Expert Affiliate Tips

What I’m about to share with you is a very powerful secret for generating free, highly targeted traffic to your Website.

You may or may not be aware of the Wikipedia.org Website. In a nutshell, it is an online encyclopedia, that can be edited by the online community. You will find information about almost anything here. From how to train a ferret, to who the current world record holder is for hot dog eating.

The most exciting part, is that Wikipedia is currently the 9th most popular Website in the world! They receive several million page views on a daily basis (almost as much as your Website, right?). We are going to show you how you can grab a small slice of that traffic for yourself, if you are willing to put in a little extra effort each month.

The great thing about Wikipedia, is that it can be edited by anyone. If you have useful information to add to their database, you can receive thousands of free visitors each and every month. Of course this all depends upon your niche and how much effort you are willing to put in. Remember, there are no magic pills to getting free traffic (it takes work!).Searching On Wikipedia

Take a moment and visit this page now:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

You will see a search form on the left hand side. This is where you will search for topics related to your niche.

For now, let’s assume your niche is model airplanes.
So using that as our example, we find the model airplanes page here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_airplanes

The two most important categories on this page are towards the bottom:
“External Links” - This is where you will be placing the link to your Website.
“See also” - This is where you can find other pages related to your niche. As you will see later, it can become a vital tool to help you find other pages to place your external links on.

How To Add Your Links

Let’s assume you have written a quality article about model airplanes, or you have some other resource that would benefit any visitor reading this page.
You will scroll down to the “External Links” and click the [edit] button on the right hand side. You DO NOT need to create a user account to edit the page. To add the link to your article on model airplanes you would use the following code: *[YourLink The Anchor Text] Link Description

Here is an example of the code used to add the first external link currently on this page: *[http://www.modelaircraft.org/ Academy of Model Aeronautics] Model airplane insurance and help getting started

Again, please only add links that help to enhance the page. DO NOT SPAM.
Please be courteous to others and do not remove any other links on the page.

Tips And Maintenance

It is important to note that your link can be removed by one of Wikipedia’s editors. Sadly, there are people out there who spam Wikipedia just to get links back to their sites without adding anything of real value.

If your link is removed, please do not keep trying to add the link back to the same page. This is one way to get your IP banned.

The trick is to find related niche keywords that aren’t in the major categories. Many of these pages don’t have editors, and the chances of your link staying on the page increase greatly. By going for the low hanging fruit on the tree, you will have a much better chance of your link staying put.

Do not submit more than 2-3 links per week. If you are constantly adding new links each and every day, your IP will be banned faster than you can say “stupid”. The moral of the story - don’t get greedy.

Create a bookmark folder of where you have placed all of your links. Each month you can review which links have been edited out, and which remain. perhaps you can try linking to another resource, or improve the one you tried linking to initially. Again, do not try to keep adding your link over and over. If it is removed twice, then it is time to move on. This will help you to mold and perfect your Wikipedia strategy.

Final Thoughts

Wikipedia is a very powerful way to drive targeted traffic to your Website, if you are willing to act in a ethical manner, and put in a little extra work each month.
As you become more and more familiar with Wikipedia, you may want to become an editor and create you own pages. Simply find a topic that hasn’t been covered, and create a new page around it. Then be sure to link back to your Website (which will have useful information for the reader) in some manner.

Again, there are guidelines to follow, and your page may be removed if it is spammy or incomplete. Always think of adding quality information when you are working on Wikipedia and you shouldn’t run into any problems.

Remember, those who help others, will be rewarded generously.