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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

4 months

That feeling when the new branding you designed for @MrBeast is about to be seen by 100M people.

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

4 months

@Dexerto I got the chance to design the new packaging. Glad to see so many people like it! Was a super fun project to work on :)

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 year

My YouTube videos start out completely Unwatchable. But in 6 Steps, I turn them into Highly-Engaging content. Here's my editing process... 👇

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 year

My recent YouTube video got: 👀 4 Million Views 💸 Made $25,000 ❤️ Earned 60k subs But it started as a complete failure. Here’s how I saved it... 👇

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 year

I sabotaged my YouTube channel for an entire year. And I didn't even know it. Here's how I got the algorithm back on my side... 👇

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

11 months

Today, I'm launching @clickpilotapp ! 🏞️ Preview YouTube Thumbnails + Titles 🔍 Compare them with videos from Search Terms, Channels, Playlists, or Trending 😎 Multiple Creator Profiles for Thumbnail Artists 🚀 It's free during the Beta Launch!

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

4 months

@MrBeast Thanks for letting me design the new packaging! 😄 Super excited to see it in stores now

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 year

If you're a Youtube Viewer: - 100k subs = tiny channel - 50k views = failure - 40 uploaded videos = lazy creator If you're a Creator: - 100k subs = huge achievement - 50k views = more views than 95% of videos - 40 videos = insane amount of work You won't get it until you do it.

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 year

My last 4 YouTube design videos got 8M views. Here's how I came up with the ideas for them 👇

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

4 months

I think AI will be just like CGI. - It'll continue to improve - Everyone will use it (faster, cheaper) - People will get tired of everything being "fake" - A desire for authentic human creation will be reborn - Creating things by hand will be praised/admired once again

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 year

My last video just passed 1M views! 🥳

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 year

My last YouTube Video got 2M views. The Intro played a huge part in that. Here were my 5 Steps to building the perfect Intro 👇

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

4 months

Here's a better shot of the designs 😁

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 year

First time I've had a video break 100k views in 24hrs!

Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 year

Today’s video is a 1/10! 🥳 These are some of my favorite designs yet.

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

4 months

Lower effort on the right idea is better than higher effort on the wrong one.

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

10 months

First week of TikTok earnings. Unfortunately, I had another 21.6M views on videos uploaded before I was accepted for monetization 😂 But this definitely seems promising.

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

6 months

Which thumbnail/title combo do you like best? Why? Latest video is doing good, but I want to experiment :)

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

8 months

My latest video is performing 3x below normal and I'm not sure why. 😃 All comments have been positive 👀 Watch time is above average 🚀 CTR is at a normal value I've tried several thumbnails/titles but nothing is moving the needle. What can I do better?

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 year

I think a lot of us are growing tired of minimalism! Happy so many people are enjoying my redesigns 😄

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@Shifumaster11

1 year

It looks so much fucking better why don’t more companies hire people to do this

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

10 months

Finally got my new site launched! 🚀 Shows off my links, products, and has a much nicer experience for sponsor requests.

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

4 months

It seems like all big YouTubers are slowly turning into Willy Wonka. Who will be next? 👀

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 year

You were right

Himanshu Agrawal

@Himanshu142004

1 year

@DesignerBran it will do 1m in 5 days ✅

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 year

How a single YouTube video earned me: 👀 2M views 😍 60K subscribers 💰 $6,000 One change made all the difference. 👇 THREAD 👇

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

10 months

6k to 100k followers on Instagram after posting 5 reels over the past week. I've been highly undervaluing short form content it seems 😂

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

10 months

I redesigned @Doritos to make them look healthy 💪

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

10 months

0 to 100k TikTok followers in 4 days! 🚀 Had a small initial boost from mentioning my account in my last youtube video. And organic growth took it from there!

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

5 months

This year was a great start to my content creation journey! My goals for 2024 are: 🚀 get all of these to 1M+ 🧠 launch 3 design courses 🔥 create a webtoon series or video game 🧗 climb a V8

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 month

Launching a new vid tomorrow with the title “I Made App Icons Ultra Realistic” Which of these thumbnails makes you want to click?

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 year

Today’s video is a 1/10! 🥳 These are some of my favorite designs yet.

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 year

Helping other YouTubers doesn't hurt your own channel. This isn't a zero-sum game. We aren't competitors. Growing together is the best part of this journey.

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

10 months

We've got a 1/10! 🚀 Last video (pringles) was at 44k at this point.

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

10 months

I've officially passed 100M video views across all platforms! Never imagined this would be possible.

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

4 months

My last video has passed 1M views! Here's a few things I learned... 🧵 (vid mockup created with ClickPilot 😏)

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 year

Realistic Logo Video (5M views) took: - 2 days to research vid ideas - 5 days to design and film - 30 hrs to edit - 8 hrs of thumbnail exploration

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@robertoblake

1 year

Creators with 1M+ View Videos how much time did you spend on these videos on average? Between researching and scripting, filming and editing how many HOURS did you spend on these videos? 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

10 months

Finally got a new video done! Drops tomorrow 🚀

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

4 months

For the first 2 years this video was live, it got 20k views. So I stuck it in a custom “Popular Videos” playlist on my channel page. Now it’s sitting at 1.2M views 🤯 Have done the same with some other lower-view vids with positive results.

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

11 months

This is the best one I've seen!

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@amirHiroon

11 months

🐦 X @elonmusk

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

8 months

Tomorrow's video took about 35hrs to edit... Let's hope it's worth it 🤞

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

10 months

It's crazy how you can make something you think is so good... and then a year later, you can't watch it without cringing 😂

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

4 years

I designed some @TheSimpsons style fast food, including Steamed Hams! Watch Me Design Them: @thatbilloakley

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

2 months

To celebrate getting halfway to the big 1M, how about a little AMA. Any questions about YouTube, design, or anything else are welcome 😄

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

10 months

I've never gotten more client project requests in my entire life than after my Instagram blew up. Even getting millions of views on youtube videos didn't produce this kind of demand. If you're a designer, build an audience on Instagram now!

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

3 years

I built a design portfolio that’s generated 6-figures in client work. And here’s how you can too. 👇 THREAD 👇

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

11 months

I make 1 flat earth joke in my last video... And the entire comment section is trying to explain to me how the planet is actually round. It's like, guys, I know we don't live on a pancake 😂

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

11 months

This bad boy just hit 4,000,000 views! 🥳 These were some of my favorite designs yet, and I'm stoked so many others enjoyed them. Next vid drops Friday 👀

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

7 months

Took a little bit, but it finally cracked 1M views! I guess it wasn't a lost cause after all 😅

Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

8 months

My latest video is performing 3x below normal and I'm not sure why. 😃 All comments have been positive 👀 Watch time is above average 🚀 CTR is at a normal value I've tried several thumbnails/titles but nothing is moving the needle. What can I do better?

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 year

Designing Steamed Hams (and other Fast Food) from @TheSimpsons was my biggest video investment ever. - Spent over $2000 - Worked for 1 Month+ - Hoped it would be my big break But it was a total flop. Here's what happened and the lessons I learned... 👇

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

3 years

Me 5 years ago: - Making logos for $50 - Had no idea how to run a business - Had no audience Me today: - Only work on projects over $5k - Have multiple income streams - Teach design on YouTube to 26,000 people Follow me if you want to learn how I did it.

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

10 months

YouTube has removed clickable social icons that appeared in the desktop banner. They've been replaced with this ugly string of links. Why would they do this 😭

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 year

People constantly ask me to post YouTube videos more often. Which is exactly why I don't. I call it the Sebastian Effect. And here's how it works... 👇

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

3 months

Being a designer is much closer to being an engineer than an artist.

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

4 months

Ladies and gents, we have liftoff 🚀 (Will share some things I learned from this vid in a few days)

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

11 months

I wish YouTube would let creators feature comments. Everybody uses their Pinned Post for promotion and sponsor links. Would be cool to have that AND still be able to show off our favorite viewer comments.

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

10 months

Finally making headway on TikTok. Bots kept stealing my videos for months, getting more views than I was 😂

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 year

My first few YouTube videos took 2 days each to make. My new ones take at least a week. But they get 500x the views. Quality takes time.

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

10 months

Up to 150k in 24hrs 🤯

Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

10 months

6k to 100k followers on Instagram after posting 5 reels over the past week. I've been highly undervaluing short form content it seems 😂

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 year

YouTube has 0 data upon which to understand your content when you first start your channel. So be very specific about what information you're feeding it. 🔄Retweet this Thread to help other Creators ❤️Follow for more of my YouTube Journey

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

11 months

My first freelance design job was a $10 photoshop gig. Within a year, I was charging $100/hr. The year after, I landed my first $40k project. Making good money as a designer is 100% possible. Much of it was the courage to ask for high budgets and a portfolio to back it up.

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 year

All of my YouTube videos start with 6hrs of raw footage. I edit that down to 10min. Keep the gold, throw the rest away.

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

6 months

Still get 15k views/day on a video I released 5 months ago. Your entire channel is an engine of growth/revenue, not just your latest video. Everything compounds.

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

11 months

A little side project I've been working on. Coming soon... 👀

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

11 months

1st YouTube Video: - 5% Idea, Thumbnail, Title - 95% Production 50th YouTube Video: - 50% Idea, Thumbnail, Title - 50% Production

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

5 months

Which title is better for a video about redesigning healthy foods to look like junk food?

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 year

Getting into the YouTube Shorts game! First ones dropping next week, along with a new regular video 🔥 Excited to see the results these get

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 year

I released another video during the peak of this one. It's now heading towards 1M views. The timing was a MASSIVE factor. But I'll save that breakdown for another day.

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

4 months

I started my graphic design business doing $10 photo edits. Within 3 years, I was doing design projects for $50k. Much of that was from quoting clients a price I thought they'd say "no" to. Improving my skills also helped a bunch 😂

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

11 months

Before I was a YouTuber, I was a designer. Before I was a designer, I was an engineering student. Before I was a student, I was a game maker. Every part of that journey helped me gain the skills to do what I do now.

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 year

I made 26 videos and almost gave up. The 27th went viral and 4x'd my subscribers. This is very true 👇

Brett @ Designjoy

@BrettFromDJ

1 year

You can grind your heart out for 3 years and make hardly a dime, but that 4th year could change your life. Be careful about giving up too early.

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

3 months

This sounds like some strange mashup redesign I’d do for one of my videos 😳

Dexerto

@Dexerto

3 months

KFC is launching a new chicken-pizza hybrid called "Chizza”

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 year

Been hard at work on a special surprise for my community. I think it will open a new chapter in this story. Can't wait for everyone to see it!

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

10 months

Refreshing the youtube recommendation page gives me the same 10 videos over and over... Maybe 1 or 2 of them change each time. Been doing this for a couple of weeks. Anyone else notice it?

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

10 months

One of the best things I added to my website was this FAQ section on the "Say Hi" tab of my Contact Form. Cut down random inquiries to near 0.

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 year

My recent Short got decent results. 9k views, $0.28 earnings 🤣 Anybody have tips on conquering the Shorts game?

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 year

Been cooking up a special one 🔥

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

3 years

Here's a big list of Business Types you can create designs for. Either for practice. Or for a portfolio piece. 👇 THREAD 👇

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

3 years

Don't say your prices are $500 - $1,000. Say the price is $1,000. People always go for the low number, so give them the higher one instead. You can always go down in price, but you can rarely go up.

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 year

The video concept was simple. I created hyper-realistic versions of Famous Logos using Photoshop. Snappy editing and animations made the design process entertaining. This was the Intro...

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

9 months

A small amount of targeted viewers can be just as powerful as a large amount of "general" viewers. Don't get hung up on big numbers my friends.

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 year

Finally, I got the hint. I began making content specifically around Design. No shows. No brands. Nothing to confuse the algo. The result was my first 1M+ video!

Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 year

How a single YouTube video earned me: 👀 2M views 😍 60K subscribers 💰 $6,000 One change made all the difference. 👇 THREAD 👇

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

4 months

Also shoutout to Jamie Carr from @NightMedia_ for being my design buddy on this project!

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

8 months

This is one of my favorite videos I've ever made! Combining famous brands was a ton of fun 🔥

I Combined Famous Logos to Make Masterpieces

Sign up to Milanote for free with no time-limit: https://milanote.com/brandonshepherdIn this video, I'm combining famous brands into single products. I'll be...

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 year

Emulating other Creators only gets you so far. You'll never be better at being Mr. Beast than he is. Everyone has to find that special thing that sets them apart.

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

10 months

I throw away a lot of 6/10 ideas for YouTube in search of 10/10 ideas. Short form content will now give me an avenue to bring those discarded videos to life!

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

9 months

If you want to see how I went from getting 1k views per video to Millions, check out this great vid by @tylerfleisch

How this YouTuber blew up FAST (in an oversaturated niche)

🎥 Try out CreatorML*https://creatorml.com/?via=tylerMeet @BrandonShep, a breakout creator who’s recent videos have been racking up millions of views each. B...

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

4 months

I treat content creation as a business. So I value results over passion. But I also really enjoy designing a wide variety of things. So I always find a way to have fun with the designs regardless of the theme/idea.

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@DesignerBran Question - prioritizing video ideas based on virality can devolve into a numbers game. How can you still work on projects that you are truly passionate about, knowing they might not perform as well?

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 year

Views skyrocketed 🚀 CTR went from 4.5% to 7.1%

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

11 months

A universal truth

Gif

@gif_not_jif

11 months

WORST COLOR OF ALL TIME Dark Yellow

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 year

I updated the thumbnail to something MUCH simpler. This brought maximum focus to the logos. 👀 The title was updated for people who didn't know what RTX was.

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 year

If you learned something please: 🔄 Retweet this Thread ❤️ Follow for more of my YouTube Journey

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

5 months

The only thing I want for 2024 is YouTube's thumbnail A/B testing 🥲

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

4 months

ClickPilot now lets you easily create customizable video mockups to share with others! It works with any thumbnail/title you've uploaded or any existing video in the app. Available to everyone on the Pro plan 🚀

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

5 months

Nothing like the feeling of posting a new vid 😌

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 year

The first 30 sec of your video isn't your Intro. Your Title and Thumbnail are. They set expectations more than anything else. Not delivering on those expectations immediately causes people to leave.

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

11 months

So much positive feedback so far! Thank you to everyone who has shared it ❤️

Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

11 months

Today, I'm launching @clickpilotapp ! 🏞️ Preview YouTube Thumbnails + Titles 🔍 Compare them with videos from Search Terms, Channels, Playlists, or Trending 😎 Multiple Creator Profiles for Thumbnail Artists 🚀 It's free during the Beta Launch!

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

4 months

Does putting the number of views in the thumbnail make you want to click it more? Idk why, but for me it kind of does 😅

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 year

My channel started out with simple Graphic Design content. But I wanted something to make it "different". So I started designing things from movies / tv shows instead of generic posters and logos like most design channels. This led to some really fun videos.

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

1 year

@Ed_FilmBooth My video about Flamin' Hot Cheetos certainly helped my channel grow 😂

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

4 months

@robertoblake @MrBeast Thanks Roberto! A few things: 1) They switched from a vertical bar to horizontal for shelf-space reasons. This gave us a chance to make the logo much bigger and stick it front and center. The logo on the old design was barely visible. 2) The choice to make all the bars blue…

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Brandon Shepherd

@DesignerBran

6 months

ClickPilot is out of beta with epic new features! 🚀 40k+ viral videos to fuel your next big idea 📌 A Board to collect video inspiration (YouTube extension releases soon) 📢 Share Projects with your team/client with a simple link