How to Find YouTube Clients as a Thumbnail Designer: The Complete Method
Which channels to target, how to find them, qualify them and follow up until they reply. A simple method to stop prospecting at random.
Working With a Thumbnail Designer: The Creator's Guide
When to delegate, where to find the right person, what to send them and how to give useful feedback. Everything a YouTuber should know before handing off their thumbnails.
What YouTube Hides on Your Thumbnail: Official Specs and Danger Zones
Duration, progress bar, icons, rounded corners: YouTube lays things on top of your thumbnail. Where they land, and the specs to follow before you export.
Is Your YouTube CTR Dropping? It Might Be Good News
How YouTube calculates click-through rate, what it actually counts, and why a falling CTR often comes with a video that's taking off.
Finding YouTube Thumbnail Ideas That Work: The Outlier Method
Instead of copying the biggest channels, look for videos that blew up compared to their own channel. That's where the good ideas are hiding.
Getting a Thumbnail Approved by a Client Without 10 Rounds of Revisions
A clear brief, precise feedback, numbered versions: the simple process to deliver faster and keep good relationships with your clients.
Auditing Your Thumbnails: What Actually Works on Your Channel
Your own videos are your best source of information. The method to compare your thumbnails against each other and keep what works.
Text on a YouTube Thumbnail: One Idea, Not a Sentence
When to add text, how much to use, which font to pick and where to put it. Plus 8 free fonts that stay readable at tiny sizes.
3 Versions, 1 Winner: YouTube's A/B Test for Thumbnails
YouTube can pick between up to 3 thumbnails on the same video. What it really measures, who has access, and how to prepare versions that teach you something.
Changing the Thumbnail on an Old Video: When It's Worth It
A video that still gets impressions can deserve a new thumbnail. Which ones to redo, what not to change, and how to measure the result without fooling yourself.
Your First Message to a YouTuber: How to Pitch Without Being Ignored
YouTubers get a lot of pitches. How to write a short, specific message that makes them want to reply, with a template to adapt.
Setting Your Thumbnail Design Rates: A Method, Not a Price List
Start from your time, separate what's included from what's extra, then move to a monthly package. A method for a price you can stand behind.
A Thumbnail Designer Portfolio That Lands Clients
What to show, how to organize it and where to publish it. Simple rules to make a YouTuber want to work with you within seconds.