ProxiesAPI.com VS ScrapingBee

The editing process is more of a checklist. Reading and re-reading out loud, just to see if the language flows well and if there are too many jumps in the flow, enhancing the article with images, research, and links where necessary, proofreading with Grammarly, etc. The last step is scheduling the posts that are ready onto a calendar. What should go out when? How I can repurpose and cross-link content. Which... Source: over 1 year ago

One of the things I noticed that I tend to do is build up a milestone I want to achieve, especially “the first x” and make a big deal about it in my head. Like when I was building Proxies API, I would build this narrative that I couldn’t wait to finish developing. It creates weird anxiety that helps nobody. Then when I finished it, I would make a big deal about “the first customer.” “If only I can get my first... Source: over 1 year ago

It is a lie. Now I have about four items on my to-do list every day. But when I started my bootstrapped startup, Proxies API, I only had two things on my to-do list for months. a) Make the product better every day b) Write every day The reason for this is: a) I believe a startup, in the beginning, is nothing but the sum of the founder’s habits. b) Habits are the dependable assets of the startup. c) Even if... Source: over 1 year ago

It happens especially when you start and also when you finish a project. These rules enabled me to code and launch my SAAS product, Proxies API in under a month. I teach this rule to every new hire I make in the company. It’s fun to get an instant boost in everyone’s productivity by showing them this. After all, it only takes 2 mins to teach them this. Source: over 1 year ago

Your job is to persuade your clients by making a great product and talking about it. Period. Think about it, if you have an idea and you are raring to go with it to the market, isn’t it unnatural and weird to first find a co-founder? Isn’t there something wrong with this picture? Yet, this is what some VCs insist on. However, if you happen to be discussing an idea with someone, and you both are enthusiastic about... Source: over 1 year ago

If you really just need the data you can use something like https://scrapingbee.com to scrape the info from the various price pages to make sure your info is always up to date. Source: about 1 year ago

Well done! And posting here was a great idea. Not sure I would have found scrapingbee.com otherwise. We will probably become a customer. Signed up for the trial account. Source: almost 2 years ago