Thumbnails, Thumbnails, Thumbnails
YouTube is an asset to every marketer, creator, ecom pro and beyond! It's just as big of a search engine as Google if you look at daily searches! The fastest we've monetized a brand new channel is 30 days and we did it with two things: 1. Keyword research with the tool VidIQ 2. Thumbnails that POP I did this experiment in what I consider the hardest niche to grow, a gaming channel! Gaming is considered to be the most over-saturated niche, meaning it's the hardest for a small-fry to get placed on the browse page and get noticed. Here's an example of a solid thumbnail that covers: 1. Bright noticeable color scheme 2. Human element 3. Controversial or informative topic representation 4. Text hook that builds intrigue