How to Find the Best YouTube Thumbnails (Easy Free Tool)

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Finding the right thumb nail is important to get traction on YouTube.

And YouTube actually offers a free and easy tool to test different styles of thumb nails to find what works best for your niche and audience.

In this short video I will explain why it is great to use and show how easy it is to use.

If you have any questions or comments, just leave a comment below.

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Good morning Mikael,

Thank you for once again sharing your YouTube tips, as always, it's appreciated.

I had noticed that the YouTube thumbnail feature had changed a bit in the last few weeks, but it's something that I haven't experimented with yet. I appreciate the helpful reminder as it's probably worth giving it a try.

I wondered perhaps if you could make a video at some point on how you create your thumbnails, or perhaps you already have. I use Canva, and I'm guessing that you may do, but it would be interesting to see how you go about the process, as I noticed that your thumbnails normally have a picture of yourself on them.

Have a fantastic day.

Roy

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Canva is definitely a great tool and that is also what is used for mine. But I actually do not create them myself anymore, so I do not know the exact details of how it is done as my VA takes care of it.

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Good morning Mikael,

I must admit I do like the simplicity of Canva, Mikael, I believe that's what the majority of people use for their YouTube thumbnails. That's great that you have a VA to take care of your thumbnails. I'm sure that's a great help in focusing on your workflow, etc.

Well done for making it happen, Mikael!

Wishing you a very happy Sunday.

Roy

If you’re livestreaming, you can let YouTube create something at random. Sometimes I just “strike a pose” (multiple times) and let AI select something shocking or appealing on its own.

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Thanks for sharing. I have not used that option yet.

That's interesting, Brad and definitely worth knowing!

I hope you're doing well. I need to get in touch with you soon. The summer season has been busy, but now it's calming down.

All the best.

Roy

Isn't Canva a better option?

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I think you misunderstood what I showed. You do not create the thumbs on YouTube. You create them in, for example, Canva and then you make 2-3 different versions on use the YouTube tool to test which one works the best.

Hope this makes sense.

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Okay, now I understand the little movie. Next question: is the material in Premium+ going to tell me how to make the best thumbs or do I have to ask you 10000 questions?

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