How to Do a YouTube Giveaway: Rules, Ideas & Picking a Winner
Step-by-step guide to running a YouTube giveaway: clear rules, YouTube’s contest policies, prize ideas, and how to pick a random winner from comments fairly.
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Thumbnail guides & creator tips
Short, practical articles for YouTube creators — tested on real videos, not copy-pasted.
Design
Best Fonts for YouTube Thumbnails (and How to Make Text Readable)
Which fonts work on YouTube thumbnails, how big text should be, and the outline, shadow and colour tricks that keep 3–5 words readable on a small phone screen.
Monetization
How Much Does YouTube Pay per 1,000 Views? RPM Explained
What YouTube really pays per 1,000 views, the difference between RPM and CPM, why earnings vary so much by niche and country, and how Shorts revenue works.
How-to
How to Add Chapters to YouTube Videos (and Why They Don't Show)
Add chapters to a YouTube video with timestamps in the description. The four rules chapters must follow, automatic chapters, and fixes when they don't appear.
How-to
How to Set or Change a YouTube Shorts Thumbnail
How to choose a thumbnail frame for YouTube Shorts when uploading, what you can change afterwards, and why Shorts thumbnails download as landscape images.
How-to
How to Change a YouTube Thumbnail (Desktop, iPhone and Android)
Change a YouTube video thumbnail in YouTube Studio on a computer or in the Studio app on your phone, plus what to do when custom thumbnails are greyed out.
Developers
How to Embed a YouTube Video on Your Website (Responsive)
Embed a YouTube video that fits every screen: the share-menu method, responsive embed code, start times, privacy-enhanced mode, WordPress, and speed tips.
Developers
How to Find a YouTube Video ID (Any Link, Any Device)
Find the 11-character YouTube video ID in watch, youtu.be, Shorts, embed and live links, on desktop or phone – and how to extract IDs from many links at once.
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How to Get More YouTube Subscribers with a Subscribe Link
Use a subscribe link that opens the Subscribe prompt, where to place it, and the honest habits that turn viewers into subscribers – no bots, no sub4sub.
How-to
How to Link to a Specific Time in a YouTube Video
Share a YouTube video that starts at an exact minute and second – on desktop, on phone, with the ?t= parameter, or as a clickable time in comments.
How-to
How to Make a YouTube Thumbnail: A Step-by-Step Guide
Make a clear, clickable YouTube thumbnail in 7 steps: the right size, one strong subject, 3–5 words of text, contrast that works on phones, and a final check.
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How to Write YouTube Titles That Get Clicks (With Examples)
Practical rules for YouTube titles: the 100-character limit, why 60–70 characters matter, where to put keywords, and before/after examples you can adapt.