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[zaccks]

I just read an articles that its possible to get backlinks from wikipedia. Is this possible?

If it's possible i would like to know how please?

wikipedia has PR9, if i can get free backlinks from the site then that's awesome.

[Habbakuk]

You can try, only they will probably delete it within a few hours. There is a technique to do it that takes time, and even then that doesn't guarantee your link will stay there.

[swords]

I'd like to note that wikipedia is nofollow everywhere.

Skeptics and believers out there will argue on and on about whether nofollow has any link juice or not, but that is for you to determine.

Also, it's pretty hard to get a link to stay on Wikipedia unless it's pointing to a page that is highly relevant to the wiki.

[LeahRae]

Originally Posted by swords

I'd like to note that wikipedia is nofollow everywhere.

Skeptics and believers out there will argue on and on about whether nofollow has any link juice or not, but that is for you to determine.

Also, it's pretty hard to get a link to stay on Wikipedia unless it's pointing to a page that is highly relevant to the wiki.

Ditto!!!!!!!!! The whole point of Wikipedia is relevant facts upon a topic. If everyone was allowed to SPAM the content -> how relevant would the content be.

However - if your information is extremely topical and informational you are allowed to edit the wiki page.

As for the nofollow attribute - if your website is truly quality content & informational your really don't need the "follow juice". The wikipedia street cred should be enough.

Hope I helped,

L

You must follow the Wikipedia page editing guidelines. Failure to do so will send up a flag to monitors to look over your edit & most likely delete your additions.

[epathj]

It's impossible to add my site link on wiki for me.
and your link on wiki would be added "nofollow"

[Bramantya Prakosa]

it's nofollow links,even you got PR on the page it will not give bigger value than high pr dofollow links, i know this after testing lots of high pr nofollow links ad dofollow links

[yukon]

I have around 40+ backlinks on wiki that have been live since Jan. 2011, If you know what your doing they won't get deleted by a wiki mod.

[yukon]

Originally Posted by dick123

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[webgyorglobal]

Hi,
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[sanjon]

Wikipedia Links are No follow..
Better is to first Go to wikipedia and add a few meaningful pages or edit a few pages first with meaningful content, gain reputation there and then you can add a link to a ezine article or something..
Wait for a couple of weeks..
If your link stays there, Just change it to your website or blog and I am sure You will get pretty Good traffic + will gain reputation in the eyes of Google.
My seo Guy shared this with me and it works but U ve to be smart..

[ayurak]

Yeah, its possible to get back links from Wikipedia but your content for the topic should be original, informative and shouldn't be promotional. Best luck.

[andertonj]

I'm finding the same answer.

[syedakram1989]

They will delete your links in some days.
You can find other wiki websites where you can leave your link!!

[junne]

If you are getting link then grasp them if not no need to waste time and resources go on with searching high pr do-follow blogs you will be more benefited.

[lalitbansal004]

I don't Know About Wikipedia Backlinks...But it is Good that if Wikipedia Link is there at your Footer.Like an Example for SEO website is...

Wikipedia On SEO.

Thanks.

[CreekChub]

It is absolutely possible, as mentioned above. The linked site must be topical and informative though. I'm currently linked from Wikipedia to some how-to videos on a commercial site and have been for a couple of weeks.

Regarding dofollow/nofollow though, I don't care. I'm seeing quite a bit of real people traffic coming directly from this links.

[wakee456]

Originally Posted by yukon

I have around 40+ backlinks on wiki that have been live since Jan. 2011, If you know what your doing they won't get deleted by a wiki mod.

Please let him know how you get link from wiki. Thanks in advance

[intelinside]

I have successfully inserted quite a few links in the past (a year ago or so) and it is still there ! Infact I also get lots of traffic from there.

You need to find the 'right' page where you can put your link. This is the only way to put your link and stick it there for long.

[jackwebson]

Not just relevant. I think your website must be a PR 5 so that it will stay for long in the wiki as far as I know.

[CreekChub]

Not true. The site I'm talking about is a PR0, and the links have held for a few months now. Not sure if I'm getting any link juice or not, but the direct traffic is pretty good so I'm not complaining.

[alinpion]

Originally Posted by zaccks

I just read an articles that its possible to get backlinks from wikipedia. Is this possible?

If it's possible i would like to know how please?

wikipedia has PR9, if i can get free backlinks from the site then that's awesome.

If you want you links to stick then they must point to a good source of information, related to the article that contains them. Another thing is the age of your web site. I don't think that a link pointing to a few days old site will stick.

[cipl123]

Hello,

You will not get back links from wikipedia because they provide links with no follow tags and Google will not pass link juice through it. You can increase your link popularity and also can drive on your website through that link but you wont get back link.

[zaccks]

Originally Posted by yukon

I have around 40+ backlinks on wiki that have been live since Jan. 2011, If you know what your doing they won't get deleted by a wiki mod.

That's good news, everyone here is saying it's impossible. But how did you do it? did you insert directly in the articles? please just tell me how and where you insert the html code for the hyperlink

[cliftonkirk]

When planning to build backlinks to wiki, be sure to have a unique and quality posts.

[Mike Anthony]

Originally Posted by zaccks

That's good news, everyone here is saying it's impossible. But how did you do it? did you insert directly in the articles? please just tell me how and where you insert the html code for the hyperlink

A) no one thinks its impossible. Many people just don't want to bother with being a fraud and pretending to be a real rule observing editor and thats really all there is to it.

B) Its not scalable. You basically have to create or find subjects where the other editors won't remove your garbage links and if enough people start doing it then poof goes the whole thing.

C) Obviously since no one will ever come out and show their links on Wikipedia you have to take their word for it that it even works for their SEO. Just bare in mind - if they are dishonest enough to pretend to be an editor who is abiding by the rules why should their word be trusted that it in fact works?

Hey just saying it like it is.

[stefijain]

thanks for your all the info . i would like to try to get backlinks from wikipedia.

[zaccks]

does wiki review any post i made so that they can remove any post that's against their tos.

[zaccks]

Achieving first page ranks for competitive keywords in a saturated market is not an easy task, and at the very least may require a full time effort by an experienced firm with resources to take such a challenge.

Don't be discouraged - with some brainstorming you can think of some related, less competitive keywords and niche markets to target.

Use some common sense when looking at your market. If you think you're going to rank for a highly competitive keyword that has several well known companies at the top without the aid of a professional, you'll probably end up disheartened.

Your Content should be:

*Easy to follow and well written for a human reader, not a search engine.

*Unique - write it yourself or hire a writer.

*Varied - Don't fill your page with the same keyword repeatedly or you risk being considered spam. Examine the keyword densities of your keyword in the top 10 listings it returns in a particular engine. Stay within that number.

Take a few more evenings or weekends and improve your ranks by doing some research and digging, and applying valuable knowledge strategically to your web site.

I hope this helps and also don't forget to share you ideas please?

[36burrows]

Also, don't get impatient.

SEO is not an overnight thing. You'll be working at it every single day in order to keep up, especially with the competitive niches.

Also be prepared to be torn apart emotionally from time to time as you experience changes in ranking.

Diversify your income and traffic strategies, don't just rely on SEO to bring in traffic.

[JamieSEO]

Absolutely!

High quality content is KING!

Keyword prominence/importance is more important than density if you are targeting Google.

The two most time consuming/expensive parts of building and promoting a site are:
- Content creation (eg. article writing)
- Keyword/competition research

Always measure the strength of your own website against the strength of the top 10 competitors for that keyword. The bigger the gap, the more time and money it will take to outrank them.

For your first site always target a low competition keyword, just so you can get used to what works best and see your results more quickly. After you are getting good rankings/traffic with your 'easy' site, then move on to your next site

If you are totally confused about where to start, there are some great SEO training videos for free at Noble Samurai - Dojo or you can find Warriors (such as myself) that offer SEO services and arrange for a one-on-one tutoring session to go over the process, tools, etc.

[zaccks]

Here are a couple extremely easy ways to get high page rank backlinks to your site everytime you post new content. You only have to set this up once and from here on out you will get free backlinks.


Digg.com

Of course you may already know Digg is a powerful social networking site but who has time to go there every single time they make a new post. Or what if you run dozens of autoblogs, it would be a real pain to submit every new article everyday wouldn't it?

Go to the account settings in Digg and click on 'Import Feeds'

Add all of the RSS feeds to all of your blogs - you'll need to verify that you are the owner but this is really easy. Digg will give you a unique code to put in your next blog post so that it can read it off of your RSS feed. Once you have done that click verify and you are on your way to automatic backlinks.

Ping.fm


This method will take about 2-3 hours to setup but it is worth it more than you'll ever realize. If you want automatic backlinks to your new posts you really need to setup Ping.fm for some serious autoback linking power.

First create an account on Ping.fm - after you create an account you will see there are about 50 social networking sites that Ping.fm connects to. You can import your RSS feed into Ping.fm and then everytime your blog posts something new Ping.fm will post that link to every social networking site that you setup within.

[zaccks]

Even the simplest of tasks can be too time consuming when you need to focus on editing your pages. For example, finding your current rank, if any, in all of the major engines for all of the keywords you want to rank could take a day on your own.

keyword research,


*Are your words focused and targeted enough so you'll attract qualified leads?

*Are there related words and phrases that you haven't thought of?

*What words does your competition have throughout their pages?

*And most importantly, are the words you've chosen actually being typed into search engines?


Competition Research:


*Who is ranking now?

*Who is in the positions where you want to be?

Examine your competition's pages with a microscope.

Focus on trends, keywords, densities, titles, page elements... their pages, structures and their links.


Off Page or Link Reports:

As soon as you start learning about search engine optimization, you'll understand what a key role good quality links play in determining rank.

These types of analysis will show who is linking to you, or even better, who is linking to a ranking competitor. You can get some ideas of sites to list with and an approximate number of links of a particular quality that you'll need to rank.


On Page Optimization:

A report like this analyzes the words in the elements on your page like titles and boldface or headings as well as your body copy, and link text. It also tells you information about keyword density.

An analysis like this will show how many times each word, word pairs and groups of words were used on a page and what percentage of all the words they are.