URL scraping. · Business Ideas

URL scraping.

This isn’t about clever tech for the sake of it. It's about what happens when you remove repetitive, boring admin from someone’s day.

In our case, this automation has been built around James in our team.

Before:

Manual Rightmove checks
Copying links
Searching descriptions
Trying to work out who the developer actually is
Easy to skip when things get busy

Now:

Every 14 days, Rightmove listings are pulled automatically
Developer names are extracted
Contact details are found
Everything lands structured and ready to review
James spends his time thinking, qualifying, and following up, not scraping

The outcome isn’t “more tech”. It’s more consistency, less friction, and better use of junior team time.

That’s why I wanted to share the file:

To help you visualise where automation fits into a real business
To show how systems can support people, not replace them
To spark ideas for your team, intern, or next hire

The timeline on page 2 is what keeps me focused and smiling. Those roles were all done (badly) in the business previously. Ai has taken all the grunt work away, and delivers what we need EVERYTIME. We focus on the relationships that come out of this process, which is where time should be spent IMO.

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