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The Importance of a Great YouTube Intro

YouTuber Tom Scott joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning content creator and YouTube strategy questions. Should YouTube videos have an intro? What is a good traffic source on YouTube? Do thumbnails matter as much as people say? Answers to these questions and many more await on Creator Support. #TomScott #YouTube #WIRED Still haven’t subscribed…

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YouTuber Tom Scott joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning content creator and YouTube strategy questions. Should YouTube videos have an intro? What is a good traffic source on YouTube? Do thumbnails matter as much as people say? Answers to these questions and many more await on Creator Support.

#TomScott #YouTube #WIRED

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  1. @ValentinaRosa-v8i

    June 8, 2026 at 3:38 pm

    Super clean execution, everything feels well done, nice

    • @not_Ultron

      June 8, 2026 at 9:14 pm

      Bots these days

  2. @m.thumper

    June 8, 2026 at 3:46 pm

    That was exactly the reason I was expecting though. What reason should I have expected?

    • @Summer-ioi

      June 8, 2026 at 4:49 pm

      You don’t need to be totally surprised by every video you see. Is that what you were expecting?

    • @gime114

      June 8, 2026 at 6:08 pm

      His point is that “algorithm” is just a boogeyman. The real way to success is actually having the audience interested.

    • @m.thumper

      June 9, 2026 at 1:41 am

      @Summer-ioi since he said ”not for the reason you’re expecting”, yes I was expecting to be surprised

    • @m.thumper

      June 9, 2026 at 1:45 am

      @gime114thanks! I kinda got that, but was under the impression that this was sorta common knowledge, but maybe it’s not

  3. @jh9753

    June 8, 2026 at 7:07 pm

    This guy has a punchable face.

  4. @nikyabodigital

    June 10, 2026 at 1:09 am

    The era of watch time and retention is over. User could leave halfway and Google would track your behavior if you stopped searching for solution that means the video was helpful.

    Its about actual value now. If they got something. Retention no longer the main thing

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