How to Create a Killer YouTube Intro That Boosts Views

this is how to make a killer YouTube intro to blow up your Channel watch closely because many creators got their

big break from a single video going viral and while your next video could be the one that blows up your Channel all

of its potential could be wasted on the first 20 seconds but what makes a good YouTube intro what do these successful

creators know that we don't the best YouTube intros follow four simple steps in this video we'll walk you through

them all the first step is the one that is by far the most important and yet also the most overlooked you could have

the funniest most beautiful most perfect video in the world but if no one clicks on it in the first place no one will

ever see it which is why step one of making a killer YouTube intro is to nail your title and thumbnail most of us come

up with a video idea script the video film The Video Edit the video upload the video think oh yeah I need a title and

thumbnail and then slap something together and hit publish this is a self-centered way to approach YouTube

you're thinking like you not like your audience your audience doesn't see your funny a beautiful perfect video all your

audiencies is a title and thumbnail and if they're not interested in the TNT no matter how good your video is they won't

watch it your video won't blow up and your channel won't blow up oof instead to make a truly killer

YouTube intro take the time to craft a compelling intriguing TNT first because your video's intro has one purpose and

one purpose only to meet and exceed the expectations set by your title and thumbnail and recently Mr Beast

confirmed the exact same thing with coffeezilla essentially your title and thumbnails set expectations and at the

very beginning of the video to minimize drop off you want to assure them that those expectations are being met you

can't meet the exploitation set by your title and thumbnail if you don't have a title and thumbnail in the first place

finalizing your TNT may take days or even weeks but it's worth taking the time to get it right because like Mr

Beast is fond of saying people don't click they don't watch after you're 90 confident you have a TNT people will

click on you're ready to move on to the most crucial part of your entire video the first five seconds this is the part

of your video that sees the biggest drop off but if you can improve attention in these first five seconds you will by

default improve the retention of the entire video to do this the most successful YouTubers apply a two-step

formula into the first five seconds of each of their videos first their first sentence matches their title and second

their first shot matches their thumbnail let's take a look at an example check out the title and thumbnail for this

video from Mark Rober in the thumbnail there's an egg held above Earth on this black Rod the primary colors are blue

white and black the title of the video is egg drop from space now let's take a look at the first five seconds of the

video this is face and this is an egg moments before I attempted the world's highest egg drop did you catch it the

very first shot practically matches the thumbnail there's an egg held above Earth on a black rod and the primary

colors are blue white and black and Mark's first sentence this is space and this is an egg moments before I

attempted the world's highest egg drop very closely matches this title Mark Rober isn't the only YouTuber to utilize

this formula top YouTubers like Mr Beast Mr who's the boss and Michelle carray all do the same thing to meet the

expectations set by your title and thumbnail your first five seconds don't have to match your TNT word for word and

pixel for Pixel but it should be close enough to assure your viewers that your TNT wasn't clickbait and that they will

receive what they clicked for speaking of clicking things now would be a good time to well you know the rest after you

have your first five seconds planned out you can move on to the rest of your intro and this is where it gets

interesting intro length is something that varies between YouTubers Mr Beast keeps his intros at 25 seconds or less

Mark Rober has intros up to 45 seconds long and Mr who's the boss likes to keep his intros under 10 seconds but

regardless of intro length the best creators in the world follow the same structures in each of their intros after

meeting the exploitation set by the title and thumbnail in the first five seconds they use the rest of their intro

to create create one or more curiosity gaps provide the relevant context and setup and leverage input bias to see

each of these components in action let's take a look at Mark rober's Egg Drop Intro after matching his title and

thumbnail Mark creates his first curiosity Gap this is space and this is an egg moments before I attempted the

world's highest egg drop by mentioning that this shot was taken moments before he attempted the world's highest egg

drop Mark opens a loop will he achieve the world record or will he fail as humans our brains are wired to Crave

closure when open Loops like will he get the world record or introduced our brains go wow I could really use some

closure right now and it prom says to stick around and get answers an unclosed Loop doesn't have to be a big mystery it

can be as simple as promising a three-step formula because we'll want to know what the three steps are orb learn

something out because you'll want to see what's behind the blur either way to grip your viewers attention and send

identifies them to keep watching create curiosity gaps so we're five seconds in and Mark has already matched the

expectations set from the title and thumbnail and created a curiosity Gap he's off to a phenomenal start now it's

time to provide context now in an egg drop competition in case you never had the chance to do it yourself in school

the goal is to build a contraption that can protect a raw egg from breaking when dropped from the tallest type possible

so my original plan was to drop an egg in a Contraption I built from the world's tallest building but humans are

always building taller buildings so if I really wanted to Future proof this record I realized I would need to go all

the way to the top and straight to outer space at this point we've met the excitation set by the title and

thumbnail we've created a curiosity Gap and we've provided context into what an egg drop is in the first place and why

in the world he's doing one from space this alone could be the basis of a good YouTube intro but the best YouTube

intros don't just meet the expectations set by the tunnel on thumbnail they exceed those expectations and to do that

they leveraged something called input bias which is the idea that the more effort we put into something whether

that be time or energy or cost the more we'll value it as an example of input bias if we pay 50 for a bottle of wine

we'll value that more than if we paid twenty dollars for that same bottle of wine watch how Mark leverages input bias

and the rest of his intro here and when I started on this journey three years ago I knew if I could draw my experience

of Landing stuff on other planets I would be guaranteed the record but what I didn't know is this would be the most

physically financially and mentally draining video I would ever attend this is how Mark not only meets the

expectation that he'll drop an egg from space but exceeds that expectation by showing just how much work was put into

his video he specifically mentions that the journey took three years and that it was the most physically financially and

mentally draining video he would ever attempt as a result you as a viewer value the video more more and thus are

more likely to continue watching and if you're a smaller YouTuber who's not yet making the big bucks don't worry you

don't need to go to space in order to trigger input bias all you need to do is show how much effort you put into your

video maybe it's by the high level of editing maybe it's by mentioning that you spent seven days straight

researching for the video or you did something few others would be willing to do whatever it is make sure you get it

across early the sooner you show the effort you put into your video the sooner people will value your video and

thus the more likely they are to stick around and not click away so you're meeting the expectations set by your

title and thumbnail and you're creating curiosity gaps providing context and leveraging input bias the ingredients

for your killer YouTube intro to blow up your channel are all there but it's how you put them together that takes an

intro from just okay to truly killer when it comes to the final construction of your intro the biggest thing to keep

in mind is to not just tell your viewers it's going on but show it happening but the adoption of YouTube's auto play

feature is not uncommon for someone to view a video's intro without sound so to pique a viewer's interest and keep them

watching your intro should be captivating enough to draw someone in even if they don't hear a thing when

Mark Rober provides context about what an egg drop is he's not just sitting at a desk telling him about it he's showing

you examples and when Mr Beast lists the events in his version of the Olympics he shows clips of each one killer intros

don't just tell you what's going on they show it happening so as you plan your intro go through your script and write

down what visuals can be used to show what you're talking about these notes will become part of your shot list

helping you capture the right footage or create the right visuals to hook your viewers from the very beginning and when

it comes time to edit together the different shots and visuals you've created for your intro pacing is crucial

because when you're watching a YouTube video Once you enter full screen mode your pretty much in the decision to

watch the video has been made but in the 20 seconds before you click that button you're subject to a lot of distractions

so to keep their viewers locked in the most successful YouTubers front load their stimulus by increasing the pace of

their Clips visuals and camera angles during the very beginning of their video in his intros Mr Beast changes visuals

every 1.4 seconds Mark Rober changes visuals every 1.6 seconds how do you know if your intro is the proper pacing

watch your intro again and again and again watch your intro in a noisy environment watch her intro with no

sound get your seven-year-old cousin to watch it if you don't have a seven-year-old cousin borrow one if you

or these seven-year-old you stole Look Away get distracted by a loud noise or look at your phone you can expect

everyone else to as well go back to those sections and make changes or cut them out completely I know this may seem

like a lot of work to put in for 20 seconds segment in a video and it may feel hard so if there's anything you

should take away for how to make a killer YouTube intro to blow up your channel it's make your title and

thumbnail first use the first five seconds to match the expectations set by your TNT use a rest of the intro to

create curiosity gaps provide context and leverage input bias in front of the stimulus while you show don't tell if

it's helpful you can even download this visual as a reference for every intro you make I'll put a link to download it

for free below take your time to get these things right and you will see better results and in the meantime learn

to love the process this whole YouTube thing is hard there are going to be videos that we pour our hearts and souls

into that just never take off and they're going to be videos that we just throw out there that for some reason get

picked up by the algorithm it's enough to drive you crazy but if you're crazy enough to stick with it you don't have

to wait for some future arbitrary subscriber count you're already a success right now the subscriber count

it'll come later it's just a matter of time if you like this video and you want more YouTube breakdowns like these hit

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