Stephan Miller

33 Free Trend Tracking Tools

Part of attracting visitors to your website is knowing what topics are hot and what people are seeking. Whether you’re studying trends to find potential topics for content to target social media, or whether you’re wondering how you should optimize your pages for search engines, trend-tracking tools can be incredibly helpful.

The resources listed in this article are all free, and they go about tracking trends in a variety of different ways. Try to find a few that you think will be able to help in your own work with your website or blog.

Google Trends

Google trends provides data on search phrases that are hot.

MSN A-List

MSN A-List provides information on popular topics, people searches, and rumors.

AOL Hot Searches

AOL Hot Searches is similar to MSN A-List with a variety of information on hot topics.

Lycos 50

The Lycos 50 lists the top 50 search phrases of 2008 on Lycos.

Most Popular Searches from Search.com

Search.com popular search list provides a quick way to see what is popular at the moment.

eBay Pulse

The eBay Pulse shows what items are selling right now, and which items are being watched the most.

Tops Searches on Ask.com

Ask.com also has it’s own list of top searches.

Amazon’s Best Sellers

Amazon’s Best Sellers list includes various categories and can provide a glimpse that may be helpful, especially for affiliate marketers.

Amazon’s Movers and Shakers

Amazon’s Movers and Shakers may not be the top sellers, but they’re the products that are gaining the most in terms of ranking.

Amazon’s Hot New Releases

You can follow Amazon’s Hot New Releases list to stay on top of the latest products that are of broad interest.

Top Searches at Shopzilla