How to create wikipedia link that sticks?

[k2h2]

What things I need to keep in mind while creating wikipedia links that can actually stick?

 

[Manisha221]

Hello, I am looking for creating few wikipedia links for one of my interior design brand. can anyone help me with creating these links.

 

[notNewB]

Find a wiki page in your niche, create a very good piece of content on your website, decorate it with infographics and research-based numbers. Then, add a reference to the wiki page and link it to your "super-informative" page. If your site isn't shitty and the reference you added really makes sense, mods won't remove it. I have 2 such links online that I added 3-4 months ago. The thing is, don't make two such links from one Wikipedia account, create a new account for each ref link.

 

[Manisha221]

Find a wiki page in your niche, create a very good piece of content on your website, decorate it with infographics and research-based numbers. Then, add a reference to the wiki page and link it to your "super-informative" page. If your site isn't shitty and the reference you added really makes sense, mods won't remove it. I have 2 such links online that I added 3-4 months ago. The thing is, don't make two such links from one Wikipedia account, create a new account for each ref link.

Thank you so much. this is very insightful

 

[notNewB]

Did you do it based on the existing info in Wikipedia or you also edited the Wiki article and added there new info?

For the first link, I added two sentences to the wiki page because a whole sentence was being referenced to my page and without adding info that my page has, the reference would look a little irrelevant. In short, I took a paragraph from my page and rewrote it in a shorter and formal form, added it to the wiki page, and put a reference to my page. Also, the wiki page and my page were super related.

For the second link, I did not add anything to that wiki page. Because that was a "list of X brands" page, and I added a reference to one of the brands as I had a page that reviews that particular brand in detail.

 

[notNewB]

What about becoming an editor in Wikipedia, did you do some editoring warm up activity before making the change to this link or you just registered and your first ever edit was a backlink to your page?

I just registered an account and did the trick. A new account for each link. Both now have only 1 contribution.

 

[shamohan22]

Thanks for the input, NotNewB.

Here's my experience with creating external links in Wikipedia.

I agree that you can't just put a link on Wikipedia just because you have an article or blog post related to the topic at hand.

Write SUPER Content - No Other Way​

You must have a super blog post or article. What do I mean by that? Your article must be better than the Wikipedia version or at least at par.

What does this mean? Your article must at least be 2000 words minimum. Better still, if your article is between 3000 to 4000 words.

That alone is not enough. Your article must cover at least 10 categories of the topic. Better still 15 to 20 categories of the topic.

You must be able to call your article a Wiki or an Ultimate Guide.

Academic Slant and Historical Context​

Your article must not be 'commercially oriented'' Like Top 10 Vacuum Cleaners or so. Written with the intention of earning affiliate income.

Your information must be pure gold, with a slight academic slant.

One way of doing this is to devote at least 500 words to the history of the subject. I bet 99 out of 100 won't do this. No matter what your subject is, there's always a historical context to it.

Wikipedia likes historical context. Just look at their articles. Very few articles start without historical context. So, if you're writing about vacuum cleaners write at least 500 words on the history of vacuum cleaners.

Imagine you're writing a documentary script for the BBC or Discovery Channel. These channels have extensive historical context to their content.

Historical context is key. Research and dig out stuff even Wikipedia has left out. If you don't like history, then forget Wikipedia and go to a site like Ezine Articles.

Have a References Section​

Have credible references in your article on your site. I did my research through print books and magazines and had a references section at the end of my blog post. Wikipedia will like this. You got to show that you're Wikipedia quality and not shitty article directory quality.

I have two external links which I added without adding to the texts of the Wikipedia articles. One of my articles was on page 3 of Google. Hardly after a week of adding an external link, it shot to page 1.

The other one outranked the Wikipedia article itself.

That's the power of a Wikipedia backlink.

Guys, this is just the tip of the iceberg. I've more tips to share. If I get enough requests here for the second part of the Wikipedia tips, I'll unveil more. Otherwise, you can make do with this.

Thanks for reading and stay safe always.

 

[TheVigilante]

Thanks for the input, NotNewB.

Here's my experience with creating external links in Wikipedia.

I agree that you can't just put a link on Wikipedia just because you have an article or blog post related to the topic at hand.

Write SUPER Content - No Other Way​

You must have a super blog post or article. What do I mean by that? Your article must be better than the Wikipedia version or at least at par.

What does this mean? Your article must at least be 2000 words minimum. Better still, if your article is between 3000 to 4000 words.

That alone is not enough. Your article must cover at least 10 categories of the topic. Better still 15 to 20 categories of the topic.

You must be able to call your article a Wiki or an Ultimate Guide.

Academic Slant and Historical Context​

Your article must not be 'commercially oriented'' Like Top 10 Vacuum Cleaners or so. Written with the intention of earning affiliate income.

Your information must be pure gold, with a slight academic slant.

One way of doing this is to devote at least 500 words to the history of the subject. I bet 99 out of 100 won't do this. No matter what your subject is, there's always a historical context to it.

Wikipedia likes historical context. Just look at their articles. Very few articles start without historical context. So, if you're writing about vacuum cleaners write at least 500 words on the history of vacuum cleaners.

Imagine you're writing a documentary script for the BBC or Discovery Channel. These channels have extensive historical context to their content.

Historical context is key. Research and dig out stuff even Wikipedia has left out. If you don't like history, then forget Wikipedia and go to a site like Ezine Articles.

Have a References Section​

Have credible references in your article on your site. I did my research through print books and magazines and had a references section at the end of my blog post. Wikipedia will like this. You got to show that you're Wikipedia quality and not shitty article directory quality.

I have two external links which I added without adding to the texts of the Wikipedia articles. One of my articles was on page 3 of Google. Hardly after a week of adding an external link, it shot to page 1.

The other one outranked the Wikipedia article itself.

That's the power of a Wikipedia backlink.

Guys, this is just the tip of the iceberg. I've more tips to share. If I get enough requests here for the second part of the Wikipedia tips, I'll unveil more. Otherwise, you can make do with this.

Thanks for reading and stay safe always.

Interested in the second part of the Wikipedia tips for sure as that is a part a lot of the members on the forum struggle with

 

[notNewB]

Thanks for the input, NotNewB.

Here's my experience with creating external links in Wikipedia.

I agree that you can't just put a link on Wikipedia just because you have an article or blog post related to the topic at hand.

Write SUPER Content - No Other Way​

You must have a super blog post or article. What do I mean by that? Your article must be better than the Wikipedia version or at least at par.

What does this mean? Your article must at least be 2000 words minimum. Better still, if your article is between 3000 to 4000 words.

That alone is not enough. Your article must cover at least 10 categories of the topic. Better still 15 to 20 categories of the topic.

You must be able to call your article a Wiki or an Ultimate Guide.

Academic Slant and Historical Context​

Your article must not be 'commercially oriented'' Like Top 10 Vacuum Cleaners or so. Written with the intention of earning affiliate income.

Your information must be pure gold, with a slight academic slant.

One way of doing this is to devote at least 500 words to the history of the subject. I bet 99 out of 100 won't do this. No matter what your subject is, there's always a historical context to it.

Wikipedia likes historical context. Just look at their articles. Very few articles start without historical context. So, if you're writing about vacuum cleaners write at least 500 words on the history of vacuum cleaners.

Imagine you're writing a documentary script for the BBC or Discovery Channel. These channels have extensive historical context to their content.

Historical context is key. Research and dig out stuff even Wikipedia has left out. If you don't like history, then forget Wikipedia and go to a site like Ezine Articles.

Have a References Section​

Have credible references in your article on your site. I did my research through print books and magazines and had a references section at the end of my blog post. Wikipedia will like this. You got to show that you're Wikipedia quality and not shitty article directory quality.

I have two external links which I added without adding to the texts of the Wikipedia articles. One of my articles was on page 3 of Google. Hardly after a week of adding an external link, it shot to page 1.

The other one outranked the Wikipedia article itself.

That's the power of a Wikipedia backlink.

Guys, this is just the tip of the iceberg. I've more tips to share. If I get enough requests here for the second part of the Wikipedia tips, I'll unveil more. Otherwise, you can make do with this.

Thanks for reading and stay safe always.

Very insightful read. A full guide would definitely be appreciated by a lot of bhw users, and at the same time be hated as long as there are Wikipedia link sellers out there.

 

[alexono1]

My easiest way to create Wikipedia links was, creating quality articles referring to quality pages of your quality website...
Since there are already many articles on Wikipedia.. I was just looking for articles not written in my local language... I translated the original content, but I also tried to add extra information if I could find any... Also tried to link to local websites as references including mine...
This works great for me!

 

[jeffro89]

Wait until the wikipedia mirrors start appearing in your GSC. You wil regret creating the link in the first place. It wasnt that useful for me.

Ended up pointing the link to a buffer site because the mirror sites didnt stop appearing n they make rankings flunctuate like mad.

Try it tho, im never bothering with those links. But they are easy to create, no warmup needed.

 

[mainceaft]

For me I stop wasting time with wikipedia long time ago even before learning IM or programming I was editor @ wikipedia but because my account were set idle for long to strip that authority from it, even after I return editing to modify my articles I wrote my self it's toke very long for other (editors) to verified it.
So wikipedia becomes more mind restricted website day after another shown some group POV