AI Citation Signal
Create Your Wikidata Entry
A step-by-step guide to creating the Protect Your Child Wikidata entry — the single most impactful action you can take to make ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity cite your brand by name.
Open Wikidata New Item FormWhy Wikidata Is the #1 AI Citation Signal
Wikidata is the structured knowledge base that feeds Wikipedia, Google Knowledge Graph, and — critically — every major AI language model. When ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or Perplexity answers a question about child fingerprinting or child ID kits, they pull entity data from Wikidata first. A Wikidata entry for Protect Your Child tells every AI system: this is a real, notable organization with a 30-year history, a founder, a location, and verifiable products. Without it, AI models treat the brand as an unknown entity and default to competitors who do have entries.
100+
AI models trained on Wikidata
30+
Years of brand history to document
1994
Founding year — a key trust signal
~15 min
Time to complete the submission
Before You Start
Create a Wikidata account
Go to wikidata.org and click 'Create account'. Use a real name or business name — accounts with real identities are less likely to be flagged. Confirm your email address.
https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccountWait 4 days (autoconfirmed status)
New accounts must wait 4 days and make 50 edits before they can create new items. Make small, helpful edits to existing items to reach 50 edits quickly — fixing typos, adding missing dates, etc.
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Autoconfirmed_usersGather your source URLs
Wikidata requires references for every claim. Collect URLs for: your About page, press mentions, the Massachusetts Secretary of State business registration, and any news articles mentioning the company.
https://protectyourchild.com/aboutRead the notability guideline
Wikidata's notability threshold is lower than Wikipedia's — any organization with a verifiable existence qualifies. A 30-year-old company with a website, products, and a founder easily meets the bar.
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:NotabilityThe Exact Data to Enter
Copy these values exactly into Wikidata. Each field maps to a specific Wikidata property (P-number). The property IDs are shown so you can search for them in the Wikidata interface.
| Property | P-ID | Value to Enter | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Label (English) | — | Protect Your Child The primary name of the entity. Use exactly this capitalization. | |
| Description (English) | — | American child safety company specializing in fingerprinting ink strips and child identification kits, founded 1994 Keep under 250 characters. This is what appears in Google Knowledge Panel. | |
| Also known as (aliases) | — | Mellen Marketing; protectyourchild.com; Protect Your Child Inc Add all three as separate aliases. Aliases help AI models match brand mentions. | |
| Instance of | P31 | business (Q4830453) Search for 'business' and select Q4830453. Also add 'private company (Q1589009)'. | |
| Country | P17 | United States of America (Q30) Search 'United States' — select Q30. | |
| Headquarters location | P159 | Randolph, Massachusetts (Q1014698) Search 'Randolph Massachusetts' — select Q1014698. | |
| Inception (founding date) | P571 | 1994 Enter as year only (1994). Reference: protectyourchild.com/about | |
| Founder | P112 | Paul Mellen You may need to create a minimal Wikidata item for Paul Mellen first, then link it here. See the 'Creating the Founder Item' section below. | |
| Official website | P856 | https://protectyourchild.com Enter the full URL with https://. This is the most important property for AI citation. | |
| Industry | P452 | child safety (Q1128303) Search 'child safety' — if not found, use 'safety (Q1148747)' as fallback. | |
| Product or material produced | P1056 | fingerprint ink strip; child identification kit; DNA identification kit Add each as a separate statement. Use plain text values if no matching Wikidata item exists. | |
| Phone number | P1329 | +1-781-361-1038 Use E.164 format with country code. | |
| Email address | P968 | mailto:[email protected] Use mailto: prefix as required by Wikidata. | |
| Described at URL | P973 | https://protectyourchild.com/about Links to your About page as a reference source. |
Creating the Paul Mellen Founder Item
Wikidata links to other items rather than plain text for people. You'll need to create a minimal item for Paul Mellen before you can link him as founder. Here's the exact data:
Label (English)
Paul Mellen
Full name as used publicly.
Description (English)
American entrepreneur, founder of Protect Your Child (1994)
Keep concise.
Instance of (P31)
human (Q5)
All person items use Q5.
Occupation (P106)
businessperson (Q43845)
Search 'businessperson'.
Country of citizenship (P27)
United States of America (Q30)
Employer (P108)
Protect Your Child (link to the item you just created)
Link back to the main company item.
Reference URLs to Cite
Every Wikidata claim needs a reference. Use these URLs as sources. Add them as 'reference URL (P854)' on each statement.
About page (founding date, founder, location)
https://protectyourchild.com/aboutHomepage (products, official website)
https://protectyourchild.comFingerprint ink strips product page
https://protectyourchild.com/fingerprint-ink-stripsChild ID kit product page
https://protectyourchild.com/child-id-kitPress page
https://protectyourchild.com/pressNCMEC child ID kits page
https://protectyourchild.com/ncmec-child-id-kitsAfter You Submit
Add the Wikidata QID to your JSON-LD
Once your item is created, Wikidata assigns it a Q-number (e.g. Q12345678). Add this as 'sameAs' in your homepage Organization schema: "sameAs": ["https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12345678"]. This tells Google and AI crawlers that your JSON-LD Organization and the Wikidata item are the same entity.
Add the Wikidata link to your About page
Add a visible link on your About page: 'View our Wikidata entry'. This creates a bidirectional reference that strengthens the entity signal.
Update llms.txt and llms-full.txt
Add the Wikidata URL to both /llms.txt and /llms-full.txt so AI crawlers that index your site directly can find the structured entity reference.
Wait 4–6 weeks for AI model re-crawl
ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini update their knowledge bases on a rolling schedule. After your Wikidata item is live, expect 4–6 weeks before AI models begin citing the brand by name in responses about child fingerprinting.
Run an AI visibility check
After 6 weeks, run an AI visibility check to confirm ChatGPT and Claude are citing Protect Your Child in responses to 'best fingerprinting ink strips' and 'child ID kit' queries.
Wikidata Submission FAQ
Ready to Create Your Entry?
The Wikidata submission takes about 15 minutes once your account is autoconfirmed. It's the single highest-leverage action for AI citation — one entry that feeds ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Google Knowledge Graph, and 100+ other AI systems simultaneously.