Why Wikipedia Links Are A MUST!

While almost all people now understand at least the basics of how Internet and search engine work, few realize that Wikipedia actually is the first website to be considered “authority” and “online encyclopedia” launched in Google search on January 2001. Having been around for about 16 years, Wikipedia now has more than 5.5 million of articles, and that is only the English version.

When it comes to domain authority, Wikipedia is nowhere near Twitter or Facebook, but it should not bother you for one tiny detail: all links on Wikipedia are organic. Considering that the giant source of information has 495 million monthly readers and 18 billion page views, Wikipedia is something you cannot afford to NOT capitalize for SEO purposes. If you have your websites (or just some pages) linked from Wikipedia, you can expect exponential growth of traffic in no time.

So How Do We Get These Wikipedia Links?

Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia, which means anyone can read the contents without having to pay subscription fee and edit the contents as needed. Maintaining over 5 million of articles is not easy, and it is safe to say that some of Wikipedia articles always contain “broken links” in certain sections including references. You can replace those broken links with new links to your website if you think the information is accurate. Please put in mind that editing Wikipedia contents without an account will expose your IP. Here is a guide to do it.

1.      GOOGLE FOOTPRINT:

By entering site:wikipedia.org “Your Keyword Phrase” “dead link”  in Google search, you can pull out hundreds of dead links in Wikipedia. As long as you use a keyword phrase relevant to your niche, you will most likely find many appropriate links to replace.

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      WIKIGRABBER

The search function on wikigrabber.com is another way to find dead links in Wikipedia. It is quicker and much less confusing than using Google Footprint. It does not matter which method you prefer, the results are exactly the same. Replace the dead links you find relevant to your niche or website, save it on Wikipedia, and you are good to go.

How Google Search Field Works

Everything that you type in Google search field is instantly recorded by Google and saved in its database indefinitely. If you type and delete the letters/words within less than 3 seconds, your query is saved only for about two weeks. Google takes advantage of such information for making search suggestions. For example, if you type “under” in the search field, Google will make a long list of suggestions of possible searches containing the query for example underworld, underground, undertaker, undergraduate, and so on; you may even find new words thanks to the suggestions. Google Chrome is the first to combine search bar and address bar into a single search field called omnibar. In addition to those two purposes, the omnibar also works to record your search history and show suggestions.