Keeping up with the latest trends to create content can feel impossible when you have multiple passions.

Not only do you have to keep up with one industry, but you also have to balance multiple passions while remaining relevant in all of them.

I wasn’t always consciously chasing trends to watch, but when I dove into affiliate marketing, I learned how much impact catching a trend early can have on visibility and success. The challenge? Trends move fast—especially when you’re balancing different niches.

Here’s what I mean:

  • In the world of AI-powered tools, there’s a new release every week.
  • In content marketing, a fresh generative AI feature can change the game overnight.
  • In the bass guitar world, there’s a new effects pedal popping up all the time.
  • In the world of card magic, some kid got a new trick that the world has never seen yet.
  • In SEO, AI-generated content and new ranking algorithms are reshaping how we think about search.

Even with unlimited access to online content, keeping up with the future of content creation feels like trying to hold onto too many trains going in opposite directions—you’ll end up stretched thin and burnt out.

Trains in different tracks going in different directions - Image by Raymond Kotewicz
Trains in different tracks going in different directions – Image by Raymond Kotewicz

Why Traditional Trend Research Fails Multi-Passionates

I learned the hard way and jumped on the online course trend too late.  Even though I had begun developing an AI-powered content strategy, I lacked a strategy for identifying trends, and the online course trend slipped past me.

By the time many of my favorite content creators were launching courses during the pandemic, the window to catch up had already closed. I still plan to create courses because I genuinely enjoy teaching. However, the surge of growth you can achieve during a trend’s peak is tough to match once the bubble has burst.

Manually Chasing Trends (The Vicious Cycle)

I used to manually try to keep up with trends. Here’s where it left me:

  • Burnt out from endless scrolling on Reddit, TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram.
  • Stuck in the early stages of the development, trapped in cycles of comparison, while watching others produce.
  • Left behind watching on the sidelines.

How AI Tools Like Exploding Topics & ChatGPT Change the Game

My Turning Point: Predicting Trends Instead of Chasing Them

I discovered Exploding Topics in 2019 and it instantly changed how I approached content strategy.

Exploding Topics analyzes searches, conversations, and mentions all across the internet and presents trends in an easy-to-understand visual. Even more impressively, Semrush acquired them in 2024, providing the tool with an abundance of data points for trend detection.

Instead of reacting to trends after they became saturated, I could now predict upcoming shifts and act before everyone else—or catch a trend before it lost momentum.

How I Use Exploding Topics to Predict Trends

I use Exploding Topics in two ways:

  1. Spotting Trends that are Directly Related to My Niche
  2. Finding Trends that are Unrelated to My Niche

I like to pay close attention to the growth metric and weigh that in with how steep and steady a curve looks.

Exploding Topic - AI Video Translation (Strong Growth and Steady Incline)
Exploding Topic – AI Video Translation (Strong Growth and Steady Incline)

Once I find a trend, I use a specific prompt in ChatGPT to give me a ton of content ideas.

“Trend-to-Niche Connector” AI Prompt for Trend-Driven Content

Now that you’ve found some trends that you find interesting, try this prompt in ChatGPT to create social media posts and blog ideas.

Here’s the prompt:

The following topic is trending: {topic}.

I am in the {niche} niche.

I want you to draw connections between this trending topic and my niche to generate social media content ideas that will resonate with my audience.

My “Aha” Moment: AI’s Predictive Power

When I saw ChatGPT connect seemingly unrelated trends faster than I could, in ways I never would have imagined, I realized the value of using AI-powered tools to stay ahead of content and content strategy trends.

My AI-Powered Content Ideation System For Staying Ahead

Sounds complicated. But in reality it’s not. This doesn’t have to be complicated. And the best part is, you don’t even need to check for trends every day.

  1. Set a calendar notification to check Exploding Topics once a month.
  2. Then use my exact ChatGPT prompt to brainstorm ideas based on new trends.
  3. Keep a running database of your ideas as a backlog. Google Sheets or Notion work well for this.

It will only take a few minutes to generate this backlog. You can now devote more of your efforts to creating!

Final Thought: Leverage AI to Stay Ahead of 2025 Trends

With AI and a simple system, you can stay ahead of content creation trends without burning out. Take action today:

  • ✅ Use Exploding Topics to spot trends early
  • ✅ Generate ideas faster with ChatGPT
  • ✅ Build momentum across multiple passions with ease

Stay ahead of the curve—and let AI help you create smarter, faster, and with more clarity.

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