Scrapebox + GSA SER Tutorial Guide

This guide is for GSA users who want to efficiently harvest URLs with Scrapebox and use them in GSA SER, while avoiding crashes and optimizing link-building campaigns.

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1. Choosing the Right Scrapebox Version

• Use Scrapebox v2 or the latest stable version.

• Older versions may crash with large datasets.

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2. Avoiding Memory Issues

• Do not load all your keywords and footprints at once.

• Experiment with smaller batches to find your “sweet spot”:

  • Example: 100–1,000 keywords at a time.

  • Use partial lists of footprints, then rotate them.

• If Scrapebox crashes:

  • Reduce the number of keywords/footprints.

  • Increase virtual memory on your PC if possible.

  • Consider splitting scraping across multiple sessions.

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3. Scraping URLs

• Input your keywords and footprints.

• Start scraping.

• Do not worry about trimming URLs:

  • GSA SER can handle full URLs.

  • Trimming is optional; it’s fine to import the URLs as-is.

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4. Handling Large URL Lists

• If you have a huge list (e.g., 50k–100k keywords):

  • Scrap in batches, not all at once.

  • Remove duplicate domains and URLs after scraping to reduce load.

Example:

• Scraped 100 keywords → 30k unique domains → imported into GSA SER → LpM jumped from 15 to 71.

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5. Extracting External Links

• Use Scrapebox’s Link Extractor or tools like Moz Backlink Checker.

• Steps:

  1. Import verified URLs (e.g., 50k verified URLs).

  2. Split them into smaller batches (optional).

  3. Extract external links → you may end up with millions of new URLs.

  4. Optionally, use "URL in quotes" Google search to find even more links.

Note: Filtering is optional:

• You can filter by:

  • Outbound links count

  • Presence of malware/phishing

  • PR (PageRank)

  • Keywords or bad words in content

• But filtering takes too much time and may not be worth it. Just import the links directly into GSA SER.

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6. Importing URLs into GSA SER

• Direct import works fine:

  • You don’t need to break the URL list into smaller chunks.

  • GSA SER will verify and post to usable links automatically.

• Tier 2 links: if they aren’t posting:

  • Keep scraping new links.

  • Keep posting consistently.

  • Results improve with volume over time.

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7. General Tips

• Numbers game: Keep scraping and posting continuously.

• Use multiple servers or instances if possible to run 24/7.

• Rotate keyword/footprint combinations to avoid duplicate results.

• Don’t stress over trimming or filtering too much—focus on volume + consistency.

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Quick Workflow Example

1. Scrape 100–1,000 keywords with a set of footprints → 30k unique URLs.

2. Import into GSA SER → post and verify.

3. Extract external links from verified URLs → 4M+ URLs.

4. Import those into GSA SER → post directly.

5. Optionally, use URLs in quotes to find even more links.

6. Repeat scraping with new keywords/footprints → increase LpM over time.

I’ve been away from using GSA products for over 3 years, but I’m slowly making my return now. I also wanted to share the process I used in the past to scrape and build verified lists.

This is the exact method I followed back then, and I’m planning to refine it as I get back into things. Since English isn’t my first language, I used AI to help polish this post a bit so it’s easier to read.

Perfect, thanks!