Wikipedia Page Creation
A Wikipedia page is an editorial asset reviewed by independent volunteers — not a placement anyone can buy. WikiBusines builds pages the way review channels expect them to be built: notability assessment first, independent sources mapped to every claim, a draft written to the target edition's standards, submission through Articles for Creation, and a 90-day monitoring window after publication.
The order of operations is the product. Projects that cannot pass the notability gate do not start — which is why the publication success rate across assessed-and-accepted projects stands at 93% (how we count).
The notability gate comes first
Every engagement starts with a notability audit against the three tests editors actually apply at deletion: significant coverage, reliable sources, and independence from the subject. The output is a written go / no-go verdict with a deletion-risk rating and the evidence listed source by source. The audit fee (€490 / €750 / €1,900 by depth) is credited toward the creation project when it proceeds.
A "no" is not a dead end — it comes with a source-building plan instead of a doomed draft. This gate is what separates a defensible page from a deletion statistic: English Wikipedia's guideline for organizations states that no company is inherently notable, and press releases, advertising and "top 100" lists do not count as independent coverage.
A source matrix before any text
Before a single sentence is drafted, the project gets a source matrix: every claim the article will make, mapped to the independent, reliable coverage that can support it under the sourcing conventions of the target language edition. Client-supplied materials — the company website, press releases, commissioned interviews — are marked as such and never pass for independent coverage, because reviewers discard them on sight.
- Coverage depth: which facts have substantial treatment, not passing mentions.
- Source reliability: outlet by outlet, against the edition's reliability norms.
- Gaps: claims the client wants that the sources cannot carry — these are cut before drafting, not argued about after review.
Drafting to the target edition's standards
Each of the 160+ Wikipedia language editions has its own tone, structure and citation norms — and often its own notability thresholds and disclosure rules. The draft is written against the standards of the specific edition it will live in: neutral point of view, verifiable statements, no promotional language, criticism included where reliably sourced. For multilingual projects every edition gets a rebuild, not a translation.
The draft goes to the client for factual review before submission — facts are checked, wording is not negotiated into marketing copy. An encyclopedia article that reads like a brochure gets tagged, gutted or deleted; one that reads like an encyclopedia article becomes a durable trust signal.
Submission through review channels
New articles are submitted through Wikipedia's Articles for Creation channel, with the paid relationship disclosed per the Wikimedia Terms of Use and the standing editorial & disclosure policy. Wikipedia's volunteer reviewers make the decision; the work is built to pass review, not to bypass it. No undisclosed accounts, no posing as neutral volunteers, one disclosed identity per engagement.
This is slower than direct creation — and it is the only route that produces a page that can be defended years later. Review-channel submission means the page enters Wikipedia with an audit trail that protects it, instead of a hidden history that can detonate it.
Timelines and prices
A typical English-language project runs 3–4 weeks from contract signature: source audit and briefing, drafting, client review, then gradual publication through Articles for Creation. The timeline extends when an AfC reviewer requests revisions; complex, revision-heavy or multi-edition projects run up to 8–16 weeks. Publication date is never promised — reviewer queues are outside any vendor's control.
- English Wikipedia: company page from €1,930 · personal page from €1,300.
- Tier-1 editions (German, Dutch, Italian, Arabic, Chinese and 5 more): €1,450 company · €1,100 personal.
- Tier-2 editions (40 editions, incl. Ukrainian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Japanese): €1,220 · €1,000.
- Tier-3 editions (59): from €780. Tier-4 (50): from €600.
The price book covers 160 editions in four tiers and refreshes annually. Every creation project includes 90 days of post-publication monitoring at no extra cost; if a published page is deleted inside that window and cannot be restored after three attempts, 80% of the project fee is refunded. Full market context: the Wikipedia pricing guide.
What we decline, and why
Declining the wrong projects is what keeps the accepted ones defensible. WikiBusines does not take:
- Subjects without sufficient independent coverage — these go to a source-building plan, not to a draft that will die in review.
- Brands already deleted with no new sources — resubmitting the same evidence produces the same outcome; see deleted page recovery for what actually changes the odds.
- Engagements that require hiding who is paying — undisclosed paid editing violates the Wikimedia Terms of Use and is the single most common reason pages get deleted and firms get banned.
- Requests to remove well-sourced criticism — accurate, reliably sourced material is protected by policy; legitimate work adds context and current sourcing, it does not scrub.
Frequently asked
How long does a Wikipedia page creation project take?
Typically 3–4 weeks from contract signature for an English-language page: source audit, drafting, client review, then submission through Articles for Creation. The timeline extends when a reviewer requests revisions, and complex or multi-edition projects run up to 8–16 weeks. A publication date is never promised, because volunteer review queues are outside any vendor's control.
How much does Wikipedia page creation cost?
An English company page starts at €1,930 and a personal page at €1,300; Tier-1 language editions are €1,450 / €1,100, Tier-2 editions €1,220 / €1,000, Tier 3 from €780 and Tier 4 from €600. These are floor prices from a 160-edition price book that refreshes annually. Every project includes 90 days of post-publication monitoring at no extra cost.
Can you promise my page will be published?
No — Wikipedia is governed by independent volunteer editors, and no vendor controls acceptance. What stands in the contract instead: a written go / no-go assessment before any money is spent on drafting, a 90-day post-publication monitoring window, and an 80% refund if a published page is deleted and cannot be restored after three attempts. Anyone promising certain publication is describing a process they do not control.
What happens if the page is deleted after publication?
Within the 90-day monitoring window WikiBusines defends the page and attempts restoration up to three times — responding in the deletion discussion, fixing sourcing, and republishing where the process allows. If restoration fails after three attempts, 80% of the project fee is refunded. After day 90 the page transfers to the client's responsibility unless an annual support plan is in place.
Why would you refuse my project?
The three standing reasons: insufficient independent media coverage, a prior deletion with no new sources since, or any requirement to hide who is paying for the work. A refusal comes with a written explanation and a source-building plan, because the alternative — submitting a doomed draft — costs the client money and makes a future attempt harder.