--- title: 'Two Hacks to Get More YouTube Clicks' source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=8Or9Z9P0kMg' video_id: '8Or9Z9P0kMg' date: 2026-07-14 duration_sec: 0 --- # Two Hacks to Get More YouTube Clicks > Source: [Two Hacks to Get More YouTube Clicks](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8Or9Z9P0kMg) ## Summary This video reveals two powerful hacks to boost YouTube click-through rates: using 'power people' (figures your audience cares about) and 'power words' (dramatic, meaningful terms). The presenter explains how these elements work like the Ferrari badge—instantly conveying meaning and triggering clicks—and provides practical methods to find them for your niche. ### Key Points - **Two Hacks for More Clicks** [00:00] — The video promises two hacks that can dramatically increase YouTube views, especially for channels feeling ignored by the algorithm. - **Ferrari Badge Analogy** [00:15] — The Ferrari badge instantly conveys speed, luxury, and wealth. Similarly, certain images and words in thumbnails carry deep meaning that drives clicks. - **Hack 1: Power People** [01:15] — Using faces of people your audience is fascinated by (like Elon Musk in tech) in thumbnails can boost clicks because viewers instantly associate meaning with them. - **Power People Must Be Relevant** [02:30] — The hack works only if the person is relevant to your niche and audience. Example: a Ferrari means nothing to the presenter's mum but excites his friend Tim. - **Hack 2: Power Words** [03:15] — Dramatic words like 'hack', 'life-changing', '10x' stand out and trigger clicks. Lukewarm words like 'get better' or 'average gains' don't work. - **Combining Power People and Power Words** [04:00] — Using both together creates a 'click monster'—extremely effective thumbnails and titles. - **How to Find Power People: Long-Term Method** [04:30] — Pay attention to your YouTube home page, which is personalized to your viewing habits. Over time, note which power people appear in suggested videos. - **How to Find Power People: Fast Method** [05:00] — Go to the top 10 creators in your niche, sort by most popular, and look for patterns in their thumbnails (power people) and titles (power words). ### Conclusion Using power people and power words in thumbnails and titles can significantly increase click-through rates by leveraging pre-existing meaning in viewers' minds. The key is to find figures and terms that resonate deeply with your specific audience. ## Transcript i'm about to show you two very powerful hacks that will get your youtube videos to do this and for a huge amount of channels learning to harness these properly will put an end to that feeling that the algorithm hates you but in order to understand these powerful hacks you first have to understand ferraris if i said to you i want you to fit money on which one of these would win a race which one would you say i know it's not a trick question you'd pick the ferrari right in fact even if i just flipped this badge at you for a split second and asked you the same question you'd be able to answer it straight away because you know that this little horsey here represents speed noise luxury wealth you could probably even describe to me the kind of person that might be deriving it which isn't me by the way because this isn't mine love it or hate it this thing means something to you which leads us on to the first of the two hacks you should be on the lookout for all of the time and it's something that causes a similar reaction with your potential viewers in fact when you use these in your thumbnail image people will want to click on them more because they can describe on a detailed level just like the ferrari badge what it stands for and means to them but on a cautionary note it's only super powerful if you know that your viewers are going to be interested in this click magnet i mean if i said to my mum do you want to go and take this ferrari out for a spin she just wouldn't care but my mate tim well he'd pee his pants with excitement so what is it well i'd like to introduce you to the idea of power people the second you see elon musk you think money wealth introvert geek and you tell yourself a story about him depending on your perception of him some might love him and say he's a genius others will hate him and say he's a scammer but there is no doubt simply using his face in your thumbnail and telling a story about him is relevant to your viewers interests can instantly get you more clicks because his face has meaning but i'm not telling you to make a video about elon musk he's not the hack it's just an example what i am telling you to do is find the elon musk of your niche people your viewers are fascinated by around your topic the people that they care about and aspire to be like the people they're interested in that have meaning to them and then you just need to position that in a way that your viewers will click on mass like the examples you can see on your screen now but how do you find your power people well first you need to understand what the second powerful hack is because power people on their own are great but when you combine them with the thing i'm about to show you it's like covering your video in nuclear waste and mutating it into a click monster to explain this 10 times faster i'm just going to show you on screen what this is now can you spot the pattern hopefully so i made it pretty easy for you these videos with tons of views are all using the second must find hack power words stick out to your viewers more than others and get your videos more clicks in my niche hack is one of them in the self-help and weight loss niche life-changing brings in the views and in the finance world 10x as annoying as it is gets used all of the time but if flippin works because these words like the power people have so much meaning to the viewers the second they see them and they are dramatic and that's so important for clicks on youtube nobody wants to click on lukewarm words like you get better or thing you can do or average gains so how do you find your power people and power words well there's two things that you need to do the first one's a long term and the second could be an instant win let's look at the long term option first when you go on youtube you'll arrive at your home page and this page is catered to what you've been watching and the chances are you watch similar videos to your viewers so all you need to do is just be more mindful as to what is shown here over the long term to see what power people get suggested to you it's simple i know but it's amazing how few people use the home base for clues and then the second way that's going to be flipping easy for some of you and it's the fastest way to do this is to simply go to the 10 biggest and best creators in your niche and then set their videos to the most popular and look to see if they have any ferrari badged power people bringing in the views and then look at their other titles that did the best too do these top videos have a pattern of the same word appearing time and time again the important thing is to use words and people that install meaning in your potential viewers the second they see them and if you're feeling fed up that you don't get more views then don't worry because it's probably just because you're getting youtube wrong and that's 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