Mining + scraping · Raleigh, NC
Data mining and web scraping for Raleigh businesses
Downtown Raleigh has six named districts, each with its own foot traffic. We gather your sales, bookings and messages into one table with a district tag, then add public competitor prices so you can compare Glenwood South with Moore Square.
Mining Raleigh sales by district and by First Friday
The Downtown Raleigh Alliance names the Capital District, Fayetteville Street, Glenwood South, Moore Square, the Warehouse District and Seaboard + Person Street. A multi-site owner could use a district column from day one.
First Friday adds a monthly spike. Because every row has a date, the first Friday of each month stands out from the other Fridays. We add a district column too, so a shop with two locations can see which one First Friday helps more.
Scraping what Raleigh competitors list in public
A small script collects review counts, ratings and listed prices from public pages for the businesses you name.
We record the visit date. We stay on public pages and follow each site's terms.
Review counts matter in a city where students, state workers and visitors all search before they go out. We note the count and the rating together, with the day we looked, so a rise or fall over a few weeks shows up in your own table.
Where Raleigh's own records usually hide
Studios and agencies often keep invoices in an accounting app, leads in a form and notes in a shared inbox. Restaurants split between reservations, delivery apps and a register.
We export each, match columns and tag the source. You get a table that answers "which channel brought the best customers" without a hunt through four logins. Each source keeps its own column, so you can always trace a row back to the app it came from.
Small teams in Raleigh and the weight of a first table
A first table does not need to be large. Even a few months of records from two or three apps can show which channel pays and which one only looks busy.
We keep the first pass small on purpose, so you can judge whether the results are useful before deciding on anything further. The call itself is free. If the table answers your question, you keep it, along with a note on how to update it yourself.
Questions from Raleigh owners
Can you separate my downtown sales from my other location?
Yes. We add a location column when we combine the files, so one filter splits them.
I'm a consultant with a few clients. Is this overkill?
Not if your invoices, emails and forms live in different apps. A small table can still answer who pays on time and where referrals come from.
What happens after the table exists?
Cleaning, then analysis and charts. Each stage uses the last one's output. We explain each step in plain words as we go, and you keep the original files.
Sources for the facts on this page: Districts, Downtown Raleigh Alliance · About Us, Downtown Raleigh Alliance
Name your district and your apps
Book a free call of 15 or 30 minutes. Tell us where the records sit and we will map the first steps.