Your Guide to Creating a Wikipedia Page for Your Business

Research shows that over 32.5 million people prefer getting their information from Wikipedia. Having published over 55 million articles so far, Wikipedia is one of the most recognizable websites whose results are usually among the top of any Google search.

This has made many businesses create Wikipedia pages to promote their businesses. Here is a step-by-step guide to creating a Wikipedia page for your business for your businesses.

Step-By-Step Guide

Follow these steps to create your company page on Wikipedia and get it published. 

Step 1: Create an account

Having a registered Wikipedia account gives you credibility and helps you gain the trust of the parent company. Without it, Wikipedia will think you are playing around and might even block you.

To create the account, visit the Wikipedia homepage and click ‘create account’ on the top right corner. Provide all the required information like username and password, enter your CAPTCHA code then finish the process.

Ensure you follow Wikipedia’s guidelines while creating the username. You can’t use your company name, personal name, company website, or email for the username.

Step 2: Build a reputation on Wikipedia

While you might want to jump straight into creating your page, it is not the best strategy. Begin by proving you are worth it with authentic audits. Contribute around ten edits, and once your account is around four days old, Wikipedia will promote you to an auto-confirmed user and confirm your edits without many reviews.

Effective edits from your account will reduce the chances of Wikipedia challenging it and deleting your page.

Step 3: Write a draft

First, ensure that you pass the notability test to ensure your company is unique. The next thing will be to determine what you want to write about, then write a draft in Microsoft Word. The draft must be short, straight to the point, and have different subheadings.

Log into your account, start Wikipedia’s article wizard, click “create an article now”, and follow the prompts. Click article draft and copy-paste your Microsoft Word document or type it directly, then save the page. Ensure your writing style is high-quality to avoid rejection.

Step 4: Create your company’s page

In the Wikipedia article Wizard page, you will also find an option to proceed and create your page so long as no other page exists with the same name.

Step 5: Provide citations

Provide citations and links to where you got your information. Providing the correct citations helps you build trust and credibility. Ensure to list your website as one of the citation references to increase traffic.

Step 6: Submit for review

After creating an account, writing an article draft, and creating the company page, it’s time to submit it for review. Wikipedia determines its notability and whether it’s suitable to become a topic on the website.

Step 7: Allow submissions from multiple users

Once your page is approved, you can start letting other Wikipedia users make edits or updates on your company page. This can be done on the “talk page”, an administration page on Wikipedia where editors can discuss improvements to an article. The “talk” button can be found at the top of every Wikipedia article.

Step 8: Update your company’s page regularly

The key to keeping your Wikipedia page active is having new content regularly. This way, clients will have dated information about your company, services, and products.

Wikipedia Publishing Guidelines

As you write your articles, there are certain guidelines on Wikipedia that you’ll want to keep in mind as you create your company page.

1. As you write your company page, you should write from a neutral point of view. If you do not write with a neutral point of view in mind, the page you wish to create will not get approved. 
2. References for your company Wikipedia page should be from notable and independent sources.
3. Being clear and concise in your writing will help your company page get published.

When to Hire an Expert

Need help creating a page for your company on Wikipedia? Hire a Wikipedia expert that will ensure your company page gets published in a timely manner. Reach out to Wikicreators to get started.