jayforeman

What title should I give this video?

Added 2022-02-23 14:48:33 +0000 UTC

Good morning!

Or, if it’s the afternoon where you are, still good morning! (It’s morning here, I ain’t changing my greeting for you.)

I’ll cut to the quick. There’s a new episode of Unfinished London coming on Monday, and it’s very nearly finished, but I need your help and advice before I can release it into the wild.

Remember last month, when I knew the title but needed some advice to help decide on a thumbnail? Well, this month, I’ve got the opposite conundrum - a perfectly acceptable thumbnail with no title.

We’ve narrowed it down to seven, and we’re all bickering about which one’s best. I won’t tell you who’s rooting for which one, so as not to sway you, but here are them….

A. Why does Tower Bridge look like this?

B. Why did we end up with THIS Tower Bridge?

C. Why was this Tower Bridge chosen?

D. The rejected designs for Tower Bridge

E. Why were these Tower Bridge designs rejected?

F. Jay smells of urine and vomit

G. How Tower Bridge COULD have looked

So, put yourself in the mindset of someone who’s never watched an Unfinished London in their life, and imagine you’re scrolling through YouTube. Which of the above titles is most likely to make you go “Oooooh tell me mooooore… CLICK”? Please reply with A, B, C, D, E or F. Or a better suggestion.

Also, as well as voting, if you have any insight into this sort of thing, such as a degree (or an article you’ve read) about why people’s curiosity is piqued more by certain words, or whether the word “rejected” genuinely might subconsciously scare people away, or anything like that, please do let me know. The more science the better.

Many many thanks indeed! Patreon will, of course, as usual, get a sneak peek of the episode at least 24 hours before the rest of the world does. Thank you so so so SO much indeed for being my Patron on Patreon, this really would not be possible without you. :)

Best wishes and etc,

Jay

P.S. It’s not morning here anymore, cos I forgot to send it, so, good afternoon after all.

P.P.S. I only thought of G a few minutes after sending this post, then re-edited it, and I think it's really good, so if you voted before 14:56 UK time, please vote again?