Guides, Tutorials & Insights
Learn about residential proxies, web scraping, data collection strategies, and industry best practices from the Shifter team.
Building a Real-Time Housing Market Data Feed
Housing has no price tick. A real-time feed detects listing events, and its hardest problems are property identity and stable coverage, not speed.
James Meadow · September 12, 2026 Scraping Valuations, Rents & Mortgage Data for PropTech Platforms
Valuations, rents and mortgage rates are three different data problems with three different sources. How to collect each one and label what you collected.
Chris Collins · September 12, 2026 How to Set Up Sub-Accounts and Usage Tracking for Multiple Clients
On Shifter the sub-account is a workspace, and usage is tracked per plan. How agencies should structure clients, roles and plans so spend is attributable.
Chris Collins · September 11, 2026 Running Client SEO, Ad Verification & Competitive Intel on One Network
Agencies run three collection workloads with different needs. Why one network with one targeting model beats three vendors, and how to keep clients apart.
Matt Brown · September 11, 2026 How to Detect Third-Party Sellers Hijacking Your Listings
A hijacker does not steal your product, they attach to your listing. The signals that give it away, how to watch for them, and what evidence to keep.
James Meadow · September 11, 2026 Building a Competitor Creative Library with Automated Scraping
A creative library is a deduplication and metadata problem, not a download problem. How to build one that stays searchable and stays legal.
Chris Collins · September 10, 2026 How to Verify Localized Campaigns Across Every Market
Your campaign is approved in every market. That is not evidence it is being served correctly. How to verify localized campaigns from inside each market.
James Meadow · September 10, 2026 Competitive Campaign Intelligence: Monitoring Rival Ads Globally
Start with the official ad libraries, then observe what they cannot show you. How to build global competitor ad monitoring that survives scrutiny.
Matt Brown · September 10, 2026 How to Run Continuous External Attack Surface Monitoring
Your corporate IP is allowlisted, so you see a friendlier internet than an attacker does. How to run external attack surface monitoring continuously.
Chris Collins · September 9, 2026