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Yes, but scraping is a small part of the overall puzzle. As developers, we overestimate how valuable tools are (as opposed to solutions). I think the better opp
by bdcravens 5y ago
Yes, but scraping is a small part of the overall puzzle. As developers, we overestimate how valuable tools are (as opposed to solutions). I think the better opportunity is not to be another scraping-as-a-service provider, but to niche down to a solution that uses your scraping technology.
- DonHopkins 5y agoIf you start yet another scraping-as-a-service provider, you're attempting to provide a paid service for people who just want to steal content for free. Not gonna work.
- bdcravens 5y agoThere are legit use cases for browser automation, but a ton of bad actors too. I think your point illuminates something that many fail to fully consider: What are all the ways my service/software can be abused?
- that_guy_iain 5y agoScraping as a service can be profitable if you target people who are looking for leads to cold email/spam. Lead gen is one of the few areas you can easily charge $100 as your entry level package and at that price it's very easy to make money if you have half decent marketing.