{"id":1388,"date":"2026-02-02T04:38:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T04:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlinemarketingclassroom.com\/blog\/?p=1388"},"modified":"2026-02-02T10:35:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T10:35:36","slug":"the-trend-shortcut-im-using-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlinemarketingclassroom.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/02\/the-trend-shortcut-im-using-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"The trend shortcut I\u2019m using right now"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1388\" class=\"elementor elementor-1388\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95f5749 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"95f5749\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1494426 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1494426\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/onlinemarketingclassroom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image1-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0364281 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0364281\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03d40bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03d40bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Welcome back to this week&#8217;s <\/span><b><i>Side Income Roundup<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s Monday, February 2nd, and this issue is built for one thing: momentum.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week, we\u2019re looking at:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/1f6a6.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udea6\" \/> Google has clarified what \u201cAI content\u201d is allowed, and what gets you flagged<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/1f9ed.svg\" alt=\"\ud83e\udded\" \/> A smarter way to spot trends before they get saturated<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/1f4e5.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udce5\" \/> The quiet email deliverability fixes that protect your income<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/1f5d3.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f\" \/> The 5-minute fix for your highest-performing email<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/1f916.svg\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd16\" \/> A new OpenAI signal that screams \u201cthe next wave is hardware\u201d<\/span><\/p><h2><b>THIS WEEK\u2019S BIG IDEA<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/1f449.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc49\" \/> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/search\/docs\/fundamentals\/using-gen-ai-content\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google\u2019s New Warning for AI Content, and the Simple Fix Most People Miss<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A lot of people are still using AI like a content factory. Yikes!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google is now being very clear, AI is fine, low value scaled pages are not.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The difference is simple:<\/span><\/p><p><b><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/2705.svg\" alt=\"\u2705\" \/>Helpful content is written to solve a specific problem <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/274c.svg\" alt=\"\u274c\" \/>Scaled content is written to flood the index\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you publish anything, blogs, product pages, FAQs, newsletters, you want to read this official guidance and tighten your approach.<\/span><\/p><p><b><i>Our Take:<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Keep using AI, just stop using it to publish \u201cmore.\u201d Use it to publish \u201cbetter.\u201d One strong page that answers a real question beats fifty pages that say nothing new.<\/span><\/i><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/search\/docs\/fundamentals\/using-gen-ai-content\"><b>Read The Guidelines Here!<\/b><\/a><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><h2><b>TOOLS OF THE WEEK<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A few resources you shouldn\u2019t miss::<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/1f50e.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd0e\" \/> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/products-and-platforms\/products\/search\/google-trends-explore-with-ai\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Trends just got a Gemini powered Explore upgrade<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This makes it dramatically easier to spot related spikes, compare topics, and find angles you would not think to search manually.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/1f4da.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcda\" \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ads\/library\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Meta Ads Library<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free competitor research, instant creative inspiration, and you can browse without logging in.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/1f3b5.svg\" alt=\"\ud83c\udfb5\" \/> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/later.com\/blog\/instagram-reels-trends\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weekly Instagram Reels trends list<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want \u201cplug and play\u201d momentum, this gives you trending audio and formats without doomscrolling.<\/span><\/p><p><b><i>Our Take: <\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use Trends to pick the topic, use the Ads Library to see what is selling, then use a Reels trend to package it fast.<\/span><\/i><\/p><h2><b>TODAY\u2019S QUICK WINS<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/1f4e9.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udce9\" \/> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/chronos.agency\/gmail-yahoo-email-sender-requirements-2026\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do a 10 minute email deliverability check<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your emails are landing in Promotions or Spam, your side income gets throttled quietly. This breakdown is a solid checklist of what to tighten.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/1f9e0.svg\" alt=\"\ud83e\udde0\" \/> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/trends.google.com\/trends\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Steal one \u201cTrend Cluster\u201d today<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open Google Trends, search your niche, then use the new AI Explore panel to pull 3 related topics. Turn that into a 3 post content mini series this week.<\/span><\/p><p><b><i>Our Take: <\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your fastest wins come from visibility and deliverability. Fix inbox placement once, then post into a rising trend before it gets crowded.<\/span><\/i><\/p><h2><b>FROM OMC<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/1f4c5.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcc5\" \/> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinemarketingclassroom.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/31\/the-5-minute-ai-welcome-email\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 5-minute fix for your highest-performing email<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most people obsess over broadcasts and launches, then forget the one email almost everyone opens: Your Welcome email.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You get the exact structure to follow, plus copy and paste AI prompts to:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Confirm the signup<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reinforce the benefit<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set expectations<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get one clear click<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b><i>Our Take: <\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want more momentum from the list you already have, fix your welcome email first, it is the highest leverage email in your whole system.<\/span><\/i><\/p><h2><b>AI SPOTLIGHT<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/1f9e9.svg\" alt=\"\ud83e\udde9\" \/><\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/01\/19\/openai-device-2026-lehane-jony-ive\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OpenAI is aiming to launch its first device in 2026<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a big shift, AI moving from apps into physical products. If this lands, it changes how people search, buy, and ask for recommendations.<\/span><\/p><p><b><i>Our Take:<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The next advantage will not be knowing \u201ca tool.\u201d It will be owning a workflow that works anywhere, phone, desktop, and whatever device comes next.<\/span><\/i><\/p><h3><b>UNTIL NEXT WEEK\u2026<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep it simple this week.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pick one income lever and tighten it:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fix email deliverability basics<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pull 3 trend clusters and post into them<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take 5 minutes to fix the most important email in your funnel<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep stacking small wins like this, and by next Monday you will not need motivation, you will already have <\/span><b>momentum<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Talk soon,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aidan<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">P.S. <\/span><b>Want to automate your entire email follow-up?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> LaunchPad Pro makes it simple to create landing pages and set up email sequences that actually convert. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/signup.launchpadpro.app\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try it free<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and build a system that works.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trend clusters, inbox fixes, and a simple workflow you can use 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