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Custom thumbnails, of your video title, act as mini marketing posters for your content on YouTube.
Custom thumbnails is often seen as the ultimate way of getting someone to click play on your video. Think of it as the homepage for your video, you want it to be pretty and enticing enough to make people want to explore.
YouTube, opens up more revenue opportunities for you. We'll continue to recommend videos whose thumbnails help drive viewers to actually watch them, over videos that are clicked and then quickly abandoned.
When custom thumbnails do not accurately reflect the content they represent, they can annoy and disappoint viewers. These videos perform poorly on watch time, so they will become less prominent on YouTube. We're continuing to test how partners use this feature to see how they better drive viewership on YouTube.
Displaying thumbnails that accurately and appealingly represent your content is the best way to ensure long-term growth for your channel.
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Support Our work On Patreon: patreon.com/codescoder
Custom thumbnails, of your video title, act as mini marketing posters for your content on YouTube.
Custom thumbnails is often seen as the ultimate way of getting someone to click play on your video. Think of it as the homepage for your video, you want it to be pretty and enticing enough to make people want to explore.
YouTube, opens up more revenue opportunities for you. We'll continue to recommend videos whose thumbnails help drive viewers to actually watch them, over videos that are clicked and then quickly abandoned.
When custom thumbnails do not accurately reflect the content they represent, they can annoy and disappoint viewers. These videos perform poorly on watch time, so they will become less prominent on YouTube. We're continuing to test how partners use this feature to see how they better drive viewership on YouTube.
Displaying thumbnails that accurately and appealingly represent your content is the best way to ensure long-term growth for your channel.
