How I Use Tubebuddy Thumbnail Analyzer to Improve Exposure
Last Updated on April 4, 2024 11:58 am by Jeffrey Powers
YouTube has been pretty competitive as of late. Channels like Mr. Beast have stepped up the game to try and get the best views for a video – quality over quantity. One thing they work on is thumbnails, and they’ve publicly stated they create multiple thumbnails to test out and see which one gives the best engagement.
That is a feature in Tubebuddy – a 3rd party add-on that gives you additional tools to build your YouTube channel.
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Using the Tubebuddy Thumbnail Analyzer
The app uses the active thumbnail as the base, so you might want to start with something simple – maybe let YouTube choose the thumbnail to begin with. From the sidebar, choose “Thumbnail Analyzer”, and look at the heatmap the original thumbnail has.
Bring in Your Thumbnails
Depending on browser, you can drag a new image, or upload. Once the new image is uploaded, it will start the analyzing process. Then it will rank the image via the heatmap data of what the average person will focus on.
Add More Images
In the video, I added 25 different images – all without affecting the public video. Keep in mind, you can also do this before you publish, but feel free to update older videos to try and increase their views.
Keep in mind, images must be PNG or JPG, are larger than 50 KB but smaller than 2 MB.
Create an A/B Test
Tubebuddy also has a tool that will test two thumbnails to see which one will bring in more views. The A/B test tool can also test titles, descriptions, and tags. You can set for a imte period, or until it reaches statistical results.
Things I’ve learned from the Thumbnail Analyzer
- Colors matter – especially on the title
- Size of text is important, not too small, not too large
- Some people see thumbnails in a smaller size, like on the side of a YouTube page.
- Sharper images with better contrast help the score
- What you think will work might not.
Get Tubebuddy and See for Yourself
Tubebuddy is a browser add-on, and they do offer free trials. Using the code “Geek” will help support the channel.
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