How to Add a Custom Thumbnail to YouTube Videos - Beginners' Tutorial

Here's a beginner-friendly custom YouTube thumbnail tutorial. I even show you how to add custom thumbnails to your videos when your channel is brand new - before you have ANY subscribers or views (this can help your channel to take off a LOT faster)!

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[gillianzperkins]

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[sheenasdiy]

You are the only one who discussed about adding thumbnail for a brand new account! Glad to be here! Thank you so much..

[lillimatilda]

This was so helpful, exactly what I needed to know to start making thumbnails for my new videos. Thank you :)!

[theranasaini]

Custom thumbnails are one of the most significant parts of getting people to watch your videos. Thanks for sharing, Gillian.

[hurrahhurrah]

This was so helpful and clear and easy. Thank you. I spent all morning trying to figure this out and now I have 3 new thumbnails that I keep staring at with pride! Thanks again

[michaelgreen]

Just what I was looking for. I doubt very seriously that I can find any better explanation/tutorial anywhere on YouTube. Thank you so much for being there!

[KarensBlueRidgeStamping]

Gillian, this was just the video I've been looking for! I had one FAIL for a thumbnail, and I have now adjusted it to one that's perfect. It was so easy with your instructions! Thank you for sharing.

[azaahmangie]

I have a brand new channel 10 subscribers and 33 views in one day so I’m here to learn how to make a thumbnail. Your video is the only one thy has addressed it so far.

[xinw]

I think this is the most clear and helpful steps to follow with your youtube channel thank you very much!

[patreidmusic]

Thank you! I spent so much time trying to find the old 'creator studio' link so that I could change 'thumbnails'; now i don't have to! Agree with one earlier comment: "...you are the only one who discussed about adding thumbnail for a brand new account..." (although mine is oldish, it was for a video already uploaded). Peace, and stay safe.

[paowerwithin]

Finally!!! Somebody showed how to add thumbnail... Kept coming across video on creating thumbnail when I needed Snider to how to add it to a YouTube video!!! Thank you!

[dejeneabdissa]

what a teaching!!! I have been searching this session for long time. Thank you!!!

[DC-ucpp]

3:37 for uploading thumbnails for beginners

[moneyfarmily]

This was so helpful @gillian Perkins I was able to use this information and add my first thumbnail successfully. I appreciate it!!

[bculver]

Just started my YouTube channel and been researching different things on how I can make my uploads better….. love this video it was very helpful.

[NenaLavonne]

I was just thinking you hadn’t uploaded a video in a while :-) Thank you for the always fantastic content! 🦋

[khahl]

Omg thanks!!! Just started yt and this helped me so much!!! Seriously you deserve an award

[FactDropperTvee]

Cool. Beginners watch tutorials about how to make custom thumbnail (when they are about to create channel.) And always found themselves wondering that how to add it. Here I found the answer. Thanks.

[chrisbaggett]

Thank you so much. Straight to the point. Thorough. Nice. I like it

[littlemama]

Thanks for this awesome vid!! Need to get better at my thumbnails! 😍😍