roydan
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- Dec 17, 2013
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There are 2 types of links that I want to talk about today:
1. Notes / References - the part where all the citations go
2. External Links: Place for articles with more information about the topic of the wiki page.
The method to get the link from each type is 90% the same, but I feel like having a link from the Notes / References part carries more trust, as it indicates that your content was used for fact-checking. On the other hand, your chances of getting real traffic through there are quite low because it's a very crowded area.
Getting Started
1. The first thing you got to do is to open an account.
Go here and create an account:
You can use a VPN or a proxy as long as you remember to use it every time you signed in. I didn't use any, but I didn't do it in such a high scale - I only have one account I used to try it out.
When you sign up, they'll ask you about your interests and expertise, make sure to indicate that you are an expert in the field you want to get the links from. This will also help you "gain points" in the field you are interested in later on.
Verify your email.
2. Start making easy changes.
When you click on your profile name on the top menu, you'll see your suggested edits. This is where you start contributing to all sorts of semi-relevant pages. Interlink to other Wikipedia pages (very easy through Wikipedia's visual editor), and fix typos and inaccuracies. Every small edit counts because our goal is to extend our change log as much as possible.
3. Start editing the page you're really after
After a few days have passed, start making small edits to the page you want to get the link from (no matter whether you go for a citation or an external link at this point). Make sure that you don't make edits that don't go hand in hand or contradict the information on the page you are building the link to.
4. Add information to the page you're editing.
Aim for pieces of information that are included in your page and are missing from the wiki page. Don't do it all at once, make you your change log is quite long, but don't spam too many edit per day.
Make it look like you just keep finding places to add more information to the wiki page.
5. Add citations to other sites
Obviously, not in the post you are targeting, and not to any of your competitors' sites. An interesting test could be to put some of your guest posts as citations, too.
This is where things start to change between the different types of links you are after.
- For being included in the Notes / References of the page, you can look for "[citation needed]" in the wiki page, add that information to your article, and a few days later, add your page as a citation for the claim in the wiki page.
- For being included in the External Links part, just make sure to repeat step 4 a few times, and then add your page. Make sure it's not too promotional because then it will be removed, and most of your edits will be questioned.
The more you contribute to Wikipedia, the more edits and links you'll be able to build. So far I built about a dozen, but I see the point where I'm going to need to create a few more accounts in the near future (if I want to build more than 2-3 links for the same website, for example).
It is time-consuming, but I think it is worthwhile because it gives to the opportunity to choose the exact page you get the link from.
1. Notes / References - the part where all the citations go
2. External Links: Place for articles with more information about the topic of the wiki page.
The method to get the link from each type is 90% the same, but I feel like having a link from the Notes / References part carries more trust, as it indicates that your content was used for fact-checking. On the other hand, your chances of getting real traffic through there are quite low because it's a very crowded area.
Getting Started
1. The first thing you got to do is to open an account.
Go here and create an account:
Code:
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Main+PageWhen you sign up, they'll ask you about your interests and expertise, make sure to indicate that you are an expert in the field you want to get the links from. This will also help you "gain points" in the field you are interested in later on.
Verify your email.
2. Start making easy changes.
When you click on your profile name on the top menu, you'll see your suggested edits. This is where you start contributing to all sorts of semi-relevant pages. Interlink to other Wikipedia pages (very easy through Wikipedia's visual editor), and fix typos and inaccuracies. Every small edit counts because our goal is to extend our change log as much as possible.
3. Start editing the page you're really after
After a few days have passed, start making small edits to the page you want to get the link from (no matter whether you go for a citation or an external link at this point). Make sure that you don't make edits that don't go hand in hand or contradict the information on the page you are building the link to.
4. Add information to the page you're editing.
Aim for pieces of information that are included in your page and are missing from the wiki page. Don't do it all at once, make you your change log is quite long, but don't spam too many edit per day.
Make it look like you just keep finding places to add more information to the wiki page.
5. Add citations to other sites
Obviously, not in the post you are targeting, and not to any of your competitors' sites. An interesting test could be to put some of your guest posts as citations, too.
This is where things start to change between the different types of links you are after.
- For being included in the Notes / References of the page, you can look for "[citation needed]" in the wiki page, add that information to your article, and a few days later, add your page as a citation for the claim in the wiki page.
- For being included in the External Links part, just make sure to repeat step 4 a few times, and then add your page. Make sure it's not too promotional because then it will be removed, and most of your edits will be questioned.
The more you contribute to Wikipedia, the more edits and links you'll be able to build. So far I built about a dozen, but I see the point where I'm going to need to create a few more accounts in the near future (if I want to build more than 2-3 links for the same website, for example).
It is time-consuming, but I think it is worthwhile because it gives to the opportunity to choose the exact page you get the link from.
