Ask HN: Is it OK to scrape data to gain affiliate membership?
Is it OK to scrape data to gain affiliate membership?
I want to start a price comparison website in order to get commission by being a partner/affiliate to the products I am comparing prices with.
I am trying to be an affiliate but the requirement for me to be an affiliate is by having a working website with good content. I don't have good content because I don't have data on the products. To get good data, I need to be an affiliate. I see this problem sort of like the scenario where I need to have work experience in order to get my first job...
A work around I thought of was to create a scrapper but I am a bit worried that once I have a working website with scrapped data, the company I am applying for affiliate membership would void my application due to me scrapping their product data.
This is my first attempt at a business. I was wondering if anyone could chime in with some tips/suggestions/advice in this field. Thanks!
I want to start a price comparison website in order to get commission by being a partner/affiliate to the products I am comparing prices with.
I am trying to be an affiliate but the requirement for me to be an affiliate is by having a working website with good content. I don't have good content because I don't have data on the products. To get good data, I need to be an affiliate. I see this problem sort of like the scenario where I need to have work experience in order to get my first job...
A work around I thought of was to create a scrapper but I am a bit worried that once I have a working website with scrapped data, the company I am applying for affiliate membership would void my application due to me scrapping their product data.
This is my first attempt at a business. I was wondering if anyone could chime in with some tips/suggestions/advice in this field. Thanks!