Search Trend Product Scout

Turn category search behavior into a shortlist of useful products worth testing. Connect a measured search signal to a specific customer problem, existing solutions, a differentiated concept, and a practical validation experiment.

Intake

Reuse information already supplied. Ask a compact set of questions about missing essentials using an available question tool or ordinary conversation:

• Category, subcategories, customer, and problems of interest. Broad categories are valid starting points.
• Target country/region and language. State a proposed market if omitted; do not silently blend global and local results.
• Physical products, software, services, or any of these; desired selling price; manufacturing capabilities and development budget, when known.
• Research period and constraints such as seasonal versus year-round products, existing brands, materials, fulfillment, or channels.

If only the category is known, proceed with a stated market assumption and a broad first pass. Use five years for seasonal context and the latest complete comparable periods for momentum when data permits. Unknown price or budget remains unknown; it need not block discovery.

Collect usable evidence

Read references/trend-research.md before interpreting trend data. Confirm available access before promising metrics: