Price Comparison Website: How To Build It And Source The Data

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DataSeries
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5 min readJun 11, 2021

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80% of consumers compare prices online before deciding to purchase, and according to Transaction, 65% check out price comparison websites on their mobile phones while in-store.

So there’s no question of whether a price comparison website, or for that matter, product or service comparison website will draw traffic, but if you’re considering it, do your homework first, because even though there’s demand, the competition is fierce and just as with any other online business, it’s drawing in traffic that’s going to be your biggest challenge.

In this blog post, we’ll take a look at how to build a price comparison website so that it adds genuine value to visitors, how to build a data pipeline to make comparisons, and how to get people to come to your site.

ABCs of Building A Price Comparison Website

Setting up the best deal comparison sites is the same as setting up any business website; and if you want to attract the best traffic to your site, there are certain things to consider.

Let’s get into the basic ABCs of building a business to compare prices across sites:

Step #1: Decide On Your Niche

The most important part of setting up online shopping rate comparison websites is to be focused, and target one specific audience; it is critical to choose a niche. You can always branch out later, but when you start, be…

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