Automation

Chapter 57 – Build the User Account Login and Authentication System Using Flask, SQLAlchemy

User-based and customer-oriented are super popular in nowadays’ business model. Apart from web 2.0, web 3.0 more emphasizes decentralisation and gives back more data authority and data management to current users. So an user-centralization approach trend is arising and it just would be more important. So regarding buidling an application using Flask, user login and authentication system is a basic function it must have. Today is on how to leverage Flask login manager and build one in your application.

Chapter 56 – Use Flask Limiter to Customise Rate Limits on Web Application, API & SaaS Usage

The fundamental approach of SaaS or BaaS or API monetization is to provide customers with different service and plan options by customizing the rate limits. So users can select and buy the plan quota they think it’s sufficient and pay for a reasonable price. Flask limiter has existing modules and parameters for your application to adopt. It’s easy and lightweight to upgrade your SaaS with this extension.

Chapter 52 – Utilise Google Cloud Platform to Implement Python Script Automation with Cloud Function and Cloud Scheduler

This python tutorial is relevant to coach how to automate your Python applications with the Google cloud platform. Compared to local device crontab and cron jobs, Cloud platforms like Google can allow your application 24 hours and 7 days stand-by and run by triggering preset events. You need to either keep the laptop running 24 hours or sit beside the device to monitor. I will take the trending topic bot for example and walk you through all components and script codings.

Chapter 47: Product Price Trackers of Google Shopping, Walmart, HomeDepot Product Using Easy2Digital APIs

In this Python Tutorial, I would talk about how to create price trackers for three popular retail marketplaces or channels from an eCommerce seller perspective. In this tutorial, we would use some modules listed as below and by the end of it, you can use a tracker built by yourself. Refreshing a dashboard every morning can become part of your lifestyle that relieves your busy work.

Chapter 45: Meta Ads Campaign Creation and Optimization Using Facebook Business, Graph, and Easy2Digital APIs

Along with user data privacy being cared for and protected more than ever, Meta has pledged to build an advertising ecosystem that relies on fewer data. It looks like the social media giant looks to push forward with its privacy agenda. Recently Meta has announced more removal of Facebook Ads audience targeting options across four categories. Plus the stress and impact from industrial players like iOS upgrade, I believe platform players just would have more new changes that create more challenges for marketers to reach out to customers accurately like before. 

However, the fact is platforms are shifting the data protection liability to the brands and marketers. For continuing monetizing the inventory without user privacy limitations, platforms are providing more mature marketing APIs for brands to adopt and leverage to reach out to target audiences even much better than before. And the brands and marketers build the target feature themselves at this time. This article is about how to leverage Meta APIs to create and update your Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Whatsapp ads.

Chapter 41: Build a Keyword Data Estimator Scrape Search Engine Keyword Volume, CPC Using Easy2Digital APIs and Python

Keyword volume and CPC are very familiar terms as long as you are running digital marketing campaigns and doing performance prediction. I believe it’s a critical signal to deploy content, budgeting between organic and paid media ads, and also evaluate a business investment. It’s because it represents the low funnel opportunities in a way.

However, it’s a pity in terms of keyword volume and CPC research that there are 3 challenges you might have experienced – Free lunch is not free, people manually input and download, and 3rd party software is experienced. So this article is a method to resolve this issue.

Chapter 39 – Alibaba Bot for Scraping Product Price, MOQ, and Supplier Profiles

Stable and sustainable contribution from supply sides to any eCommerce business is a vital thing to succeed. It’s a tough task of course, so on and off identifying the potential suppliers is a must-have to-do-item. It’s not just for diversifying the suppliers, but also it’s a tip to optimize the landed cost and COGS. The question is how to save time to complete this task. Alibaba bot is the answer for you.

Chapter 38 – Build a CLV Calculator of SaaS, Subscription & Membership Plan Using Python, OOP

There is a saying “Starting a business is difficult and maintaining a business is even more difficult”. The truth is the competition indeed is getting more and more fierce along with more players joining the game and competing with you. New customer acquisition costs are definitely increasing, so the question is how to sustainably defend your business and maintain the customer loyal to your product and service. It’s for the purpose of maintaining business competition cutting-edge at the end and avoiding losing profit or even losing money. Understanding your customer lifetime value and calculating, getting a right number to refer is vital.

Chapter 37 – Brand Info Bot for Scraping Brand Web Domains with Python and Easy2Digital APIs

An objective-oriented scraping project consists of many standalone Python bot scripts which can connect and function together. One of the most useful data used to scrape potential leads’ data must be the brand web domains. Basically we learn and know a brand from there. The question is how we are able to automatically grab in bulk instead of using Google search. This article tells how to make a bot with Python, Clearbit and Sqlite3

Chapter 36: Build an NPV Calculator in eCommerce Business Space Using Python

Global stock market is just like a roller coaster now, and if you are the passenger in the game, you might have a true feeling how exciting it is. Definitely we have alternatives out there, such as cryptocurrency, gold, etc. And private equity investment must be one of the options and eCommerce is a hot spotlight space. You can calculate the gold price by observing the historical trend and worldwide political, economic events. For the eCommerce business valuation, you can also have a calculator.