Instagram Account Scraping, Outreach & Acquisition Support – UAE/GCC

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: TYPE OF WORK

Gig

: SALARY

$200

: HOURS PER WEEK

TBD

: DATE UPDATED

Sep 17, 2026

JOB OVERVIEW

Overview
We’re looking for an experienced Instagram researcher / scraper to identify potential Instagram accounts for acquisition.
We are targeting:
* Marketing influencers
* Blog and industry pages
* Small marketing or creative pages
* Marketing news, trends, and case study accounts
* Relevant niche brands or community pages
Target Criteria:
Location: Primarily UAE, with GCC as the wider market
Follower Range: Approximately 8K–15K organic followers
Account Status: Active, semi-active, or inactive
Target Volume: Approximately 300–400 qualified accounts
Accounts should have a genuine audience, relevant content, and strong potential for acquisition.

Scope of Work
The Freelancer will:
* Research and scrape Instagram accounts matching our criteria
* Submit the initial list to PythonBull for review and approval
* Contact only accounts approved by PythonBull
* Communicate our interest in purchasing the account
* Manage replies and follow-ups
* Identify interested sellers
* Request Instagram Insights / analytics from sellers
* Conduct a preliminary account quality check
* Share seller information, account insights, asking price, and findings with PythonBull
* Maintain an organized record of all outreach and responses
Workflow: Scrape (Freelancer) → Review & Approval (PythonBull) → Outreach (Freelancer) → Manage Replies (Freelancer) → Account Quality Check (Freelancer) → Make Offer (PythonBull) → Purchase (PythonBull) → Freelancer Payout (PythonBull)

Additional Information
Important: No account should be contacted before receiving approval from PythonBull.
The Freelancer should not make financial offers or agree to purchase prices. PythonBull will handle the final offer and purchase.
The account list should include:
Username | Category | Location | Followers | Activity Status | Profile Link | Acquisition Suitability
Outreach tracking should include:
Outreach Status | Seller Response | Asking Price | Insights Received | Quality Check | Follow-Up Status | Notes
When applying, please provide your relevant experience, tools used, method for checking follower/engagement quality, estimated timeline for 300–400 accounts, quotation, and examples of similar work.

SKILL REQUIREMENT

Lead Generation Data scraping Web Scraping

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Instagram Account Scraping, Outreach & Acquisition Support – UAE/GCC

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TYPE OF WORK

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HOURS PER WEEK

DATE UPDATED

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