Actor Name: Market Demand and Pricing Analyzer

Actor Description: This actor uses web scraping techniques to collect, analyze and provide data regarding market demand, customer behavior, and competitive pricing. It offers insights to help businesses optimize their pricing models and increase revenue projections.List of Inputs:

1. Input Name: TargetIndustry Description: Industry or segment for which the analysis is required Purpose: To specify the scope of analysis Example: Electronics, Clothing, etc.

2. Input Name: ProductCategory Description: Specific product category within the target industry Purpose: To refine the analysis results Example: Smartphones, Laptops, etc.

3. Input Name: CompetitorURLs Description: URLs of competitor websites to gather data from Purpose: To obtain competitor pricing data Example: ["https://www.example1.com", "https://www.example2.com"]

List of Outputs:

1. Output Name: MarketDemandReport Description: A comprehensive report on market demand and customer interests in the specific industry and product category

2. Output Name: CustomerBehaviorAnalysis Description: A detailed analysis of customers' purchase behavior and their willingness to pay

3. Output Name: CompetitivePricingStrategy Description: A suggested pricing model and strategy based on the collected data and analysis

List of Services to Build the Actor:

1. Name: Apify URL: https://apify.com/store Why: Provides the necessary infrastructure and tools to create actors for web scraping purposes with custom input and output options

2. Name: BeautifulSoup URL: https://www.crummy.com/software/BeautifulSoup/ Why: A Python library for extracting data from HTML and XML documents, perfect for web scraping

Why the Actor Can Help Make More Money: By providing valuable insights into market demand, customer behavior, and competitor pricing, businesses can optimize their pricing models to attract more customers and increase revenue projections.Needed Capital and Why: A moderate budget may be required to cover development costs, third-party services, and maintenance. This investment will enable the creation of a powerful tool to improve pricing strategies and directly increase business revenue.Entry Barriers Why: Limited access to industry-specific data, competitors' data protection measures, and constantly changing web page structures may require regular updates in the web scraping algorithms and techniques.Who Would Pay for This Service and How Much: Small to medium-sized businesses in various industries looking to improve their pricing strategies and increase revenues. Pricing models could include subscription plans or pay per analysis/report.Expected Outcome and Pricing Model for Costing and Earning:Costing: Development, maintenance, and potential licensing costs for required tools and servicesEarning: Revenue generated from service subscribers or one-time report purchasesROI Calculation: The Return on Investment (ROI) would be calculated by comparing the total earnings generated from the service (customers' increased revenue projections) against the total investment required to develop, maintain and market the actor. The higher the ROI, the more profitable the company's investment in this actor.Links:

• https://venturebeat.com/datadecisionmakers/how-to-use-web-scraping-for-marketing-and-product-analytics/

• https://research.aimultiple.com/price-scraping/

• https://webscrapingapi.medium.com/the-perks-of-web-scraping-for-price-intelligence-af010162b25b