Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Step1
Head to Google Knol at knol.google.com (see Resource links, below, for a direct link). Their homepage will give you a quick feel for the diversity of the site, with articles on everything from backpacking to diabetes.
Step2
Take a look at the Knol intro page (see Resource links, below, for a direct link). Here you'll find everything you'll need for getting started with Knol. You can use it as a reference site, or if the spirit moves you, you can contribute a knol on any topic of your choosing.
Articles at Knol are html based, and can include formatting, images, tables, and other options.
Step3
Unlike Wikipedia, any knol you write stays under your editorial control, unless you opt to open the editing to the broader public. Others can comment on your article, but only you get to decide who can edit the text.
Step4
Knol allows authors to place context-relevant Adsense ads on their articles. Currently, all income generated from the ads is returned to the author (there is no extra 'cut' taken by Knol). This seems an excellent way of earning additional cash on the internet. See the Resource links, directly below, for more information about earning Adsense income at Knol.
Comments
dsarokin said
on 8/3/2008 ***Out of curiosity, have ads started displaying on your Knols yet?***
Nope, not yet. Still have the "two weeks" notice displaying. What's that all about? Also, my knols have not even been indexed by Google to show up in search results. Guess I'll just have to wait and see what happens.
MissySedai said
on 8/3/2008 Out of curiosity, have ads started displaying on your Knols yet?
showpup said
on 7/26/2008 Interesting. I'll have to give it a whirl.
3-Point said
on 7/25/2008 Thanks for this tip. Will definitely have to check it out.
L1onherd said
on 7/25/2008 great article!!