Copying from directory pages when you sell to photographers
Are you still copying company names from a web page one by one? Here is how people who sell to photographers fix it.
Are you still copying company names from a web page one by one?
A directory or member list shows exactly the companies you want, but there is no export button. Copying every name, website and phone number by hand takes forever.
It hits harder when you sell to photographers. Photographers are mostly self employed, working in weddings, portraits, commercial or events. They buy gear, editing tools, albums and marketing, and they respond to peers and suppliers who respect their craft.
Useful lists stay on the page because turning them into rows is too much work. Manual copying also introduces errors.
Paste a page, get rows.
With paste and collect you paste the HTML of a page you opened yourself into Riftjaw. You pick the repeating blocks, turn them into rows and send them to import. Riftjaw does not crawl the web; you supply the page.
- Fields that fit photographers, such as speciality
- Email prefixes that fit, like hello@, info@, studio@ and bookings@
- Status, tags and a segment on every record
How to fix it in Riftjaw
- Paste the HTML. Copy the source of the page you opened and paste it in.
- Pick the blocks. Select the repeating block that holds one company.
- Send to import. Turn the blocks into rows and map them like any other file.
Other walls when prospecting photographers
Photographers are away on shoots, especially on weekends in peak season.
Prepare a campaign and send it in small batches midweek, then pause it when their season peaks.
Speciality is rarely clear from a directory export.
Tag each photographer by speciality after a quick look at their site.
Many use their own name as the domain and a single hello@ address.
Email from domain derives that likely address, without credits.
Fields worth recording for photographers
Record these and you can split the list later, write sharper mails and see who fits your offer.
| Field | Why it helps |
|---|---|
| Company name | The key field. Duplicates are checked on it or on the website. |
| Website | Needed to derive an email when the export has none. |
| Speciality | Weddings, portraits and commercial work each buy different products. |
| Studio | Photographers with a studio space buy lighting and backdrops. |
| Area served | Useful to split by region or travel range. |
| Gallery platform | Shows what they use to deliver images today. |
| Their feed shows style and gives you a genuine opening. |
Questions people ask
Tag or record the speciality of each photographer and save a filter for weddings. Use that filter as your campaign audience.
Yes. Every contact has notes and custom fields, so you can record style, gear or anything else useful.
If your file has an email column, that wins. If it only has websites, tick the prefixes you want, such as hello@, info@, studio@ and bookings@, and Riftjaw derives addresses from each domain. Derived addresses are good guesses, not verified, so start with small batches.
Yes. The Free plan runs the whole pipeline on one list with small campaigns, and you do not need a credit card. Move to Pro when you want more lists, segments and bigger campaigns.
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