u/TheOriginalKaiser

Long time i put alot of effort into my thumbnails, but my last ~ 10 videos i put zero effort into thumbnails and just took a "screenshot" from the video (talking head format / no text on thumbnail). And i would say, that it made no real difference. I feel like if i just use a screenshot as a thumbnail, the title is doing the heavy lifting. Alot of story-telling videos in my recommendations are doing the same: small channel + screenshot as thumbnail + emotional title = millions of views. Whats your opinion?

Long time i put alot of effort into my thumbnails, but my last ~ 10 videos i put zero effort into thumbnails and just took a "screenshot" from the video (talking head format / no text on thumbnail). And i would say, that it made no real difference. I feel like if i just use a screenshot as a thumbnail, the title is doing the heavy lifting. Alot of story-telling videos in my recommendations are doing the same: small channel + screenshot as thumbnail + emotional title = millions of views. Whats your opinion?