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Here's why your videos aren't getting views 👀

2024-04-29 · Short · Ali · recording, 0:46 · watch on YouTube

Topic: YouTube, writing online and creators · mode: List of tips or lessons

In a Short, Ali says some of the best YouTube videos are never seen because of their packaging: if the title and thumbnail are not intriguing enough to click, nobody watches, so they should intrigue without crossing into clickbait, and spending far more time on them than you think you should is a massive level-up.

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00:00:00 — Packaging: titles and thumbnails decide whether a video is seen

  • ★★★ Ali says some of your best YouTube videos might never be seen because of their packaging: if the title and thumbnail are not intriguing enough for someone to click, they never watch the video, however good it is. — 00:00:00 · YouTube
  • ★★★ Ali says YouTube titles and thumbnails do not have to be clickbait but have to be intriguing, ideally without crossing into clickbait territory, and that spending a lot more time on them than you think you should is a massive level-up for a channel. — 00:00:21 · YouTube

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  • refine · How do you grow a YouTube channel? — Ali says YouTube titles and thumbnails do not have to be clickbait but have to be intriguing, ideally without crossing into clickbait territory, and that spending a lot more time on them than you think you should is a massive level-up for a channel. (00:00:21)

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