What types of companies are using web crawlers?

In cross-border e-commerce and overseas operations, I am often asked by customers:“Which companies really need to use web crawlers?”

Many people think that crawlers are just gadgets for technicians. But actually,From price comparison websites to large e-commerce companies, to recruitment companies and the service industry, more and more companies regard web crawlers as their core weapons.

Today, I want to take you from a larger perspective and talk about what types of companies are using web crawlers and why they are so dependent on this technology.

If you are thinking about how to collect data efficiently, avoid being blocked by websites, or want to save labor costs, maybe this article can give you some inspiration.

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Price comparison website: Data is core competitiveness

Price comparison websites are almost the most typical example. Imagine that you have to monitor the prices and inventory of thousands of items on hundreds of retail websites at the same time. Without web crawlers, this would be an almost impossible task.

I once helped a European price comparison platform optimize its data collection process. Previously, they had to invest a team of 6 people to manually update data every day, which was extremely inefficient. Later, after accessing the automatic crawling solution provided by LIKE.TG, the data update speed increased.400%, the team’s energy shifted to user experience and marketing, and website traffic also tripled within half a year.

Such companies rely on:

• Monitor prices and inventory in real time
• Quickly compare data and generate reports
• Provide transparent information to help consumers make decisions

E-commerce: Price and reviews are the deciding factor

In the world of e-commerce, every detail may determine victory or defeat. Whose price is more reasonable? Which items sell best? Which reviews are affecting conversions? The answers are all in the data.

I’ve seen a team of Amazon sellers track competitor prices in real time via a crawler. One time, they discovered that a competitor had reduced the price of a certain product by 15% during the Black Friday event, so they immediately adjusted their strategy and lowered the price of similar products by 10%. As a result, not only did the sales decline be avoided, but 3,000 more orders were sold that day.

Common application scenarios include:

• Track competing product prices and inventory changes
• Collect user reviews and analyze real feedback
• Discover market trends and optimize product selection

This data is often the key to making "one step faster" decisions. It’s no wonder that large retailers spend huge sums of money to stop crawlers, because once this data is obtained by small sellers, the advantage can be quickly eroded.

Service industry: a powerful tool for potential customer development

For service-oriented companies, customers are the lifeline. For example, consulting companies, SaaS platforms or study abroad agencies, they all need to find potential customers efficiently.

I once worked with an overseas SaaS tool company, and they wanted to obtain the contact information of small and medium-sized enterprises in the target market. We used LIKE.TG's data collection capabilities to automatically collect corporate emails, job information and contact information from public websites, helping them accumulate 20,000+ pieces of potential customer data in just two months.

The benefits of crawlers are:

• Quickly obtain potential customer information
• Save time and cost on cold starts
• Market segmentation on a large scale

Without this data, it might have taken them half a year to achieve the same results.

Financial investment: seize talent opportunities

The financial investment market is also highly dependent on data. Some gray or fringe financial investment institutions in Southeast Asia need to screen out potential projects in the shortest possible time, and investors also hope to grasp market dynamics and find opportunities for higher returns.

I remember that a regional investment company used LIKE.TG to capture project data from multiple investment platforms and financing websites and established a dynamic investment database. They can quickly screen potential projects based on industry, financing round and region, shortening the investment decision-making cycle by about 40%.

Conversely, I have also seen some investment enthusiasts use crawlers to monitor financing dynamics, and found that the capital inflow of certain types of financial products increased sharply in the short term.

This means:

• Enterprises or investment institutions can use crawlers to target high-quality projects faster
• Investors can also use crawlers to more accurately judge market opportunities.

List of real cases

Why are big companies trying so hard to stop crawlers?

Because data is the business moat.

• E-commerce giants are worried about small sellers using data to fight price wars.
• Investment platforms hope that their financing and project information will not be captured in bulk or made public.
• Service companies fear that customer data will be obtained by competitors.

In other words, whoever has more and more accurate data will be one step ahead.

Frequently Asked Questions FAQ

Q1: Can small companies also use crawlers?

A: Of course. Many small e-commerce and service companies have limited budgets at the beginning, so they are more suitable to use third-party services such as LIKE.TG to obtain data.

Q2: Will crawlers break the law?

A: In most cases, scraping public data is legal. But care needs to be taken to avoid invading privacy or violating the target website's terms of use.

Q3: Will data collection be too complicated?

A: If you develop it yourself, you really need technical skills. But with LIKE.TG, you almost don’t need to write code, the system will help you handle issues such as proxy, verification code, IP rotation, etc.

Q4: Can data quality be guaranteed?

A: Through reasonable collection strategies and monitoring mechanisms, data accuracy can be maintained above 95%. We recommend regularly checking the structure of the target website to avoid collection errors due to page changes.

Summarize

Web crawlers are not a "privileged tool" for any industry. Whether it is a price comparison platform, e-commerce, service industry, or recruitment company, you can find growth opportunities through data collection.

If you are facing a similar challenge, I recommend starting with the simplest application scenarios, such as price monitoring or lead collection. As your business grows, consider more complex applications.

If you don't want to spend too much time on technical details, you can always contact me. AS LIKE.TGaccount Manager, I can help you customize a suitable solution:

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