Messy scraper exports when you sell to web designers
Does your scraper export have columns called field1, field2 and field3? Here is how people who sell to web designers fix it.
Does your scraper export have columns called field1, field2 and field3?
Browser scrapers and directory exports produce files with odd column names, several URL columns and a lot of noise. Turning that into a usable list takes work.
It hits harder when you sell to web designers. Web designers are often freelancers or small studios who build and look after sites for local businesses. They buy hosting, tools and outsourced development, and they choose partners who make them look good in front of their clients.
Raw exports stay unused on your desktop. The time you saved by scraping is lost again on cleaning.
From raw export to clean records in one import.
Riftjaw reads CSV with comma or semicolon and Excel .xlsx files. You map each column to a field and, when there are several URL columns, you pick which is the website and which is something else. Records start as concepts, so you can review before publishing, and an import can be deleted.
- Fields that fit web designers, such as platform
- Email prefixes that fit, like hello@, info@, studio@ and design@
- Status, tags and a segment on every record
Fixing it in Riftjaw
- Upload the export. Drop in the CSV or Excel file straight from your scraper.
- Name the columns. Map each column and choose which URL column is the website.
- Review the concepts. Check the records, then publish or delete the import.
Other walls when prospecting web designers
Web designers find their own names in footers and get many partnership mails.
A short, specific message sent in small batches stands out more than a long pitch.
Freelancers rarely list an email address and use hello@ on their own domain.
Email from domain with hello@ ticked gives you a likely address to test.
You cannot tell studios from freelancers in a scraped list.
Add a field for freelancer or studio and fill it as you check portfolios.
Fields worth recording for web designers
Any column in your import can become a field. These are the ones worth keeping for web designers.
| 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. |
| Platform | The site builder or framework they use shapes your offer. |
| Freelancer or studio | Studios buy more seats and more outsourced work. |
| Client type | Local shops or larger companies need different services. |
| Maintenance | Whether they sell care plans shows interest in hosting and support. |
| Portfolio link | A quick way to check fit and find an opening line. |
Questions people ask
You can gather the sites yourself and paste the page HTML into paste and collect, which turns repeating blocks into rows. Riftjaw does not crawl the web on its own.
No. They are likely addresses built from common patterns. Test with a small batch and watch the send log.
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 design@, 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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