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How do you find content topics your audience wants?

Short answer

Find topics in the questions customers already ask. Collect them from calls, messages, reviews, comments and sales conversations. Then check search demand in Google Trends and Search Console, and note which past posts got saves, shares and messages. Topics that answer real questions beat topics picked to fill the calendar.

In this answer
  1. 01Where good topics come from
  2. 02Test ideas before you invest
  3. 03Read the signals
  4. 04Use search data wisely

Where good topics come from

SourceWhat it gives you
Calls and front deskThe questions people ask before buying
DMs and commentsDoubts and objections in their own words
ReviewsWhat customers value and praise
Search ConsoleSearches that bring people to your site
Google TrendsSeasonal rises and local interest

Test ideas before you invest

From idea to proven topic
  1. CollectKeep a running list of real questions.
  2. GroupSort them into a few main themes.
  3. TestPost short, simple versions first.
  4. ExpandTurn winners into series and longer videos.

Read the signals

Saves and shares show content people find useful. Messages show content that moves people to act. Likes alone are a weak signal. Look at which topics bring questions or bookings, then make more of those.

Use search data wisely

Google Trends shows relative interest over time, not exact search counts. It is good for spotting seasons, like when "AC repair" interest starts rising in your state. Search Console shows the queries that already bring visitors to your site.

Good example. A vet clinic lists the ten questions its front desk hears most. Each becomes a short video, and the vaccine schedule video brings bookings.

Bad example. A vet clinic posts national pet days from a generic calendar. The posts get likes from far away and no appointments.

Read what content pillars are. Our social media marketing builds topics from your customer questions.

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