Do you want a headstart on attracting more views, subscribers, and watch time on YouTube? An engaging thumbnail is one of the most important factors in that mix.
A custom thumbnail can be hit and miss – especially when you don’t know if a different one could potentially win you tens of thousands of extra clicks. How would you like to:
- Compare multiple YouTube thumbnails to find the most effective one?
- Save hours of manual testing to understand what images work for you?
- Shape your future thumbnail strategy based on data-driven decisions?
Now those goals are available to any creator with TubeBuddy’s brand new state-of-the-art Thumbnail Analyzer tool!
Our groundbreaking AI-driven feature is trained like the human eye to pinpoint what your audience sees first. Use our tool to analyze your thumbnails and predict which will perform better.
How Thumbnail Analyzer Helps You Easily Choose Your Best Custom Thumbnail
A thumbnail is effectively a mini preview of your video and should reflect what the content will offer the viewer. A solid and well-thought-out thumbnail strategy can really attract the views you’re hoping for. Now TubeBuddy can help you through the whole process.
Our AI identifies areas of your thumbnails that viewers are attracted to, whether that’s the placement of any text or another aspect within the image. You’ll then receive a predictive score (relative to your current thumbnail) that shows you the likelihood of someone watching your video.
How We Use Heatmaps to Analyze a Winning Thumbnail
YouTube viewers scroll constantly, so you need to capture their attention as fast as possible. Our machine learning overlay heatmaps over your desired thumbnails showing you where your audience will look first.
What advantage does that give you?
Heatmaps provide feedback on what your audience is focussing on. If you want them to focus on your face but are more drawn to the text, you can use that feedback to create a new thumbnail to shift attention to the part of the image you want them to pick up on.
That gives you an incredible advantage over other creators.
How to Access TubeBuddy’s Thumbnail Analyzer
Open your ‘My Videos’ page via YouTube Studio. Then select “Thumbnail Generator” from the TubeBuddy menu next to the video that you want to generate a thumbnail for.
A Few Things to Know About Thumbnail Analyzer
- You can save and reuse templates for a clean, consistent look across your video thumbnails
- Multiple uploads are allowed, although you can only A/B test 2 thumbnails at a time to keep the data as clean as possible
- It’s free to use up to 5 times for Starter license users
- There is unlimited usage for Legend licenses and above
- Access to A/B testing of thumbnails exclusive to Legend & Enterprise users
- Free & Pro licensees will receive a free trial of up to 5 thumbnail uploads
Don’t forget that TubeBuddy has its very own Thumbnail Generator too! The feature lets you select either a still frame from your video, an image you’ve uploaded, or just start with a plain background color. You can also add layers to your design and also add emojis or text. You can use these images with our Analyzer.
How to Get the Most Out of Thumbnail Analyzer
With Thumbnail Analyzer, you can leverage the power of AI insights to improve the chances of your content being watched. It’s a fantastic opportunity for creators to expand their reach and attract new audiences. You can get more information from our video:
As you consistently use the Thumbnail Analyzer, it gains more and more information about how your audience reacts. It can then provide you with tailored data to help influence your future thumbnails. As you consistently use the Thumbnail Analyzer, it gains more and more information about how your audience reacts. It can then provide you with tailored data to help influence your future thumbnails.
Set your video up for success by selecting the best thumbnail based on a prediction on your video’s performance. Grab your audience’s attention with TubeBuddy’s AI tool. Try it today!
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