Give me 8 thumbnail text overlay options for my YouTube video. These are the 2-5 word lines that go ON the thumbnail.
VIDEO TITLE: {your_title}
WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS IN THE VIDEO (the meat): {3-line_summary}
WHAT YOU WANT THE VIEWER TO FEEL when they see the thumbnail: {curious / shocked / informed / amused}
MY FACE: {will_be_on_thumbnail or not}
MY CHANNEL VIBE: {analytical / entertaining / motivational / explanatory}
RULES PER OPTION:
- 2-5 words MAX (must read at 100px wide on mobile)
- All caps OR sentence case — pick whichever matches the channel
- No question marks unless the thumbnail is doing something visual to answer them
- No spoilers that kill the title's curiosity
- One of the 8 must use a number
- One must contradict the title (creates the gap)
- One must be the 'shocking word' format ('FIRED', 'BROKE', 'GONE')
After the 8, tell me which one pairs best with the title and WHY, plus what visual cue should accompany it.0 copies·0 saves·1 views
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Sample output
Title: 'I cut my AWS bill 60% in one weekend. Here's how.'
Best pairing for this title: #3 — '2 NIGHTS, 60%' Reinforces the title's specificity (the 'weekend' from the title) while adding a number (60%) that the title also has — repetition + reinforcement increases recall.
Visual cue: show your AWS cost graph behind you with a steep drop highlighted in red. Don't put '60%' twice if it's already on the graph — the eye reads the most-prominent number first.
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FAQ
Test 2-3 thumbnails using YouTube's A/B Test feature (now built into Studio). The data is more reliable than your intuition. The prompt targets ChatGPT (GPT-4) and lives in the Writing & Content category on mycopyprompt.
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