Articles tagged "Psychology"

We scored Colin & Samir's thumbnails: does 'tasteful' cost you clicks?

Colin & Samir are the thinking creator's creators: restrained, editorial, no MrBeast theatrics. We ran two of their thumbnails through Thumbly Score to see whether good taste actually wins, or just feels nice.

We ran MrBeast's thumbnails through Thumbly Score, then tried to beat them

MrBeast spends millions getting thumbnails right. We scored two of his biggest ones with Thumbly, applied the fixes it suggested, and re-scored. Here's what held up, what we'd change, and what you can steal.

The psychology behind thumbnails that actually get clicked

Most thumbnail advice is surface-level: 'use bright colors' and 'add faces.' Here's what's actually happening in your viewer's brain during the 1.3 seconds they decide whether to click.