appcertificate.com www.youtube.com By request, I am demonstrating how I create custom thumbnails for my YouTube videos. Video Request by SheSellsSeaShellscom www.youtube.com At the time of this recording, custom thumbnails are reserved for YouTube partners which is why I am always encouraging you all to continue to strive for FULL YOUTUBE PARTNERSHIP! I used 2 key programs to create this video: Screencasting Software: Screenflow for Mac to give you a visual reference to the steps I use and Adobe Photoshop CS5 to create the graphic thumbnail. In this tutorial, I am only using text but you could add copyright free images. YouTube requires that images in custom thumbnails be related to the video content and not some misleading images. For example, don’t put a “hot guy or girl” as your thumbnail and the video is really about your affiliate marketing program. YouTube sometimes has a way of finding the most unflattering images to offer as a thumbnails. They catch you with your mouth open or eyes closed or both! Not a good look! Custom thumbnails are the way to go. They draw visitors to your channel and perhaps, increase your view count. I hope this tutorial has been helpful. Feel free to ask questions. Rate the video thumbs up if you learned something!
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