How to Build an Automated Web Scraper for Startup Outreach

In this video, I demonstrate how to build a scraper that extracts contact information from websites, specifically focusing on emails. This scraper automates the process of visiting URLs, gathering emails, and storing them in a Google Sheet. If no email is found, it will scrape contact pages for potential email addresses.

What You’ll Learn:

• How to create a scraper that extracts emails from websites.
• Handling cases where emails are missing by searching for contact pages.
• Automating the process of storing results in Google Sheets.
• Using GPT-4.0 Mini for efficient data extraction.
• How to automate sending personalized emails to contacts.

Real-Life Application:

I built this scraper to automate outreach for my startup newspaper, reaching out to new startups in Sweden. The scraper efficiently gathers contact information and automates sending personalized emails to inquire if they’d like to be featured in an article.

Tools Used:

• Google Sheets for storing URLs and results.
• GPT-4.0 Mini for parsing website data.
• Make.com for automation.
• HTTP requests for fetching website content.
• JSON parsing for filtering and structuring data.

Why Watch?

If you’re involved in lead generation, outreach, or automation, this video will help you build an efficient tool to streamline your contact process. Automate the tedious parts of gathering contact information and sending emails, saving you both time and effort.

Step-by-Step Guide:

1. Set up a Google Sheet with URLs to scrape.
2. Use HTTP requests to retrieve raw HTML data.
3. Deploy GPT-4.0 Mini to parse website content and extract emails or contact URLs.
4. Automatically store the data in Google Sheets.
5. Set up an automated email system to contact the retrieved emails directly.

Timestamps:

• 0:00 – Introduction to the Scraper
• 0:59 – Building a Scraper to Extract Emails
• 1:44 – Fetching Raw HTML with HTTP Requests
• 2:46 – Parsing Website Data Using GPT-4.0 Mini
• 3:43 – Handling Contact Pages When Emails Are Missing
• 4:50 – Setting Up Routes for Scraper Logic
• 6:01 – Isolating and Storing Emails in JSON Format
• 7:09 – Handling Multiple Emails and Contact Pages
• 8:24 – Running the Scraper and Extracting Emails
• 9:38 – Automating the Email Outreach Process
• 11:49 – Sending Tailored Emails Automatically
• 13:22 – Conclusion and Blueprint Export

Download Resources:

• Download the Blueprint

About Alice Labs:

At Alice Labs, we specialize in building AI-driven automation tools to streamline business processes. Whether you’re a startup or an established business, we can help you save time by automating repetitive tasks.

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Here is the blueprint: https://drive.google.com/drive/folder...