BUSINESS URL VALIDATION

As part of a wider project, Greater Data (GD) has created a database of approximately 3000 Australian businesses which we need to capture and/or validate the URLs for. We are looking for a data literate person to: Validate existing URLs provided Supply correct URLs if originals are incorrect Add new URLs where no URL is provided Provide daily progress reporting Provide a final project report back upon completion GD will provide an Excel spreadsheet with the following fields: No Field Description 1 Known_URL Known company URL 2 Derived_URL Predicted URL based on known email domain. 3 URL_Match Y/N flag indicating whether fields 1&2 match 4 Validated URL Initially empty 5 ABN Registered company number 6 RegisteredName Company name 7 Business Address Business address (Street, Suburb, State, Postcode) The contractor will need to complete the following steps using the Excel spreadsheet provided. 1. Check that the URLs provided are valid – ie they link through to an operational website. 2. If the URL is valid, copy URL across to the “Validated URL” field. 3. If they are not valid, search for the correct URL and insert that into the “Validated URL” field. 4. Where no URL is provided, search for the correct URL and insert that into the “Validated URL” field. On a daily basis at 6pm GMT, contractor to provide GD with a progress update, detailing: - Total URLs validated - Total New URLs populated - Remaining URLs - WIP spreadsheet containing currently updated/validated URLs for QCing Once the entire spreadsheet has been validated and updated, the contractor must provide the following: - Total URLs validated - Total New URLs populated - Final version of fully updated Excel spreadsheet with fields exactly as provided originally. TIMINGS Work to commence 12pm GMT on Monday 8th May 2017. Task to be completed by 8am GMT on Friday 15th May 2017. BUDGET Total cost of project must not exceed USD$240 per freelancer