Toptal

Toptal enables start-ups, businesses, and organizations to hire freelancers from a growing network of top talent in the world. You can find quality talent to work full-time, part-time, or hourly and seamlessly integrate them into your team. The website offers access to software developers, designers, marketing experts, finance experts, product managers, and project managers.

On Toptal, you will find content about hiring processes, client testimonials, and detailed profiles of experts available for hire. The site showcases trusted companies that have used Toptal’s services, reinforcing its credibility.

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Creating a bot from Toptal can be valuable for several reasons. It can help you organize information efficiently, saving you a lot of time. When you use a bot, such as one made with Automatio.ai, you can automate the process of collecting data which can enhance your projects by providing accurate and updated information. Automating these tasks means you can focus on other important areas of your work instead of spending hours manually gathering data.

Using data from Toptal can be beneficial if you're interested in tracking trends in freelancing, hiring patterns, or even just gathering insights into how high-skilled professionals operate in various industries. A bot could perform actions like retrieving profiles or job postings, organizing them into formats like CSV or JSON, and even updating a Google Sheet automatically.

Legal disclaimer: While scraping public data from websites like Toptal is generally permissible, you should review and adhere to Toptal’s terms of service. Ensure you comply with any applicable laws and guidelines when using a web scraper. Compliance is your responsibility.

• Freelancer profiles: Gather details like names, skills, experience, and rates.
• Job listings: Collect information on job titles, descriptions, requirements, and deadlines.
• Project details: Extract project descriptions, budgets, and timelines.
• User reviews: Collect reviews or ratings from clients about freelancers.
• Skill categories: Capture various skills or categories listed.
• Pricing: Extract pricing or rate information related to freelancers or services.
• Company profiles: Collect information about companies posting jobs or projects.
• Tags and keywords: Capture popular tags or keywords associated with profiles or projects.

You can use a web scraper or automation tool like Automatio.ai to make collecting this data easier and export it into formats like CSV, JSON, or Google Sheets.

Follow this guide to set up a bot on Toptal using Automatio.ai:

1. Register & Install the Chrome Extension: First, create an account on Automatio.ai and install the Chrome extension. This tool is very user-friendly, allowing you to simply click on any element you want to scrape, speeding up the setup.

2. Start Action: Open the Automatio Chrome extension on the Toptal site. It will automatically grab the URL as the Start Action, which is the starting point for your data collection. You can change this URL if you want to target a different page.

3. Extract Action: Use this action to collect different types of data on the page, such as text, URLs, or images. You can easily define each data field by clicking directly on what you want to collect.

4. Pagination: If the content spans multiple pages, turn on Pagination so the bot can move through every page, ensuring all needed data is collected.

5. Screenshot Tool: This tool acts like your "eyes" to monitor the bot. Taking screenshots at steps allows you to see what's being captured and helps you spot any issues if the bot isn't working correctly.

6. Wait Action: Add this action to pause the bot, letting page content load fully before continuing. This helps avoid missing any data on sites that load slowly.

7. Clear Cookies: Use the Clear Cookies action to handle any caching issues or load fresh content, which is useful on sites that heavily rely on cookies.

8. Block Ads: Use the Block Ads feature to keep advertisements from disturbing the scraping process, ensuring the bot runs smoothly.

9. Create and Run the Bot: Once everything is set up, click "Create and Run" to start the bot. Automatio.ai will carry out the data collecting tasks you have defined.

10. Monitor in the Dashboard: Check the bot in real-time in the Automatio dashboard. You can see the data as it's being collected, helping you verify its accuracy.