Building an impeccable brand recognition and enhancing online visibility has become a lot easier and achievable with Wikipedia. This is because Wikipedia has gained such a global recognition in search engines that information published on it easily pops out when anyone tries to research such topic.
All this was achievable because of Wikipedia’s strict adherence to rules and reliability of the information allowed to be published. According to wiki Professionals Inc., “Wikipedia provides ample opportunities to businesses to garner the attention of their target audience and to maximize sales opportunities all this by sticking to reliability and authenticity”.
Now let’s talk about how much it cost to have a Wikipedia page plus the versatility of the procedures required to generate better results for your business.
Why Do I Need to Create a Wikipedia Page for My Brand?
You shouldn’t try creating a page for yourself or your company just for the fun of it or because just want to jump on the ride. The platform has strict rules and policies and will only allowed your content to fly if based on any of these premises.
- If your company invented a new system or a cutting-edge technology.Even if your company did not event such system or technology but has made a success of such globally or in your country Wikipedia will give such a place of prominence on the platform. For example, if an NGO chooses to go about its tasks and objectives in such a manner that brought about a breakthrough and phenomenal result and impact in the chosen field then Wikipedia will allow the content for such to be published in no time.
- If you can’t find any information about your technology or topic on Wikipedia. After researching and seeing that breakthrough technology has not been published on Wikipedia, it is sure a green light that your page will be approved in no time.
- Your founder or company is “notable.” If the above is not the case, Wikipedia editors will apply a “notability” test to your article to determine if your subject is worthy of a Wikipedia page, and passing that test will give your publication the credence to get published.
How Can I Create a Wikipedia Account?
The cost of creating a Wikipedia account range between N100,000 to N500,000; however, many of its articles may even be as low as N150,000 to a maximum of N450,000. It’s important to allow professionals handle this for you because if you get anything wrong with the instructions your account may go on hold for a long time. Therefore, to save themselves from such a hassle, many online users consult the experts at Alive Destiny Media. to help them create a business or personal account on the platform within no time.
Procedures to Creating a Wikipedia Page?
Creating a Wikipedia page could be a cumbersome process. One needs to strictly follow certain steps and criteria to get your page created and considered for eventual publication. Below are the steps that the writer(s) will go through:
Researching the Topic
The first step is to research if the topic to be written about is exceptional or not. Secondly the writer will need to see if the topic or the company already has credible sources of reference.
Creating the Page
Once the writer(s) have gathered your information your page will be created with the dexterity and professionality the job requires and striving not to appear patronizing with the information and unbiased as possible. The writer will make sure to use proper formatting methods including bullets short paragraphs and impactful writing techniques.
Adhering to Wikipedia Rules and Policies
Wikipedia policies are sacrosanct and must be followed to the letter to ensure successful page submission. The principle of notability the most important among the many Wikipedia guidelines and policies,. The writer must ensure the authenticity of your page in terms of the reliability of the information supplied. Prejudiced, belligerent, irrelevant, and fake information must be strictly avoided.
The importance of Referencing
The last step is to do a proper referencing of the information on your page. The source links to your information must be mentioned to give an avenue and gateway for your target readers to research more on the topic if they wished. This adds to the credibility of the information and bring your page more visibilty in the search engine.
How Much Does It Cost to Make a Wikipedia Page?
Certain factors determine the process and thus affect the total budget for creating a Wiki page. Starting from as low as N150,000 to a maximum of N800,000. At Alive Destiny Media our professionals get in touch with the customer and discuss the requirements to create a Wikipedia page. The following mentioned variation will define the pricing breakdown:
Is the Company or Individual Prominent?
Getting a Wikipedia page for a company that is not prominent or have done something innovative and newsworthy, your budget would range from N450,000 to N800,000 depending upon your requirements. In this situation we will have to create the online reputation of your brand first and then head towards creating the page and composing the article. Note that because Wikipedia does not allow unrecognized profiles, we have to put soe extra effort to make you qualify on the notability principle.
A Well Recognized Profile
For a well-recognized profile, we offer a minimum of N150,000 to a maximum of N350,000 for Wikipedia page creation. But if the Profile of the indiviadual or company is low or not prominent enough our team will analyse the situation and map out the means to get the job done within the shortest possible time. Yet again, the budget is defined after analysing the business profile and the aspects of page creation.
