A Wikipedia Page on your Co.

[japancool]

Thanks guys, always good to get some feedback, like I mentioned we're still trying to evaluate the market to see what people think about it.

However, I am hoping you don't mind if I try to keep my point here, Ashley - I know this is supposed to be objective, and if an SME wants to create a wiki on them to talk about their business in general, nothing can stop them from getting it done.

Fisicx - a Wikipedia page does help your website get a better ranking on Google. I am not sure whether you're aware or not but when you create a new website, the ranking is always "0" initially, but a wiki page has a ranking of "8" by default. I don't think it needs further explanation, but I can assure you we've done a thorough research on this.

Wikipedia is a knowledge resource. It is NOT a tool for marketing. If it doesn't belong in an encyclopedia, it doesn't belong on Wikipedia. It is a valuable tool for students and people who want to do some (basic) research on many subjects, and the last thing it needs is spammers like you ruining it.

 

[Ashley_Price]

I suppose the acid test is why doesn't the OP do one for his own business and then show us how it works and how much extra business it brings in?

At the end of the day, an advert, page on a website, banner link, ad words - no matter what they are or where they are placed - has to pay for itself. So if the OP shows us verifiable results it has given him, that will convince us.

 

[fisicx]

...that will convince us.

Except it won't. The wikipedia page is a vanity thing much like the old DMOZ pages. If it survives (which is unlikely) it's not going to generate anything useful. Just like the old DMOZ pages.

 

[Ashley_Price]

Except it won't. The wikipedia page is a vanity thing much like the old DMOZ pages. If it survives (which is unlikely) it's not going to generate anything useful. Just like the old DMOZ pages.

But if the OP does it for his own business, then if nothing else he will see for himself if it will or won't work.

It seems to be an idea he's thought about "over a pint" with his "SEO experts" but hasn't actually trialled it himself.

So, I say again, let's see how it does for him.

 

[kapoors82]

I suppose the acid test is why doesn't the OP do one for his own business and then show us how it works and how much extra business it brings in?

At the end of the day, an advert, page on a website, banner link, ad words - no matter what they are or where they are placed - has to pay for itself. So if the OP shows us verifiable results it has given him, that will convince us.

That's exactly what i am going to do now Ashley..thanks

 

[Ashley_Price]

That's exactly what i am going to do now Ashley..thanks

When it's up, remember to put a link here... oh, hang on, you can't (so there's a problem straight away). You'll have to give us the details of how to find it on Wikipedia.

 

[kapoors82]

It seems to be an idea he's thought about "over a pint" with his "SEO experts" but hasn't actually trialled it himself.

Haha...well except that I don't drink...guys see, this was a reality check where I found many reasons why it may not work, but that's not deterred me from doing it....i am still convinced that it's only going to help businesses & for those who feel i was here to sell it guys, i can assure you that wasn't the purpose, i don't even know yet what we're going to charge for it if we did go ahead with the idea....

so thanks for taking the time out to share your views, every bit of it was useful...

 

[japancool]

And yet another valuable, free resource is abused by spammers. People like you should be banned from being anywhere near a computer.

 

[kapoors82]

wow....you've got some real problem, haven't you....are you actually from Japan

 

[japancool]

wow....you've got some real problem, haven't you....are you actually from Japan

Yeah, I have a problem with people who steal from charity.

And no, I'm not from Japan, not that it's any of your business.

 

[japancool]

And while we're at it:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability

In particular:
"Wikipedia is not a promotional medium. Self-promotion, autobiography, product placement and mostpaid materialare not valid routes to an encyclopedia article. The barometer of notability is whether people independent of the topic itself (or of its manufacturer, creator, author, inventor, or vendor) have actually considered the topic notable enough that they have written and published non-trivial works of their own that focus upon it—without incentive, promotion, or other influence by people connected to the topic matter."

 

[kapoors82]

haha...what are you on about, listen my friend, whoever you are...I am not interested in this conversation with you and I am not going to comment on any of your comments after this....

 

[japancool]

haha...what are you on about, listen my friend, whoever you are...I am not interested in this conversation with you and I am not going to comment on any of your comments after this....

I'm not your friend, and seeing as you're proposing to break another site's rules, a charitable site that people contribute their free time and knowledge to, for your own financial gain, that shows what level you operate at.

Just in case you don't know what constitutes a worthy subject matter for a Wikipedia article, I have kindly posted a link to it above, and let me give you a clue, it ain't what you're doing. No need to thank me.

 

[APW]

Putting aside whether its right or not, the first thing you should ask is....

What will the wikipage actually say?

I use wiki for things that interest me and to find out relevent information, what would a business page actually say or offer?

Would it just list a load of products/services and prices? Why would anyone want to read about that?

Another thing to worry about is that ANYONE can edit your page - an unhappy customer, a competitor or someone who you owe money to can make up anything they like about your business.