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@marcuslejeune You can get millions of views with this, but it's too easy and straightforward, what about days of struggle so you can feel a sense of accomplishment?

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@mattos @NickDiGiovanni The metallic gloss on the cheese is just incredible! Amazing work!

I might have crafted quite an insane workflow over the last couple of months. Recent thumbnail for @NickDiGiovanni🍔

@dabidoYT That's a really great achievement! Creating your own videos is very different, a really different feeling, also I must say difficult. Looking forward to what you're gonna cook next

I worked on both of these 1M view videos. Both longform. But the time difference between them is hilarious. The first one is a travel video for another YouTuber (you know the one), that I worked heavily on the storytelling for. 1M views in 7 days. That video really popped off, being at a good intersection of a lot of good choices (storytelling approach being one). The second is a ridiculously comprehensive 2 hour long tutorial about a niche piece of note-taking software. I scripted, recorded, and edited 100% of that one for my own channel. 1M views in a mere 540 days hahaha. Which one am I more proud of? …probably my own. Compared to the YouTubers/YT friends I’ve worked with, 1M views over 540 days is peanuts. That’s the number they may earn in a month…or in some cases, even a day. And to those friends that did speed up the growth of their channels, I’m of course immensely proud of them and grateful/happy to have been a small part of that. But still…just to see the number in my own YouTube studio, in my own account…it’s makes me remember, there’s still many more of many own stories that I want to make and tell. Or people I want to help in my own way. So, it feels like the journey feels fresh and is starting once again. Can’t wait to create more, it’s such a cool life we get to live.

I don't know if it's the right way to do it, but I like to separate intros into a few segments (some happen simultaneously): - 0.5-3 seconds → a visual hook: visuals are processed faster than language. Here they decide subconsciously if their clicking was worth it. - 0.5-5 seconds → a conscious hook: a verbal, one-sentence hook that sets expectations for the video. - 3-15 seconds → vibe & premise: this segment should set the tone for the video, as well as give an intro to the video, as well as a tiny bit of context. - 10-30 seconds → quality & intro: in this segment, the viewer decides if you're able to deliver in an interesting, captivating way, and also gets to know the structure of the video. - 15-60 seconds → start of the story/video. Also, I like to have a premise, characters, and stakes in the hook, if possible in one or two sentences, and every word in the hook to execute a function and be necessary

There's a rule I follow when writing a YouTube hook: If in doubt, keep it simple. But, sometimes, seeing how the biggest and best creators construct their videos can level you up even faster. That's why I'm stealing this 6-step framework from Ryan Trahan's latest video 👇

@jansousek1 @thatdenverguyYT Yeah I probably mixed it up with Switzerland

@sobadventure @thatdenverguyYT Great points, don’t wanna be a smartass but im pretty sure the Netherlands’ highest point is like 300m above sea level. Not much of a mountain life there

need some big YouTube brains here on this one why do YOU think so many people liked this video?

@thatdenverguyYT also this x.com/sobadventure/s…

The house builds niche audience is huge. Renovation, house building, living in a house, living in a trailer house, buying houses for cheap, building a house with a family/couple – all of them have a big audience and a high interest. Most of the videos are just people building or renovating a house, doing weekly or monthly updates. The best-performing videos seem to be: - Timelapse. - Renovation. - Complete constructions. - Building in nature/cozy area. - Building with your couple/family. - Buying a cheap, ruined house, renovating it. Especially videos that don't have a lot of talking, which is accessible to the international audience. The audience also likes to watch these formats: - Living a simple life in a village. - Living a simple life in nature. - Buying an abandoned house. - Cheap housing. The tiny houses format is a trending format too, that appeals to audiences outside the housing niche. But also, a lot of the videos look repetitive and the same. They have the same architectural style, the same formats, and the same areas in nature where they are built. As you can't innovate or experiment a lot with building or renovating houses, too high of an investment risk. → This particular video brings together many elements these specific audiences are interested in, while at the same time bringing something new and novel, and making it super accessible by making it short. If you wanna get a similar amount or more views make a video on: - Timelapse of. - Building a tiny house. - Building it with your family/couple. - In the mountains of Switzerland or the Netherlands. - Show a simple life in a village in the mountains of Switzerland or the Netherlands. Got a bit carried away lol

@PicoPaco17 please let me know if you find an answer 🙏

@viewstats @MarkRober Shorts are indeed OP for getting subscribers, if that's what you care for. @mogswamp doubled his subscribers from 600k to 1.2M in 3 weeks with this shorts. youtube.com/shorts/MPOcKb_…

Here’s how @MarkRober went from 29,900,000 to 50,000,000 in 3 months

@vexian Can't argue with that 😌

@sobadventure I think it's because swords are cool

Why are humans so obsessed with swords?

Ok, sorry for not posting, I'll start posting more thumbnail psychology and design threads this year 🙏 In my opinion regurgitated info is not a bad thing, as long as it adds value in some way, either by adding more info, or by saving time, for example compiling many pieces of info in one place

I hate Guru Tweets! Nowadays i feel anyone can get away as a “guru” without providing huge value in threads. Most info is just regurgitated info from other posts. Want to provide value? Teach them something about psychology in thumbnails etc…

@mikawl_lim Super interesting thread! 🔥Turning my notifications on for more

We've done 100+ title thumbnail tests on the Hormozi team. Here's one that gained us several hundred thousand extra views that I hope you can learn from :)

This is an interesting one! I wonder if the reason it worked was because, the original concept had Alex actively holding the bags, in a tank top, which could imply a more hands-on, on field approach. Or that the video more of a on field video. The second thumbnail shows Alex in an orange suit, while thematic, but less of a hands-on attire, that can be worn by managers, and also doesn't show direct interaction, and has the containers and Alex far apart from each other. Which all together could suggest that this video is more about business strategy and can be more general, hence more interesting to a wider audience. In conclusion, the first thumbnail emphasizes the physical aspect of the trash collecting business, and can also be perceived as a "vlog" type of video. While the second one is more likely to be perceived as an conversational or informational video about building such a business.

@jeremiastomeyt true, same! but that's laws of the universe and chaos. can't be 100% in control. also you're doing absolutely amazing than most people!

@sobadventure most people (me guilty also) fail at execution

@CoaelOne i should've written that it's 1/10, and ahead of the previous 1/10 by 5m views

@sobadventure ngl dharr man isnt the best example, he already has a super built up fanbase + its a 30 minute video. better example would be a smaller channel getting a big blowup video like that :)

How to get 9.3M views in just 6 days? Find what people find interesting, and improve on it.

@mws Breakouts on the summer break

YouTubers Summer is coming up and every year without fail a small YouTuber that almost no one knows blows up and runs up numbers it happens LITERALLY every year i hope u get to experience it this time

This is really interesting, love it! Is it time sensitive? Like does it give lower probability of breakout for ideas that might've done extremely well like 2 years ago, but now wouldn't due to oversaturation? Also would love to see some predictions vs results if you have more of them! Make a thread🧵!

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