{"id":301,"date":"2013-09-02T02:44:44","date_gmt":"2013-09-02T06:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jacobking.com\/?p=301"},"modified":"2017-04-30T19:26:01","modified_gmt":"2017-04-30T23:26:01","slug":"ultimate-guide-to-scrapebox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jacobking.com\/ultimate-guide-to-scrapebox","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Guide to Scrapebox SEO"},"content":{"rendered":"

This guide is going to teach you how to become a Scrapebox master, so brace yourself. For years the SEO community has been needing one true ultimate Scrapebox tutorial, however, no SEO has been brave enough to see it all the way through. At first, I thought it would be impossible to complete. But then five weeks and 9,000 words later it was finally here, enjoy everyone. <\/p>\n\n

Chapter 1: Introduction to Scrapebox<\/h2>\n

If you are experienced with Scrapebox then please feel free to skip straight to other sections, but for the complete newbies out there we will walk through everything. Ok, so you have downloaded and installed your copy of Scrapebox (this can be done locally or on VPS). It is now crucial that you purchase a set of private proxies if you are going to do some serious scraping.<\/p>\n

Update: Scrapebox Discount Code for $40 off<\/span>
\nIf you don’t already own SB, here is the Blackhat World $40 off discount link that most people don’t know about. Simply go to Scrapebox.com\/BHW<\/strong><\/u> and the price will automatically have the $40 off coupon code applied.<\/p>\n

What are proxies and why do we need them?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A proxy server acts as a middle man for Scrapebox to use in grabbing data. Our primary target Google, does not like it when their engine is hit multiple times from the same IP in a short time frame, which is why we use proxies. Then the requests are divided amongst all the proxies allowing us to grab the data we’re after.<\/p>\n

So pick yourself up a set of at least 25 private ScrapeBox proxies<\/strong><\/u><\/a>. Personally I use 100 but I go hard. Start with 25 and see if that works out for you. Get acquainted with the Scrapebox UI. It can be quite intimidating at first, but trust me, after some time you will become very comfortable with the interface and understand everything about it.<\/p>\n

\"Scrapebox<\/p>\n

See the field where it says “Proxies go here”? That is where you paste in your proxies.<\/p>\n

The required formatting is – IP:Port:Username:Password<\/p>\n

Depending on your provider you might have to rearrange your proxies so they follow this format. If your proxies don’t have passwords attached and are activated through browser login, then just enter the ip:port portion after logging in. <\/p>\n

Then we will click manage.<\/p>\n

\"testing<\/p>\n

Now the proxy test screen will pop up and we will click “Test all proxies<\/i>“.<\/p>\n

\"test<\/p>\n

If everything is good to go, you will see nothing but green success and Y for “yes” on the Google check. This is crucial! If your proxies aren’t working, you are dead in the water. So make sure you use a reliable provider with quick proxies, otherwise this is going to be a useless endeavor. First click the filter button and then “Keep Google proxies<\/i>” to remove any bad proxies.<\/p>\n

Good proxies are everything when it comes to using ScrapeBox effectively, so invest in a set from SquidProxies<\/a><\/strong><\/u> if you’re serious about scraping. <\/p>\n

\"Manage<\/p>\n

Now click “Save to Scrapebox<\/i>” and it will send all your working proxies back to Scrapebox (if they are all working just close). <\/p>\n

\"save<\/p>\n

Ok. So our proxies are good to go, now for our settings.<\/p>\n

Everything is good at default for the weekend scrapers out there. If you want to turn the heat up then go to “Adjust Maximum Connections<\/i>” under the Settings tab. From here you can tweak the amount of connections used when hitting Google under “Google Harvester” settings. The amount in which you can push depends on the amount of proxies you are using. I usually run 100 proxies at 10 connections, do the math. But also keep in mind the number of connections allowed depends on the type of queries you are doing. More on that in a minute. <\/p>\n

For a massive list of footprints all using site: operator, you should turn it down. i.e. the Google index check.<\/p>\n

And to learn more about proxies, here is a comparison of the top providers<\/a><\/strong><\/u> I recently ran. <\/p>\n

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Chapter 2: Building Footprints<\/h2>\n

What is a footprint?<\/p>\n

A footprint is anything that consistently come up on the webpages you are trying to find in the search engine index.<\/p>\n

So if you are looking for WordPress blogs to comment on, the text “Powered by WordPress” is something very common on WordPress blogs. Why is it common? Because the text comes on the default theme.<\/p>\n

Bingo, we’ve got ourselves a footprint. Now if you combine that with our target keyword then you can start digging up some WordPress blogs\/posts in your niche. And yes, we will go way more in depth but for now understanding this simple example will be enough.<\/p>\n

Good footprints are now your best friend as a Scrapebox user. Building them is very simple but takes some focus and attention. This is where you’re going to be better then the average Scrapebox user. If you are any type of white hat link builder then you have certainly used some sort of footprint before, you just might not have called it a “footprint”.<\/p>\n

Have you tried searching out guest post opportunities or link resource pages before? You are using footprints.<\/p>\n

But in this section we are building<\/i><\/b> footprints and for strategic reasons. We will build sets of footprints and use them again and again for specific purposes. As a quick side note let me remind you that replication is one of the keys to success in SEO, so let’s build some badass footprints and start using them over and over again.<\/p>\n

Fortunately I have included a massive list of footprints categorized by target platform that I’ve spent years digging up. They are enclosed below. <\/p>\n

Once you understand the goal, building footprints is quite simple. Pull up some examples of the target site you are trying to find. Looking for link partner pages? Well bring up a handful that you can find and open them in a bunch of tabs. Compare each one and look for consistent on page elements.<\/p>\n

See a phrase that comes up all the time? You might have yourself a footprint. <\/p>\n

And if you haven’t yet, and you call yourself an SEO, become an expert with advanced Google search operators<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This knowledge is key to being an effective search engine scraper. So take some time, study, and become a search modifier guru. Then apply that to your footprint building and build some killer prints.<\/p>\n

There are two main elements to hunt for when building footprints.<\/p>\n

Either in the url structure or in content somewhere.<\/p>\n

Here are my goto operators.<\/p>\n

inurl:<\/p>\n

intitle:<\/p>\n

intext:<\/p>\n

How to Test Footprints:<\/strong><\/p>\n

After you think you’ve created a footprint testing them is incredibly simple. Just go Google them!<\/p>\n

First note how many results come up. If it’s under 1,000 your footprint sucks.<\/p>\n

We are trying to create footprints that will dig up tons of sites based on platform so the number should be decent. <\/p>\n

Comb through the results and see how much honey your footprint is finding for you. See a bunch ofthe site types you’re searching for? Good, bank that footprint and continue build more. Save your footprints with titles for their specific purpose, so say “Vbulletin Footprints” for finding Vbulletin forums. Now that you have some footprints ready, let’s move on to massive scrapes.<\/p>\n

Chapter 3: Massive Scraping<\/h2>\n

Now you may or may not know what you’re looking for, so let’s get a ton of it.<\/p>\n

If you want to scrape big, you’re going to have leave Scrapebox running for a good amount of time. Sometimes even for several days. For this purpose, some may opt for a Virtual Private Server or VPS<\/a><\/u><\/strong>. This way you can set and forget Scrapebox, close the VPS, and go about your business without taking up resources on your desktop computer. Also know that Scrapebox is PC only but you can run it with Parallels. If you do run SB on Parallels, be sure to increase your RAM allocation<\/a>. Hit me up if you need some help getting a VPS set up. <\/p>\n

Here’s are the different elements you need to consider with big scrapes:<\/p>\n