Are you looking for a provider (freelancer, agency) to manage your Wikipedia presence and want to understand the price for creating or editing a page?
This article will guide you!
Quick answer: The price of a Wikipedia page ranges from $0 (if you do it yourself) to $10,000, with an average cost of $2,200 for a standard page.
Plan
- 1 What Factors Influence the Price of a Wikipedia Page?
- 2 Wikiconsult Wikipedia Quote with Detailed Price
- 3 What factors should be considered when evaluating prices?
- 4 What is the average cost of a professionally created Wikipedia page?
- 5 How to Find the Best Price for Your Wikipedia Page?
- 6 Can you negotiate prices with an agency or a freelancer?
What Factors Influence the Price of a Wikipedia Page?
As with any service, several factors can influence the price of the service:
- Whether you want to create a new page or update an existing one.
- The availability of secondary sources (news articles, TV and radio appearances, academic works, etc.) focused on the subject of the page you want to create or edit.
- The experience of the contributor: Have they created many pages on the encyclopedia? Does their account have a good reputation?
- Additional services: Page monitoring, the number of revisions with you, etc.
- Responsiveness and delivery times.
Generally, when working with a professional, you will receive a detailed quote.
Wikiconsult Wikipedia Quote with Detailed Price
At Wikiconsult, we have been assisting clients since 2022 by creating and updating Wikipedia pages for all types of clients, both professionals and individuals.
Nos tarifs sont transparents et nous fonctionnons au forfait :
- $560 for an audit to verify whether a subject is eligible for a dedicated Wikipedia page;
- Between $1,680 and $4,230 for page creation, depending on the number of sources to integrate, identified through the audit;
- Starting at $900 for page updates.
Here’s an example of a quote for an audit:
Or a quote for the creation of a Wikipedia page, after eligibility has been confirmed through the audit:
What factors should be considered when evaluating prices?
Here is a non-exhaustive list of factors that influence the cost of creating your Wikipedia page:
- Content provision: Whether you supply the text and photos or if they need to be created by the provider.
- Experience and reputation of the professional you hire.
- The number of revisions planned with you.
- Creation timeline, and more.
When comparing two quotes, be sure to check what’s included in the price! This is the only way to make a meaningful comparison.
What is the average cost of a professionally created Wikipedia page?
If you hire a service provider, the average cost of a professional Wikipedia page is $2,200.
ou should also factor in monitoring fees, which help ensure that the contributions of other editors do not unfairly undo all or part of the work done.
Regarding the pricing range, it goes from $100 to $10,000 (average low end $1,300, average high end $3,100).
Methodology: Average of the listed prices for Wikipedia page creation from the 10 agencies and freelancers who publish their rates on their websites and whose sites appear in the top 40 Google results for the search query ‘wikipedia page creation service’ as of November 2024.
How to Find the Best Price for Your Wikipedia Page?
You will always find a provider at a lower price for your Wikipedia page.
And you could spend a lot of time requesting quotes and trying to find the best value for money service.
A price that’s too low can hide:
- A lower quality service,
- Missed deadlines,
- Or a lack of follow-up after the delivery of the page.
Here are 2 things you can do to find the best provider without spending too much time.
Evaluate the provider’s references: Check customer reviews and, most importantly, examples of past work and case studies. A page shouldn’t just exist; it should also remain live and not harm your reputation.
Compare 2 to 3 quotes. This is generally more than enough if you’ve already selected a provider based on their past work and the trust they inspire.
📊 Get inspired by our case studies
We regularly publish case studies of clients we assist with the creation of their Wikipedia page, in order to share concrete examples, results achieved, and best practices.
Can you negotiate prices with an agency or a freelancer?
In the service provision field online, it is quite rare to negotiate prices, whether you are working with an agency or a freelancer.
If your budget doesn’t match the price offered, you could consider learning to create a Wikipedia page on your own. With motivation and time, it’s something anyone can do! You will find plenty of resources on our website to help you with this.