Earn $1000 a Month from Scraping Data

Originally Posted by dc53123

Yes, exactly... it depends on what you are scraping and what you are doing with the info. I'm not saying to get arrested and do something illegal. I'm looking for clever people, with clever ideas to see what some people can come up with.

There are thousands of ideas for building something with this model.

Just to name a few...


1. Gather leads from online business directories
2. Discover product defects by scraping product reviews on message boards and forums.
3. Gather foreclosure listings by zip code, and stay up-to-date on foreclosed properties.
4. Identify private sellers from auto and property websites.
5. Gather search engine rankings.
6. Gather classified ads from many different sites.
7. Extract job board listings from private companies and large job boards.
8. Monitor news sites for keywords.
9. Gather company information from many different directory websites.
10. Gather product catalogs including images and product manuals from wholesalers/manufacturers websites.
11. Monitor order status from ecommerce portals. See what orders you still need to fulfill, when they were ordered, and all applicable details.
12. Extract top selling information for products on auction websites.
13. Monitor competitor's inventory information.
14. Extract textbook prices (new/used) from top college textbook e-retailers.
15. Verify that distributors are selling products in accordance with contracts (right price, right condition, right quantity).
16. Gather contact information for homes that were recently purchased.
17. Gather medical directories of specialists in every state.
18. Gather political press releases from candidates.
19. Gather bookings for any type of resort, or area.
20. Gather user reviews for any product or service.
21. Gather financial information from any financial website.
22. Gather weekly ads from competitor grocery stores.
23. Monitor blogs for new postings.
24. Gather domain name arbitration decisions and commentary.
25. Gather volcanic activity information.
26. Gather historical weather information.
27. Gather the chemical makeup of compounds from science sites.
28. Check the meta information on pages of a website (description, keywords, page title).
29. Extract element/source code of web pages. Including, but not limited to HTML, JavaScript.
30. Capture search engine local rank for businesses.
31. Capture search engine ad page rank.
32. Monitor commodity prices.
33. Extract information from corporate financial statements.
34. Extract profile information from popular social media websites.
35. Gathering auto part compatibility information (which part goes with which cars).
36. Extract useful information from encyclopedia and journal websites.
37. Extract tourist attraction information.
38. Extract dealer inventory information.
39. Extract top book and movie sales rank from leading ecommerce websites.
40. Automate the process of background checks on individuals.
41. Gather and create industry directories.
42. Create RSS feeds for specific keywords on various websites.
43. Extract bond and stock pricing history.
44. Gather restaurant reviews from major review sites.
45. Gather historical case results from federal law websites.
46. Create a national directory of attorneys.
47. Monitor interest rates for competitor banks and publish data as an RSS Feed.
48. Create an event aggregator websites (concerts, sporting events, etc.).
49. Extract ticket availability from major ticket websites.
50. Extract product images and specification documents.