Account & platform guide
Getting started with TrendyTube
Not sure where to begin? Start with the outcome you want—improve an existing video, investigate a topic, discover a video idea, write a script or repurpose a recording. This guide helps you choose the right TrendyTube workspace and understand what to check before your first request.
Before you begin
Start with one goal, not every feature.
If you already have a YouTube video and want to improve its title or description, start in Creator Tools. If you need a topic, start with Keyword Search or Research Hub. If you want recurring keyword updates for existing videos, use Video Keywords. Each path below links to its own detailed guide.
Part 01 · Put it to work
Four workspaces serve different creator goals
TrendyTube has Creator Tools, Keyword Search, Research Hub and Video Keywords in its signed-in navigation. These are not four steps that everyone must complete. Each solves a different problem, and you can begin with the one that matches what you already have.
Creator Tools is for making titles, descriptions and short clips from an existing video, and for reopening past generated results. Keyword Search helps evaluate a topic and its estimated search demand. Research Hub discovers and groups channel-relevant research, then supports video ideas and scripts. Video Keywords monitors the keyword opportunities associated with imported videos on chosen schedules.
Important: Research Hub's channel Verify step confirms channel details from a URL; it is not a channel-ownership check. Connecting a YouTube account through Settings → Connected Accounts is a separate Google-authorized action, not a universal prerequisite for the research workflow.
Choose your first workspace
I already have a video to improve
Choose Creator Tools for titles, descriptions or Shorts. Choose Video Keywords if you want to monitor the video's keyword opportunities over time.
I need to evaluate a topic
Start with Keyword Search to inspect demand signals before you commit to an idea.
I want research tailored to a channel
Start with Research Hub. It builds a research workspace from a channel URL and helps you discover source-backed stories and video ideas.
I have a research-backed idea and need a script
Go to your Research Hub workspace and use the Script Generator on your selected research or idea.
Part 02 · Follow the steps
Your first session: choose a path and get useful results
Sign in and find your four workspaces
After signing in, open Tools for Creator Tools and Keyword Search, or Automation for Research Hub and Video Keywords. On a smaller screen, open the navigation menu first. Choose the workspace that fits your goal; you do not need to set up every tool.
If you already have a video, begin with a single Creator Tool
Open Creator Tools with a YouTube video you want to improve or repurpose. Choose Titles, Descriptions or Shorts, then review the result. Use the history tabs to reopen your projects. Generated suggestions do not change the video on YouTube; you decide what to use.
If you need a topic, use Keyword Search first
Open Keyword Search to compare matching videos and available demand estimates for a topic. Try phrases relevant to your audience and consider what your channel can add. Estimates provide context, not a promise of rankings or views.
If you need channel-informed stories, explore Research Hub
Open Research Hub for articles, topic clusters and video ideas related to a channel. Add a reference channel URL; its Verify step checks the channel details, not ownership. Review the creation cost and future reserved credits before setting up a channel. You can explore the public samples first; they are saved examples, not live news.
Turn promising research into a video idea and script
In Research Hub, review the articles, topic clusters and Video Ideas. Choose an angle, check its sources, and open Script Generator to draft narration. Review the idea and script costs before generating, and verify factual claims before recording.
Choose Video Keywords only when you want ongoing monitoring
Open Video Keywords to follow keyword opportunities for selected existing videos. Add a channel, import the videos you want and choose a schedule. Tracking can reserve credits; it is optional when you only need a one-time title or description.
Check credits and plan limits before confirming paid work
Select Credits or open Settings → Usage before confirming a request. Available credits pay for eligible new work; Reserved credits are held for future scheduled runs; Used credits have been charged. Check the displayed cost and any separate plan limits.
Reopen your results and decide what to do next
Return to the workspace where you started. Creator Tools keeps title, description and Short projects in its history; Research Hub keeps research, ideas and scripts in the channel workspace; Video Keywords keeps your tracked video projects. Open the relevant guide when you need more detail.
Help · Common questions
Common questions when you're new
Do I need to use every TrendyTube tool in order?
No. Creator Tools, Keyword Search, Research Hub and Video Keywords are separate workspaces. Begin where your current goal fits. The other tools are optional next steps, not mandatory stages of a single workflow.
I already have a YouTube video. What should I try first?
Creator Tools is a straightforward starting point for a new title, description or Short clips. Choose one result to improve and follow that generator's guide. Use Video Keywords later only if you also want ongoing tracking of keyword opportunities.
I have no video idea yet. Where should I begin?
Start with Keyword Search to assess a topic or use Research Hub to find channel-relevant article coverage and potential video angles. Research Hub has public samples you can inspect before creating your own research workspace.
Must I connect and verify ownership of a YouTube channel before doing research?
No. Research Hub's Verify step checks a channel URL and its details, not ownership. Settings → Connected Accounts is a different feature that authorizes read-only YouTube information for a Google account. Connection is not required for every TrendyTube workflow.
Does TrendyTube automatically publish my generated work to YouTube?
No. TrendyTube gives you research, drafts and clips to review. You decide what to publish.
Why does an action show both a price and reserved credits?
The immediate cost covers the task you're starting, while a future reservation can fund scheduled Research Hub or Video Keyword Tracking runs. The Credits & Usage guide explains when each balance changes and how unused reservations can be released.
Where can I find my first results again?
In Creator Tools, use the History tabs for titles, descriptions and Shorts. In Research Hub, return to the channel's research workspace for its articles, ideas and scripts. In Video Keywords, open the tracked channel and video project. Follow the relevant detailed guide if you need navigation help.
Open Creator Tools
If you already have a video ready, start here for title, description or Short generation. Otherwise choose the linked workspace that matches your goal.
Open Creator Tools