Scrapebox: Is there a way to scrape websites for contact forms?

[weoi]

You don't want the excel file, thats just a count for informational/analytical purposes.

You want the actual output, which is auto saved in a folder. In the link extractor addon there is a Data Folder button, click that and it will open the data folder where the actual urls were auto output. Thats the file you want to reload into scrapebox.

Ah. Perfect. Got it.
Thanks.

Then from here, would I just remove all URLs not containing "contact"? Or would that risk removing actually good pages (e.g., contact pages that had something like "get-in-touch" in the URL)?

Is there a way to comb through this now uploaded list using the contact footprint?

Always appreciative of your answers and time.

 

[weoi]

Here's what I'm trying.

1. I pasted the list of domains in the Harvest section (top right box) in the main window.
2. Clicked on Link Extractor.
3. Settings and on the right side entered "contact" to remove anything that didn't have "contact" in the URL.
4. Running it now. Will check the folder when it's done as per your earlier reply.

Hopefully I did this right and will end up with a list of contact page URLs!

 

[loopline]

Ah. Perfect. Got it.
Thanks.

Then from here, would I just remove all URLs not containing "contact"? Or would that risk removing actually good pages (e.g., contact pages that had something like "get-in-touch" in the URL)?

Is there a way to comb through this now uploaded list using the contact footprint?

Always appreciative of your answers and time.

If you are working with english speaking urls, then 85% of them are going to have the word contact in the url. Another 5% will have something else and then the remainder will be on the home page its self, so if you have other urls, I would just trim them to root and run them.

Here's what I'm trying.

1. I pasted the list of domains in the Harvest section (top right box) in the main window.
2. Clicked on Link Extractor.
3. Settings and on the right side entered "contact" to remove anything that didn't have "contact" in the URL.
4. Running it now. Will check the folder when it's done as per your earlier reply.

Hopefully I did this right and will end up with a list of contact page URLs!

Thats the utlimate way, run it, measure the results.

 

[weoi]

Another 5% will have something else and then the remainder will be on the home page its self, so if you have other urls, I would just trim them to root and run them

Sorry, not understanding what you mean by trim them to root and run them.
Do you mean after I run the Link Extractor? Trim them to root and run them again? Or did you mean what I did was right?

Scrape list of domains, trim to root, then run Link Extractor for "contact" in the URL?

 

[weoi]

Finally getting more comfortable with the ScrapeBox after all this time. Thanks so much for your explanations and patience.

 

[loopline]

Sorry, not understanding what you mean by trim them to root and run them.
Do you mean after I run the Link Extractor? Trim them to root and run them again? Or did you mean what I did was right?

Scrape list of domains, trim to root, then run Link Extractor for "contact" in the URL?

trim urls video

I would scrape list of urls, run link extractor for contact urls, I would not even trim to root.

Then I would compare out the list of contact urls against the domains of your original list.

Then take that resulting list that has no contact urls and trim them to root and try and post contact forms to those root domains and post to the contact urls you found.

Also you probably want to mash both the root urls and contact urls together before you post and remove duplciate domains so you are not accidently posting multiple times to the same domain.

Finally getting more comfortable with the ScrapeBox after all this time. Thanks so much for your explanations and patience.

Great!

 

[weoi]

Then I would compare out the list of contact urls against the domains of your original list.

This was exactly what I was going to ask you next!
But when I try it on my SB, I don't see the option you show in the video. Please see screenshot.

On a slightly different note, is there a reason you say to trim to root instead of to domain level? In my list there are quite a few http domains and when I try trimming the list to domain and dedupe there are quite a few duplicates. Is trimming to domain ok or does it take away something from the process?

 

[weoi]

Think I figured it out. Guess the layout was changed in the updates since the video.
I clicked on the Remove/filter button and selected "Remove urls containing entries from..."
I think that's the right one. Did some test runs and seems to be working like how you show in the video.

Please let me know if I got this right or if the right function is elsewhere.

Thanks again.

 

[getivan]

Scrapebox doesn't do contact forms well.
Better to get GSA Website Contact, or whatever it's called.

 

[weoi]

I clicked on the Remove/filter button and selected "Remove urls containing entries from..."

Did more testing. Can't seem to remove unless the lists are trimmed to the root unlike the feature shown in the video where it can eliminate duplicate entries by domain. Not having this function makes things a lot more complicated. Wondering if I'm missing it somewhere.

 

[loopline]

Think I figured it out. Guess the layout was changed in the updates since the video.
I clicked on the Remove/filter button and selected "Remove urls containing entries from..."
I think that's the right one. Did some test runs and seems to be working like how you show in the video.

Please let me know if I got this right or if the right function is elsewhere.

Thanks again.

Are you on mac? Mac does not have all the functions that windows does due to lack of components on mac.

 

[weoi]

Are you on mac? Mac does not have all the functions that windows does due to lack of components on mac.

Yes sir, I am. Thought my version was outdated or the had been updated since the date of the video. Then, I figured it might be the Win/Mac difference. Guess I know for certain now.

I worked out an alternative mutl-step method as a workaround for now. Not the ideal case, but gotta do what I gotta do.

 

[loopline]

Yes sir, I am. Thought my version was outdated or the had been updated since the date of the video. Then, I figured it might be the Win/Mac difference. Guess I know for certain now.

I worked out an alternative mutl-step method as a workaround for now. Not the ideal case, but gotta do what I gotta do.

fair enough, the outcome is what matters, so if you get the outcome you want thats great, good job!

 

[weoi]

fair enough, the outcome is what matters, so if you get the outcome you want thats great, good job!

Thanks. And again, really appreciate all the help explaining things step by step to this newbie.

 

[weoi]

Scrapebox doesn't do contact forms well.
Better to get GSA Website Contact, or whatever it's called.

Thanks for that, getivan.
I checked out the GSA Website Contact, and it does look more robust and perhaps even easier to use. But unfortunately, I'm on a Mac and it's not compatible. Appreciate the input though.

 

[WebWorx_Media]

Yes... it is very possible.

 

[weoi]

Yes... it is very possible.

It is possible to run GSA on a Mac?

 

[PHPInjected]

It is possible to run GSA on a Mac?

No, it's best to get a VPS/VM or some form of an emulator. GSA SER is primarily used on VPS' anyway so that you don't burn through your IP.
There's a guide on the forum to setting it up & getting started.

 

[loopline]

It is possible to run GSA on a Mac?

As we dive into an old thread..... I think there is some rule violation here, but at any rate its best to do a new thread. None the less since we are here:

Yes, you can run parallels and then run windows on it.

You could also run boot camp and then boot into windows

or you could run like virtual box and then put full windows on that.

but you can Not run gsa natively on mac. Mac is kind of pain in the rear on the back end for these types of apps.

Anyway you could also do a server/vps that is windows and then RDP into it from your mac.