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Wikipedia And SEO: Everything You Need To Know - Search Engine Journal

Last updated Friday, August 12, 2022 09:45 ET , Source: NewsService

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Remember what life was like before the internet was widespread?

What would you do if you wanted to figure out who was the head coach of the 1986 Detroit Pistons or learn about the migration habits of the European turtle dove? You had to rely on your memory (spotty, at best), ask a friend (possibly unreliable), or take a trip to your local library (does anyone know how the Dewey decimal system works?).

Now a simple Google search can provide you with the answer to virtually any question you could ever have.

And one of the most popular resources for finding information of all types is Wikipedia.

A community-curated encyclopedia, it has more than 56 million pages in 328 languages, most of which anyone can edit.

And yet, despite this free access, it maintains a surprisingly high level of accuracy.

Cunningham’s Law may attribute to this, which states that “the best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question; it’s to post the wrong answer.”

That’s great and all, you’re probably saying right now, but what does that have to do with search engine optimization? It turns out it’s quite a lot.

When you think about it, it makes sense.

The seventh most popular website in the world, Wikipedia shows up on the first page of search engine results for all types...



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