufficient to create around 8 to 12 avatars with different emotions. These can then be used again and again to create emotional thumbnails. Even more variety can be achieved with different outfits. Your image can be dressed in anything you want, from casual T-shirts and jeans to formal business attire or even a Superman costume—whatever you desire.

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You pay a one-time fee for the initial creation costs and have the agreed avatar images in the highest quality permanently available for every subsequent video.

EMOTIONAL PACKAGES

If you also want to become visible with EMOTIONS, then my offer is the right one for your channel’s success. Based on a complex workflow, I create so-called avatars (images of yourself) with various captivating expressions based on photos or videos. It doesn’t have to be an image of you. Of course, any person you want can be created.

As your contractor, I can then use the images I create optimally for future videos, or you can do so yourself. Why do all this? Much better attention—more views—more revenue—more success.

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POWER FOR YOUR CHANNEL!

If you want to increase your views, your reach, and ultimately your revenue and profits, then we should talk. Every channel is unique and requires an individual, customized development strategy. Based on your personal goals, your situation, and your challenges, we can almost always put together an effective success package that will put your channel on the road to success.

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A very good start can usually be made with thumbnails that are consistently optimized for performance. In addition, there are a number of other things you can do to really boost your channel.

I look forward to hearing from you.