Скачать или смотреть Fix Your Thumbnails in 45 Minutes: AI A/B/C Workflow for REALTORS® (Auto-Thumbnail Agent)

If your thumbnails aren’t clear and phone-readable in one second, you’re invisible. In this class, Connor with Honor shows a simple, repeatable AI workflow to create three on-brand thumbnail options (A/B/C) in ~45 minutes, then pick a winner with data—not guesses. We expand every acronym on first use: CTR (Click-Through Rate), AVD (Average View Duration), and more. You’ll also get a copy-paste prompt package and a walkthrough of building a lightweight auto-thumbnail agent that uses your face and brand kit.

👉 Companion post (video + prompts):
https://santaclaritaartificialintelli...

What you’ll learn

The REALTOR® thumbnail formula: big subject face on one side, 2–6 word headline on the other, high contrast, simple background, one accent badge, and safe margins.

A 45-minute weekly cadence to ideate topics, generate headlines, and produce A/B/C variants.

How to run YouTube Experiments to test up to 3 thumbnails and choose a winner by CTR (click-through rate) and early retention.

How to make your taste machine-readable (brand rules, fonts, stroke/shadow, margins) so a VA or teammate can ship on brand—every time.

Legal/ethical guardrails (no thumb-bait; respect image rights, especially MLS photography).

Chapters

00:00 Hook: “You’re not showing up online” (call story)
02:10 Why thumbnails matter (CTR = Clicks ÷ Impressions × 100%)
04:05 Specs that never fight the platform (1280×720, 2MB, JPG/PNG)
06:10 The REALTOR® formula (face + 2–6 word headline + clean background)
08:20 Readability rules (contrast, stroke/shadow, safe margins)
10:15 Five archetypes (Face+Shock, Before/After, Big Number, Map Pin, Problem/Solution)
12:30 Weekly workflow (45-minute sprint)
15:05 Asset pack (expression PNGs, brand kit JSON, simple backgrounds)
17:00 Auto-thumbnail agent overview (inputs/outputs/manifest)
19:40 Prompts you can paste today (headline, composition, debrief)
21:30 YouTube Experiments: A/B/C testing and picking a winner
24:00 Legal & ethical basics (no bait, proper image rights)
25:30 Your next 7 days + CTA

Copy-paste prompts (quick start)

Headline Generator
“Generate 18 thumbnail headlines (2–6 words) for this topic: [TOPIC/TITLE]. One idea per line. Prefer numbers, neighborhoods, or outcomes. Use plain words readable on a phone. Return a ranked list with a one-phrase rationale per line.”

Composition Director (system)
“You are a thumbnail art director for real estate and local services. Enforce: large subject face on one side, bold headline on the other, high-contrast type (white/black) with thick stroke and soft shadow, simple background, optional neon badge, safe margins 6%. Export three variants at 1280×720 (16:9) or 1080×1920 (9:16), each under 2MB. Return a JSON manifest (headline, fonts, sizes, stroke/shadow, hex colors, filenames).”

Composition Director (user)
“Compose three thumbnail variants for [VIDEO TOPIC] using [face.png], [background.jpg], and [brand.json]. A: face left, text right. B: face right, text left. C: centered face, top text. Choose the best headline from: [18-line list]. Blur busy backgrounds. Add a small badge only if it increases clarity. Export PNGs and return the manifest.”

Experiment Debrief
“Given 72-hour metrics—A: CTR = [x%], Impressions = [N], Watch time = [minutes]; B: …; C: …—pick the winner, explain the likely driver (headline vs composition vs contrast), and recommend the next single variable to test in ≤120 words.”

Resources

• Companion post (video + prompt package):
https://santaclaritaartificialintelli...

• Free community: SantaClaritaAI.com
• Blog + resources hub: SantaClaritaArtificialIntelligence.com

Production checklist (print this)

Words: 2–6, one idea only

Type: ultra-bold, stroke + soft shadow

Contrast: white/black text; blur busy backgrounds

Subject: your face large; add rim light/outer glow

Accent: one badge (price, neighborhood, episode)

Margins: 6% safe area for crops

Test: publish A/B/C; pick winner by CTR + early retention

FAQ (fast)

What’s a “good” CTR? Context matters. Track improvement over your own baseline.
Do I always need my face? Test face vs map/number-driven layouts; let Experiments decide.
Vertical too? Export a 1080×1920 version; protect margins for auto-crops (4:5 on some feeds).

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Connor with Honor
SantaClaritaAI.com (Community) • SantaClaritaArtificialIntelligence.com (Blog)

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