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This video explains YouTube's 'Test & Compare' feature, which allows creators to upload up to three thumbnails for a video and test which one performs best. The presenter demonstrates how to use the feature on mobile and PC, and shares results from their own testing.
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YouTube gives a lot of priority to long videos, which can affect views.
A good thumbnail automatically increases views. The way to know if a thumbnail is good is to test and compare.
You can upload three thumbnails for your video, and YouTube will show them to different people to see which gets more clicks. You can then keep the best one and delete the rest.
The feature is available on mobile and PC. On mobile, open the video, click the three dots, and select 'Test & Compare'.
You can add up to three thumbnails by clicking the plus icon and uploading images. After adding, click 'Done' to save changes.
Once saved, the thumbnails will be shown to different people. The status will show 'Running' or 'Test'.
After one to one and a half hours, you can click 'View Test Report' to see which thumbnail has the highest click-through rate.
In the example, thumbnail one had 33.9% clicks, thumbnail two had 31%, and thumbnail three had 34%. The one with the most clicks is the best.
You should stop the test and set the thumbnail with the highest percentage as your video's thumbnail.
The Test & Compare feature is a valuable tool for new YouTubers to optimize their thumbnails and increase views. By testing multiple thumbnails, creators can make data-driven decisions to improve their video performance.
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What is the purpose of YouTube's Test & Compare feature?
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What is the purpose of YouTube's Test & Compare feature?
It allows creators to upload up to three thumbnails and test which one gets the most clicks.
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How many thumbnails can you test at once?
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How many thumbnails can you test at once?
Three thumbnails.
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How long do you need to wait before viewing the test report?
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How long do you need to wait before viewing the test report?
One to one and a half hours.
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What should you do after seeing the test report?
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What should you do after seeing the test report?
Stop the test and set the thumbnail with the highest click percentage as your video thumbnail.
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What is the benefit of using Test & Compare?
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What is the benefit of using Test & Compare?
It helps you choose the best thumbnail to increase views.
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💡 Key Takeaways
Thumbnails drive views
Highlights the critical role of thumbnails in attracting clicks.
00:21Test & Compare feature
Introduces a practical tool for optimizing thumbnails.
00:34Data-driven thumbnail selection
Shows how to use analytics to make informed decisions.
02:07Full Transcript
[00:01] views has gone down because YouTube gives a lot of priority to long videos, so the
[00:21] from a thumbnail, if your thumbnail is good then your views automatically increase, but how will you know whether my thumbnail is good or not, brother, it is called test and compare, there it is that you can upload three thumbnails on your
[00:34] channel, your video, okay, out of which YouTube is good and you keep that, then you can delete the rest of the thumbnails, so in my opinion this is a very good I have also installed it in the previous video, I will also show you its results and will
[00:47] also tell you how to use it, before that subscribe to the channel, before that subscribe to the channel, this will come our second,
[01:01] on your mobile or you have to come on PC and teach you its procedure, so here if you watch, first of all I open this video, we will
[01:14] you will click on the three dots on it, then at the bottom you will see Test and Compare, you can add more thumbnails, let's suppose from here I go to Plus, add a thumbnail,
[01:27] okay, after that I upload this, after that I go to Plus again and upload another new thumbnail, so if you add three thumbnails, then what will it do, basically all three thumbnails will reach different people and out of them it will
[01:40] clicking on which thumbnail, okay, now as if I click on Done here and save the changes, then my three thumbnails, see three Like it is, okay, now it is written 'Test' above, all my three thumbnails will start showing to people because I do
[01:53] and I will show you the one on which I have done it first, okay, if you see the video at the top, first, okay, if you see the video at the top, thumbnail and here below it is written 'Running' and if we look at this, it is also written 'Test',
[02:07] okay, so if I go and click on 'View Test Report', that is, what will happen is that when all three of your thumbnails are uploaded, then after one to one and a half hours, Test Report', you have to click on it, then it will tell you which thumbnails you have that are
[02:21] performing well, so like this thumbnail one, it has said that people have clicked on it at 33.9, then it clicked on 31 and then it clicked on 34, okay, so the thumbnail with the most clicks is the one at 34.
[02:36] That is, if the thumbnail is three, then what we have to do is stop and set it, so let's see our thumbnail here, we stop it and placed thumbnail three and this
[02:48] thumbnail has been placed for my video, so in this way you have to do upload the thumbnail, then it will tell you, after that you can stop and you have to choose the best thumbnail which has more percentage, so I hope
[03:02] you must have understood that this is a good option which
