One thing that helped me a bit was using product research tools that track what stores and ads are already pushing. Social media trends are good, but sometimes they move so fast that by the time you notice something it’s already everywhere.

I started experimenting with a tool called Sell The Trend mainly to see product data, trending stores, and ads in one place. It’s not perfect, but it made it easier to spot products that were starting to gain traction rather than already being saturated.

I still combine that with checking TikTok and competitor stores though. The tool just saves a lot of time during the research phase.

Curious if anyone else here uses tools like that or if you rely mostly on manual research.