Wikipedia gets the Google JUICE!
2 + 2 = SEO
The following comScore(2) and(+) Hitwise(2) data shows how Search Engine Optimization(=SEO) can help YOUR organiziation’s site traffic tremendously.
In December, comScore reported WikiPedia entering Top 10 in traffic.
Where is all of Wikipedia’s traffic coming from?!?
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“If it seems like Google is sending more traffic to Wikipedia than in the past, it’s because it is. The percentage of Google’s downstream traffic going to Wikipedia increased by 166% year over year (week ending 2/10/07 vs. week ending 2/11/06).” - Leann Prescott
As you can see from the Hitwise chart above, search engines are supplying around 70% of Wikipedia’s traffic, 50% from Google alone.
Again, 2 + 2 = SEO
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Yep, Wikipedia is a trusted site in Google’s eyes, and even its pages that provide little information or debatable information rank well. It’s a testament to the power of making your domain “trusted” but it also shows a Google weakness—if Google thinks your site is good, it often gives good rankings even to your bad pages, which isn’t necessarily good for searchers.