From Nick Laight's ezine:
This is only part of it, but it should give you a good starting point to jump on early trends:
How to find early trend momentum
All trends start life with a bit of chatter and hype on social media.
Sometimes itβs a meme, a theory, or a buzzword thatβs repeatedly sharedβ¦
Or,Β might be a topic thatβs generating lots of responses (questions, angry rants, gushing praise, ferocious arguments!).
At this point theyβre still very nicheβ¦.
Some may even STAY that way, remaining obscure fringe ideas that eventually fizzle out.
However, youβll notice that some have whatβs known as βmomentumβ - a steady groundswell of interest that keeps the idea growing and spreading.
That might mean more social media chatterβ¦ more hashtags and memesβ¦ more questions asked on Redditβ¦ more ebooks and reportsβ¦. more YouTube videosβ¦
If you can spot this momentum, you can spot a future trend before the masses get to hear about it.
Which is absolute gold for any aspiring infopreneur!
Hereβs where to look for momentum:
- Amazon β Check the new book releases. Start with the broad categories then dive into the subcategories. For example, βHealth & Fitnessβ, might lead you into narrower niches like βBrain Trainingβ or βDigital Minimalism.β If two or more books are ranking in the Kindle Top 50,000 on a similar theme, thatβs a good signal. Also try Amazon.com because emerging trends often start in the USA.
- TikTokΒ β You can use this social media network like a free βtrend radarβ. Type βhow do Iβ¦β or βI canβtβ¦β followed by a keyword like βsleep,β βfocus,β or βmoney.β TikTokβs autocomplete suggestions will show you what people are talking about.Β
- RedditΒ - Search your topic and filter for the past 90 days. If people are asking lots of questions Β thereβs fuel for an eBook. Youβll also see that thereβs a βpopularβ tab where you can see whatβs trending right now.
- YouTube β Go to the search bar, write in a broad topic, then youβll see a tab that gives you the option for βrecently uploadedβ β as you can see below. Now you can see what new videos are coming out on a subject, and how many views and comments they are generating.
- UdemyΒ - Course creators are usually six months ahead of Amazon authors. Go to either (or both) of these popular course-hosting platforms. Type in a category or topic, then sort by βNewestβ which you can access in the drop down to the right.Β