Data enrichment
Better product data starts with reliable source material
I extract, normalise and enrich catalog information using sources and rules you and I agree in advance — and I mark everything the sources cannot support, instead of dressing it up as fact.
What the work covers
- Extraction — product data pulled into a structured file from source material you supply: supplier sheets, catalogues, price lists, or agreed web pages.
- Normalisation — units, sizes, colours, weights and formats converted to one consistent standard across the file.
- Enrichment — agreed fields (for example dimensions, materials, variant attributes) completed from the agreed sources where those sources actually state them.
- Consistency pass — the enriched file checked against the same QC rules as a repair job before delivery.
The source rules — how enrichment stays honest
Enrichment is only as good as its sources. These rules are fixed, and they are the reason the output can be trusted:
- Agreed sources only. You and I settle in advance which sources are accepted — files you supply, or specific pages you point to. Nothing is pulled from random sources you have not seen.
- Source material must be lawfully supplied or accessed. Factual attributes — sizes, materials, specifications — are extracted from the agreed sources, but copyrighted product descriptions and images are not reproduced without the rights holder’s authorisation.
- Uncertain information is marked. If a value is probable but not stated outright, it is flagged as uncertain in the delivery notes — never presented as confirmed.
- Unsupported fields stay blank. If no agreed source states a value, the field remains empty and appears in the exception list. Blank and honest beats filled and invented.
- Conflicts are flagged, never silently resolved. If two sources disagree, both values are reported and the choice is yours.
What you receive
- The structured, enriched data file in the agreed format.
- A source note for the enriched fields — which source each group of values came from.
- An exception list: fields left blank, values marked uncertain, and every source conflict.
- Your original source material, preserved unchanged.
Pricing and process
Enrichment is quoted per project after I see the source material and the field list, because the work depends entirely on both. The quote, the accepted sources and the fields are all confirmed in writing before work begins — the same order used by every service here: scope first, then work, then delivery with its reports.
Privacy
Source files are used only for the agreed task, never shared or sold, and my working copies are deleted 30 days after delivery — earlier on request. See the Privacy page for the full retention schedule.