YouTube Marketing Blog

When I watch videos, often times, I see a video’s thumbnail image is one that catches whoever is shooting the video in the middle of a sentence. I also see a lot of images that are irrelevant to the concept of the video. This could be costing you thousands of hits to your videos. The video picture that YouTube captures along with other things play a big part in the first impressions of your video. Remember first impressions on the Internet take place light years faster than they do in real life. So if your video already has a very boring Title and a picture that doesn’t compel viewers, then it’s a great possibility that your video won’t get that many hits.

So how does YouTube determine what thumbnail image to use as a representation of your video. Well after a lot of testing and research, I have came up with a solution. YouTube takes a series of clips from the halfway point of your video. Then after you create your video, you will have 3 choices that you will be able to choose from that will display your video in the searches.

Now this can be a very effective YouTube marketing tool IF you know how to properly use it. What you could do is try to fit a very creative image in the middle of your video. YouTube will automatically gather several images to use as an  image for your video.

Now if you really want to be creative, you can use a video editing software program to edit your videos and add your very own clip in the middle to appeal to your crowd. Windows and Mac have FREE video editing programs where you could insert this clip.

These clips can literally mean the difference from your videos getting 100 views and 10,000 views. That just shows you the power of a simple image that effectively captures someone attention. Think of this image as your website header. It’s the first thing that a visitor sees and ultimately determines if they will click on your video or not. So when creating a video, try to squeeze an interesting picture or look in there on top of delivering content.

That’s my tip for this week and stay updated for more to come!!!….

(To Be Continued…)

Mateo Collazo
www.youtuberiches.com

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