With the rise of social media, people have found new ways to connect with others and share information and messages. LinkedIn is an online networking site where you can create profiles, connect with other users, and promote your own content or that of someone else.

It’s easy to use linker tooltips to see what hashtags exist for a given topic, but how about seeing all the popular ones? Or using their search feature to find trending terms? If you’re looking to grow your audience through social media, these are great ways to do so!

In this article, we will be going over some simple tricks to easily add trend filtering to your linked account.

Register your interest in trending hashtags

As mentioned before, you can add an interested hashtag to your linkedin profile for it to automatically update with all of the activity that hashtag has seen. But what makes this different is that these updates are not just statuses, they are also short comments or notes related to the hashtag.

These notes include who used the hashtag, why they used the hashtag, and then some which are called “notes” because people put in thoughts about the topic. These are very popular now as people have started using them in place of status messages!

By adding this information to your linkedin profile, you will get a more complete picture of how people use social media websites and chat apps to discuss trends and things like that. It also gives other users a chance to read someone’s mind and see what they think about the topics surrounding the hashtag.

This is very valuable content for your career since you can pick and choose what areas of expertise you want to develop. You could even start creating your own trend setting and changing around to promote yourself or inspire others.

Look at which hashtags your friends are using

A few months ago, we mentioned that you can use linkerfi or any other free tool to find popular social media platforms and features. Since then, another way to do this has surfaced- by looking for common keywords across all of your connected apps.

This new method works similar to how people use Google to look up words. You just need to pick one app as your search engine and gather information from different areas of it!

The only difference is that instead of searching the web, you’re searching through the settings and features of various apps. And if there’s an area in the app where users have uploaded their favorite things, you can surf through those too.

Here’s what you should know about this technique for seeing trending topics on LinkedIn.

Read blogs and news sites that focus on marketing

If you are looking to connect with other marketers, read some good articles and start reading through their social media profiles! You can find lots of great information by surfing through your favorite websites or using Google to search for “how to be a better marketer” or “marketing tips.”

LinkedIN is one tool that many professionals use to keep in touch with others in their field. By adding members of this network as connections, you get notified when they update their profile (including adding new hashtags).

You can also create an account here and pick from different lists how to access certain features. For example, there is a list which shows you what popular tags people have used in past 30 days. This way you can add those to yours and see if anyone else has already incorporated them into their content.

By doing this, you will not only learn about trending topics, but you will also gain knowledge about what brands are popular and what works for them.

Read Twitter feeds

This is one of the most important things you can do to use hashtags more effectively. By reading other people’s tweets, you will get an idea what popular hashtags are and why they are used.

By adding your own posts using these same keywords, you will gain exposure for yourself!

But how does one read someone else’s tweet? You must first look into who is sharing this information.

You can either directly link to their profile or search them out in the internet. Most social media sites have an easier way to connect with others. For example, on Facebook, you can create a group or event, which could lead to more engagement.

On LinkedIn, you can find people by looking at their profiles or doing a direct email invite. Both ways can be done without having to go through all the profiles as a guest!

There are several free tools that can help you read various accounts. Some even allow you to add links so you don't need to enter any credentials.

Join groups that focus on marketing

As we mentioned earlier, you can add hashtags to your linkedin profile to get more engagement from others. However, using too many tags can look spammy so make sure to pick your niche and stick to it!

But what if there is no clear winner? Or what if there are several strong candidates? You may be able to use some of these tools to help determine which hashtag people are using at this moment to describe this product or service.

By looking at how often other people’s profiles mention a certain tag, you can come up with an average score for each one. Then, compare those averages to see which ones have the highest value.

You may also want to take a look at all of the accounts that use a specific hashtag. Some companies will use the hashtag as part of their company name, while others might only include the word before theirs.

By studying who uses a given term and why, you can gain some insights into the popularity of that keyword.

Listen to podcasts

With all of these social media platforms, it can be tricky trying to find what’s working and what’s not. For that reason, you should always be looking at what others are doing in order to get inspiration for your own content or strategies.

One way to do this is to listen to other people’s podcasts. You can either pick and choose which ones appeal to you or use an app like Stitcher to search for popular radio shows.

By listening to such shows, you will learn how different businesses used social media to succeed. You may even discover new tips or tricks yourself!

Another great thing about listening to podcasts is that most of them are free. You don't need lupron to love music! (I hope) 😉

You can also visit their websites or blogs to see if they have any posts or information available. Some give away coupons or tips for products or services too!

There are many ways to benefit from listening to podcasts. Try out some one of these tools to see what works for you.

Watch YouTube videos

One of the most popular ways to see what people are talking about online is by watching YouTube. You can check out how-to videos, movie reviews, and even some raw footage or interviews.

By adding this information to your feed, you’ll be able to get an in depth look at what all the buzz is surrounding.

Trending hashtags are also another way to gain more insights into what people are talking about. By looking up trending terms, you will find which ones get linked to different content.

For example, if someone posts a picture of their dog, then the hashtag #TeamDog would be used.

Learn to use Google Trends

A very popular way to see what hashtags are becoming more common is by using an app called Google Trends. This tool allows you to search any word or phrase and it will show you how much attention that topic is getting online over time.

You can then compare this information against other charts, graphs and lists to determine if there’s anything about the new trend that is attracting people.

By adding the hashtag #toolbox to your profile, you get 10 free reports a month which include some of these features! You don’t need to do anything extra for us to give you this service, but we would love it if you did 🙂

And remember, you don’t have to use Google Tools to enjoy them – you can create your own trends here too.