Jul 5, 2024
Useful gadgets for YouTube bloggers
A short round-up of everyday tools and gadgets worth keeping in a creator's kit.
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Blog for YouTube bloggers
YouTube Blog & Insights
Algorithms, technology, services. More than 6 years of experience in managing various YouTube channels — written up for creators who want their thumbnails to earn the click.
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YouTube strategy notes
Short, practical write-ups drawn from real channel work and published thumbnail experiments.
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Oct 1, 2023
MrBeast team created 110 thumbnails for one video — results!
MrBeast's team showed how they test covers for their videos. To pick the art that will bring the most clicks, they go through over a hundred thumbnail variants before publishing.
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Jan 2023
Smile or open mouth: which thumbnails bring more views to videos on YouTube
An analysis of facial expressions on thumbnails, and how the choice between a smile and an open mouth changes click-through.
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December 2021
Clickbait is Unreasonably Effective??? — MrBeast
Where clickbait pays off on YouTube and where it costs you, with examples from large channels.
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UPD: 2023
Case study — How to succeed on YouTube with thumbnails
A case study on succeeding on YouTube with thumbnails: what the cover has to do before a video is even watched.
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What the blog connects to
Reading about thumbnails is one thing; shipping them is another. These pages cover the practical side.
Order a thumbnail
Send the topic, references and channel style, and receive a custom cover built for your video.
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Tiers from $30 for a simple collage up to $80+ for professional retouching, with 1–3 days lead time.
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How copyright transfers after payment, how the work is delivered, and which file formats you receive.
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Describe the video in a message and you will get a quote for the thumbnail. Prices start at $30 for simple collages; complex work with professional retouching starts at $80+. Delivery comes through Google Drive or Gumroad.com links sent to your email.