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Explore our extensive library of specialized articles covering topics such as web scraping, data-driven decision-making, pricing strategies, eCommerce trends, and more—tailored for enterprise companies in retail, manufacturing, and beyond.


Websites are alive! The Dynamic Process Behind Automated Data Collection and Web Data Extraction
Discover how web data extraction combines automated data collection with manual monitoring. Learn why machine learning is transforming data extraction strategies.


Why Competitor Pricing Data Matters for Pricing Managers
Pricing managers struggle with fast-changing competitor prices. Discover how fully managed competitor pricing data helps regain control and improve profitability.


How to Outsource Web Scraping and Data Extraction: 12 Steps Guide
Learn how to outsource web scraping step-by-step. This practical guide shows how to plan, choose vendors, ensure quality, and scale data extraction.


How Reliable is Web Scraping? My Honest Take After 20+ Years in the Trenches
In this article, I unpack why accuracy in web scraping is so challenging, how companies often underestimate the problem, and how we at Ficstar Software Inc. have built our entire service model around solving it.


How Web Scraping Needs Differ Between Enterprise and Startup Clients
This article takes a closer look How Web Scraping Needs Differ Between Enterprise and Startup Clients.


Top 5 Questions Buyers Ask About Web Scraping Services (And My Honest Answers)
After 20+ years in this industry, I’ve heard every possible question from procurement teams, pricing managers and CIOs who are trying to figure out if managed web scraping services are the right fit for their business.


How Ficstar Deliver Competitor Pricing Intelligence That Enterprise Clients Can Trust
At Ficstar, we've built our reputation on delivering competitor pricing intelligence that enterprise clients can rely on, and there's a reason why companies choose our fully managed scraping approach over off-the-shelf datasets time and time again.


How to Use Competitor Pricing Data to Set Pricing Rates in Real Estate
Leveraging Competitor Listing Data for Real Estate Pricing Strategy Real estate businesses today can gain a competitive edge by analyzing...


What Clean Data Means in Enterprise Web Scraping?
Here's How Ficstar Delivers It When people talk about clean data in enterprise web scraping, they often mean “error-free” or “formatted...
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