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Wikipedia page creation
A Wikipedia page,
done by the rules, built to last.
Most agencies promise a "guaranteed" page and quietly break Wikipedia's rules to try to deliver it. We do the opposite: an honest notability assessment first, then independent sourcing, neutral writing, and a fully disclosed submission through Articles for Creation. Flat $4,000. If you are not notable yet, we tell you before you spend a cent.
Free, honest, and instant. We tell you the truth even when the answer is no.
The honest truth
You cannot buy a Wikipedia page. You can earn one.
Wikipedia is written by unpaid volunteers who apply strict notability rules. No payment, to Wikipedia or to an agency, can force them to approve or keep an article. Wikipedia publishes no approval rate. What it does publish is strict: press releases, paid or sponsored articles and routine business news such as funding rounds and product launches do not count toward a company's notability (WP:NCORP, read 14 October 2026). Anyone selling a "guaranteed page" is either misleading you or planning to break the rules in ways that can get the page deleted and your name into a paid-editing scandal.
What a legitimate service can do is real and valuable: honestly assess whether you meet the bar, gather the independent sources that satisfy it, write neutral encyclopedic content, and submit it correctly with full disclosure. That is exactly what we do.
The one thing that matters
Notability: what counts, and what does not
Wikipedia needs significant coverage in reliable sources independent of you. Here is the honest line between what qualifies and what does not.
What counts
- ✓In-depth coverage in a newspaper or magazine where a journalist chose to write about you
- ✓A book or scholarly work that discusses the subject in detail
- ✓Independent investigative journalism or documentary coverage
- ✓Multiple significant, independent, reliable secondary sources (the guideline sets no fixed number)
- ✓For companies and organizations: at least 1 source with regional, statewide, national or international reach
What does not count
- ✕Press releases, sponsored articles, paid placements, or "churnalism" based on your own materials
- ✕Your own website, social media, LinkedIn, Crunchbase, or IMDb listing
- ✕Routine announcements: funding rounds, hires, product launches, acquisitions
- ✕Social-media follower counts or Google hit counts
- ✕For companies: local-only coverage with no wider reach
- ✕Being related to, or working with, someone who is already notable
- ✕Contributor posts without editorial oversight, such as non-staff Forbes or Inc.com contributors
- ✕Interviews and Q&As: they can verify facts but do not prove notability
How it works
Compliant from assessment to publication.
We audit the independent coverage that actually exists. If it is not enough yet, we tell you, and what it would take.
We gather the reliable secondary sources and write neutral, encyclopedic prose that follows WP:NPOV.
We submit through Articles for Creation with full paid-contribution disclosure on the talk page. No undisclosed editing, ever.
We respond to the volunteer reviewer through proper channels and manage the process end to end. If we do not get the page published, you get a full refund.
Pricing
Flat $4,000. Transparent, like the work.
No hidden tiers. The fee covers notability assessment, source research, neutral drafting, disclosed AfC submission, and reviewer follow-through. Pay once upfront, fully protected: if we do not get your page published, you get every dollar back.
More detail in our Wikipedia page cost guide.
Your guarantee
No page, no fee.
You pay the flat fee upfront, and you are fully protected. If we do not get your page published and live on Wikipedia, you get every dollar back. We can stand behind this because we only take on subjects we believe meet Wikipedia's notability bar, and we tell you honestly, before you pay, if you do not.
- ✓Full refund if your page is not published
- ✓Honest notability assessment before you spend anything
- ✓Full paid disclosure and Articles for Creation, every time
How we stay inside Wikipedia's rules
- →We disclose the paid relationship on every contribution, as Wikipedia's Terms of Use require.
- →We submit new articles through Articles for Creation, never straight to mainspace.
- →We follow conflict-of-interest guidance and never edit a client's article undisclosed.
- →We assess against the real notability standard and decline subjects that do not meet it.
Essentras is an independent consultancy. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation.
Before you pay
The answers people ask for before they buy, and the options around this service. Every option is optional.
Whether each source counts, with the rule behind every verdict.
$4,000 flat, with the paid-editing disclosure Wikipedia requires. Notability is checked free first, and we decline when the answer is no.
Connect it to Essentras with no account or key: it can search and price placements and run the free checkers.
Often added
What buyers of this service add, when it fits their case.
Not ready yet?
A smaller first step, or the route you can take on your own.
FAQ
Wikipedia page creation, FAQ
How much does a Wikipedia page cost?▾
There is no fee to Wikipedia itself, which is free and volunteer-run. A compliant agency charges for the work: notability assessment, source research, neutral drafting, and disclosed AfC submission. Essentras charges a flat $4,000. Be wary of anyone who promises a "guaranteed" page for a price, because no one can buy a Wikipedia article or control its volunteer review.
Can you pay someone to create a Wikipedia page?▾
Yes, paid editing is allowed, but only if it is disclosed. The Wikimedia Terms of Use require anyone paid to contribute to disclose each employer, client, intended beneficiary and affiliation. What you cannot do is pay to guarantee a page exists or survives, because unpaid volunteers make that call against notability rules. Essentras does the compliant work and discloses on every contribution.
What makes you notable enough for a Wikipedia page?▾
Wikipedia notability means significant coverage in reliable, secondary sources that are independent of you (WP:GNG). In plain terms: several substantial articles where journalists or authors chose to write about you, not press releases, paid placements, your own site, or routine announcements. If that coverage does not exist yet, no agency can ethically create a lasting page. We assess this honestly first.
Does my business qualify for a Wikipedia page?▾
Many do not yet. Under WP:NCORP a company needs significant, independent, reliable, secondary coverage, including at least 1 regional, statewide, national or international source. Funding announcements, product launches, press releases and paid placements do not count, and trade publications are presumed not to be enough. Essentras runs a free notability pre-assessment and tells you upfront whether you qualify, before you spend anything.
Can you guarantee my Wikipedia page will be approved?▾
No, and anyone who guarantees a Wikipedia page is misleading you. Volunteers, not the agency, decide whether an article meets the rules, and pages can be deleted later if notability is challenged. What we can promise is honest assessment, properly sourced neutral content, full disclosure, and a full money-back guarantee: if we do not get your page published and live on Wikipedia, you get every dollar back.
Is it legal to pay for a Wikipedia page?▾
It is allowed under Wikipedia's rules when the paid relationship is disclosed (WP:PAID) and the article is submitted through Articles for Creation. Undisclosed paid editing violates the Terms of Use and gets editors blocked, and it exposes the client to public embarrassment. Essentras only does disclosed, COI-compliant editing.
How long does it take to get a Wikipedia page approved?▾
There is no fixed time. On 14 October 2026, the Articles for Creation banner said review may take 6 weeks or more, since drafts are reviewed in no specific order, with 2,988 submissions waiting. No one can pay to move a draft up the volunteer queue, and Wikipedia publishes no approval rate.
Why do Wikipedia pages get rejected or deleted?▾
Common reasons are a lack of notability (no significant coverage in independent, reliable, secondary sources), promotional tone, sources that are press releases, paid placements or company pages, and undisclosed paid editing. A page can also be nominated for deletion years later if someone challenges its notability. Building on genuine independent coverage from the start is the only durable approach.
Can you update or fix an existing Wikipedia page?▾
We can propose corrections to an existing page the compliant way: by disclosing the conflict of interest, posting requested edits on the article's talk page, and letting independent editors implement them. We never edit a page about our own client directly without disclosure.
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