Mariachiara Faraon

Case study: scraping Instagram to understand brand engagement

How you can web scrape social media to understand the data behind likes and follows. Do followers always translate into revenue? If not, why not?

4 min read Nov 23, 2022

Apify SDK

How the Apify platform helps developers all over the world to thrive

Mariachiara Faraon

Learn how you can make the best of Apify's resources, use Crawlee to create automation tools and monetize them on the Apify Store - just like Enrique did.

3 min read Sep 1, 2022

Tutorial

How to use unofficial IMDb API to scrape IMDb data

Mariachiara Faraon

Follow these four easy steps and learn how to scrape structured data from IMDb without using the IMDb API with a customizable and cheaper IMDb Scraper.

4 min read Jul 19, 2022

Life in Apify

How Apify founder teaches coding to kids (and how your kids can learn to program)

Mariachiara Faraon, Natasha Lekh

While there are a lot of available computer literacy and coding courses for kids online, none of them can replace the value of interactive learning. Check out Apify co-founder's tips on how to teach coding to kids.

6 min read Jul 14, 2022

Tutorial

How to use bulk image downloaders to get all images from a website

Mariachiara Faraon

Our Bulk Image Downloader tool allows you to download all images from any URL simultaneously, in just one click. Google Images, Facebook Pages, your favorite news site, you name it. Follow these easy steps and try the scraper for free now!

4 min read Jul 12, 2022

Apify freelancers

Making money on the Apify platform: how Patrick did it with his Upwork scraper

Mariachiara Faraon

The Apify platform has a growing community of skilled developers who can help you automate mundane tasks and save time and money for things that matter - and you can then monetize your solution on Apify Store. Learn how Patrick did it!

5 min read Jul 8, 2022

Pricing Strategy

Definitive guide to price monitoring and tracking your competitors

Mariachiara Faraon

With the advent of e-commerce, price monitoring is an unavoidable part of market research and strategy. But the competition is so vast, so how to sort through all the data? Price scraping automates this daunting process rendering it effortlessly efficient.

8 min read Jun 14, 2022

Data Analysis

What are the top 7 online data analytics programs in 2022?

Mariachiara Faraon

Data analysts are in great demand at the moment. But why is data analytics important? And how do you become a data analyst? Find out all you need to know about becoming a data analyst and discover the 7 best online data analytics programs in 2022.

6 min read Jun 3, 2022

Tutorial

How to scrape Google Shopping

Mariachiara Faraon

Google Shopping enables users to search for products across different vendors and websites, and easily compare product details. Read more about the benefits of scraping Google Shopping and how to do it in this easy tutorial.

4 min read May 17, 2022

Life in Apify

A Series of Unfortunate Events or What it Takes to Organize an Apify Teambuilding

Karolína Jánošíková, Natasha Lekh, Mariachiara Faraon, Theo Vasilis

Apifiers vs. the bad luck - who will win? Not to spoil the good fun, but nothing can stop an Apifier when teambuilding is at stake. Well, almost nothing ;)

5 min read Apr 7, 2022

Automation

Two time-saving tools to get the best out of Notion

Mariachiara Faraon

Learn how to get the best out of Notion with these two automation tools. Read more about what they can do for you and how to use them with this step-by-step guide.

5 min read Mar 24, 2022

Ecommerce

Our 6 favorite e-commerce scrapers for March

Mariachiara Faraon

Scrape e-commerce websites for customer, product, and transaction data to keep an eye on your competitors, monitor prices, research products, and measure brand sentiment. Find out how to scrape Decathlon and hundreds of other e-commerce websites with this easy step-by-step guide.

5 min read Mar 22, 2022