10 Tools for Finding Trending Content for Your Blog
As an avid blogger, I am always looking for ways to improve https://experience.tripster.ru/experience/Saint_Petersburg/9018-novogodnie/ workflow. I also need to know what content topics are trending and what type of content is being shared. Things change quickly on the web and it can be hard to keep up if you don’t have the right tools. Below is a short list of some of my favorite tools to help create, share and analyze content.
Quora was launched in 2010 as a site where people can post questions. You won’t just get one answer, you get multiple answers that you can sift through to find the best one. Quora also includes a blogging platform, which it launched in 2013. This allows writers to share content that doesn’t have to fit the question and answer format.
BuzzSumo allows you to simply type in a topic and it will produce a list of content that is currently being shared and how much. It shows the number of shares by the top social media platforms and allows you to order them by popularity. This tool has become one of my favorite go to sites for finding trending content. Below is a screenshot of a BuzzSumo search done on “Blogging Tools”.
HubSpot’s Blog Topics Generator was created to let bloggers find content ideas quickly. You could just get on Google and search for your topic but it is likely to return millions of possible links. The HubSpot tool narrows your search time down to relevant content that tailored to the keywords you entered keeping your blog posts interesting.
Feedly became indispensable after the demise of Google Reader. It quickly became my reader of choice. I don’t just use it as a news aggregator but more to find what is trending from the influential writers. Feedly recently added a paid service that adds some really cool features that integrate with other popular programs such as Evernote.
LinkedIn Pulse took the place of LinkedIn Today as their news feed. Here you can find industry relevant news and stories. They base the selection on your LinkedIn history, which may consist of past searches. LinkedIn pulse leaves a bit to be desired but it is a good place to find the top influencers of your niche.
Paper.li is a content curation tool that allows you to create a “newspaper” based on topics you choose. If you use Twitter, you have seen the automatic tweet from those that use this tool. Paper.li can be more than just a novelty item, it can be a great place to find relevant topics to blog about.
Alltop is a great place to find top articles in different niches. It gathers the information and lists the last five stories from the sites. It also helps you discover new blogs that you may not have known about. If you are used to the same old know blogs for information, try this tool and discover something new.
Storify is more of a social media tool but it lets you pull together information on your topic, customize it and then share with your followers. It can also be a great tool to find trending topics to spark your creativity. Storify is also used by some of the leading journalist to report real-time stories on their websites.
Google Trends no list could be complete without one tool from Google. They seem to have a tool for everything and this one works. Launched in 2012 Google Trends can be used to find what is being most searched in your niche. It can show the search volume of keywords you may be using in your article.
Hashtagify.me lets you identify prevalent hashtags that are being used on Twitter within your niche. The “related hashtag tool” also recommends related hashtags with a couple of statistics for each. You can analyze different hashtags and decide on which are performing the best and which are most likely to pique your audience.
Conclusion
For me, finding relevant blogging tools to save time and up creativity has always been a priority. It seems there is always a new tool popping up, I am always eager to try it out, some are winners, and some are losers. Hope this list of tools helps you create better articles.
Do you have a favorite tool for finding relevant blog topics? Share them in the form below.
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