EPISODE · May 30, 2026 · 15 MIN
Stop Manual Data Collection. Apify + Make Changed Everything.
from The Value Engine · host Nico Hartwell
Manual data collection is killing your productivity. While you're copying and pasting information for hours, smart businesses are pulling thousands of data points automatically using Apify and Make.com. Nico breaks down the exact system he uses to scrape data from any website without touching a single spreadsheet. We're talking LinkedIn profiles, competitor pricing, market research, customer data - all flowing into your systems while you sleep. This isn't theoretical automation. It's the specific two-tool stack that processes millions of operations monthly. Here's what makes this combination so powerful: Apify has over 1,500 pre-built actors that can scrape major platforms. Make.com connects to thousands of apps and handles the data processing. Together, they can run scraping tasks automatically, pulling 1,000-10,000 data points for under $5. That's cheaper than paying someone minimum wage for an hour. In This Episode: > Why most web scraping tools fail at scale > How to use Apify actors without writing code > Setting up Make.com workflows that run automatically > Real examples: scraping competitor pricing, lead data, and market research > Cost breakdown: what 100,000 scraped data points actually costs Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction to automated data collection 02:30 Apify platform walkthrough 05:15 Make.com integration setup 08:45 Live scraping demonstration 11:20 Pricing and ROI calculations This system handles the data collection grunt work so you can focus on analysis and decision-making. Stop wasting hours on manual tasks that a $20/month tool stack can eliminate. 🚀 Follow The Value Engine for daily AI automation strategies that actually save money. Nico drops new episodes showing real implementations with actual ROI numbers. More episodes available at The Value Engine --------- Keywords: automation tools, ai tools, automation roi, automation strategies, business automation, ai productivity, zapier alternatives Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Manual data collection is killing your productivity. While you're copying and pasting information for hours, smart businesses are pulling thousands of data points automatically using Apify and Make.com. Nico breaks down the exact system he uses to scrape data from any website without touching a single spreadsheet. We're talking LinkedIn profiles, competitor pricing, market research, customer data - all flowing into your systems while you sleep. This isn't theoretical automation. It's the specific two-tool stack that processes millions of operations monthly. Here's what makes this combination so powerful: Apify has over 1,500 pre-built actors that can scrape major platforms. Make.com connects to thousands of apps and handles the data processing. Together, they can run scraping tasks automatically, pulling 1,000-10,000 data points for under $5. That's cheaper than paying someone minimum wage for an hour. In This Episode: > Why most web scraping tools fail at scale > How to use Apify actors without writing code > Setting up Make.com workflows that run automatically > Real examples: scraping competitor pricing, lead data, and market research > Cost breakdown: what 100,000 scraped data points actually costs Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction to automated data collection 02:30 Apify platform walkthrough 05:15 Make.com integration setup 08:45 Live scraping demonstration 11:20 Pricing and ROI calculations This system handles the data collection grunt work so you can focus on analysis and decision-making. Stop wasting hours on manual tasks that a $20/month tool stack can eliminate. 🚀 Follow The Value Engine for daily AI automation strategies that actually save money. Nico drops new episodes showing real implementations with actual ROI numbers. More episodes available at The Value Engine --------- Keywords: automation tools, ai tools, automation roi, automation strategies, business automation, ai productivity, zapier alternatives Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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