THUMBNAIL HELP

[hearty hinge]

which is better?

i played mc in a mode without natural regeneration and killed all the bosses and mini bosses in the game

my personal fav is the last one but eh

[fickle gate]

3 in my opinion

hits all the right notes that the algorithm seems to love showing

alternatively 2 but make the half heart a bit bigger and make the text stand out a bit more

and make the "day 200" text look different to "day 100" like make it red or something to emphasise the change

[hearty hinge]

@dusty ingot

[hearty hinge]

thanks a bunch 😄

[dusty ingot]

first

the two sides keeps it organized and just enough text

the day 100 thingy making it too convoluted

[opaque bolt]

ya im a 1 or 3 thumbnail guy but leaning towards 1 if the title conveys the idea.

[dusty ingot]

it's gonna be a 100 days no regen ultra hardcore killing all bosses thing

so you can title it "Killing EVERY MOB without Healing - Minecraft Ultra Hardcore"

u can also add a #2 at the end to indicate it has a part one and link a playlist

[hearty hinge]

nah, gotta add 200 or a number to hit with the algorithmn right?

[hearty hinge]

thanks scoop

[dusty ingot]

not really no

but if u want to u can

algorithm doesn't just read title it reads your thumbnail, description and your video content

[hearty hinge]

ah

but isnt it better for the search tho?

[dusty ingot]

just a number by itself no

100 can be because there's so many 100 days challenges

200 is not really searched specifically I'd reckon

u can add it though

[hearty hinge]

whatcha think of the 4th one though @dusty ingot ?

[dusty ingot]

i like it zoomed in but it may feel too confusing when people would see it in the suggestions tab

because the thumbnail becomes super small in the suggestions tab

[fickle gate]

this line of thinking makes the whole thumbnail irrelevant

a number is better because it's more eye catching and attention grabbing

more so than e.g. a minecraft hardcore logo, not that it's bad but people tend to gloss over it more, your brain doesn't really register it, while a number you do

especially since loads of youtube thumbnails use the exact same minecraft hardcore logo

[dusty ingot]

I replied to his question of whether a number is needed to hit the algorithm. The answer is no, because algorithm doesn't just depend on one thing toggled on or off

[fickle gate]

a good thumbnail is good for the algorithm because more people will see it and click it

which boosts performance in the algorithm

[dusty ingot]

and also the number is not more eye catching than the hardcore logo, it's grey and without texture

[opaque bolt]

Yes thats how ctr works. Its a combination of title and thumbnail. The "200 days" will not make or break the thumbnail.

[dusty ingot]

again you're twisting the question

[fickle gate]

that's why i said it should be changed to be more eye catching

[dusty ingot]

he asked is 200 necessary to hit the algorithm

i said no

never said anything about a good or bad thumbnail

[fickle gate]

nothing is necessary to hit the algorithm

[dusty ingot]

well topic searchability and demand is

[fickle gate]

you can find plenty of examples of videos with no descriptions, bad titles, etc that get millions of views

[dusty ingot]

but basically yes it's wrong to always think of youtube as the algorithm you gotta hit. It's better to think of youtube as viewers you gotta get attention of

you can get attention of people in many ways, that includes just a black thumbnail with no title

[hearty hinge]

soooooo should i make it colorful?

i might put 1, 3, then 4 inside of youtube thumbnail test

[dusty ingot]

you can see what other hard core peeps are doing and copy that for the numbers and textures

[hearty hinge]

nice