How to Get Wikipedia Backlinks That Actually Stick

Getting Wikipedia backlinks can be very difficult if you don’t know what you’re doing. In this 14 minute video, I go over exactly what you need to do to be worthy of a Wikipedia backlink.

Here are the major points I address in the video:

1. How to find articles that need your reference link. Not all articles need a link and most won’t stick if you put the links in a random article. There are signals we look for when finding a spot to put the backlink.
2. What exactly needs to be done to place the link. This involves learning the basic Wikipedia syntax and adding value. You can’t simply just add a link, but you must also change the article, and add valuable content that displays your knowledge on the subject.
3. Whether you should be logged in or edit as a guest. When to edit as a guest and when to use your account. Also, how to build authority to your Wikipedia account.
4. I also touch on making a Wikipedia page. If there’s more interest in learning how to do it, and given there are enough readers with aged and authoritative Wikipedia accounts, I can make a video teaching it. Right now, I’m doing freelance writing where I’ll place your company on Wikipedia if it’s noteworthy and fits the Wikipedia guidelines. I’m familiar with Wikipedia syntax and non-promotional writing style requirements.

Here are some of the wikipedia footprints we used in the video:
“citation needed” food recipes site:wikipedia.org
“This section does not cite any references (sources)” food recipes
“This article possibly contains original research” food recipes

Here is the format your citations should follow:
<ref>{{cite web|title=Malaysian Cuisine: A Case of Neglected Culinary Globalization|author=Kosaku Yoshino|url=http://icc.fla.sophia.ac.jp |page=3 |publisher=Sophia University Institute of Comparative Culture, Tokyo |accessdate=2 May 2014}}</ref>