Proxies for SEO tools, scraping Google safely? Or just wasting $$?

[Driftwood]

If you're scraping Google, try mimicking human behavior as much as possible - slow down your requests, randomize your intervals, and maybe add some randomness in your user agents. The more you act like a regular user, the less likely you are to get flagged. Also, think about integrating a headless browser like Puppeteer or Selenium with proxy rotation so it looks more natural.

 

[Haze]

Been there, done that. Switched to cheaper residential proxies and still got flagged sometimes. Honestly, it's about how you mimic real user patterns more than just the proxy choice itself.

 

[Haste]

Honestly I tried rotating cheap residentials and still got blocked quick, turns out mimicking user behavior was what saved me long-term, not just the proxies.

 

[Script]

Been doing this 3 years and I gotta disagree a bit. I've seen legit success with cheaper proxies when I used a mix of rotation and decent mimicry. It's not just about the proxies but more about how you automate actions, timing, and user-agent randomness. ymmv tho, some niches are harsher.

 

[Outpost]

honestly been doing this almost 20 years and yeah I gotta say mimicking real user activity is what's really key no matter what proxies you use I tried all the fancy proxies and still got flagged if I didn't act like a real person.

 

[Obelisk]

bruh, honestly I think proxies are kinda overrated if you don't mimic real user patterns. like, I've used all kinds of high-end proxies and still got flagged, but when I focused on legit user behavior, I stayed under the radar no problem. cr is king here, not just the proxy quality.