situation
Sound familiar?
- you are being vetted before a deal or an appointment — and there is no article about you
- an article was created, but it was deleted for “lack of notability”
- an article exists, but it is outdated, inaccurate or written by an ill-wisher
- your competitors and colleagues are on Wikipedia, but you are not
A Wikipedia article is the top line of the search results for your name and a source trusted by people, banks and AI.
complexity
Why articles get deleted
Wikipedia is not a directory and not a social network.
An article survives only under two conditions: the person’s notability has been proven, and there are independent authoritative sources for every statement. This is exactly where most do-it-yourself attempts end in deletion: an article without sufficient sources, written “about oneself” by an interested party, is doomed — and re-creating it after deletion becomes much harder.
position
We act within Wikipedia’s rules
This is a matter of principle.
We don’t “place” articles by going around the community — we help you earn a place: we honestly assess whether you meet the notability criteria, and if they are not yet met, we first build a public foundation (expert publications, mentions in authoritative media) that makes the article justified. Workarounds produce the opposite result: deletion, blocking and a trace in the edit history that stays there forever.
process
How we work
01
Notability assessment
We analyse your public foundation against Wikipedia’s criteria. An honest verdict: ready / preparation needed.
02
Building the foundation
If sources are lacking, we build them: publications, expert mentions, verified facts. This can take months, and that is normal.
03
The article
A neutral encyclopaedic text, with a source for every statement.
04
Maintenance
Monitoring edits and responding to attempts at vandalism or hostile editing.
A Wikipedia article about a person is created only if they meet the notability criteria and independent authoritative sources exist; articles without them are deleted by the community. How to create a Wikipedia article — a detailed breakdown →
formats
Both formats are customized. The cost depends on the complexity of the search results, the volume of negative content, and the target outcome.
Project
A defined project with a specific outcome: changing search results and resolving a particular issue. Timeline: from a few months.
Ongoing support
Reputation as a managed asset: monitoring, responding, and developing your information landscape. For those whose name works for them every day.
agency
Why SERM.UA
Since 2011, Wikipedia articles have been part of our systematic work with search results, not a standalone trick.
We know how the Ukrainian Wikipedia lives: its criteria, its community, its attitude to commissioned texts. More than 500 projects. Private individuals only.
Honestly: if there is no notability yet, we will say so and offer a path towards it instead of a short-lived article.
question
How much does a Wikipedia article cost?
It depends on how ready your foundation is: if the sources exist, it is one scope of work; if the foundation has to be built, it is another. The estimate comes from an audit of your public presence.
Why can an article be deleted?
Lack of notability, lack of independent sources, a promotional tone, the author’s conflict of interest. We design the article so that none of these grounds applies.
How long does it take?
How long does it take?
Can someone else’s article about me be corrected?
Yes — through edits backed by sources and work with the community. You can’t rewrite it to suit yourself, but you can bring it to neutrality and accuracy.
