They're going to help their clients by writing useful, policy compliant articles? Damn them!
In all seriousness, apart from the suggestion of meatpuppetry, it sounds like it might actually be a good service. The internet is on the way to becoming a much better place now search engine algorithms are forcing SEOs to produce useful content to get high rankings. On Sep 11, 2012 9:40 PM, "Gregory Varnum" <[email protected]> wrote: > My work just got this contact submission today. I am kind of annoyed that > they offer this service. Has anyone else encountered it? > > Most aggravating line: > " Wikipedia editors are notorious for their strict policy in allowing > links or company entries. We have realized, over the years- that the best > way to get a link to stick in wikipedia, is to ensure that the content it > links to is useful and contributes to the entry. We have formulated > fool-proof methods to ensure that links stick;" > > -greg aka varnent > > -----Original Message----- > From: Shark IM [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 1:38 AM > Subject: Contact form submission > > Your Message: > Backlinks from wikipedia are in a league of their own. The right wikipedia > backlink can single-handedly rank a website for it's target keyword on > google. We speak from experience! You can also expect significant direct > traffic from wikipedia. > > Another service we offer; creating a wikipedia entry/page for your company > or topic of choice is > > also excellent for search engine reputation management & brand boosting > purposes. Of course, you will also get a backlink from the entry to your > website. > > http://www.sharkim.com/wikipedia.php > > Wikipedia editors are notorious for their strict policy in allowing links > or company entries. We have realized, over the years- that the best way to > get a link to stick in > > wikipedia, is to ensure that the content it links to is useful and > contributes to the entry. We have formulated fool-proof methods to ensure > that links stick; including the > > sourcing/creation of useful content which we can advise you to include on > any page you'd like, and association with hundreds of cooperative editors > to overcome any edit-wars > > and vote against deletion. We are a professional operation. When you hire > us, you can be assured of results. We have acquired thousands of backlinks > from wikipedia for our > > clients, and created 50+ company & biography entries. > > http://www.sharkim.com/wikipedia.php > > For the Fastest support & order status, or bulk/orderinquiries, please > contact us via the Live Chat on our website: > http://www.sharkim.com/wikipedia.php > > Our motto is that "a happy customer is a repeat customer!" > > > Submitted: September 11, 2012 at 1:37 am > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
