‘Desire without demand is an expensive delusion.‘ Ben Francis learned that early. He started a side hustle with dropshipping gym gear in an overcrowded market. It stalled. Then he took an even bigger risk: Designing gym apparel in a space dominated by Nike and Adidas.
Everyone thought it was insane. However, Ben chose to listen to real-time data of previous hustle instead of opinions. That bet became Gymshark, now a $10+ billion brand.
But here’s the part people forget: Ben was a student. He had time. Time to fail, learn, and pivot. Most people today don’t. They work full-time jobs while launching something in their spare hours, validating ideas through extensive manual research that soon feels like a second job, and excitement fades into exhaustion.
That’s why we built Pline. It automates data extraction from across the web, helping you validate faster, pivot more effectively, and create with greater drive.
Validate the Vision Before the Venture
The data from a single source can be convincing. But that doesn’t necessarily have to be the truth. Take Arii, an influencer with over 2 million followers, who publicly shared that she couldn’t sell 36 shirts from her new line. It’s a real example of how a single platform’s data (follower count) doesn’t always translate to potential demand.
So, before investing your energy and effort into a hustle, you need to identify the pattern, compare it, and validate it across multiple sources. Pline makes this process simple, fast, and easy, powered by browser-based automation. This introduces various benefits, including:
- Market Sync: Align your hustle with what’s already working across multiple platforms.
- Solid Foundations: Pick the right niche early and avoid quitting halfway.
- Mental Relief: Reduce second-guessing your decisions with validated data.
Once you’ve committed to validating your ideas with real-time data, your focus shifts from assumption to action. For instance, Dropshipping shoes might seem like a good niche. But is it the right move? What’s trending? What are buyers spending?
The answers to those questions matter more than the idea itself. With Pline’s fast data extraction, you can quickly access real market information, giving you the insight to move forward with focus and make smarter choices. Let’s walk through it, step by step.
The Faster Path from Plan to Progress
Pline makes it easy to identify the pattern, compare it, and validate it across multiple sources of data with just a few straightforward steps:
- Install Pline, navigate to an e-commerce site like Amazon’s product listing page, and select Automated Data Extraction Mode.
- Click Build Workflow, choose Grid, and group similar items, such as product_title, to help Pline recognize patterns.
To extract details from product pages, set product_title as Get Link; otherwise, choose Get Text. For this example, select Get Link.
- Set up Pagination by choosing the Next Button, as Amazon typically loads more listings this way. Locate and select the Next Button.
- Choose the fields to extract (e.g., product_name, price, ratings), assign field names, and save.
- Preview the sample data, enter the workflow name, and click Save Workflow.
- Click Use Workflow Now, name your dataset, set a limit (e.g, 100 records), and start extraction.
The exact process applies to other websites with slight adjustments. Once Pline completes data extraction, export it for further analysis.
For detailed tutorials on Pline’s powerful features, please refer to the official documentation.
To make things even faster and friction-free, Pline offers a library of Prebuilt Workflows ready to run with just a click. Need something custom? Use the no-code visual editor to build your own in minutes. This presents a new opportunity for those ready to move beyond traditional side hustle ideas.
The Next Big Opportunity, Simplified by Pline
When people discussed side hustles, the same names kept recurring. Affiliate marketing. Dropshipping. Maybe a content channel. But web data extraction? It was never part of the conversation.
And honestly, it made sense. Web data extraction involved writing code, fixing bugs, and addressing frequent breakdowns that occurred when websites were updated. High effort. Low reward. It wasn’t sustainable.
But with Pline, we stripped away the complexity and made web data extraction effortless. Now, you don’t need to write code. You don’t need to hire anyone. You just need an idea and the will to begin. With Pline, you can:
- Start Without a Technical Background: Launch web scraping projects without writing a single line of code.
- Deliver Faster: Complete freelance data extraction tasks quickly without the complexity of traditional development.
- Grow with Confidence: Scale your hustle without fear of tech issues or availability issues.
And when your side hustle turns into a team effort, collaboration is built right into the flow.
From Solo Effort to Team-Powered Scaling
Scaling means sharing. You built the system. It works. But without a way to share the load, you become the system where you exchange potential progress with pressure. However, with the Pline Team Collaboration feature, cooperation among team members becomes seamless. This introduces different new benefits, including:
- Seamless Onboarding: Easily integrate new users into your system without delays.
- Continuous Operations: Ensure work progresses even when individual team members are unavailable.
- Controlled Access: Gain control without losing flexibility through role-based access.
Eliminating collaboration complexities and developing a centralized platform, Pline enables teams to extract data faster, cooperate more effectively, and create with ease, all with just a few clicks.
Conclusion
Building a side hustle was meant to be the first step toward independence, growth, and new possibilities. However, even the strongest beginnings burn out fast without the right system. Pline removes the unnecessary friction of manually gathering, organizing, and streamlining your data so that you can focus on better thinking, sharper choices, and real momentum.
Start the hustle with a foundation that simplifies the work and amplifies the vision. Try Pline Today.
