Thumbnail change got me 426 views in 24 hours

Giani · 01-29-2011, 11:50 AM

I have been creating videos to promote my and affiliate products. I have had very little success and videos created by me had reasonably good views.

I created another video yesterday and it was uploaded on Youtube and other video hosting sites. The only thing different I did this time was, had a good looking pretty thumbnail. The result: I have 426 views in 24 hours.

My question to everyone, is it right to use such attractive thumbnails, to get more views of your video.

I am not sure if the rules here allow me to post that video, but if they do, I can show it here.

swilliams09 · 01-29-2011, 11:52 AM

Great post. I always try to pick the best thumbnails for my youtube videos.

hpgoodboy · 01-29-2011, 12:31 PM

Sure thing, if you select a good picture for your thumbnail, the view go up.

NateRivers · 01-29-2011, 12:55 PM

That's a great tip that I don't do at all. I'll have to try it. I just leave it with whatever youtube decides to pick... dumb.

Giani · 01-29-2011, 01:01 PM

Is it right to do that? I mean I have seen videos which do not relate at all to their thumbnail. But those get lots of views.

E. Brian Rose · 01-29-2011, 01:02 PM

I split test a topless picture of myself as the video's thumbnail vs. a topless picture of a Playboy model. The results were very one sided.

Paul_Short · 01-29-2011, 01:13 PM

Considering the video thumbnail is sort of like an ad for your video in that it's one of the main things that gets other users to click and watch, what you've stumbled on can be very effective.

Where it might start getting you the dreaded thumbs-down is if you use a misleading thumbnail just to get views. For example, if you use a pic of a scantily clad young lady as the thumbnail yet your vid is a powerpoint of some marketing pitch, other users will bury your vid with negative ratings. It would work, however, if the young lady was the one doing the presentation in the video

Cool, interesting and on-topic is the best way to go with the thumbnails and make sure to use pics that reflect who and what the video is about.

Paul

Barb Thornback · 01-29-2011, 01:14 PM

A compelling thumbnail (exotic women get thousands of views) for your video is a great strategy to maximize the click through of your videos.

InternetMarketingIQ · 01-29-2011, 01:17 PM

Makes sense. Humans are visual creatures. And you know the saying a picture is worth a 1000 words.

01-29-2011, 11:50 AM	#1
Giani Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 520 Thanks: 34 Thanked 39 Times in 33 Posts	Thumbnail change got me 426 views in 24 hours I have been creating videos to promote my and affiliate products. I have had very little success and videos created by me had reasonably good views. I created another video yesterday and it was uploaded on Youtube and other video hosting sites. The only thing different I did this time was, had a good looking pretty thumbnail. The result: I have 426 views in 24 hours. My question to everyone, is it right to use such attractive thumbnails, to get more views of your video. I am not sure if the rules here allow me to post that video, but if they do, I can show it here.
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01-29-2011, 11:52 AM	#2
swilliams09 Your Video Guy War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: USA Posts: 450 Blog Entries: 15 Thanks: 33 Thanked 70 Times in 52 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Thumbnail change got me 426 views in 24 hours Great post. I always try to pick the best thumbnails for my youtube videos.

01-29-2011, 12:31 PM	#3
hpgoodboy www.WSOReviewDaily.com War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 1,826 Thanks: 405 Thanked 796 Times in 600 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Thumbnail change got me 426 views in 24 hours Sure thing, if you select a good picture for your thumbnail, the view go up.
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NateRivers Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 659 Thanks: 97 Thanked 247 Times in 119 Posts	Re: Thumbnail change got me 426 views in 24 hours That's a great tip that I don't do at all. I'll have to try it. I just leave it with whatever youtube decides to pick... dumb.

01-29-2011, 01:01 PM	#5
Giani Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 520 Thanks: 34 Thanked 39 Times in 33 Posts	Re: Thumbnail change got me 426 views in 24 hours Is it right to do that? I mean I have seen videos which do not relate at all to their thumbnail. But those get lots of views.
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E. Brian Rose Thanked 47,246 Times War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Mississippi Gulf Coast by way of Boston Posts: 3,240 Thanks: 1,263 Thanked 3,281 Times in 1,022 Posts Social Networking	Re: Thumbnail change got me 426 views in 24 hours I split test a topless picture of myself as the video's thumbnail vs. a topless picture of a Playboy model. The results were very one sided.
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01-29-2011, 01:13 PM	#7
Paul_Short Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 2,796 Thanks: 10 Thanked 131 Times in 21 Posts	Re: Thumbnail change got me 426 views in 24 hours Considering the video thumbnail is sort of like an ad for your video in that it's one of the main things that gets other users to click and watch, what you've stumbled on can be very effective. Where it might start getting you the dreaded thumbs-down is if you use a misleading thumbnail just to get views. For example, if you use a pic of a scantily clad young lady as the thumbnail yet your vid is a powerpoint of some marketing pitch, other users will bury your vid with negative ratings. It would work, however, if the young lady was the one doing the presentation in the video Cool, interesting and on-topic is the best way to go with the thumbnails and make sure to use pics that reflect who and what the video is about. Paul

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Barb Thornback HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: , , United Kingdom. Posts: 385 Thanks: 9 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Thumbnail change got me 426 views in 24 hours A compelling thumbnail (exotic women get thousands of views) for your video is a great strategy to maximize the click through of your videos.
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01-29-2011, 01:17 PM	#9
InternetMarketingIQ Senior Warrior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: US of A Posts: 2,190 Thanks: 47 Thanked 258 Times in 212 Posts	Re: Thumbnail change got me 426 views in 24 hours Makes sense. Humans are visual creatures. And you know the saying a picture is worth a 1000 words.
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