Trend Discovery
Trend Discovery is the live analytics workspace for spotting breakout demand, filtering by region and timeframe, and handing promising topics directly into AI Writer. In the current app, this workspace is reserved for Elite.
Access Rules
Plan
Elite
Credits
No direct credit charge for the workspace itself
Handoff
Writer generation still consumes credits after handoff
Older docs described Trends as a free discovery tool. That is no longer accurate for the current workspace implementation.
Why It Matters
Live Demand Signals
The workspace queries live trend data instead of relying on a static inspiration list, which makes it useful for timely content planning.
Filtered Discovery
Region and timeframe controls let you narrow the signal so you can judge whether a topic is globally loud or only locally relevant.
Writer Handoff
Each winning topic can be passed into AI Writer so the discovery step immediately becomes a production step.
How the Current Workspace Works
Open the Elite workspace
Users without Elite see an upgrade gate instead of the live analytics client.
Choose a niche
The current dashboard exposes six live niches: Technology, Finance, Health, Gaming, Entertainment, and Lifestyle.
Adjust filters
Use region and timeframe controls to refine the query, or switch to free-text search for a custom topic.
Read the signal
Trend cards expose volume, competition context, and a signal label such as breakout or high-volume.
Hand off to Writer
Use the action button on a trend card to open AI Writer with the topic prefilled in the query string.
Current Niches
Technology
Maps to the live niche buttons in the current workspace and is the default starting point for server-rendered trend data.
Finance
Useful for markets, startups, and macro narratives where competition signals matter as much as raw attention.
Health
Surfaces wellness, public health, and medical topics where search momentum can spike quickly.
Gaming
Tracks launches, live-service updates, personalities, and platform-specific moments.
Entertainment
Pulls fast-moving stories tied to streaming, celebrity, culture, and social amplification.
Lifestyle
Useful for broader creator niches where demand is seasonal, regional, and highly format-driven.
Trends to Writer Workflow
The strongest use of this workspace is to reduce the gap between discovery and execution. Validate that a topic is moving, then open Writer with that topic already attached so you can focus on angle, tone, and structure instead of retyping context.
Troubleshooting
Workspace locked
The current Trends workspace is gated behind Elite because the dashboard checks for advanced analytics access before rendering the live client.
No results returned
The underlying search can return no breakout data for narrow queries, regions, or timeframes. Broaden the keyword, switch the region, or widen the time window.
Service unreachable
If the trends service cannot be reached, the workspace will surface an error state instead of stale data. Retry later or verify the backend connectivity.
Strategy Tips
- Use region and timeframe together. A topic can look strong globally but weak in the market you actually publish for.
- Treat breakout volume as a starting signal, then validate competition and fit before handing the topic into Writer.
- When search returns no results, broaden the keyword before assuming the topic has no demand.
- Use AI Chat for workflow questions, then switch into Trends once you know you need a discovery-first workflow.