I've just taken on a job for a client to build a bot to scrape UK business sites.
Apart from the usual suspects (i.e. Yell.com, Thompson), are there other sites worth scraping?
Btw, their niche is in jewellery.
I've just taken on a job for a client to build a bot to scrape UK business sites.
Apart from the usual suspects (i.e. Yell.com, Thompson), are there other sites worth scraping?
Btw, their niche is in jewellery.



What about the 'basic' UK Citation sites... It'll be general, but a good starting point:
118.com
123Bang.com
AccessPlace.com
AgentLocal.co.uk
ApprovedBusiness.co.uk
BizWiki.co.uk
Britaine.co.uk
Brownbook.net
BTLinks.com
BusinessNetwork.co.uk
Bview.co.uk
City-Listings.co.uk
City-Visitor.com
CityLocal.co.uk
CompaniesintheUK.co.uk
Cylex-UK.co.uk
FreeBD.co.uk
FreeIndex.co.uk
Fyple.co.uk
GoMy.co.uk
HotFrog.co.uk
InfoServe.co.uk
It2.biz
LocalDataCompany.com
LocalDataSearch.com
LocalLife.co.uk
LocalMole.co.uk
LocaTrade.com
Manta.com
MarketLocation.com
MisterWhat.co.uk
My118Information.co.uk
MySheriff.co.uk
MyLocalServices.co.uk
Opendi.co.uk
Qype.co.uk
Scoot.co.uk
SmileLocal.com
TheBestof.co.uk
TheDirectTree.com
TheDiscDirectory.co.uk
ThomsonLocal.com
Tipped.co.uk
UFindUs.com
UK.MerchantCircle.com
UK.Uhuw.com
UK.WowCity.com
UK-Local-Search.co.uk
UKSmallBusinessDirectory.co.uk
UpMyStreet.com
VivaStreet.co.uk
Wampit.com
WeLoveLocal.co.uk
WheresBest.co.uk
WhoseView.co.uk
Yell.com
Yelp.co.uk
Zettai.net
192.com
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