YouTube Custom Thumbnails
Beyond the videos you create, a unique and informative YouTube custom thumbnail is probably the most important YouTube trick you can have in your toolbox. Learning how to create the most effective custom thumbnails is absolutely essential to success as, along with the title, it's the first thing viewers see. You have a very small window of opportunity to grab that viewers attention and draw them into clicking on your video. Read our experts guides to all things custom thumbnail on YouTube and start generating those video views!

Apr 4, 2023
5 min read
How to Choose a Winning Thumbnail Style for Your YouTube Channel
Do you have a thumbnail strategy for YouTube? If not, now’s the time to build a thumbnail style that matches your con...

Mar 8, 2022
4 min read
3 Good Reasons to Make YouTube Thumbnails Before You Film
Making a thumbnail before you record a video seems odd, but the practice benefits your YouTube channel. Here's how.

Dec 27, 2021
9 min read
YouTube Thumbnail Guide: 9 Ways to Boost Click-Through Rate
Improve your YouTube click-through rate with these 9 proven thumbnail strategies. Learn how to create custom thumbnai...

Jan 7, 2021
2 min read
5 Tips for a Winning YouTube Custom Thumbnail
On this episode of TubeTalk, we're all about what makes an outstanding YouTube custom thumbnail.

Mar 10, 2020
3 min read
How to Enable Custom Thumbnails On YouTube
Enabling custom thumbnails is one of the easiest but most important things you can do for your YouTube channel. We sh...

Mar 10, 2020
4 min read
How Updating Custom Thumbnails Generated Millions of Extra Views for Vevo
Uploading eye-catching custom thumbnails for your YouTube videos is vital, but will changing old thumbnails help gene...