A list of resources you have been searching for as a content creator:
Thumbnails:
Thumbnail tester - it shows you how your thumbnail and title will look in the recommended feed Thumbs Up - it shows how your thumbnail will look on different devices Remove.bg - removes backgrounds on photos, so you can make cool thumbnails Canva - A free way to create thumbnails Luminar Ai - Transform boring photos into thumbnails that pop Photoshop - If Canva is not enough, and you want something more powerful Thumbnail Colors - learn about the color combinations that most viral thumbnails have -------------------------------
Music and Sound Effects:
Streambeats - free music (mostly lofi) by Harris Heller Uppbeat.io - free music for every genre, you must credit the author and you limited to 10 downloads per month Audiolibrary - free music, you have to give credit to the author Epidemic Sounds - The most quality music on the market but you can only use the music till you have a subscription Artlist - A premium music service, you can use the music forever, but you have to pay upfront for a yearly subscription Sound Effects - create an epidemic sounds account, and you can download sound effects for free
Klezma - NFT music that you get paid for using, It's not ready yet, but hopefully launching soon note: you can find every sound effect on youtube for free
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Graphics:
Pexels - best site for free stock footage and videos Cover - free stock footage Storyblocks - premium stock footage and videos (quantity) Artgrid - Cinematic premium stock footage and videos (quality) -------------------------------
Title:
Jake Tomas - a creator specialized in making the best titles Thumbnail tester - it shows you how your thumbnail and title will look in the recommended feed Headline Analyzer - it shows you how to improve your headlines for social media attraction -------------------------------
Editing:
Mario Joos - Learn retention from MrBeast retention director -------------------------------
Others:
Reddit map - find similar topics and research ideas -------------------------------
YouTube:
Film Booth - A channel dedicated to becoming a YouTuber, (ignore the other channels in this niche, they are outdated) Ali Abdaal - learn how to become a YouTuber from 0 Content Creation Prompts:
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Podcasting:
Iris - Podcasting recording software. Anchor.fm - Podcasting distribution and creation. -------------------------------