Would having links on wikipedia help search engine rankings?
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I am wondering that having a listing on Wikipedia would help search engine rankings in general? I know all of the Wikipedia links are no-follow links but I think it'd still help to rank higher on search engines. What are your thoughts?
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Thank you guys. I appreciate your thoughts.
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Hi Ahmet,
Yes links in Wikipedia matters, do not never ever say they don't. And never dismiss a chance of leaving a backlink there. They might not influence rankings in the as a simple follow backlink, but IT IS WIKIPEDIA! ONE OF THE GREATEST SOURCES OF INFORMATION, being cited there helps.
Good luck.
GR
PS, also take note on what EGOL said
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You are right that links on Wikipedia are "nofollow" and because of that, you normally would not expect to receive pagerank or other "linkjuice" flowing into your page.
However, having a citation link on wikipedia gives you a brand mention, which Google can see and which I believe is valuable.
It also gives you a flow of traffic, which based upon a recent Google patent, may produce some value in the link ( https://gofishdigital.com/did-the-groundhog-update-just-take-place-at-google/ )
If people visit your site through that link, they may be impressed with your page and decide to share, link, tweet, etc. and that could result in followed links, more traffic, more mentions, etc.
All of the above are "good things" and some might be help you in the Google rankings. I'd place a decent bet of money on it.
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