I interviewed Jay Alto who’s worked with MrBeast, Ryan Trahan, Colin and Samir, and more. Thanks Canva for sponsoring, use this link for 45-day extended free trial of Canva Pro: https://canva.me/jonyoushaei

Jay is a master of thumbnails, creativity, and now has a YouTube channel of his own. In our conversation, Jay breaks down the 4 elements of a great thumbnail, how to find better ideas, and the weeks of prep-work that go into a Ryan Trahan video.Plus he roasts some of YouTube’s best and worst thumbnails, from Mark Rober to MrBeast to my interview with Logan Paul.

Shoutout to Jay for being an awesome guest, definitely check out his YT channel:    / @thejayalto  

Timestamps:
00:00 - 00:38 Who is Jay Alto?
00:39 - 02:18 Ryan's Creative Process
02:19 -04:37 Finding Ideas on YouTube
04:38 - 06:30 The Thumbnail Checklist
06:31 - 07:25 Roasting Mark Rober's Thumbnail
07:26 - 08:31 Thank you Canva
08:32 - 10:03 Improving Mark’s Thumbnail
10:04 - 11:57 Roasting MrBeast's Thumbnail
11:58 - 15:42 Roasting My Thumbnail
15:43 - 17:42 Scripting Like Top YouTubers
17:43 - 19:21 How to Grow Your Channel Sustainably

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ABOUT JON:

One of few marketers to work at both YouTube and Instagram, Jon Youshaei has been featured in Business Insider, Time, and Inc Magazine and known as the "Creators' Creator"

During five years at YouTube, Jon was Head of Creator Product Marketing where he worked with YouTube's top creators and brands to grow their audience and their incomes. During three years at Instagram, Jon helped build their creator team to empower even more creators to grow and monetize.

Now a creator himself, Jon has garnered 500K+ followers, 300M+ views, and has interviewed Logan Paul, Paris Hilton, Terry Crews, Charli D'Amelio, Danny Duncan, Mark Rober, and more. He's been sponsored by top brands like American Express, HubSpot, Fiverr, and Microsoft and got signed by Gary Vaynerchuk to his speaking agency, VaynerSpeakers.

Jon is also a sought-after advisor, investor, and speaker who serves as a Head Creator Advisor for TubeBuddy (analytics platform used by 9M creators), and recognized by NPR as one of the best commencement speakers since 1774 alongside Steve Jobs, Oprah and John F. Kennedy. He has also been Forbes 30 Under 30 and LinkedIn named him as one of their Top Voices on the platform.s