YouTube thumbnails, titles & editing
I work on
your video first.
Then we talk.
More of the right people clicking, and more of them staying: that’s the whole job. I take one of your recent videos and send you new thumbnails, new titles and one sequence re-cut, on a private page. You decide whether it’s worth a conversation.
01Where it matters
Two of the three are in your hands.
Shown
YouTube puts your video in front of people: the home feed, suggested videos, search. That part is YouTube’s.
Clicked
In about a second, a viewer weighs your thumbnail and title against everything around it.
Watched
If viewers stay and are glad they did, YouTube tends to recommend the video to more people like them.
I work on those two: the click, and the minutes after it.
02The sample
Judge the work on your own video.
I pick one of your recent videos and send you a private page with three things:
A short analysis of your channel
Which of your last thirty videos did better than the rest, and what their thumbnails and titles had in common.
Thumbnails and titles, in a real feed
Two or three thumbnails and three titles for that video, placed in a YouTube feed next to the videos you actually compete with, on desktop and on a phone.
One sequence, re-cut
The moment that should have hit hardest but went flat. I re-edit that part only, so you can compare the same seconds side by side.
If it isn’t useful, that’s the end of it. The page isn’t listed or indexed, and only you get the link.
03Measuring
I don’t promise views. I test.
Nobody can honestly guarantee views; too much depends on the topic, the timing and you. What I can do is test. YouTube’s own Test & Compare runs up to three thumbnails, titles or both on the same long-form video and picks a winner by watch time, usually within two weeks. You see the result in your own Studio, and the numbers stay yours.
04Working together
Start with one video.
One upcoming video
Thumbnails, titles and a pass over the edit, with the test ready to run. You approve everything before it’s published.
Monthly
Thumbnails and titles for every video, editing where it makes the most difference. A fixed price per video, agreed after the sample, and turnaround planned around your upload day. No long contracts.
I work in English and Turkish.
Also, if you want it off your plate
The core is the click and the watch. If you want more of the work handled, I also do:
- Shorts, Reels and TikToksCut from your long videos at the moments that already hold attention, reframed vertical, with captions.
- Descriptions and chaptersWritten for the viewer and for search, in English and Turkish.
- English titles and subtitlesFor viewers outside your language. If YouTube dubs the audio, I check that the rest matches.
- Instagram and TikTokThe same work, sized and paced for each platform.
- A channel reviewA written look at the whole channel: what’s working, what’s leaking, what to fix first.
05Questions
Do you guarantee growth?
No. I test changes on your channel and show you the numbers. If something doesn’t work, I’ll tell you and change it.
What do you need from me?
Nothing for the sample. For paid work: your draft or raw footage. If you’re comfortable with it, “Viewer (limited)” access in YouTube Studio, which shows analytics but not revenue, so we can read results together. You can start the tests yourself, or give me editor access for that.
How fast is it?
I aim to send a sample page within a week of hearing from you. Paid work is planned around your upload day.
Will my sample be shown anywhere?
No. It sits on an unlisted page that search engines don’t index. I only show work publicly with your written okay.
Do you touch sponsor segments?
I never cut or cover a sponsor read. I may suggest moving where it sits, and nothing changes without your approval.
Who is behind Clarifin?
Levent Can Ceylan. It’s just me, so you talk to the person doing the work.
Want to see it on your channel?
Send me your channel link. I aim to reply with a sample page within a week.
Ask for a sample → hello@clarifin.xyz