{"id":38850,"date":"2020-08-20T11:00:48","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T16:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/?p=38850"},"modified":"2023-10-05T02:52:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T07:52:57","slug":"how-to-create-a-wikipedia-page","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-wikipedia-page\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a Wikipedia Page (Step by Step)"},"content":{"rendered":"
Having a Wikipedia page about yourself or your company is a milestone that improves your brand equity. And you don\u2019t even need to visit Wikipedia to see that.<\/div>\n

Google any notable brand, and you\u2019ll most likely see something like this:<\/p>\n

\"1<\/p>\n

Most of the displayed information comes from Wikipedia and Wikidata.<\/p>\n

However, getting a Wikipedia page is tricky. And I\u2019m putting it mildly.<\/p>\n

I spent hours researching the official guidelines, tried to reverse-engineer the process from the reviewers\u2019 point of view, and got our brand page approved without doing anything shady:<\/p>\n

\"2<\/p>\n

And despite trying to make the page better gradually, it got flagged and deleted two weeks later.<\/p>\n

\"3<\/p>\n

The problem? Allegedly bad sources and a bias against the SEO industry.<\/p>\n

Despite failing to get the page to stick and withstand the review processes, I learned a lot about Wikipedia and creating a brand page.<\/p>\n

In this guide, you\u2019ll learn how to create a Wikipedia page from start-to-finish, and how to stand the best chance of getting it approved long-term:<\/p>\n

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  1. Check your notability<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Find sources to establish notability<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Create a user page<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Build your reputation<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Create an outline<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. Draft your page<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. Format, cite and categorize<\/a><\/li>\n
  8. Prepare to submit for review<\/a><\/li>\n
  9. Adjust and cooperate<\/a><\/li>\n
  10. Monitor your entries<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Let\u2019s kick this off with the dealbreaker.<\/p>\n