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Notes on finding people and reaching them.
Scraping, email deliverability, lead quality and outreach, written by the team that builds the tools.
Oct 2, 20265 min readscraping
Your Scraper Can't Log In. That's Where the Good Data Is.
Everything easy to scrape has already been scraped. The contacts worth having sit behind a sign-in — and that is a different engineering problem.
Read the postOct 25, 20265 min readbrowser
A JavaScript Dialog Looks Exactly Like a Frozen Tab
Every CDP command on the tab times out, CPU is at zero and the screen shows a normal page. Before you call it a hung renderer, rule out a native dialog.
Oct 25, 20264 min readproxies
Your Proxy Provider Replaced the IP. Your Config Still Has the Old One.
A static residential IP was replaced overnight, the old address answered 407, and every login pinned to it failed. What we changed so it cannot recur.
Oct 25, 20265 min readbrowser
puppeteer.connect() Hangs Forever. Here Is Why, and How to Tell.
A puppeteer connect that never resolves while raw CDP answers instantly is usually one target that never attached, not a dead browser. How to tell.
Oct 2, 20265 min readscraping
Headless Chrome Is Why You're Getting Blocked
You can patch every fingerprint you know about and still be detected, because headless is visible on its own. What we changed after chasing this for months.
Oct 2, 20264 min readpipeline
Q4 Started Yesterday. Your Pipeline Didn't.
The uncomfortable arithmetic of the last quarter: what you actually need in the funnel today to close anything by December 31.
Jan 10, 20264 min readscaling
Scaling Your Lead Generation: From 100 to 10,000 Leads
A practical guide to scaling your lead generation efforts without sacrificing quality or burning out your team.
Jan 8, 20266 min readoutreach
Cold Email vs. Cold Calling: Choosing the Right Channel for Your Outreach
An honest comparison of cold email and cold calling, with frameworks for deciding when to use each approach.
Jan 6, 20266 min readlead-scoring
Understanding Lead Scoring: Quality Over Quantity
Build a lead scoring system that helps your sales team focus on the prospects most likely to convert.
Jan 4, 20265 min readscraping
Web Scraping Best Practices for Lead Generation
How to scrape websites ethically and effectively while respecting robots.txt, rate limits, and data privacy regulations.
Jan 3, 20265 min readoutreach
Building Your First Outreach Campaign with Scraped Leads
A complete guide to turning your Scrappy leads into successful cold outreach campaigns that actually get responses.
Jan 3, 20267 min readtech-stack
Building a Sales Tech Stack That Actually Works
Cut through the noise and build a lean, effective sales tech stack that drives revenue without breaking the bank.
Jan 3, 20263 min reademail
Email Validation Best Practices
Why email validation matters and how to maximize your deliverability with Scrappy's multi-tier system.
Jan 2, 20266 min readgdpr
GDPR Compliance for Lead Generation: What You Need to Know
A practical guide to collecting and using B2B leads while staying compliant with GDPR, CCPA, and other privacy regulations.
Jan 1, 20266 min readlead-quality
Maximizing Lead Quality: From Raw Data to Revenue
Learn proven strategies to improve the quality of your scraped leads and increase conversion rates throughout your sales funnel.