How do you find trending topics for your forum?

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Trending topics generate more engagement which is why social media platforms thrive very well on that. Forums have also learnt how to do the same thing by milking trending topics in order to boost engagement across the board.

As a forum owner, how or where to do you find trending topics for your community?
 
I find trending topics for my forums by following posts on X , Google Trends, and industry related news sites. Subreddits and competitor forums also reveal what’s really hot in the niche.
 
lens said:
I find trending topics for my forums by following posts on X , Google Trends, and industry related news sites. Subreddits and competitor forums also reveal what’s really hot in the niche.
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It's going to be more like you are spying on your competitors to keep up with trending topics but there is nothing wrong in doing that.

I think some people also make use of ChatGPT to find trending topics.
 
Just follow the news around your forum niche, but actual topics brought into the forum should be ones that resonates with interests of forum members. It is not every news around your niche that you bring in. There are definitely some kinds of news that always generates engagements among your forum members. Bring topical news around that circle.
 
I have one easy way of doing it. I use google trends to know what everyone is talking about and what is trending in my niche. I just do little research and create threads on those topics.
 
To find trending topics, one can check newest posts on X, Google trends or the browser, there are many trending topics every day in places like this and also being consistent online.
 
I get most of them from Reddit, I only started being more active on Facebook recently so I don't go on that platform much. I also don't like Twitter and will not be getting tech news from that platform.
 
Zani said:
To find trending topics, one can check newest posts on X, Google trends or the browser, there are many trending topics every day in places like this and also being consistent online.
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I've never thought about Google Trends, but it seems to be a valid option which I should certainly check out for trending topics. Thanks for that recommendation.
 
I check reddit and news sites, and then repost it onto my site. Been doing it for years.
 
Henrywrites said:
I've never thought about Google Trends, but it seems to be a valid option which I should certainly check out for trending topics. Thanks for that recommendation.
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Yeah, you're welcome. We learn new things every day, thanks to forum. Google Trends is a valid option that you can certainly see news and topics of all kind.
 
These days, I frequently visit Reddit to find trending topics for my forum. In the past, I used to look into youtube trends or Google trends.
 
I don’t own a forum, I am not a staff on any forums but I use a couple of forums and I find trendy content through Google trends ans whenever I want to create topics I look into Google trends on the related niches.
 
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