Copying from directory pages when you sell to printing companies
Are you still copying company names from a web page one by one? Here is how people who sell to printing companies 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 printing companies. Printing companies run from small digital print shops to large commercial and packaging printers. Owners and production managers buy machinery, paper, inks and software, usually after comparing running costs and reliability.
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 printing companies, such as print type
- Email prefixes that fit, like info@, sales@, studio@ and orders@
- Status, tags and a segment on every record
The fix, step by step
- 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 printing companies
Print shops and large commercial printers are listed side by side.
A print type field and saved filters separate them before any campaign goes out.
Sales@ addresses at printers reach account managers busy with quotes.
Tick info@ and your own prefixes too, and log which one got a response.
Equipment decisions come around every few years.
Notes and tags hold the timing, so you can filter on them when a replacement cycle comes up.
Fields worth recording for printing companies
Any column in your import can become a field. These are the ones worth keeping for printing companies.
| 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. |
| Print type | Digital, litho, large format or packaging printers buy different kit. |
| Presses | The equipment on the floor tells you what they may replace. |
| Trade or retail | Trade printers serve resellers, retail printers serve end customers. |
| Staff | Shows size and budget. |
| Production manager | Often the person who evaluates new equipment and consumables. |
Questions people ask
Import a list of printers, add a field for print type and fill it from their websites. Save a filter per type and send each one a relevant campaign.
Yes. Add a date field or a note on the contact, then filter on that date when the time comes.
If your file has an email column, that wins. If it only has websites, tick the prefixes you want, such as info@, sales@, studio@ and orders@, 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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