[Wikimedia-l] Shark IM?

[Thomas Dalton]

They're going to help their clients by writing useful, policy compliant
articles? Damn them!

In all seriousness, apart from the suggestion of meatpuppetry, it sounds
like it might actually be a good service. The internet is on the way to
becoming a much better place now search engine algorithms are forcing SEOs
to produce useful content to get high rankings.
On Sep 11, 2012 9:40 PM, "Gregory Varnum" <gregory.varnum at gmail.com> wrote:

> My work just got this contact submission today.  I am kind of annoyed that
> they offer this service.  Has anyone else encountered it?
>
> Most aggravating line:
> " Wikipedia editors are notorious for their strict policy in allowing
> links or company entries. We have realized, over the years- that the best
> way to get a link to stick in wikipedia, is to ensure that the content it
> links to is useful and contributes to the entry. We have formulated
> fool-proof methods to ensure that links stick;"
>
> -greg aka varnent
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shark IM [mailto:noreply at sharkim.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 1:38 AM
> Subject: Contact form submission
>
> Your Message:
> Backlinks from wikipedia are in a league of their own. The right wikipedia
> backlink can single-handedly rank a website for it's target keyword on
> google. We speak from experience! You can also expect significant direct
> traffic from wikipedia.
>
> Another service we offer; creating a wikipedia entry/page for your company
> or topic of choice is
>
> also excellent for search engine reputation management & brand boosting
> purposes. Of course, you will also get a backlink from the entry to your
> website.
>
> http://www.sharkim.com/wikipedia.php
>
> Wikipedia editors are notorious for their strict policy in allowing links
> or company entries. We have realized, over the years- that the best way to
> get a link to stick in
>
> wikipedia, is to ensure that the content it links to is useful and
> contributes to the entry. We have formulated fool-proof methods to ensure
> that links stick; including the
>
> sourcing/creation of useful content which we can advise you to include on
> any page you'd like, and association with hundreds of cooperative editors
> to overcome any edit-wars
>
> and vote against deletion. We are a professional operation. When you hire
> us, you can be assured of results. We have acquired thousands of backlinks
> from wikipedia for our
>
> clients, and created 50+ company & biography entries.
>
> http://www.sharkim.com/wikipedia.php
>
> For the Fastest support & order status, or bulk/orderinquiries, please
> contact us via the Live Chat on our website:
> http://www.sharkim.com/wikipedia.php
>
> Our motto is that "a happy customer is a repeat customer!"
>
>
> Submitted: September 11, 2012 at 1:37 am
>
>
>
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