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Learn about residential proxies, web scraping, data collection strategies, and industry best practices from the Shifter team.

Knowledge
Knowledge 6 min read

Proxies for Real Estate Data: How to Monitor and Scrape Listings

Learn how to collect property-listing data from MLS databases and major portals using residential proxies, safe request rates and rotation.

Chris Collins Chris Collins · September 12, 2022
Knowledge
Knowledge 4 min read

Why Travel Fare Aggregation Needs Proxies

Do you want to benefit from proxies to improve your travel price aggregation platform? Check our article and discover how they can support your website!

Matt Brown Matt Brown · September 8, 2022
Knowledge
Knowledge 9 min read

How Are Proxies and SERP Data Used for SEO?

From checking on your competition to getting access to valuable data, proxies are always ready to support your efforts. How can SERP data and proxies help SEO?

Matt Brown Matt Brown · August 31, 2022
Knowledge
Knowledge 7 min read

How to Use Proxies for Social Media Management

How marketing teams use proxies to run several brand accounts, monitor conversations, check ads and content by country, and keep accounts in good standing.

Matt Brown Matt Brown · August 31, 2022
Knowledge
Knowledge 9 min read

Proxies for Market Research. Benefits and Top Use Cases

Do you want to use proxy server solutions for market research? Check our article and make sure you use high-quality proxies for your business.

Chris Collins Chris Collins · August 29, 2022
Knowledge
Knowledge 9 min read

Proxies for E-commerce: Which ones are the best? Guide

Do you have an e-commerce venture and want to grow your online business? Click and find out which proxies for e-commerce are the best ones!

Matt Brown Matt Brown · August 25, 2022
Knowledge
Knowledge 7 min read

How to Use Proxies to Protect Your Brand? Guide

Do you want to protect your company’s brand image and story from online threats? Use proxies to go online in complete privacy. Click and find out more!

James Meadow James Meadow · August 23, 2022
Residential Proxies
Residential Proxies 7 min read

Proxy Use Cases for Startups: Practical Setup, Costs and Growth

Explore practical proxy use cases for startups, recommended proxy types, realistic data volumes, setup requirements and first-month costs.

Matt Brown Matt Brown · August 13, 2022
Residential Proxies
Residential Proxies 7 min read

What Is a Residential Proxy? How It Works and When to Use One

A residential proxy routes your requests through a real home IP assigned by an ISP. Learn how it works, how it compares to datacenter proxies, and its uses.

Matt Brown Matt Brown · June 15, 2022