tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879980.post2286878729274378700..comments2023-08-08T10:09:45.293-04:00Comments on Certified Association Executive: Should associations write their own Wikipedia entries?Ben Martin, CAEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15458543500102665114noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879980.post-14361644900081589182008-01-15T23:39:00.000-05:002008-01-15T23:39:00.000-05:00Hi Ben,Great article, check your email!Hi Ben,<BR/><BR/>Great article, check your email!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879980.post-22498601254941574792008-01-15T11:24:00.000-05:002008-01-15T11:24:00.000-05:00I'm sure there is some marginal benefit, but I don...I'm sure there is some marginal benefit, but I don't think it would be enough to overtake Wikipedia's Google juice.Ben Martin, CAEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15458543500102665114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879980.post-68166297644379269512008-01-15T11:23:00.000-05:002008-01-15T11:23:00.000-05:00Good advice. I think the key is to gauge the encyc...Good advice. I think the key is to gauge the encyclopedic value of the content on your association page. If it's nothing more than an alternative to your homepage or "about" page, you're right. It's competing. <BR/><BR/>However, if your association has important encyclopedic content to add to Wikipedia--for example, if your association's past presidents are famous or important enough to have pages of their own--then the Wikipedia page could drive a lot of traffic to your site.Lindy Dreyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03980190092767928072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879980.post-26542446483916434982008-01-14T22:58:00.000-05:002008-01-14T22:58:00.000-05:00Ben --- have you considered any marginal positive ...Ben --- have you considered any marginal positive value of an incoming link to the association web site from wikipedia? I'm not sure what the value would be, if any, but it could be helpful for SEO...Scott Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03860835471622263488noreply@blogger.com